John Goodman is an American actor known for his performances in film, television and theatre. He has received various accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Awards. He received the Disney Legend Award in 2013.
Goodman became a household name for his portrayal as the family patriarch Dan Conner in the ABC sitcom Roseanne (1988-1997). For the role he earned nominations for seven consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, four Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.
For his role as a Nevada judge in the NBC comedy-drama series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–2007) he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He was Emmy-nominated for his portrayals of Huey Long in the TNT drama film Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995), Harold "Mitch" Mitchell in the CBS film A Streetcar Named Desire (1995), and the medical technician Neal Nicol in the HBO television film You Don't Know Jack (2010). For the later he was also nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie. He played a fictional Republican senator in the Amazon Prime Video political satire series Alpha House (2013–2014) earning a Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical.
On film, he gained acclaim for his portrayal of Charlie Meadows in the Joel and Ethan Coen black comedy thriller film Barton Fink (1991) for which he earned a nominations for the Golden Globe Award, the Chicago Film Critics Association, and the New York Film Critics Circle for Best Supporting Actor. He played a film studio boss in the silent film The Artist (2011), makeup artist John Chambers in the Ben Affleck directed historical drama Argo (2012) and Frank King in the Hollywood Blacklist drama Trumbo (2015), each of which earned him nominations along with the cast for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Goodman also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 10, 2017.
Major associations Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 1989Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Roseanne (episode: "Dan's Birthday Bash") 1990 Roseanne (episode: "Born to Be Wild") 1991 Roseanne (episode: "Her Boyfriends Back") 1992 Roseanne (episode: "The Back Story") 1993 Roseanne (episode: "Terms of Estrangement") 1994 Roseanne (episode: "Guilt by Imagination") 1995 Roseanne (episode: "The Blaming of the Shrew") Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long 1996 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special 2007 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (episode: "Nevada Day") 2010 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie You Don't Know Jack
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1988 Best Actor in a TV Series – Comedy/MusicalRoseanne 1989 1990 1991 Best Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureBarton Fink 1992 Best Actor – TV Series Comedy/Musical Roseanne
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 1995 Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Roseanne 2011 Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries You Don't Know Jack 2012 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture The Artist 2013Argo 2016 Trumbo
Miscellaneous awards Year Award Category Title Result1989 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actor Sea of Love People's Choice Awards Favorite Male Performer in a New TV ProgramRoseanne American Comedy Awards Funniest Male Actor in a TV Series 1990 1991 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actor Arachnophobia Chicago Film Critics Association AwardsBarton Fink New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1992 Viewers For Quality Television Awards Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series Roseanne 1999 Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy 2001 People's Choice Awards Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series Normal, Ohio 2002 World Soundtrack Awards Best Original Song Written for a Film Monsters, Inc. 2004 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie 2007 TV Land Awards Favorite Elvis ImpersonationRoseanne 2008 Innovator 2010 Black Reel Awards Best Ensemble 2011 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Cast St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actor 2012 20/20 Awards Barton Fink Satellite Awards Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Flight St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting ActorArgo 2013 Disney Legend Award Animation – Voice The Emperor's New Groove Monsters, Inc. The Princess and the Frog Monsters University 2014 Satellite Awards Best Actor – Television Series, Musical or Comedy Alpha House 2017 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Film 10 Cloverfield Lane
See also John Goodman on screen and stage
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