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Biography An actor with a talent for mining the neuroses of his characters for both comedic and dramatic effect and a filmmaker adept at exploring the philosophical questions at the heart of the human experience, Adam Goldberg has solidified his position as a versatile and unique talent. Goldberg will soon be seen starring in FOX's new comedy...
| Talent Agent-Theatrical: |
International Creative Management (ICM) - Chris Hart
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| Profession: |
Actor / Producer / Director |
| Born: |
25 October 1970, Santa Monica, California, USA (age 39) |
| Birth Name: |
Adam Charles Goldberg |
| Height: |
5' 11" (1.80 m) |
| Awards: |
1 win & 2 nominations |
| Credited Years: |
1990 - 2011 |
Real Life Quotes
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(2007 - On what role stands out the most) There's absolutely no question that it's Dazed And Confused. I think of that as being my first real movie. Up until that point, I would get a job. It could be speaking barely - or not speaking, in the case of Designing Women - doing these little parts, and then I'd go back to my job at the bookstore. Dazed And Confused sort of drew that line in the sand, where even though I didn't really make any money, I knew I could never go back into the bookstore, because it would seem strange. Beyond that sort of superficial, practical effect, I always feel bad for people who didn't have a first experience like that. I did that film with these kids, and a lot of them, it was their first time on location. It was definitely a fun movie, but it operated on so many levels, because there was the life outside the movie. It's this really abbreviated, condensed, high-octane equivalent of the college experience I essentially never had. And on another level, I think we all really felt that we were part of an incredibly unusual creative process, because it was a collaborative effort, and we were taken really seriously by Rich [Linklater]. He's one of those guys that for years, I wished was directing everything I'd been in. And it's sort of bittersweet, because it's the thing that breaks your professional hymen, and you're always trying to recapture that spirit. But the nature of the business doesn't normally allow for such a creative atmosphere in what was essentially a studio movie. |
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(On making Déjà Vu) A surprisingly collaborative experience, which I had very little expectation of, at least going in initially to meet [director] Tony Scott, who ends up being one of these guys who... I think it's an important lesson. You assume that these guys who are elder statesmen, in a sense, who are such visionaries, are just going to move you to your tape mark and pull your strings and then call "cut." But he solicited quite a lot of actor input, and there was a lot of scientific stuff that I became very, very involved in. I became really immersed in all this quantum-physics stuff, at least as much as my brain could process, which is fairly limited. My brain is a sieve when it comes to languages and science. And math. Anything exercising any sort of non-verbal skill. And I really enjoyed it. I was surprised, and Val [Kilmer] and I had a really nice time together. He's a hoot, so we were sort of like the bad kids on the set. |
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(On Mr. Saturday Night) That was my first movie, I guess. Whatever I ended up saying in the movie, I believe, was cut out. I think there was a reaction shot left in. But the experience at the time-I was 21, and I was genuinely excited in a way that I don't think I was for very much after that, because I was filled with that sort of naive conviction that once the ball started rolling, there'd be no stopping it, and this business would be a cinch, and all these other things. It was my first real job. I mean, I had done some TV stuff, but it was within the first 18 months of having started working. |
Trivia
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Dated Julie Delpy. |
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Dated Natasha Lyonne. [2001] |
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Appeared in both Stay Alive (the last production finished in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina) and Deja Vu (the first production in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina). |
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He appeared in both Friends and the spin off Joey but as different characters. |
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Was engaged to actress Christina Ricci from 2005-2006. |
Other Works
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Music Video for Sixpence none the Richer, "There She Goes" (1999). |
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