John Gorman was a member of the band Grimms — the 'G' in Gorman providing the 'G' in Grimms — and also of The Scaffold. He also made regular appearances in the British children's television show Tiswas and was one of the Four Bucketeers who had a hit with the "Bucket of Water Song".

John Gorman is a former football player and coach. As a player he played for Carlisle United and Tottenham Hotspur before injury forced him to retire. His coaching career has often been intertwined with his longtime friend Glenn Hoddle, starting when Gorman became Hoddle's assistant manager at Swindon Town. When Hoddle left for Chelsea, Gorman became full-time manager at Swindon. He later rejoined Hoddle as his assistant when Hoddle became England manager. Since then he has also worked with Hoddle at Southampton and Tottenham. Since leaving Tottenham in 2003 he has been out of work.