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Elon Gold

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Elon Gold
Born (1970-09-14) September 14, 1970 (age 54)
Occupation(s)Comedian
Actor
Writer
Producer
Filmmaker
Websitewww.elongold.com

Elon Gold (born September 14, 1970) is an American comedian, television actor, writer and producer.

Early life and education

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Elon Gold was born to Lynn and Sidney Gold of Goldstar Talent on September 14, 1970.[citation needed] He was raised in the Pelham Parkway section of The Bronx in New York.[citation needed] His older brother Steven is involved in the music production industry.[citation needed] He had a younger brother Ari, a rhythm and blues singer. He attended the Westchester Day School in Mamaroneck, New York and the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy in Manhattan.

Career

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Gold first starred in the television series Stacked. He also starred in the short-lived sitcom In-Laws. Best known for his impressions, including those of Jeff Goldblum, Howard Stern and Jay Leno, Gold was a judge on The Next Best Thing, a celebrity impersonation competition series on ABC. He appeared in the movie Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) as a cameraman from The Oprah Winfrey Show and had a recurring role in the short-lived ABC prime-time show, The Dana Carvey Show in 1996.

Gold often writes with his long-time friend and writing partner Ari Schiffer. The two have written multiple pilots together, including one that sold to Touchstone Television. Touchstone purchased the script, Wifeless, about two straight best friends who get married. He has appeared in several television shows, such as The Mentalist (2009) and Frasier (2004).[1]

His 2014 comedy special, Chosen and Taken, appeared on Netflix.[2] Gold appeared as himself in Season 3 of the Home Box Office series Crashing, first broadcast in 2019.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Basic Values: Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90s Howard Stern / Richard Simmons (voice) television movie
1998 Restaurant Kurt
1998 Origin of the Species Paul
1999 Dirt Merchant Blood Banker
2000 Mary and Rhoda Jonah Seimeier television movie
2000 Good as Gold Michael’s Brother television movie
2003 Cheaper by the Dozen Camera Crew Member #2
2007 Chabad Telethon Host television movie
2008 Turbocharge: The Unauthorized Story of the Cars Howard Stern
2008 Soccer Mom Tony da Silva
2011 Pro-Semitism: Psychotherapy Himself Short
2011 Pro-Semitism: Law Himself Short
2012 Little Women, Big Cars Richard
2012 Little Women, Big Cars 2 Richard
2014 Premature Mr. Hughes
2014 Twinkies & Donuts Allen Short
2020 The Binge Chester Friedlander
2020 The Broken Hearts Gallery Schmuli

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 She TV Various one episode
1996 Ned and Stacey Nick one episode
1996 The Dana Carvey Show Various three episodes
1996 Aliens in the Family Yukkles (voice) one episode
1998 You're the One Mark Weitz three episodes
1998 Celebrity Deathmatch Howard Stern (voice) two episodes
1998 Cartoon Sushi voice one episode
2000 TV Funhouse Voice one episode
2000-2001 Clerks Voice three episodes
2002-2003 In-Laws Matt Landis
2003 Las Vegas Ben Pearce one episode
2003–2004 Saturday Night Live Various Voices
2003–2006 Chappelle's Show Various
2004 Frasier Brad one episode
2004 The Wrong Coast Various Voices
2005 Tripping the Rift Jay Leno (voice) one episode
2005–2006 Stacked Gavin P. Miller
2009 The Mentalist Paul Fricke one episode
2010 Glenn Martin, DDS Jeff Goldblum (voice) one episode
2010–2011 Bones Dr. Paul Lidner three episodes
2012 American Dad! Various Voices two episodes
2018 The Bar Mitzvah Jozen
2019 Crashing Self one episode
2021 Curb Your Enthusiasm Jake Blum: Head of Hulu three episodes
2024 Zehu Ze! Donald Trump guest star

Personal life

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He is an observant Jew.[4] On Friday, August 22, 2014, he was a victim of an antisemitic incident whilst walking home from one Shabbat dinner in Los Angeles, California.[5] He wrote an op ed about it in The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles a few days later.

References

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  1. ^ "Crimson Casanova". tvmaze.com. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Elon Gold: Chosen and Taken". usa.newonnetflix. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Crashing Season 3: The Temple Gig Recap & Review". commmedia.psu.edu. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. ^ Curt Schleier (September–October 2005). "Stacked for success". American Jewish Life Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  5. ^ "A hate incident against Elon Gold". jewishjournal.com. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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