John Stephen Goodman is an American film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for his role as Dan Conner on the television series Roseanne (1988-1997) for which he won a Best Actor Golden Globe award in 1993. Goodman is also noted for appearances in the films of the Coen brothers, with prominent roles in Raising Arizona as an escaped convict, in Barton Fink as a congenial murderer, in The Big Lebowski as a volatile bowler and in O Brother Where Art Thou? as a cultured thief. Additionally, Goodman's voice work has appeared in numerous Disney films, including the voice for "Sulley" in Monsters, Inc. Having contributed to more than 50 films, Goodman has also won two American Comedy Awards and hosted Saturday Night Live fourteen times.

1. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) - Actor 2. ParaNorman (2012) - (voice) 3. Flight (2012) - Actor 4. Argo (2012) - John Chambers 5. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Extrem de tare şi incredibil de aproape) (2011) - Actor 6. The Artist (Artistul) (2011) - Zimmer 7. Red State (2011) - Joseph Keenan

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8. Happy Feet 2 in 3D (Happy Feet 2: Mumble dansează din nou) (2011) - The Beach Master

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9. Drunkboat (2010) - Mr. Fletcher 10. You Don't Know Jack (2010) - Neal Nicol 11. Die Päpstin (2009) - Pope Sergius 12. "Community" (2009) - Vice Dean Laybourne (2 episodes, 2011) 13. In the Electric Mist (2009) - Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni 14. Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) - Graham Bloomwood

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15. The Princess and the Frog (2009) - 'Big Daddy' La Bouff (voice) 16. Speed Racer (2008) - Pops

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17. Bee Movie (2007) - Layton T. Montgomery (voice)

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18. Evan Almighty: Training the Animals (2007) - Himself 19. Death Sentence (2007) - Bones Darley

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20. "Damages" (2007) - Howard T. Erickson / ... (6 episodes, 2011) 21. Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (2007) - Himself / Various (also archive footage) 22. Evan Almighty: The Almighty Green Set (2007) - Himself 23. Evan Almighty (2007) - Congressman Long

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24. "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006) - Judge Robert Bebe (2 episodes, 2006) 25. Cars (Maşini) (2006) - Sullivan Truck (voice) 26. Saturday Night Live: The Best of Alec Baldwin (2005) - Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) 27. "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (2005) - Himself / ... (4 episodes, 2005-2011) 28. Transposing the Music (2005) - Himself 29. Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004) - George Wolfsbottom (voice) 30. Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan (2003) - Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited) 31. "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003) - Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2006) 32. Masked and Anonymous (2003) - Uncle Sweetheart 33. The Jungle Book 2 (2003) - Baloo (voice) 34. Freedom: A History of Us (2003) - Benjamin Harrison / ... (2 episodes, 2003) 35. Dirty Deeds (2002) - Tony Testano 36. One Night at McCool's (2001) - Detective Dehling 37. Monsters, Inc. (2001) - James P. "Sulley" Sullivan (voice) 38. Normal, Ohio (2001) - Rex Gamble / ... (7 episodes, 2000) 39. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) - Big Dan Teague 40. Coyote Ugly (2000) - Bill 41. The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) - Oklahoma Cop 42. What Planet Are You From? (2000) - Roland Jones 43. Saturday Night Live 25 (1999) - Himself - Audience Member (also archive footage) 44. Discovering Bedrock (1999) - Himself 45. Bringing Out the Dead (1999) - Larry 46. "The West Wing" (1999) - Acting President Glenallen Walken / ... (4 episodes, 2003-2004) 47. The Making of 'The Big Lebowski' (1998) - Himself 48. The Big Lebowski (1998) - Walter Sobchak 49. Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) - Mighty Mack McTeer 50. Fallen (1998) - Jonesy 51. The Making of 'Blues Brothers 2000' (1998) - Himself 52. The Borrowers (1997) - Ocious P. Potter 53. Pie in the Sky (1996) - Alan Davenport 54. The Flintstones (1994) - Fred Flintstone 55. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) - Newsreel Announcer (as Karl Mundt) 56. Born Yesterday (1993) - Harry Brock 57. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) - Himself (3 episodes, 1993-1998) 58. "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) - Himself / ... (7 episodes, 1995-2010) 59. Barton Fink (1991) - Charlie Meadows 60. Arachnophobia (1990) - Delbert McClintock 61. Always (1989) - Al Yackey 62. Punchline (1988) - John Krytsick 63. "Roseanne" (1988) - Dan Conner / ... (221 episodes, 1988-1997) 64. The Big Easy (1986) - Det. Andre DeSoto 65. "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Himself - Host / ... (20 episodes, 1989-2001)

1. Is one of the favorite hosts on "Saturday Night Live" (1975), hosting the show 11 times and making numerous surprise appearances starting from the 1989-1990 season to the present.

2. Daughter Molly Evangeline Goodman (born August 31st 1990) with Annabeth Hartzog.

3. His first job was as a bouncer.

4. Graduated from Southwest Missouri State with a drama degree.

5. Went to Affton High School in Affton, Missouri.

6. His first TV appearance was for a Burger King commercial in which he had no lines. He only had to bite into a Whopper sandwich with glee.

7. He was in the original Broadway cast of the 1985 musical "Big River", which is based on The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn. He played Pap Finn and can be heard on the cast recording singing "Guv'ment".

8. He was regarded as being so crucial to the feature film version of The Flintstones (1994) that the project would have been shelved if he had turned down the role of Fred.

9. Has played both the King of England (in King Ralph (1991)) and the President of the United States (in certain episodes of "The West Wing" (1999)).

10. Dan Conner, Goodman's character on "Roseanne" (1988), was ranked #13 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].

11. Resides in New Orleans, Louisiana.

12. Appeared in "A Streetcar Named Desire" with Alec Baldwin. Baldwin, who played the role originated by Marlon Brando, has played Robert De Niro on "Saturday Night Live" (1975). Goodman has played Brando and De Niro on "Saturday Night Live".

13. Moved to New York City shortly after college and lived in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. One of the jobs he held down as a struggling actor was as a waiter.

14. Was ordered by his doctors to lose a lot of weight in 2005. He referred to this as his biggest challenge since quitting smoking in 2003.

15. Was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon national fraternity (Missouri Eta chapter - Southwest Missouri State University).

16. Bought his home in New Orleans, Louisiana, from Trent Reznor, the brain behind the rock band Nine Inch Nails.

17. Was the first guest on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) when the show premiered on 13 September 1993.

18. On "Inside the Actors Studio" (1994), he revealed that of all the projects he has worked on, The Big Lebowski (1998) is his favorite.

19. Had to lose weight in order to play Babe Ruth.

20. Is a huge fan of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team.

21. Bought a $4.6 million dollar home in Pacific Palisades, California (2008).

22. Born to Leslie Goodman, Sr, a postal worker (died in 1955), and his wife Virginia, a store clerk and waitress, he has a sister, Elisabeth (born after father's death), and a brother, Leslie, Jr (14 years senior to John).

23. His unique style of throwing darts, holding the pointing tip of the dart with his thumb and index finger and then throwing the dart with the opposite end pointing to the board, so that the dart makes a 180-degree in mid air, with the pointed end to the stuck board, can be seen in many of his movies such as King Ralph (1991).

24. Started off in a small theater in Springboro, Ohio called the Miami Valley Dinner Theater now called La Comedia Dinner Theater. He appeared in the show "1776" in 1975.

25. Was considered for the role of Buck Russell in Uncle Buck (1989).

26. Quit drinking in 2007 and has vowed to remain sober.

27. Was considered for the role of Paul Hennessy on "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" (2002).