Adam Goldberg

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Not to be confused with Adam F. Goldberg or Adam Goldberg (American football).
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**Adam Charles Goldberg** (born October 25, 1970) is an American actor, director, producer, and musician. Known for his supporting roles in film and television, Goldberg has appeared in films such as *Dazed and Confused*, *Saving Private Ryan*, *A Beautiful Mind*, and *Zodiac*. He has also played leading roles in independent films such as *The Hebrew Hammer* and *2 Days in Paris*. His TV appearances include the shows *Friends*, *Joey*, *Entourage*, *The Jim Gaffigan Show*, *The Unusuals*, and his critically acclaimed role as hitman Mr. Numbers in the first season of *Fargo*. He currently has a recurring supporting role as Simon Hayes in the show *God Friended Me*.

## Personal life

Goldberg was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Donna (née Goebel) and Earl Goldberg, a former lifeguard who ran a wholesale food business. His father is Jewish with roots in Russia, Lithuania and Romania; his mother is a non-practicing Roman Catholic, of Mexican, Irish, French, and German descent. He lives in Los Angeles with his dog, Sheriff.

In December 2014, Goldberg and his girlfriend, artist and designer Roxanne Daner, had a son.
They had a second son on November 29, 2018.

## Career

### Film

Goldberg's first major screen role was in the Billy Crystal film *Mr. Saturday Night* (1992). His career-making role was arguably that of the tough, wise-cracking infantryman Mellish in Steven Spielberg's 1998 film *Saving Private Ryan*. While he played a lead character in *The Hebrew Hammer*, Goldberg has mostly been cast in supporting roles.

Notable roles include Jerry, the undead servant to Christopher Walken's Angel Gabriel in the supernatural thriller *The Prophecy*. Goldberg has also voice acted in *Babe: Pig in the City* and cartoons like *Eek! The Cat*. Goldberg often portrays stereotypically Jewish characters (most notably in *Dazed and Confused*, *The Hebrew Hammer*, and in the TV series *Entourage*).

Goldberg appeared extensively in the Flaming Lips documentary *The Fearless Freaks*, and had a supporting role in *Christmas on Mars*, a science fiction film written and directed by Lips frontman Wayne Coyne. In 1999, he appeared in the Sixpence None The Richer music video "There She Goes".

Goldberg wrote, produced, directed, and edited the features *Scotch and Milk* and *I Love Your Work*, as well as multiple television projects, notably including the philosophical travelogue *Running with the Bulls* for IFC.

### Music

A guitarist and songwriter, Goldberg composed and arranged the music to the *I Love Your Work* and *Running with the Bulls* and provided a song for the *Hebrew Hammer* soundtrack. He is known to travel with a cheap acoustic guitar, as can be seen in *Running with the Bulls*. Goldberg has released rock and jazz albums, including *Changes,* with Latin jazz percussionist Phil Maturano.

He plays in a group named LANDy. LANDy's debut album, *Eros and Omissions*, was released on June 23, 2009. Flaming Lips drummer Steven Drozd, with whom Goldberg collaborated on the score for *I Love Your Work*, performed on the record. Earlimart's Aaron Espinoza is credited as having done the final mix as well as having engineered many of the more recent songs.

On June 7, 2011, Goldberg performed as lead singer with his group The Goldberg Sisters, performing "Shush" on *The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson*.

### Television

In 1995, Goldberg appeared in a signature wise-cracking role as delivery boy Leo in the television comedy *Double Rush*. Goldberg then appeared in a three-episode arc in the second season of *Friends* (1996) as Chandler's crazy roommate Eddie. He appeared some years later in a nine-episode arc in season two of the *Friends* spinoff show *Joey* as Jimmy, Joey Tribbiani's best friend from high school. He also appeared as a main character in the short-lived 2005 Fox series *Head Cases*.

Goldberg appeared in the short-lived ensemble cop show *The Unusuals*, playing a detective in New York City with brain cancer who refuses treatment because of his dislike of doctors. His character was stated as being "sarcastic" and Goldberg had been described as "one of the better reasons to watch". He subsequently appeared in the short-lived ensemble cop show *NYC 22.*

Goldberg played the role of Dave Marks, a struggling comedian and Jim Gaffigan's best friend, for two seasons on the TV Land sitcom *The Jim Gaffigan Show*.

In 2017, Goldberg joined the cast of NBC's *Taken* as a regular cast member during the show's second season. He portrays Kilroy, an accomplished computer hacker.

In 2019, Goldberg had a supporting role in the cast of CBS's *God Friended Me* as technical entrepreneur, Simon Hayes.

## References

1. ↑ Patterson, John (September 1, 2007). "Up'n'Adam!", Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved on 1 September 2007. Archived from the original on September 3, 2007.
2. ↑ Roth, Mathue. "Interview: Adam Goldberg and Landy". http://www.myjewishlearning.com/blog/culture/interview-adam-goldberg-and-landy/. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvFBel3ikhU; stated at 30:10
4. ↑ Schou, Solvej (January 8, 2013). "The Hebrew Hammer is back! Adam Goldberg talks about the sequel, facing Hitler (and Mel Gibson?)". http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/01/08/hebrew-hammer-vs-hitler-adam-goldberg/. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
5. ↑ Tugend, Tom (August 7, 1998). "The Arts". Jewish Journal. http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/searchview.php?id=5812. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
6. ↑ Sternbergh, Adam (September 12, 2005). "Adam Goldberg Stars in ''Head Cases'' on Fox". New York Magazine. http://nymag.com/guides/fallpreview/2005/television/12885. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
7. ↑ Robert, Daniel (December 12, 2003). "Interviews>Adam Goldberg". http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Adam%20Goldberg/. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
8. ↑ "Adam Goldberg Is One of the Unusuals". April 8, 2009. http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch\_with\_kristin/b117732\_adam\_goldberg\_one\_of\_unusuals.html. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
9. ↑ Yours, Roxanne website Retrieved 11-8-2015.
10. ↑ Webber, Stephanie (2014). "Adam Goldberg Welcomes Baby with Girlfriend Roxanne Daner." *Us Weekly*, Dec. 27, 2014. Retrieved 11-8-2015.
11. ↑ "Fargo's Adam Goldberg is a Father!" *Wetpaint* Dec. 29, 2014 Retrieved 11-8-2015.
12. ↑  [1] retrieved 24-04-2019
13. ↑ "ADAM GOLDBERG: Mixed Blessings". http://www.matchflick.com/column/1146. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
14. ↑ Thill, Scott (June 25, 2009). "Gear Fetish Energizes Landy's Eros and Omissions Space Pop". *Wired*. https://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/06/gear-fetish-energizes-landys-eros-and-omissions-space-pop/. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
15. ↑ Sepinwall, Alan (April 22, 2009). "NJ.com Unusuals Review". http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2009/04/the\_unusuals\_oneman\_band\_the\_m.html. Retrieved 2011-02-28.

## External links

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* LANDy website

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