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John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. He rose to prominence in television before becoming an acclaimed and popular film actor. Goodman has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Vanity Fair has called Goodman "among our very finest actors." Goodman is known for his collaborations with the Coen brothers, acting in films such as Raising Arizona (1987), Barton Fink (1991), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). He took on leading roles in King Ralph (1991), The Babe (1992), Matinee (1993), The Flintstones (1994), and 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016). Goodman also had supporting roles in Revenge of the Nerds (1984), True Stories (1986), Sea of Love (1989), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Storytelling (2001), Speed Racer (2008), The Artist (2011), Flight (2012), Argo (2012), The Hangover Part III (2013), and Atomic Blonde (2017). He has voiced roles in The Emperor's New Groove franchise (2000–2008), the Monsters, Inc. franchise (2001–present), The Jungle Book 2 (2003), and Bee Movie (2007). On television, Goodman gained recognition by playing the family patriarch Dan Conner in the comedy series Roseanne (1988–1997; 2018) and The Conners (2018–present). Goodman had regular roles in the HBO drama series Treme (2010–2011), the legal drama series Damages (2011), the political comedy series Alpha House (2013–2014), and the HBO comedy series The Righteous Gemstones (2019–present). He has been a frequent host of Saturday Night Live (1989–2013) and has guest starred in The West Wing (2003–2004), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006), and Community (2011–2012). Goodman started his career at The Public Theatre, acting in numerous productions, including Henry IV, Part 1 (1981), The Skin of Our Teeth (1998), and The Seagull (2001). He made his Broadway debut in Big River (1985), for which Goodman received a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical nomination. He returned to Broadway in revivals of the Samuel Becket play Waiting for Godot (2009) and the newspaper comedy The Front Page (2016). Goodman debuted his West End in a revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo (2015).
Jack Hart and Theo Ramires are young, wandering musicians travelling the American backroads in 1967, scraping by on tiny gigs and cheap breakfasts. Their bluesy‑indie sound is raw but full of heart, and their friendship is the anchor of their drifting lives. Everything changes when they meet Allison “Allie” Pond at Jim Hardy’s bar — a witty, wonder‑filled drifter who joins their travels and becomes the missing piece of their makeshift family. Their music deepens, their joy grows, and Jack and Allie fall quietly, naturally in love. But when talent scout Dan Cole and ruthless record executive Evelyn Stone offer Jack a shot at fame, he takes it. The industry reshapes him, pushing Theo aside and dimming Allie’s spark. Heartbroken, Allie returns home to her sister Amelia and Amelia’s partner Victor, settling into a stable but joyless life. Theo and Allie try to stay close, but without Jack, their bond becomes a painful reminder of what they lost. Jack spirals under fame’s weight until his hero, Chuck Weathers, warns him of the cost. Jack walks away and returns to Jim’s, where he finally confronts the truth: he abandoned the people who made him whole. He finds Allie and apologises honestly, offering not promises but music — for her, for Theo, for joy. Allie chooses to risk her heart again. Years later, Jack, Allie, their daughter Piper, and Theo reunite in sunlight, playing music not for fame, but for love.
