1. Adam Goldberg has played leading roles in independent films such as The Hebrew Hammer and 2 Days in Paris.
25 Facts About Adam Goldberg
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Adam Goldberg's father is Jewish, while his mother is a non-practicing Catholic of German, French, Irish, and a "bit of Mexican" descent.
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Adam Goldberg's career-making role was arguably that of the tough, wise-cracking infantryman Stanley Mellish in Steven Spielberg's 1998 film Saving Private Ryan.
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Adam Goldberg has voice acted in Babe: Pig in the City, Homeward Bound II, and A Monster in Paris.
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Adam 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 Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne.
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Adam Goldberg wrote, produced, directed, and edited the features Scotch and Milk, I Love Your Work, and No Way Jose as well as multiple television projects, notably including the philosophical travelogue Running with the Bulls for IFC.
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In 1995, Adam Goldberg appeared in a signature wise-cracking role as delivery boy Leo in the television comedy Double Rush.
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Adam Goldberg then appeared in a three-episode arc in the second season of Friends as Chandler's crazy roommate Eddie.
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Adam Goldberg 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.
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Adam Goldberg appeared as a main character in the short-lived 2005 Fox series Head Cases.
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Adam Goldberg had to learn American Sign Language for the role and began production just a few days after wrapping principal photography on his feature, No Way Jose.
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Adam 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.
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Adam Goldberg shot the pilot during a week off from production on Fargo.
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In 2017, Adam Goldberg joined the cast of NBC's Taken as a regular cast member during the show's second season.
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In 2019, Adam Goldberg had a supporting role in the cast of CBS's God Friended Me as technical entrepreneur, Simon Hayes.
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In 2020, Adam Goldberg began production on CBS' The Equalizer, a reboot of the original.
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Adam Goldberg played another hacker, this time opposite Queen Latifah.
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Adam Goldberg provided a song for The Hebrew Hammer soundtrack.
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Adam Goldberg released his first album, Eros and Omissions, under the LANDy moniker.
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Flaming Lips drummer Steven Drozd, with whom Adam Goldberg collaborated on the score for I Love Your Work, performed on the record as well as members of the band The Black Pine.
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Adam Goldberg has since changed his musical moniker to The Adam Goldberg Sisters, under which he has made three albums, the last two of which he played every instrument save for strings and horns.
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On June 7,2011, Adam Goldberg assembled a live band to perform The Adam Goldberg Sisters single "Shush" on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
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Adam Goldberg is a photographer, shooting primarily on film and expired Polaroid.
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Adam Goldberg is an avid Instagram user; his account consists of much of his photography while hosting a cinematic narrative of his family life.
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Adam Goldberg has had three children with his wife, artist and designer Roxanne Daner.