John Goodman : Biography, Pictures, Photos, Trivia, Address, Filmography (Roseanne)

. Is one of the favorite hosts on "Saturday Night Live" (1975) hosting the show 11 times and making numerous surprise appearences starting from the 1989- 1990 season to the present.

. His first job was as a bouncer.

. Graduated from Southwest Missouri State, with a drama degree

. Went to Affton High School in Affton, Missouri.

. Was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon National Fraternity

. His first TV appearance was for a Burger King commercial where he had no lines. He only had to bite into the Whopper with glee!

. He was in the original Broadway cast of the 1985 musical, "Big River". The musical is based on The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn. He played Pap Finn and can be heard on the cast recording singing "Guv'ment".

. He was regarded as being so crucial to the feature film version of The Flintstones (1994) that the project would have been shelved if he had turned down the role of Fred.

. 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, Goodman's character on "Roseanne" (1988), was ranked #13 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].

. Resides in New Orleans, Louisiana

. Appeared in A Streetcar Named Desire with Alec Baldwin. Baldwin, who played the role originated by Marlon Brando, went on to play Robert DeNiro on Saturday Night Live. Goodman went on to play Marlon Brando on Saturday Night Live.

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

. Shares his birthday with Indian writer Vikhram Seth ("A Suitable Boy")

. Ordered by his doctors to lose a lot of weight in 2005. He referred to this as his biggest challenge since quitting smoking in 2003.