Title: Monsters, Inc.
Content:  Bill Murray was considered for the voice role of James P. "Sulley" Sullivan. He screen tested for the role and was interested, but when Pete Docter was unable to make contact with him, he took it as a "no". The voice role of Sulley went to John Goodman, the longtime co-star of the comedy series Roseanne and a regular in the films of the Coen brothers. Goodman interpreted the character to himself as the monster equivalent of a National Football League player. "He's like a seasoned lineman in the tenth year of his career," he said at the time. "He is totally dedicated and a total pro." Billy Crystal, having regretted turning down the part of Buzz Lightyear years prior, accepted that of Mike Wazowski, Sulley's one-eyed best friend and scare assistant.
Title: Monsters, Inc.
Content: John Goodman as James P. "Sulley" Sullivan, a huge, furry blue bear-like monster with horns, a tail, and purple spots. Even though he excels at scaring children, he is a gentle giant by nature. At the film's beginning, he has been the "Best Scarer" at Monsters, Inc. for several months running. ; Billy Crystal as Michael "Mike" Wazowski, a short, round green monster with a single big eyeball and skinny limbs who is Sulley's station runner and coach on the scare floor. The two are close friends and roommates. He is charming and generally the more organized of the two, but is prone to neurotics and his ego sometimes leads him astray. He is dating 
Title: Monsters, Inc.
Content:  voice who administrates for Scare Floor F where Sulley, Mike, and Randall work. ; John Ratzenberger as Yeti a.k.a. The Abominable Snowman, a furry white monster who was banished to the Himalayas. He was inspired by the Abominable Snowman from the 1964 Rankin/Bass animated special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. ; Frank Oz as Jeff Fungus, Randall's red-skinned, three-eyed, beleaguered sidekick. ; Daniel Gerson as Needleman and Smitty, two goofy monsters with cracking voices who work as janitors and operate the Door Shredder when required. ; Steve Susskind as Jerry Slugworth, a red, seven-fingered monster who manages Scare Floor F and is a good friend of Waternoose. ; Bonnie Hunt as Ms. Flint, a female monster 
Title: Monsters, Inc.
Content:  Monsters, Inc. is a 2001 American computer-animated monster comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. Featuring the voices of John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Mary Gibbs and Jennifer Tilly, the film was directed by Pete Docter in his directorial debut, and executive produced by John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton. The film centers on two monsters—James P. "Sulley" Sullivan and his one-eyed partner and best friend Mike Wazowski—who are employed at the titular energy-producing factory Monsters, Inc., which generates power by scaring human children. However, the monster world believes that the children are toxic, and 
Title: List of Monsters, Inc. characters
Content: Steve Susskind Voiced by: Jerry Slugworth is a red monster with blue strips on the center and thick maroon around his torso and legs, and seven fingers who works as a floor manager for Scare Floor F.
Title: List of Monsters, Inc. characters
Content:  children, but is kindhearted, thoughtful and has a relaxed, amiable personality otherwise. In the first film, he is "The Best Scarer" for several months running at the start of the film. Monsters University depicts a younger Sulley as a talented but lazy student whose father Bill had made a name for himself as a proficient scarer, believing that he can rely on merely his attributes to excel in class. Sulley and Mike start as arch-rivals in their introductory scaring class but eventually become friends during their teamwork in the scare games and lab incident, with the relationship persisting even after their expulsion.
Title: Monsters, Inc.
Content:  A prequel, titled Monsters University, was released on June 21, 2013. John Goodman, Billy Crystal, and Steve Buscemi reprised their roles of Sulley, Mike, and Randall, while Dan Scanlon directed the film. The prequel's plot focuses on Sulley and Mike's studies at Monsters University, where they start off as rivals but soon become best friends.
Title: Monsters, Inc.
Content:  a snide and preening character who makes himself a rival to Sulley and Mike in the scream collection. ; James Coburn as Henry J. Waternoose III, a spider-like monster with five eyes and a crab-like lower body. He is the CEO of Monsters, Inc., a job passed down through his family for three generations. He acts as a mentor to Sulley, holding great faith in him as a scarer. He is eventually revealed to be working with Randall all along. ; Jennifer Tilly as Celia Mae, a pink monster with one eye and tentacle-like legs. She is the receptionist for Monsters, Inc. and Mike's girlfriend. ; Bob Peterson as Roz, a snail-like monster with a 
Title: Monsters, Inc. (franchise)
Content:  Monsters at Work is a television series spin-off of Monsters, Inc. produced by Disney Television Animation for Disney+. It was announced in a Disney press release on November 9, 2017 as part of a list of in development series for The Walt Disney Company's then-upcoming streaming service. On April 9, 2019, it was revealed that the show would be titled Monsters at Work and premiere in spring 2021. Seven of the original cast would return, including John Goodman and Billy Crystal reprising their roles as Sulley and Mike, respectively. On February 24, 2021, it was announced that it would be released on July 2, followed by a delay to July 7. The series begins the day after Monsters, Incorporated has made the switch to laugh power and follows a young eager mechanic, Tylor Tuskmon (Ben Feldman), who hopes to be promoted to the Laugh Floor alongside Mike and Sulley.
Title: Monsters, Inc.
Content:  two are taken in by a yeti, another exiled monster, who tells them about a nearby village, which Sulley realizes he can use to return to the monster world, but Mike refuses to go with him, blaming Sulley for their situation. Sulley returns to the factory and saves Boo from the Scream Extractor, disabling the machine in the process, but is attacked by Randall. Mike returns to reconcile with Sulley and inadvertently helps him overpower Randall. With Randall in pursuit, Mike, Sulley, and Boo escape into the door vault. Mike invokes Boo's laughter, which causes all the doors to 

Question: who plays the voice of sulley in monsters inc?
Answer: John Goodman.