Ten fun facts about John Goodman

Fact 1
Over the course of his career he has played the President of the United States in the television series “The West Wing”, and also portrayed the King of England in “King Ralph”.

Fact 2
Following the “Monica Lewinsky Scandal”, John Goodman was a frequent guest on “Saturday Night Live”. He portrayed Linda Tripp.

Fact 3
The first job that John Goodman had was as a bouncer at a bar.

Fact 4
The role that this actor is most recognized for is that of Dan Conner on the popular television series “Roseanne”.

Fact 5
John Goodman was a talented football player in school and won a scholarship to the much acclaimed Southwest Missouri State University. While at the University, he was a member of the famed Sigma Phi Epsilon.

Fact 6
He owns a house in New Orleans. He purchased the house from musical artist Trent Reznor.

Fact 7
On September 13, 1993 John Goodman had the distinct honor of being the first guest on the popular late night talk show “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”.

Fact 8
Has stated in numerous interviews that the project he is most proud of during his career is “The Big Lebowski”.

Fact 9
John Goodman was considered for the lead role in the John Hughes film “Uncle Buck”. The role was ultimately given to John Candy.

Fact 10
The actor used to drink quite a lot but quit completely in 2007, because as he said, he was afraid of becoming an alcoholic.