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Elon Gold (born September 14, 1970) is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and podcaster. He is known for his stand-up comedy and for appearing in various TV shows and movies.

Early Life and Education

Elon Gold was born on September 14, 1970, in The Bronx, New York City. His parents are Lynn and Sidney Gold. He grew up in the Pelham Parkway area of the Bronx.

Elon has an older brother named Steven, who works in music production. He also had a younger brother, Ari, who was a rhythm and blues singer. Sadly, Ari passed away in 2021.

For his education, Elon attended the Westchester Day School in Mamaroneck, New York. He also went to the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy in Manhattan.

Elon Gold's Career in Entertainment

Elon Gold has had a busy career in television and movies. He first became known for his roles in TV shows.

Early TV Roles and Impressions

Elon starred in the TV series Stacked and the sitcom In-Laws. He is also very good at doing impressions of famous people. Some of his best impressions include Jeff Goldblum, Howard Stern, and Jay Leno. Because of his talent, he was a judge on The Next Best Thing. This was a TV show on ABC where people competed by impersonating celebrities.

In 2003, Elon appeared in the movie Cheaper by the Dozen. He played a cameraman from The Oprah Winfrey Show. He also had a role in The Dana Carvey Show in 1996.

Writing and Other Appearances

Elon often works with his friend and writing partner, Ari Schiffer. They have written many TV show ideas together. One of their ideas was bought by Touchstone Television.

Elon has also appeared in other popular TV shows. These include The Mentalist in 2009 and Frasier in 2004. More recently, in 2021, he had a recurring role in Curb Your Enthusiasm. In this show, he played the head of Hulu.

In 2014, Elon's comedy special, Chosen and Taken, was available on Netflix. He also appeared as himself in the Home Box Office series Crashing in 2019.

Recent Film Projects

As of 2024, Elon Gold has been working on new movies. He is filming an Israeli movie called The Badchan. In this film, he plays a Yiddish-speaking badchan, who is a traditional Jewish entertainer.

He is also playing the journalist Harvey Levin in an upcoming movie called Trust Me, I'm a Doctor. This movie is based on the story of the former doctor of reality star Anna Nicole Smith.

Film and Television Appearances

Elon Gold has been in many films and TV shows. Here are some of his notable roles.

Film Roles

• 1998: Restaurant as Kurt
• 2003: Cheaper by the Dozen as Camera Crew Member #2
• 2008: Soccer Mom as Tony da Silva
• 2014: Premature as Mr. Hughes
• 2020: The Binge as Chester Friedlander
• 2020: The Broken Hearts Gallery as Schmuli
• 2025: Trust Me, I'm a Doctor as Harvey Levin (Post-production)
• 2025: The Badchan as Meshulam (Post-production)

Television Roles

• 1996: The Dana Carvey Show as Various characters (three episodes)
• 1998: Celebrity Deathmatch as Howard Stern (voice, two episodes)
• 2002–2003: In-Laws as Matt Landis
• 2004: Frasier as Brad (one episode)
• 2005–2006: Stacked as Gavin P. Miller
• 2009: The Mentalist as Paul Fricke (one episode)
• 2010–2011: Bones as Dr. Paul Lidner (three episodes)
• 2019: Crashing as Self (one episode)
• 2021: Curb Your Enthusiasm as Jake Blum: Head of Hulu (three episodes)

Personal Life

Elon Gold is an observant Jew. He is married to Sacha Gold, and they have four children together. They got married in 1994.

In 2014, Elon experienced an incident while walking home in Los Angeles, California. He later wrote about this experience in an article for The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.