Adam Goldberg
Born	October 25, 1970 (1970-10-25) (age 37) Santa Monica, California

Adam Charles Goldberg (born October 25, 1970) is an American actor, director, and producer. He typically plays the quintessential 'young New York Jew' in many movies and TV programs of the 1990s and 2000s; including the title role of the self-parodying 'Jewsploitation' movie The Hebrew Hammer. Adam Goldberg is the name of several persons: Adam Goldberg (born 1970), American actor Adam Goldberg (football player) (born 1980), American football offensive lineman Adam Goldberg (singer), American singer/songwriter from Boston, Massachusetts Category: ... If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). ... is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the state. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... This article is about the decade of 2000-2009. ... DVD cover The Hebrew Hammer is a film that was released in 2003. ...

Biography

Early life

Goldberg was born in Santa Monica, California and was raised near Miami Beach, the son of Donna (née Goebel)^[1] and Earl Goldberg. His father is Jewish and his mother is a Roman Catholic of Irish, French,and German descent.^[2][3][4] He was raised in the Jewish faith and attended Hebrew school, although he refused to have a bar mitzvah, stating that it would have been disrespectful to Judaism, as it would not have been a sincere gesture on his part. After seeing a school drama class Shakespeare production, Goldberg became fascinated with show business and began studying acting at various workshops in his early teens. He was active in campus theatrical productions during his years attending Sarah Lawrence College. For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). ... Née redirects here. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... A stereotypical German The Germans (German: die Deutschen), or the German people, are a nation in the meaning an ethnos (in German: Volk), defined more by a sense of sharing a common German culture and having a German mother tongue, than by citizenship or by being subjects to any particular... Hebrew school can be either (1) the Jewish equivalent of Sunday school - an educational regimen separate from secular education, focusing on topics of Jewish history and learning the Hebrew language, or (2) a primary, secondary or college level educational institution where some or all of the classes are taught in... When a Jewish child reaches the age of maturity (12 years and one day for girls, 13 years and one day for boys) that child becomes responsible for him/herself under Jewish law; at this point a boy is said to become Bar Mitzvah (בר מצווה, son of the commandment... Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. ... Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college located in metropolitan New York City, about a thirty-minute train ride north of Manhattan. ...

Career

Goldberg's first major screen role occurred in 1992's Billy Crystal film Mr. Saturday Night. His career-making role was arguably that of the tough, wise-cracking infantryman Mellish in Steven Spielberg's 1998 blockbuster Saving Private Ryan. While having capably played lead characters, as in the short-lived 2005 FOX series Head Cases and Hebrew Hammer, Goldberg has mostly been cast in strong supporting roles. For the American political commentator, see William Kristol. ... Mr. ... Infantry in the First World War Infantry (or Infantrymen) are soldiers who fight primarily on foot, using personal weapons. ... Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. ... Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 Academy Award-winning war film that is set during the D-Day invasion of Normandy in World War II and was directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ... Head Cases was an American primetime dramedy television program, best known as the first show cancelled for the 2005-2006 season. ...

Memorable roles include Jerry, the miserable undead servant to Christopher Walken's Gabriel character in the supernatural thriller, The Prophecy and the borderline-psychotic Eddie Menuek on the sitcom, Friends. Goldberg has also worked alongside preeminent voice artists like Dan Castellaneta and Charlie Adler, lending his voice to Babe: Pig in the City and cartoons like the Fox cult favorite, Eek! The Cat. Goldberg often portrays "stereotypically Jewish" characters (most notably in Dazed and Confused, The Hebrew Hammer and in the series Entourage). Christopher Walken (born March 31, 1943) is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actor. ... The Prophecy is a 1995 film starring Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, and Viggo Mortensen (as Lucifer). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article is about the television show. ... Daniel Louis Dan Castellaneta (born October 29, 1957) is a three-time Emmy Award-winning American voice actor, actor and comedian, perhaps best known for providing the voice of Homer Simpson and other characters on the long-running FOX animated series The Simpsons. ... Charles Adler (born February 20, American voice actor. ... Babe: Pig in the City is the second on the Babe series. ... Eek! The Cat (also called Eek! Stravaganza in 1994) is an American animated series, created by Savage Steve Holland and Bill Kopp, that ran from September 12, 1992 to September 5, 1997. ... Dazed and Confused is a 1993 comedy-drama film written and directed by Richard Linklater. ... DVD cover The Hebrew Hammer is a film that was released in 2003. ... Entourage is an Emmy Award-winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a young A-list movie star — and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood, California. ...

Goldberg appeared extensively in the Flaming Lips documentary The Fearless Freaks, and will have a supporting role in Christmas on Mars, a science fiction film written and directed by Lips' frontman Wayne Coyne. He also appears in episodes of Entourage, playing the son of a wealthy movie producer. The Flaming Lips is an American rock band with psychedelic influences, formed in 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma by Mark Coyne, Wayne Coyne and Michael Ivins. ... Fearless Freaks is a 2005 documentary, directed by Bradley Beesley, chronicling the alternative rock band The Flaming Lips. ... Christmas on Mars is a forthcoming feature film from the Oklahoma psychedelic alternative rock band The Flaming Lips. ... Entourage is an Emmy Award-winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a young A-list movie star — and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood, California. ...

Goldberg wrote, produced, directed and edited the features Scotch and Milk and I Love Your Work, as well as various television projects, notably including the philosophical travelogue, Running with the Bulls for IFC. A talented guitarist and songwriter, Goldberg composed and arranged the music to 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 ...Bulls. Having released rock and jazz albums, including the critically-lauded Changes with respected Latin jazz percussionist Phil Maturano, Adam Goldberg, the actor, has proven himself a serious and dedicated musician (not to be confused with the Boston based singer/songwriter of the same name).^[5] I Love Your Work is an American film from 2003, directed by Adam Goldberg and starring Giovanni Ribisi, Franka Potente, and Joshua Jackson. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Personal life

Goldberg dated actress Christina Ricci until early 2006. Ricci told W magazine in mid 2006 they were back together, saying "...I love him and I feel like we were meant for each other."^[6] but the two have since broken up. Christina Ricci (born February 12, 1980) is a [[Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated American actress. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Filmography

• From Within (2008)
• Medium (TV series, 2007)
• Entourage (TV series, 2007): Nick Rubenstein
• Nancy Drew (2007)
• Zodiac (2007)
• Christmas on Mars (2007)
• 2 Days in Paris (2007)
• Déjà Vu (2006)
• Stay Alive (2006)
• My Name Is Earl (Episode 15 - "Something to Live For") (TV series, February 2, 2006) as Philo
• Joey (8 Episodes) (TV series, 2005-2006) as Jimmy
• Man About Town (2005)
• The Fearless Freaks (2005)
• Frankenstein (2004)
• How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) as Tony
• The Hebrew Hammer (2003) as Mordechai Jefferson Carver
• I Love Your Work (2003)
• The Salton Sea (2002) as Kujo
• A Beautiful Mind (2001) as Sol
• According to Spencer (2001) as Feldy
• Fast Sofa (2001) as Jack Weis
• All Over the Guy (2001) as Brett Miles Sanford
• Waking Life (voice) (2001) as One of Four Men
• Sunset Strip (2000) as Marty Shapiro
• EDtv (1999) as John
• Babe: Pig in the City (voice) (1998) as Flealick
• Saving Private Ryan (1998) as Pvt. Stanley Mellish
• Some Girl (1998) as Freud
• Scotch and Milk (1998) as Jim
• Relativity (1996-1997) as Doug Kroll
• Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (voice) (1996) as Pete
• Friends (1996) (3 Episodes in Season 2, as Eddie [Chandlers Flatmate])
• The Prophecy (1996) as Jerry
• Higher Learning (1995) as David Isaacs
• Dazed and Confused (1993) as Mike Newhouse
• Son in Law (1993) as Indian
• Mr. Saturday Night (1992) as Eugene Gimbel

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Further reading

• Patterson, J. "Up'n'Adam!", Film, The Guardian, 2007-09-01. Retrieved on 2007-09-23. 

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References

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External links

• Adam Goldberg at the Internet Movie Database