Nickname:	John Goodman / Karl Mundt /
Known for:	Monsters, Inc., The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Birth name:	John Stephen Goodman
Birthday:	20 June 1952, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Height:	6' 2" (1.88 m)

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Free Image Hosting - Upload your favorite celebrity pictures. John Goodman took part in fraternity ''spankings'' in university.

The 'Argo' actor - who was part of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at Missouri State University - witnessed juvenile initiation pranks such as pledges being hit with paddles and being forced to drink bodily fluids.
John Goodman has completed a secret stint in rehab. The 'Monsters, Inc.' star voluntarily spent time in Malibu's Promises Treatment Center - which has also treated stars including Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears - in order to "remain sober for his family."

Goodman said in a statement: "For my family and myself, I voluntarily took the necessary steps to remain sober for the rest of my life."
E! Online - There was no head shaving, car chases or other paparazzi-documented misdeeds. Instead, John Goodman decided to get sober on his terms-away from prying eyes.
AP - John Goodman has checked out of rehab after being treated for an undisclosed reason. It was unclear how long the actor was treated, or when he was released.
American actor JOHN GOODMAN has checked out of rehab after being treated for an undisclosed condition.The Roseanne star left Promises Treatment Center in Malibu, California, on Wednesday (17Oct07).He said in a statement: "For my family and myself, I voluntarily took the necessary steps to remain sober the rest of my life." It was unclear how
John Goodman will voice the role of larger-than-life folk hero Paul Bunyan in a new animated movie. The star will give the fabled Minnesota giant lumberjack a voice in "Bunyan & Babe," while funnyman Eddie Griffin will play Bunyan's blue ox, Babe.


Reuters - John Goodman has been cast as Paul Bunyan in the computer-animated family adventure "Bunyan & Babe" opposite comedian Eddie Griffin.
Reuters - John Goodman has been cast as Paul Bunyan in the computer-animated family adventure "Bunyan & Babe" opposite comedian Eddie Griffin.
Former Roseanne star John Goodman is being sued by the bosses of a German film company after allegedly backing out of a movie, in which he was to play the Pope. Goodman reportedly entered into "an oral agreement" to take on the religious role of Pope Sergius in Constantin Film Produktion's upcoming project Pope Joan, according to legal papers filed in Los Angeles.


In a statement to celebrity news Web site TMZ, Goodman's publicist, Stan Rosenfield, said: "There were talks about Mr. Goodman participating in the Pope Joan project, although no agreement was ever reached. This is a frivolous lawsuit."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice John Goodman is in hot holy water with a German film company after he allegedly backed out of playing the role of Pope.According to a lawsuit filed yesterday in Los Angeles County Superior Court by Constantin Film Produktion, Goodman "entered an oral...