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Date of Birth:
20 June 1952, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Birth Name:
John Stephen Goodman
Height:
6' 2" (1.88 m)
Spouse
Annabeth Hartzog (27 October 1989 - present) 1 child
pTrivia:
Is one of the favorite hosts on "Saturday Night Live" (1975), hosting the show 11 times and making numerous surprise appearances starting from the 1989-1990 season to the present.
Daughter Molly Evangeline Goodman (born August 31st 1990) with Annabeth Hartzog.
His first job was as a bouncer.
Graduated from Southwest Missouri State with a drama degree.
Was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon national fraternity (Missouri Eta chapter - Southwest Missouri State University).
Bought his home in New Orleans, Louisiana, from Trent Reznor, the brain behind the rock band Nine Inch Nails.
Was the first guest on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) when the show premiered on 13 September 1993.
On "Inside the Actors Studio" he revealed that of all the projects he has worked on, "The Big Lebowski" is his favorite.
Had to lose weight in order to play Babe Ruth.
Is a huge fan of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team.
Bought a $4.6 million dollar home in Pacific Palisades, California (2008).
Born to Leslie Goodman, Sr, a postal worker (died in 1955), and his wife Virginia, a store clerk and waitress, he has a sister, Elisabeth (born after father's death), and a brother, Leslie, Jr (14 years senior to John).
His unique style of throwing darts, holding the pointing tip of the dart with his thumb and index finger and then throwing the dart with the opposite end pointing to the board, so that the dart makes a 180-degree in mid air, with the pointed end to the stuck board, can be seen in many of his movies such as King Ralph (1991).
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