John Goodman Quick Info
Height 6 ft 1½ in
Weight 120 kg
Date of Birth June 20, 1952
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Spouse Anna Beth Hartzog

John Goodman is an American actor, voice actor, and producer who has been cast in movies like Raising ArizonaThe FlintstonesAtomic BlondeThe Big LebowskiThe BabeAlwaysPatriots DayBarton FinkInside Llewyn DavisMonsters, Inc.Bee MovieThe Princess and the FrogPope JoanArgoKing Ralph10 Cloverfield Lane, and O Brother, Where Art Thou?. His television roles include playing Dan Conner in the sitcom Roseanne, Eli Gemstone in the black comedy series The Righteous Gemstones, Gil John Biggs in the political satire series Alpha House, Michael Ennis in the drama series Black Earth Rising, Pacha (voice) in the animated series The Emperor’s New School, and William “Butch” Gamble in the sitcom Normal, Ohio.

Born Name

John Stephen Goodman

Nick Name

John

John Goodman as seen while speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for 'Kong Skull Island', at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California
John Goodman as seen while speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International, for ‘Kong Skull Island’, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California (Gage Skidmore / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0)

Sun Sign

Cancer

Born Place

Affton, Missouri, United States

Residence

Garden District, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Nationality

American

American

Education

John Goodman studied at Affton High School and he there played football as well as tried his hand in theater. He then earned a football scholarship to Missouri State University (then called Southwest Missouri State University) in Springfield and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1975.

Occupation

Actor, Voice Actor, Producer

Family

  • Father – Leslie Francis Goodman (Postal Worker)
  • Mother – Virginia Roos (née Loosmore) (Waitress at Jack and Phil’s Bar-B-Que and a retail store worker who also took in laundry to support the family)
  • Siblings – Leslie Goodman (14-year Older Brother), Elisabeth Goodman (Younger Sister)
  • Others – Francis Marion Goodman (Paternal Grandfather), Lillie M. Harrison (Paternal Grandmother), William Benjamin Loosmore (Maternal Grandfather), Mathilde Mary Knoblauch (Maternal Grandmother)

Manager

John Goodman has been repped by The Gersh Agency, Inc., Talent Agency, Beverly Hills, California, United States.

Net Worth

According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, his net worth had been $45 Million.

Build

Large

John Goodman in 2000
John Goodman in 2000 (John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0)

Height

6 ft 1½ in or 186.5 cm

Weight

120 kg or 264.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

John Goodman has dated –

  1. Anna Beth Hartzog (1988-Present) – He started dating Anna Beth Hartzog in 1988 after they met at a Halloween party at Tipitina’s when he was filming Everybody’s All-American in New Orleans. They got married the following year and have been blessed with a daughter named Molly Evangeline Goodman (b. 1990) (who has worked as a production assistant in the film industry).

Race / Ethnicity

White

John Goodman is of English, Welsh, and German descent.

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

  • Imposing physique
  • Deep baritone voice

Brand Endorsements

John Goodman has been cast in TV commercials for –

  • Campbell’s Soup (1981)
  • Levi’s jeans (1981)
  • MCI Long Distance calling service (1982)
  • McDonald’s hamburger restaurants (1983)
  • Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal (1984)
  • Diet 7-Up soda (1987)
  • M&M’s candy (1996)
  • Haggar clothing (1996)
  • St. Jude Children’s Hospital (PSA) (1998)
  • Burger King hamburger restaurants (1999)
  • In-n-Out hamburger restaurants
  • Red Roof Inn (voice of “Red”) (2002)
  • DirecTV (2003)
  • Intel Centrino Mobile Technology (voiceover) (2004)
  • Blue Rhino propane tank exchange (voiceover) (2004)
  • Dunkin’ Donuts (voiceover)
  • Fisher-Price toys (2019)

Religion

He was raised Southern Baptist.

John Goodman on the red carpet at the 62nd Annual Academy Awards
John Goodman on the red carpet at the 62nd Annual Academy Awards (Alan Light / Flickr / CC BY 2.0)

John Goodman Favorite Things

  • Project He Has Worked OnThe Big Lebowski (1998)

SourceIMDb

John Goodman Facts

  1. His father died of a heart attack when John was 2 years old.
  2. He has described his childhood as alone because his father had died so early and his brother had left to go to college.
  3. John Goodman was bullied in school for being overweight.
  4. For his work in Roseanne, he won a Golden Globe Award for “Best Actor – TV Series Comedy/Musical” in 1993.
  5. On March 10, 2017, he received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6767 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
  6. Goodman is a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team.
  7. He has struggled with alcoholism.

Featured Image by Gage Skidmore / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0

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