John Goodman Net Worth

What is John Goodman's Net Worth and Salary?

John Goodman is an American actor who has a net worth of $35 million.

Over a career spanning more than five decades, John Goodman has moved effortlessly between television comedy, acclaimed films, theater, animation, and dramatic roles. He is best known for playing Dan Conner opposite Roseanne Barr on "Roseanne," a role he later reprised on "The Conners." He is also closely associated with the Coen Brothers, appearing in films including "Raising Arizona," "Barton Fink," "The Big Lebowski," "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," and "Inside Llewyn Davis."

Goodman's other major film credits include "The Big Easy," "King Ralph," "The Flintstones," "Argo," "Flight," "10 Cloverfield Lane," and "Kong: Skull Island." As a voice actor, he is particularly well known as James P. "Sulley" Sullivan in the "Monsters, Inc." franchise and Pacha in "The Emperor's New Groove." He later voiced Papa Smurf in 2025's "Smurfs."

On television, Goodman followed his long run as Dan Conner with roles in "Treme," "Damages," "Alpha House," and "The Righteous Gemstones." He played televangelist patriarch Eli Gemstone throughout all four seasons of the HBO comedy from 2019 to 2025. Goodman has also hosted "Saturday Night Live" 13 times, placing him among the show's most frequent hosts.

Over the course of his career, Goodman has won a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy and has received numerous other awards and nominations for television, film, and stage work.

Early Life

John Stephen Goodman was born on June 20, 1952, in Affton, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. His mother, Virginia, worked at a drugstore and as a cafeteria waitress, while his father, Leslie, was a postal worker. Leslie died of a heart attack when John was two years old, leaving Virginia to raise John, his older brother Leslie, and his younger sister Elisabeth.

Goodman attended Affton High School, where he became involved in theater and played offensive guard and defensive tackle on the football team. After graduating in 1970, he attended Southwest Missouri State University, now Missouri State University, on a football scholarship.

A knee injury ended his hopes of pursuing football professionally, leading him to focus on acting. He studied drama alongside future actors Kathleen Turner and Tess Harper and graduated in 1975 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Missouri State awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2013.

Early Career

After college, Goodman moved to New York City in 1975 with little money and began working as a bartender and waiter while auditioning. He found early employment in commercials, voiceovers, dinner theater, and Off-Broadway productions.

His theater career took a major step forward when he appeared in the Broadway musical "Big River" from 1985 to 1987, earning a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical.

Goodman had already begun accumulating film roles by that point. He appeared in "Eddie Macon's Run," "Revenge of the Nerds," "True Stories," "The Big Easy," and the Coen Brothers' 1987 comedy "Raising Arizona."

The latter marked the beginning of one of the most important creative relationships of his career.

"Roseanne"

In 1988, Goodman landed the role that made him a household name when he was cast as Dan Conner on ABC's "Roseanne."

The series centered on a working-class Illinois family and became one of the biggest television shows of its era. Goodman's portrayal of Dan combined comedy with an unusually grounded depiction of marriage, fatherhood, financial stress, and blue-collar life. He appeared throughout the show's original nine-season run from 1988 to 1997 and received multiple Emmy nominations for the performance.

Goodman won the 1993 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy for "Roseanne."

The show's success did not prevent him from maintaining an extremely active film career. While starring on the sitcom, Goodman appeared in films including "Arachnophobia," "King Ralph," "The Babe," "Matinee," "The Flintstones," and several Coen Brothers projects.

In 2018, Goodman returned as Dan for ABC's enormously successful revival of "Roseanne." After the revival was canceled following controversial remarks by Roseanne Barr, ABC reworked the series as "The Conners," without Barr.

Goodman continued playing Dan Conner on "The Conners" from 2018 through its seventh and final season in 2025. Taken together, "Roseanne" and "The Conners" meant Goodman portrayed Dan Conner across parts of five different decades.

"The Conners" Salary

For the 2018 revival of "Roseanne," John earned $250,000 per episode.

His compensation subsequently increased as "The Conners" became an established ABC series. Heading into the show's third season, Goodman's salary was increased to $400,000 per episode. Over a 20-episode season, that rate would equal $8 million in base salary.

Goodman remained one of the show's highest-paid cast members through its later years. "The Conners" ultimately ran for seven seasons and concluded in 2025.

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Film Career

Although "Roseanne" made Goodman famous, his film work demonstrated a range that went far beyond sitcom comedy.

His collaborations with the Coen Brothers became especially important. After "Raising Arizona," Goodman appeared in "Barton Fink," "The Hudsucker Proxy," "The Big Lebowski," "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," and "Inside Llewyn Davis." His performance as volatile Vietnam veteran Walter Sobchak in 1998's "The Big Lebowski" became one of his most enduring roles.

Goodman's other film credits have included "Blues Brothers 2000," "Bringing Out the Dead," "Coyote Ugly," "Evan Almighty," "Speed Racer," "Red State," "The Artist," "Flight," "Argo," "The Campaign," "The Hangover Part III," "10 Cloverfield Lane," "Kong: Skull Island," and "Atomic Blonde."

He earned particular acclaim for his menacing performance as Howard Stambler in 2016's "10 Cloverfield Lane."

Goodman also accomplished the unusual feat of appearing in consecutive Academy Award winners for Best Picture: "The Artist" in 2011 and "Argo" in 2012.

His later film work included "Chili Finger," which premiered in 2026, and "Digger," an Alejandro G. Iñárritu film starring Tom Cruise, in which Goodman was cast as the president of the United States.

Voice Acting

Goodman's distinctive voice has produced another substantial branch of his career.

In 2000, he voiced Pacha in Disney's "The Emperor's New Groove." The following year, he debuted as James P. "Sulley" Sullivan in Pixar's "Monsters, Inc.," opposite Billy Crystal as Mike Wazowski. Goodman returned as Sulley in "Monsters University" and other projects connected to the franchise.

His other voice credits have included "The Princess and the Frog," "ParaNorman," "Transformers: Age of Extinction," "Transformers: The Last Knight," "The Freak Brothers," and "Smurfs," in which he voiced Papa Smurf.

"The Righteous Gemstones"

In 2019, Goodman began starring as Dr. Eli Gemstone on HBO's "The Righteous Gemstones," created by Danny McBride.

The dark comedy followed a wealthy, dysfunctional family running a massive televangelism empire. As the family's aging patriarch, Goodman provided a comparatively grounded center to a cast of frequently outrageous characters.

"The Righteous Gemstones" ran for four seasons from 2019 to 2025, allowing Goodman to simultaneously anchor two long-running television families as Eli Gemstone and Dan Conner. The series concluded in May 2025.

Goodman's other later television roles included reprising Bill Randa, his character from "Kong: Skull Island," in the Apple TV+ series "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters."

Stage Career

Goodman has periodically returned to the theater throughout his screen career. In addition to his Drama Desk-nominated performance in "Big River," he appeared in productions including "The Skin of Our Teeth" and "The Seagull."

In 2009, he appeared on Broadway in a revival of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot." He made his West End debut in London in the 2015 revival of David Mamet's "American Buffalo," and returned to Broadway the following year in "The Front Page."

Personal Life

John married Annabeth Hartzog in 1989 after meeting her in New Orleans while he was filming "Everybody's All-American." They welcomed their daughter, Molly, in 1990. Molly later pursued a career behind the scenes in film and television.

Goodman has spoken openly about his struggles with alcoholism. After decades of heavy drinking, he entered treatment and became sober in 2007.

He also underwent a dramatic physical transformation. At his heaviest, Goodman approached 400 pounds and spent years cycling through periods of weight loss and regain. After committing to long-term changes in his diet, exercise, and lifestyle, he eventually lost more than 200 pounds.

Goodman is a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan and narrated "Birds of a Different Game," a documentary about the Cardinals teams of the 1980s. He has also participated in charitable campaigns supporting Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts and Gulf Coast communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Awards and Honors

Goodman received numerous accolades for "Roseanne," including American Comedy Awards, a People's Choice Award, and the 1993 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy.

In 2007, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his appearance on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip." His performance in "10 Cloverfield Lane" earned additional awards and nominations from genre and critics organizations.

Goodman was named a Disney Legend in 2013 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017. He has also received lifetime achievement recognition for a career that has encompassed television, film, stage, and voice acting.

Real Estate

In 2007, Goodman paid $4.6 million for a five-bedroom home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. The property was destroyed in the Palisades Fire in January 2025.

For many years, John's primary residence was in New Orleans. In 2005, he and Annabeth paid $1.8 million for the historic Joseph Merrick Jones House in the city's Garden District. The seller was Nine Inch Nails founder Trent Reznor.

Built in the 1850s, the roughly 5,000-square-foot property featured soaring ceilings, historic architectural details, a swimming pool, and extensive gardens. Goodman listed the home for $5.45 million in February 2025 and later reduced the asking price to $4.75 million.

The property sold in September 2025 for $4 million, more than twice what Goodman had paid two decades earlier. Goodman and his wife retained a smaller residence in New Orleans.

Earlier in his career, Goodman owned several properties in Southern California. In 1996, he sold an Encino home to David Hasselhoff for $1.98 million, sold a Hollywood Hills property for $560,500, and paid $875,000 for a home in Calabasas.

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