# Elon Gold

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

## Early life and education

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 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

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

## Filmography
### Film

| 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

| 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

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