Gordon Goodman
About Gordon
Gordon Goodman, Ph.D. is an American media and entertainment psychologist and veteran professional singer and actor, having performed dozens of roles for the professional stage across, on television, and has been featured in over 25 television commercials to date, including Jack in the Box and Verizon. He was a Los Angeles Ovation Award nominee for Best Actor for his performance of “Barrymore, is a Scenie and Mercury Award winner. Dr. Goodman began a professional career as a classical baritone soloist at age 16, performing live or recording with organizations such as the: London City Symphony, the Prague Symphony, the West Side Symphony, the Pasadena, Phoenix, Utah, and San Diego Symphonies, the Los Angeles Baroque Orchestra, and others. His voice can be heard on many motion pictures soundtracks, where he worked under the batons of John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Randy Edelman, Bruce Broughton, James Newton Howard, and Henry Mancini, to name a few. Gordon Goodman was the first live action Aquaman. He has his own animatronic character performing daily at a major Disney park. He has been a voice-over artist for many companies, and was the voice of Rudolfo on one of the most popular Pink Panther cartoons, “Nut at the Opera.” He has worked as creative artistic director, helping develop game shows for television. He is the author and composer of 12 musicals. His books and audiobooks are available at Amazon.com and Audible.com, and his audiobook, “Emma and the Gobbletygoos” (with the cast of “Days of Our Lives”) is available through Retinoblastoma International. He has been a professional illustrator, graphic artist, painter and sculptor, with paintings currently listed at FineArtAmerica.com. He has taught psychology at both the graduate and undergraduate level. He is a personal consultant for many well-known creative personalities, helping them maintain resilience and balance while attaining their goals. Dr. Goodman has received commendations from both the California State Assembly and the California State Senate for his contribution to the Arts.
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Dream Role
Don't have one.
Favorite Role I Have Played
Barrymore
My Favorite Musical
INTO THE WOODS
Favorite MTG Show I Have Been In
Charlie Daniels in SHENANDOAH
Funniest / Most Memorable Thing That's Happened to Me on Stage
Too many. I've gone up on lines a thousand times, made up lines and/or lyrics. I remember being a singing gondolier, in a costume Bob Mackie made for me, making up Italian lyrics for all of the songs. I remember tripping on a box as I exited down a ramp during a blackout and landing face-first just as the lights for intermission came up and tearing a hamstring muscle. I remember doing a fight scene in OKLAHOMA, where I played Jud, and breaking my larynx during the fight scene. I remember playing Gaston in pre-Broadway version of Disney's BEAUTY & THE BEAST and going over backwards because of the slippery heel on the boots they made me in London. I remember Henry Mancini, getting up from his stool at the piano, picking me up and hugging me, because of the performance of "God Bless America" we did. I remember hearing 5000 people gasp when I finally began to sing after a long soliloquy while supported by a prestigious symphony. I remember alone on stage sitting in a chair in front of an 80 piece orchestra and 120 voice choir, and falling asleep. Need I go on???
Languages Spoken
English
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he/him/his
Special Skills
Singing, Teaching Voice, Various Accents, Martial Arts, Firebreathing While Juggling and Baking
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