He has had a successful career as a stage actor in many live-action television shows and films as well. Even early on, he had a history of appearances on late night comedy shows, and was the first guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, which won him the show's "First Guest Medal" (Goodman joked that he would pawn the medal for a bottle of cheap scotch). He was a popular guest host on NBC's Saturday Night Live, hosting the show thirteen times, while also making seven cameo appearances as Linda Tripp during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Goodman once auditioned to be a castmember for Jean Doumanian's tumultuous 1980-1981 SNL season, but was rejected. Ironically, he is now one of the most frequently guest-starring celebritites on the show.
Back in 1982 Goodman started landing movie roles, beginning with a small role in Eddie Macon's Run. During this period he continued to work on the stage, starring in the Tony-winning Broadway musical Big River from 1985 to 1987. He landed his big break into movies in 1986, when he had a significant comedic role in the David Byrne mockumentary True Stories. In that film, his character Louis Fyne memorably utters the line "I'm 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. He is also known for his role as the Head Football Coach for Adams College in the movie Revenge of the Nerds.
Goodman is noted for his work in numerous films by Joel and Ethan Coen, including Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski, and O Brother, Where Art Thou?
An interview:
Voice-over artist don't just have to read lines from a script... Watch (and listen) to this sequence, not much dialogue, just grunts and screams:
Here's his credit list:
| Bee Movie (2007, Computer Animated Film) | Layton T. Montgomery | |
| Bee Movie Game (2007, Video Game) | Layton T. Montgomery | |
| Cars (2006, Computer Animated Film) | James P. "Sulley" Sullivan Truck | |
| Cars Mater-National (2007, Video Game) | James P. "Sulley" Sullivan Truck | |
| Cars Race-O-Rama (2009, Video Game) | James P. "Sulley" Sullivan Truck | |
| Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004, Animated Film) | George Wolfsbottom | |
| Emperor's New Groove, The (2000, Animated Film) | Pacha | |
| Emperor's New School, The (2006, Animated Series) | Pacha | |
| Father of the Pride (2004, Computer Animated Series) | Larry | |
| Frosty Returns (1992, Animated TV Special) | Frosty the Snowman | |
| Futurama (1999, Animated Series) | Robot Santa | |
| Jungle Book 2, The (2003, Animated Film) | Baloo | |
| King of the Hill (1997, Animated Series) | Tommy | |
| Kronk's New Groove (2005, Animated Film (Direct-to-Video) | Pacha | |
| M&Ms (Commercial) | Yellow Peanut | |
| Mike's New Car (2002, Computer Animated Short) | Sulley | |
| Monsters, Inc. (2001, Computer Animated Film) | James P. "Sulley" Sullivan | |
| Princess and the Frog, The (2009, Animated Film) | Eli "Big Daddy" La Bouff | |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998, Animated Film) | Santa Claus | |
| Simpsons, The (1989, Animated Series) | Meathook | |
| We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993, Animated Film) | Rex |
Don't forget The Princess and the Frog!
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