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6 unusual facts about John Goodman


Affton, Missouri

John Goodman, actor, born and raised in Affton, attended Affton High School

Carsey-Werner Productions

"Roseanne" was decided after John Goodman and Roseanne Barr appeared on Larry King Live and a fan called in, asking why Season 1's DVDs contained edited episodes.

Drunkboat

Drunkboat is a 2010 American drama-genre film starring John Malkovich, Dana Delany and John Goodman.

Illinois Railway Museum

Additionally the museum's grounds and some of the passenger cars, were used in the movie The Babe, starring John Goodman.

KYKY

The telethon featured an appearance by John Goodman, a native of Affton, Missouri who now calls New Orleans, Louisiana home and whose family was actually missing for a time during the storm's peak.

Shomer Shabbat

In the movie The Big Lebowski, Walter Sobchak, played by John Goodman, the main character's best friend claims to be Shomer Shabbos and refuses to bowl on Shabbos.


Bonnie and Terry Turner

Bonnie and Terry Turner are a husband-and-wife writing team, best known for creating the sitcoms 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996 - 2001) and That '70s Show (1998 - 2006), for NBC and FOX respectively, as well as That '80s Show for FOX in 2002, and Normal, Ohio starring John Goodman in 2000.

Bunyan and Babe

Loosely based on the folklore of Paul Bunyan (John Goodman), two children exiled on their grandfather's farm in Minnesota discover a lair where Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox (Jeff Foxworthy) have resided since their disappearance from the Dead Forest.

Delmar Loop

The Loop is the home of the St. Louis Walk of Fame, a series of brass plaques embedded in the sidewalk along Delmar Boulevard commemorating famous St. Louisans, including musicians Chuck Berry, Miles Davis and Tina Turner, actor John Goodman, bridge-builder James Eads and sexologists Masters and Johnson.

Jacques Frantz

He is renowned for his voice, which he has leant to many well known actors such as Robert De Niro, Mel Gibson, John Goodman, and Nick Nolte.

Kestie Morassi

She has worked in both local and international television, including BeastMaster, Stingers and The Secret Life of Us before making the transition to films in 2002 alongside an all-star cast including Bryan Brown, Toni Collette, Sam Neill, Sam Worthington, and John Goodman in Dirty Deeds which saw her nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award by the Film Critics Circle of Australia.

Lebowski Fest

In 2011, members of the cast reunited at Lebowski Fest in New York, including Bridges, Julianne Moore, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, and John Turturro.

One Night at McCool's

One Night at McCool's is a 2001 American crime comedy film written by Stan Seidel, directed by Harald Zwart, and starring Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, Paul Reiser, John Goodman, Michael Douglas, and Andrew Silverstein.

What Planet Are You From?

Meanwhile, an employee of the FAA (John Goodman) who learned of Harold's odd behavior on an airplane has become totally obsessed with proving him to be an alien and being the first one to find him.

Yves Corbeil

Among the actors he provided the French voice included Morgan Freeman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tim Allen, John Goodman and Gene Hackman.


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Sherri W. Goodman

John Goodman is Chief Operating Officer of Accenture Federal, a global management consulting, technology service and outsourcing company.