JOHN GOODMAN
Born: June 20, 1952
Born: June 20, 1952
Age: 56
Birth Place: Affton, Missouri
John Goodman went to The Charles Finney School and Our Lady of Mercy High School. He won a football scholarship to Rochester Institute of Technology. During his college stint he got injured ending his football career. He dicided to become an actor, leaving Missouri and heading for New York in 1975. Her performed off-Broadway, in dinner theatres and in television commercials before getting character roles in movies during the early 1980s.
He is famous for his role as Dan Conner on the American sitcom, Roseanne, which aired on ABC from 1988 to 1997. He had a long history of appearances on late night comedy shows, being the first guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, receiving the show's "First Guest Medal". He had been a popular guest host on NBC's Saturday Night Live, having hosted the show 12 times.
John is noted for his work in numerous films by Joel and Ethan Coen, including Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski and len Walken.
Goodman replace John Belushi as Dan Aykroyd's partner in the popular Blues Brothers Band. He continued to perform wth Aykroyd (Elwood Blues) and Jim Belushi (Zee Blues) through 2001. Health problems eventually forced Goodman to retire the character.
He has long resided in New Orleans, Louisiana. Since Hurricane Katrina, Goodman has appeared on several recovery commercials aired in Louisiana.
John met his wife, Anna Elizabeth Hartzog, in New Orleans while he was filming 1988's Everybody's All-American. They married in October 1989 and have a daughter named Molly Evangeline (born on August 31, 1990). He has a sister Elisabeth, and a brother, Leslie.
John Goodman went to The Charles Finney School and Our Lady of Mercy High School. He won a football scholarship to Rochester Institute of Technology. During his college stint he got injured ending his football career. He dicided to become an actor, leaving Missouri and heading for New York in 1975. Her performed off-Broadway, in dinner theatres and in television commercials before getting character roles in movies during the early 1980s.
He is famous for his role as Dan Conner on the American sitcom, Roseanne, which aired on ABC from 1988 to 1997. He had a long history of appearances on late night comedy shows, being the first guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, receiving the show's "First Guest Medal". He had been a popular guest host on NBC's Saturday Night Live, having hosted the show 12 times.
John is noted for his work in numerous films by Joel and Ethan Coen, including Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski and len Walken.
Goodman replace John Belushi as Dan Aykroyd's partner in the popular Blues Brothers Band. He continued to perform wth Aykroyd (Elwood Blues) and Jim Belushi (Zee Blues) through 2001. Health problems eventually forced Goodman to retire the character.
He has long resided in New Orleans, Louisiana. Since Hurricane Katrina, Goodman has appeared on several recovery commercials aired in Louisiana.
John met his wife, Anna Elizabeth Hartzog, in New Orleans while he was filming 1988's Everybody's All-American. They married in October 1989 and have a daughter named Molly Evangeline (born on August 31, 1990). He has a sister Elisabeth, and a brother, Leslie.
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