约翰·古德曼，1952年6月20日生于美国密苏里州。身高1.91米，体重超过150公斤，拥有一幅庞大身躯，大学时代与女星凯瑟琳·特纳是同班同学。在密苏里西南州立大学取得戏剧学位，大学毕业后所做的第一份工作是给人当保镖，之后还当过侍应生。
Spalding Gray was born on June 5, 1941 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA as Spalding Rockwell Gray. He was an actor and writer, known for The Killing Fields (1984), Kate & Leopold (2001) and Beaches (1988). He was married to Kathleen Russo and Renée Shafransky. He died on January 10, 2004 in New York City, New York, USA.
