John Goodman

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

Became a father for the first time at age 38 when his wife Annabeth Hartzog gave birth to their daughter Molly Evangeline Goodman on August 31, 1990.

His first job was as a bouncer.

Attended and graduated from Affton High School in Affton, Missouri, where he played football and dabbled in theater.

Received his Bachelors degree in Fine Arts from Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.

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

He was in the original Broadway cast of the 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 "Guvment".

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

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

Dan Conner, Goodmans character on "Roseanne" , was ranked #13 in TV Guides list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [June 20, 2004 issue].

Resides in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Has 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" . Goodman has played Brando and De Niro on "Saturday Night Live".

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

In 2005, he was ordered by his doctors to lose a great deal of weight. He referred to this as his biggest challenge since quitting smoking in 2003.

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

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

Was the first guest on "Late Night with Conan OBrien" when the show premiered on September 13, 1993.

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

Had to lose weight in order to play Babe Ruth.

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

Bought a $4.6 million dollar home in Pacific Palisades, California .

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

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 .

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 musical "1776".

Was considered for the role of Buck Russell in the comedy film Uncle Buck , which went to John Candy.

Was considered for the role of Paul Hennessy on "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" , which went to John Ritter.

In 2007, he quit drinking and has vowed to remain sober.

Enjoys fishing and playing golf.

Drama classmates at Missouri State University included Kathleen Turner and Tess Harper.

Was friends with Bruce Willis during their New York City days as struggling actors.

Has provided the voice of two computer-generated characters named Sullivan: James P. "Sulley" Sullivan in Monsters, Inc. and Sullivan Truck in Cars .

Though he has been nominated multiple times for a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards (two common indicators for an Academy Award nomination), he has never been nominated for an Oscar.

His wife, Anna Beth Goodman, owns a childrens clothing store called Pippen Lane on Magazine Street in New Orleans.

He is known for frequently playing roles in animated films more than any other celebrity actor in film history, like Frosty the Snowman in Frosty Returns Rex in Were Back! A Dinosaurs Story , Santa Claus in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie , Pacha in The Emperors New Groove , Kronks New Groove , and "The Emperors New School" , James P. "Sulley" Sullivan in Monsters, Inc. Mikes New Car , Baloo in The Jungle Book 2 , George Wolfsbottom in Cliffords Really Big Movie , Sulley Truck in the closing credits sequence of Cars , Layton T. Montgomery in Bee Movie , Big Daddy La Bouff in The Princess and the Frog , Santa Claus in "SpongeBob SquarePants" {Its a SpongeBob Christmas!} , Mr. Prenderghast in ParaNorman , and young James P. "Sulley" Sullivan in Monsters University .

Has appeared with Richard Jenkins in four films: Sea of Love , What Planet Are You From? , One Night at McCools and Kong: Skull Island .

Has appeared with Steve Buscemi in four films: Barton Fink , The Big Lebowski , Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University .

As of 2016, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close , The Artist (2011/I) and Argo . The latter two are winners in the category.

Has worked with eight directors who have won a Best Director Oscar: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen , Steven Spielberg , Martin Scorsese , Mike Nichols , Barry Levinson , Michel Hazanavicius and Robert Zemeckis.

He appeared in the music video "Wild Wild Life" by the new wave band Talking Heads (both MTV and film versions).

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6767 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on March 10, 2017.

He was awarded a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame in St. Louis, Missouri on May 18, 1997.

Has English, German and Welsh ancestry.

[on how he met and began his relationship with the Coen Brothers] I flew,into New York for the Raising Arizona (1987) audition, and we,just started joking around. I started going through their rsum pile,looking at actors, and just kinda made myself at home in my obnoxious,way. I think they cast me because I had a baby face and that was a,motif of the film.

[2007 - After completing rehab at Promises in Malibu] For my family and,myself, I voluntarily took the necessary steps to remain sober the rest,of my life.

[2008, on avoiding the Vietnam draft] I went to take my physical. But,they measured me two inches shorter than I am. They measured me at six,foot instead of six foot two. I was eleven pounds overweight for that,height. They told me to lose weight and come back. By the time I was,scheduled to come back, the draft was abolished.

[on whether the character Dan Connor reflected his own life] No, because,Dan actually worked for a living.

[on moving to New York City after graduating college] And then I learned,what life was all about. . . starvation. .