- Source of Wealth: Film, Stage and Television
- Age: 67
- Birth Place: Affton, Missouri, United States
- Height: 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Weight: 300 lbs (136 kg)
- Marital Status: Married (Annabeth Hartzog)
- Full Name: John Stephen Goodman
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: June 20, 1952
- Ethnicity: English, Welsh and German
- Occupation: Actor
- Education: Missouri State University (Bachelor in Fine Arts)
- Children: 1 (Molly Evangeline)
American film, television and stage actor John Goodman has a net worth of $65 million. One of his notable roles is Dan Conner, the husband of Roseanne Conner in the ABC television series Roseanne (1988-1997). This earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in 1993. He also served as a regular collaborator of the Coen brothers who worked in films, such as Raising Arizona (1978), Barton Fink (1991), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013).
Goodman is the voice behind animated film characters Pacha in Disney’s The Emperor’s New Grove (2000), and Sulley in Pixar’s (Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Monsters University (2013). He has played lead roles in films, such as The Babe (1992), The Flintstones (1994) and 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016). Other film performances include supporting roles in Coyote Ugly (2000), The Artist (2001), Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011), Argo (2012), Flight (2012), The Hangover Part III (2013), and Patriots Day (2016). Considered as one of the very finest actors, he also had regular television roles on Amazon Studio’s Alpha House and on HBO’s Treme during its first season. He has also been one of the frequent hosts of Saturday Night Live while he has played guest roles as well on the Community series.