QmiEcJY21Q7K5UKIdr2kLg.jpg' alt='Argo Full Movie Part 1' title='Argo Full Movie Part 1' />John Goodman Wikipedia. John Stephen Goodman born June 2. American actor. Early in his career, he was best known for playing Dan Conner on the ABC TV series Roseanne 1. A Russian teen drama filmed in 2008 in suburban Moscow. If you liked Kids you must watch this film. I am really a big fan of this movie so if something is. Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in 1. He is also a regular collaborator with the Coen brothers on such films as Raising Arizona 1. Barton Fink 1. 99. Stream Full Episodes Online Free. The Big Lebowski 1. O Brother, Where Art Thou Inside Llewyn Davis 2. Goodmans voice roles in animated films include Pacha in Disneys The Emperors New Groove 2. Sulley in Pixars Monsters, Inc. Read reviews, watch trailers and clips, find showtimes, view celebrity photos and more on MSN Movies. EY8Jjukg/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Argo Full Movie Part 1' title='Argo Full Movie Part 1' />Monsters University 2. His other film performances include lead roles in The Babe 1. The Flintstones 1. Cloverfield Lane 2. Coyote Ugly 2. 00. The Artist 2. 01. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2. Argo 2. 01. 2, Flight 2. The Hangover Part III 2. Patriots Day 2. 01. On television, he has had regular roles on Amazon Studios Alpha House and on the first season of HBOs Treme and has been one of the most frequent hosts of Saturday Night Live, as well as playing guest roles on series such as Community. John Heilpern of Vanity Fair has called him among our very finest actors. Early life. Goodman was born in Affton, Missouri. His father, Leslie Francis Goodman, was a postal worker who died of a heart attack when Goodman was two years old his mother, Virginia Roos ne Loosmore, was a waitress at Jack and Phils Bar B Que,23 a retail store associate, and took in laundry to support the family. Goodman has a sister named Elisabeth and a brother named Leslie. He is of English, German, and Welsh ancestry. Goodman went to Affton High School, where he played football and dabbled in theater. He earned a football scholarship to Missouri State University then called Southwest Missouri State University, or, SMS in Springfield, Missouri. He pledged to Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity but did not join until several years later. He discovered the drama program and studied there with future Hollywood stars Kathleen Turner and Tess Harper. He remains close to his school friends. Watch Lila &Amp; Eve HDQ'>Watch Lila &Amp; Eve HDQ. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1. Career. Goodman on the red carpet at the Emmys on September 1. After an injury ended his college football career, Goodman decided to become a professional actor and left Missouri for New York City in 1. With a small bankroll from his brother, Goodman found an apartment near the Theater District and unsuccessfully tried to make money as a bartender and waiter. However, he eventually found modest success in voice overs, commercials, and plays. He was the person who slapped himself uttering the famous tagline, Thanks. I needed that in an iconic television ad for Skin Bracer by Mennen. Goodman also performed off Broadway and in dinner theatres, before landing character roles in film during the early 1. In 1. 98. 5, Goodman originated the role of Pap Finn in Big River. For his role, he received a Drama Desk nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical he is also featured on the Original Broadway Cast Recording. He had a long history of appearances on late night comedy shows and was the first guest on Late Night with Conan OBrien, which won him the series First Guest Medal Goodman joked he would pawn the medal for a bottle of cheap Scotch. Goodman has hosted NBCs Saturday Night Live 1. Linda Tripp during the Monica Lewinsky scandal and cameoing on the season 2. SNL cast member Dan Aykroyd. With little to no prior experience in TV comedy, Goodman auditioned to be a cast member for Jean Doumanians tumultuous 1. SNL season and was rejected, along with up and coming comedians Jim Carrey, Paul Reubens, and Robert Townsend. In 1. Goodman started landing movie roles, beginning with a small role in Eddie Macons Run. During this period he continued to work on the stage, starring in Big River from 1. Before landing his big break into movies in 1. True Stories,9 he had a brief cameo as Otis in Sweet Dreams. In the former film, his character Louis Fyne memorably utters the line Im 6 3 and maintain a consistent panda bear shape, establishing his trademark size as an important part of many characters he would later play on film and stage and in the latter film, he plays the guy who sold Patsys husband the car he would destroy in the Demolition Derby. He is also known for his role as the head football coach for Adams College in the movie Revenge of the Nerds. In 1. 99. 7, Goodman was added to the St. Louis Walk of Fame. Goodman is most famous for his role as Dan Conner on ABCs sitcom. Roseanne. 5Goodman first worked with the Coen Brothers on Raising Arizona 1. He would go on to appear in their films Barton Fink 1. The Big Lebowski 1. O Brother, Where Art Thou Inside Llewyn Davis 2. Only Steve Buscemi has appeared in more Coen works six films, though Frances Mc. Dormand and Jon Polito have also appeared in five of their films. Goodman had guest roles on the Aaron Sorkin television dramas The West Wing and Studio 6. Sunset Strip. In the former he appeared in four episodes, playing Speaker of the House and eventual acting president Glen Allen Walken. In the latter, he appeared as Pahrump, Nevada Judge Robert Bebe, earning a 2. Emmy1. 2 for Outstanding Guest Actor Drama Series for his performance. In addition, Goodman starred as Fred Flintstone in the film adaptation of The Flintstones. He voiced Robot Santa in the characters first appearance on Futurama. Beginning in 2. 00. Goodman has been the voiceover in Dunkin Donuts commercials. In 2. 00. 0, Goodman provided the voice of Pacha in Disneys The Emperors New Groove and, a year later, the voice of Sulley in Pixars Monsters, Inc. In 2. 00. 9, Goodman voiced Big Daddy La Bouff The Princess and the Frog. Goodmans voice can also be heard on an automated message system at Lambert St. Louis International Airport. In theater, Goodman played the Ghost of Christmas Present in the 2. Kodak Theatre production of A Christmas Carol, starring Christopher Lloyd as Ebenezer Scrooge. He played the role of Pozzo in a Studio 5. Samuel Becketts play Waiting for Godot, opposite Bill Irwin and Nathan Lane. John Heilpern of Vanity Fair called it the greatest Pozzo Ive ever seen. In 2. Pozzo at the Roundabout Theatre Company. In 2. 01. 1, Goodman was a guest star on the third season of Community. What Really Happened In Tehran A CIA Agent Remembers NPR. Ben Affleck played CIA agent Tony Mendez in Argo. The real Mendez says the movie is mostly spot on, even if the rescue at the end wasnt quite what the film depicts. Claire Folger. hide captiontoggle caption. Claire Folger. Ben Affleck played CIA agent Tony Mendez in Argo. The real Mendez says the movie is mostly spot on, even if the rescue at the end wasnt quite what the film depicts. Claire Folger. The movie Argo, up for seven Oscars at this years Academy Awards, is based on the true story of the CIA rescue of Americans in Tehran during the 1. Missing from most of the coverage of this movie The actual guy who ran the mission, played by Ben Affleck in the movie. Movie aficionados and historians know that the movie sticks pretty close to what really happened during the Iranian Revolution. In 1. 98. 0, a CIA agent named Tony Mendez sneaked into Iran and spirited away six American diplomats who were hiding with Canadians. The chase scene at the end of the movie is pretty much Hollywood hype. Still, Mendez and one of the American diplomats say those hours at the airport were plenty tense. There were actually eight Americans leaving Iran that day the six diplomats, plus Mendez and his partner, who didnt even get a mention in the movie. The Americans had been holed up at Canadian diplomats homes for 8. That let them closely follow the chaos in the streets of Tehran and to dwell on it. It wasnt pretty. On the day of departure, Mendez went to the airport ahead of the rest of the group to make sure everything was OK. I signaled my partner to bring the six in, and we went through security, customs, and arrived at immigration, Mendez says. Lee was a little bit ahead of us cause he was the most up for it, I think. Lee is Lee Schatz, a U. S. Agriculture Department employee. His office was across the street and overlooked the embassy grounds, where he had a birds eye view of the violent takeover. So he knew what was at stake. But he also knew the airport well and he didnt smoke. There was a really long line of people waiting to check in in the smoking section, and there was no line really in the no smoking section, Schatz says. So rather than stay with the group, I just walked up where there was no line, got my seat assignment, and walked on through. Schatz then had to face a gauntlet of desks check this, check that, check the health card and then one final stop, where you handed in the yellow copy of the document youd filled out when youd arrived in the country. The real Tony Mendez, shown here at the 2. Golden Globes, recalls his dicey escape from Tehran. Kevin WinterGetty Images. Kevin WinterGetty Images. Theoretically, the two parts would be matched up. But in those days there was no real way to do it on the spot despite the way it was portrayed in the film. Everybody knew that this was the one weak point of the whole concocted story. If they tried to match up the documents and failed, theyd be caught. I walk up, hand them this, and we know this is clearly a false document that has been prepared on our behalf, Schatz says. I handed it to the individual, and he looked at my passport and walked into a side room. And I thought, Whoa. They cant actually match up these numbered pieces of paper, can they Seemed like forever. This guy came out stirring a cup of tea. It was actually just a tea break. The official stamped Schatzs passport and Schatz walked through to the departure lounge, trying not to breathe a sigh of relief too obviously. The others followed, but they werent out of the woods yet. In fact, Mendez says the departure lounge was what worried headquarters the most, because thats where the Revolutionary Guard did their business, as he put it, with passengers. It came time to have the flight called, and when they came on the intercom, they said Swiss Air is not going to depart on time, Mendez says. Its got a mechanical issue. Now, no one panicked but they were worried. Yes, they had backup plans, though they were pretty bad ones. And then, about an hour later, they called the flight. Mendez boarded with Bob Anders, one of the American diplomats in the group. And as we went up the ramp to the aircraft, Bob Anders nudged me and said, You guys think of everything, Mendez says. He pointed at the nose of the Swiss aircraft, and there, lettered across the nose, was the word Aargau close enough to the good ship Argo. And we always look for the omen in these operations. Theres some sign that tells you this is going to work. And that was the omen. Then, wheels up. No one was chasing. But the movie did get the next part right or mostly right. Mendez says that when the plane crossed out of Iranian airspace, the Americans did break into cheers. What the movie didnt show is that lots of other passengers were cheering, not just the Americans. They didnt know what was going on, Mendez says, but they, too, were happy to be out of Tehran.