John Goodman wasn't born in New Orleans. But he should have been.
Hollywood's go-to teddy bear since his Emmy-nominated "Roseanne" days in the late 1980's-- and a notable New Orleans resident since the mid- 1990s -- he is funny, self-effacing and every bit as approachable as you'd want your neighbor to be, actor or not. In a Big Easy that loves its celebrity residents, Goodman is on of its biggest and easiest.
That's rare in an actor of Goodman's stature. After all, he is a guy with 11 Emmy nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, and two Screen Actors Guild nominations to his credit. Thursday night (Sept. 29), he'll add another honor to that collection when the New Orleans Film Society names him its 2011 Celluloid Hero.
"I had never -- well, I hadn't seen much of anything by that time in my life -- but had certainly never seen anything like that"
"And it wasn't just Mardi Gras. It was just something in the air or something, and not just the Boone's Farm. But anyway, whenever I could over the next years, I would get down there. And then I started coming down every year. I would take a vacation for that".
At first, of course, it was all about the French Quarter, which had a way of widening the eyes of a St. Louis Kid like Goodman. But between go-cups, he started noticing things.
"Initially, it was the Nevilles," he said. "And then I wanted to learn how that sound came about, and I just looked into that and started uncovering this whole new world I knew nothing about... It's just something that's not of this country, and it's just unlike anyplace else. I just grew to appreciate the totally different culture down there."
Read the entire article at NOLA.com
Hollywood's go-to teddy bear since his Emmy-nominated "Roseanne" days in the late 1980's-- and a notable New Orleans resident since the mid- 1990s -- he is funny, self-effacing and every bit as approachable as you'd want your neighbor to be, actor or not. In a Big Easy that loves its celebrity residents, Goodman is on of its biggest and easiest.
That's rare in an actor of Goodman's stature. After all, he is a guy with 11 Emmy nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, and two Screen Actors Guild nominations to his credit. Thursday night (Sept. 29), he'll add another honor to that collection when the New Orleans Film Society names him its 2011 Celluloid Hero.
"I had never -- well, I hadn't seen much of anything by that time in my life -- but had certainly never seen anything like that"
"And it wasn't just Mardi Gras. It was just something in the air or something, and not just the Boone's Farm. But anyway, whenever I could over the next years, I would get down there. And then I started coming down every year. I would take a vacation for that".
At first, of course, it was all about the French Quarter, which had a way of widening the eyes of a St. Louis Kid like Goodman. But between go-cups, he started noticing things.
"Initially, it was the Nevilles," he said. "And then I wanted to learn how that sound came about, and I just looked into that and started uncovering this whole new world I knew nothing about... It's just something that's not of this country, and it's just unlike anyplace else. I just grew to appreciate the totally different culture down there."
Read the entire article at NOLA.com
