Elon Gold

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Elon Gold
Born (1970-09-14) September 14, 1970 (age 54)
The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • television
  • film
  • books
Genres
Subject(s)
Spouse
Sacha Gold
(m. 1994)
Children4
Website www.elongold.com

Elon Gold (born September 14, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer and podcaster.

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Early life and education

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. [1] Ari died of leukemia in 2021, at the age of 47. [2] [3] He attended the Westchester Day School in Mamaroneck, New York and the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy in Manhattan. [4]

Career

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). [5] He also had a recurring role as the head of Hulu in Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2021. [6]

His 2014 comedy special, Chosen and Taken, appeared on Netflix. [7] Gold appeared as himself in Season 3 of the Home Box Office series Crashing , first broadcast in 2019. [8]

In 2024 he began filming the Israeli film, The Badchan alongside Shuli Rand. Gold plays a Yiddish-speaking badchan who is hired by Rand's character. [6] He also plays journalist Harvey Levin, alongside Abbie Cornish in the upcoming film, Trust Me, I'm a Doctor, based on the former doctor of late reality star, Anna Nicole Smith.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Basic Values: Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90sHoward Stern / Richard Simmons (voice)television movie
1998 Restaurant Kurt
1998Origin of the SpeciesPaul
1999 Dirt Merchant Blood Banker
2000 Mary and Rhoda Jonah Seimeiertelevision movie
2000Good as GoldMichael’s Brothertelevision movie
2003 Cheaper by the Dozen Camera Crew Member #2
2007Chabad TelethonHosttelevision movie
2008Turbocharge: The Unauthorized Story of the CarsHoward Stern
2008 Soccer Mom Tony da Silva
2011Pro-Semitism: PsychotherapyHimselfShort
2011Pro-Semitism: LawHimselfShort
2012Little Women, Big CarsRichard
2012Little Women, Big Cars 2Richard
2014 Premature Mr. Hughes
2014Twinkies & DonutsAllenShort
2020 The Binge Chester Friedlander
2020 The Broken Hearts Gallery Schmuli
2025Trust Me, I'm a Doctor Harvey Levin Post-production
2025The BadchanMeshulamPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994She TVVariousone episode
1996 Ned and Stacey Nickone episode
1996 The Dana Carvey Show Variousthree episodes
1996 Aliens in the Family Yukkles (voice)one episode
1998 You're the One Mark Weitzthree episodes
1998 Celebrity Deathmatch Howard Stern (voice)two episodes
1998 Cartoon Sushi voiceone episode
2000 TV Funhouse Voiceone episode
2000-2001 Clerks Voicethree episodes
2002-2003 In-Laws Matt Landis
2003 Las Vegas Ben Pearceone episode
2003–2004 Saturday Night Live Various Voices
2003–2006 Chappelle's Show Various
2004 Frasier Bradone 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 Frickeone episode
2010 Glenn Martin, DDS Jeff Goldblum (voice)one episode
2010–2011 Bones Dr. Paul Lidnerthree episodes
2012 American Dad! Various Voicestwo episodes
2018The Bar MitzvahJozen
2019 Crashing Selfone episode
2021 Curb Your Enthusiasm Jake Blum: Head of Huluthree episodes
2024 Zehu Ze! Donald Trump guest star

Personal life

He is an observant Jew. [9] On Friday, August 22, 2014, he was a victim of an antisemitic incident whilst walking home from one Shabbat dinner in Los Angeles, California. [10] He wrote an op ed about it in The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles a few days later.

He married his wife Sacha Gold in 1994, and they have four children together. [11]

References

  1. Gold, Elon (26 March 2025). An Open Letter to My Fellow Comedian Hannah Einbinder Jewish Journal. Retrieved on 29 March 2025
  2. Portwood, Jerry (15 February 2021). Ari Gold, Trailblazing Queer Dance Music Artist, Dead at 47 Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 29 March 2025
  3. Tangcay, Jazz (15 February 2021). Ari Gold, Pioneering LGBTQ Artist, Dies at 47 Variety. Retrieved on 29 March 2025
  4. Fishbach, Brian (16 December 2021). Talking “Jew to Jew” with Comedian Elon Gold Jewish Journal. Retrieved on 29 March 2025
  5. "Crimson Casanova". tvmaze.com. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  6. 1 2 Brown, Hannah (16 December 2024). Creating Jewish comedy in a post-October 7 world with Elon Gold - opinion The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved on 29 March 2025
  7. "Elon Gold: Chosen and Taken". usa.newonnetflix. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  8. "Crashing Season 3: The Temple Gig Recap & Review". commmedia.psu.edu. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  9. Curt Schleier (September–October 2005). "Stacked for success". American Jewish Life Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  10. "A hate incident against Elon Gold". jewishjournal.com. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  11. (2022). Elon Gold - Having 4 Kids is Easier than having 4 Wives.. YouTube. Retrieved on 29 March 2025