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John Goodman

John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for his role as Dan Conner on the television series Roseanne (1988–1997) for which he won a Best Actor Golden Globe Award in 1993.

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'The Artist' Star John Goodman Says Hollywood Full of Crap Now, Then

Hollywood has come under particular scrutiny in recent months given the number of remakes, revivals, sequels, prequels and poor 3D clogging up the cinemas.

But according to acting veteran John Goodman , who stars in the much buzzed about silent film “ The Artist ,” it isn’t just movies today that are filled with BS and bad story lines.“There was a lot of baloney back then (when movies were first being made) too, most of it hasn’t survived, unfortunately,” the “Roseanne” star told FOX411’s Pop Tarts column. “The crap progresses age to age. But it’s all the same.”Goodman’s co-star in the film, James Cromwell, thinks the quality and depth of movies is being washed out by an overexposure of CGI, 3D, special effects and spoon-fed scripts.“(When I was young) we didn’t have problems with black and white, or that Charlie Chaplin didn’t talk. It will be very interesting to see how the new generation of audiences embraces this film,” he said. “I think they will be very intrigued to participate i...

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