Elon Gold

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

Elon Gold
Born (1970-09-14) September 14, 1970
The Bronx, New York City
OccupationComedian, actor, writer, producer
Websitewww.elongold.com

Early life

Elon Gold was born to Lynn and Sidney Gold, of Goldstar Talent, on September 14, 1970. He was raised in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx, in New York. His older brother, Steven is involved in the music production industry. He has a younger brother Ari, an openly gay R&B singer. He attended the Westchester Day School in Mamaroneck, New York and the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy in Manhattan.

Career

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

He often writes with his longtime 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, which is about two straight best friends who get married. He appeared in several television shows, such as The Mentalist in February 2009 and Frasier in March 2004, on the final season of the show.

His comedy special of 2014, Chosen and Taken, appeared on Netflix. In January 2019, Gold appeared as himself in Season 3 of the series by HBO, Crashing, with Pete Holmes and Modi Rosenfeld.

Personal life

He is an observant Jew.[1] On Friday, August 22, 2014, he was a victim of an "antisemitic incident" walking home from a Shabbat dinner in Los Angeles, California.[2] He wrote an op ed about it in The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles a few days later.[2]

References
  1. Curt Schleier (September–October 2005). "Stacked for success". American Jewish Life Magazine. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  2. Elon Gold, A hate incident, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, August 26, 2014


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