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Harris Goldberg is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Co-Producer American born on 17 november 1972
Harris Goldberg (born November 17, 1972 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian-born director, writer, and producer. He co-wrote the 1999 film Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo with Rob Schneider and the 2002 film The Master of Disguise with Dana Carvey.
In 2007, Harris wrote and directed Numb inspired by his own experience battling depersonalization disorder and clinical depression.
Harris Goldberg studied for a Bachelor of Arts from McMaster University, majoring in English.
It was at McMaster where Harris started making films, writing, hosting and performing radio shows, doing stand-up comedy at clubs around Toronto and playing with his rock band, OLIVER TWIST, a CLASH-LIKE foursome known for their on stage personal tension that resulted in Goldberg smashing his entire drum kit and breaking his arm during one memorable New Year's gig at the then, mob-owned "JOCKEY CLUB."
Goldberg's first love, however, was tennis where he reached a Canadian junior ranking of number 2 in the country. Taking a year off to pursue the Satellite tennis circuit, he came to the conclusion that tennis would not be his life's work. Goldberg was frequently quoted as saying—he had strokes, but not the head.
His next move was to continue writing where his older brother, Daniel, had attained success writing and producing the films STRIPES and MEATBALLS, both starring Bill Murray. (The older Goldberg later produced OLD SCHOOL, PRIVATE PARTS, ROAD TRIP and THE HANGOVER, THE HANGOVER 2 & 3).
Goldberg moved to Los Angeles where sold his first screenplay within a week. He was signed to The William Morris Agency a week after that where he secured his first job writing for Matty Simmons, owner of National Lampoon and producer of ANIMAL HOUSE.
From there came a multi-picture deal at DISNEY including a long succession of studio assignments that included I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Jessica Biel, a sequel to THE MIGHTY DUCKS and the award winning Hallmark film, A STEP TOWARD TOMORROW, a poignant story between two young brothers, one bound to a wheelchair after an accident. Premiering to rave reviews on CBS SWEEPS WEEK in the winter of 1996, the film also marked a touching and memorable performance by CHRISTOPHER REEVE, his first acting role after his tragic horseback riding accident.
Evolving Pictures Entertainment produced the film, "Where's Angelo?" starring Robert Forster, Michael Madsen, Beverly D'Angelo, and Wolfgang Bodison that was selected to be honored at the prestigious Hollywood Film Festival that premiered at the new Hollywood Arclight Cinemas. "WHERE'S ANGELO" was directed by Harris Goldberg and described as a "Get Shorty" style picture.
“Evolving Pictures Entertainment feels Harris's talent as a writer/director and his unique vision follow the same type of witty, cutting-edge humor and realism that John Hughes brought us in the 1980s. Harris has a great ability of working with actors and attracting star talent to great material.”
Harris is best known as the screenwriter of Touchstone's, DEUCE BIGALOW;MALE GIGOLO, Paramount's, WITHOUT A PADDLE, Sony's, THE MASTER OF DISGUISE, Disney's, I"LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS and writing and directing the autobiographical feature, NUMB starring Matthew Perry, Mary Steenburgen, Kevin Pollak, Lynn Collins, Helen Shaver and Bob Gunton, who played the warden in THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION.
Goldberg became friends with SNL alumni, Rob Schneider, where the two did a series of stand-up performances, including co-hosting THE MONTREAL COMEDY FESTIVAL and a memorable appearance on LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN where Goldberg and Schneider performed their satirical BLUE MAN ASS GROUP. Goldberg accompanied Schneider to Chicago where Schneider was asked to be master of ceremonies for a fund-raiser for PRESIDENT CLINTON and VICE PRESIDENT GORE. An hour before the event, secret service informed Schneider that because of his television series, MEN BEHAVING BADLY and the current problems the President was facing personally, the possible connotation would be bad press. Due to the last minute conflict, Goldberg was asked to fill in by CLINTON himself, something Goldberg describes as the most surreal experience of his life.
Goldberg went onto write and co-produce DEUCE BIGALOW; MALE GIGOLO for Adam Sandler's HAPPY MADISON shingle. A bidding war between TOUCHSTONE and NEW LINE for the project ended with TOUCHSTONE attaining the project. Modestly budgeted at 16.5 million, it went onto favorable box office success grossing 68 million domestically and over 100 million internationally.
From there Goldberg partnered with DANA CARVEY where he wrote and co-produced THE MASTER OF DISGUISE for Sony Pictures, another profitable film grossing 40 million domestically. WITHOUT A PADDLE followed for Paramount starring SETH GREEN, MATTHEW LILLARD, DAX SHEPHERD and BURT REYNOLDS. Paddle was a financial success for the studio grossing 58 million.
Goldberg crossed over to television during this period writing and selling pilots to HBO, CBS, NBC, ABC, TNT and USA. It was during this time that Goldberg began suffering from Depersonalization Disorder, an anxiety and stress reaction he calls the most hideous and frightening time of his life. He would go onto say he didn't know if he would make it from one day to the next. After his recovery, Goldberg wrote a screenplay about the event.
MATTHEW PERRY immediately attached himself to the project. Soon afterwards Goldberg found himself directing his first feature with a cast that included Mary Steenburgen, Kevin Pollak and Lynn Collins. The film went onto win many festival awards including BEST FEATURE at CHICAGO'S GENART FESTIVAL and THE OJAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. Goldberg has stated the film was not only cathartic personally, but proved helpful to many sufferers as well as a precursor to opening up academic investigation into the disorder.
In May 2013, Goldberg started his second directorial effort on THE LIST which is now in post. Shooting was completed in Los Angeles, and Patrick Fugit stars with Jennifer Morrison, Karen Gillan, Aaron Staton, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Giles Martini, Jobeth Williams and Victoria Tennant.
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Harris Goldberg (born November 17, 1972 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian-born director, writer, and producer. He co-wrote the 1999 film Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo with Rob Schneider and the 2002 film The Master of Disguise with Dana Carvey.
In 2007, Harris wrote and directed Numb inspired by his own experience battling depersonalization disorder and clinical depression.
Harris Goldberg studied for a Bachelor of Arts from McMaster University, majoring in English.
It was at McMaster where Harris started making films, writing, hosting and performing radio shows, doing stand-up comedy at clubs around Toronto and playing with his rock band, OLIVER TWIST, a CLASH-LIKE foursome known for their on stage personal tension that resulted in Goldberg smashing his entire drum kit and breaking his arm during one memorable New Year's gig at the then, mob-owned "JOCKEY CLUB."
Goldberg's first love, however, was tennis where he reached a Canadian junior ranking of number 2 in the country. Taking a year off to pursue the Satellite tennis circuit, he came to the conclusion that tennis would not be his life's work. Goldberg was frequently quoted as saying—he had strokes, but not the head.
His next move was to continue writing where his older brother, Daniel, had attained success writing and producing the films STRIPES and MEATBALLS, both starring Bill Murray. (The older Goldberg later produced OLD SCHOOL, PRIVATE PARTS, ROAD TRIP and THE HANGOVER, THE HANGOVER 2 & 3).
Goldberg moved to Los Angeles where sold his first screenplay within a week. He was signed to The William Morris Agency a week after that where he secured his first job writing for Matty Simmons, owner of National Lampoon and producer of ANIMAL HOUSE.
From there came a multi-picture deal at DISNEY including a long succession of studio assignments that included I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Jessica Biel, a sequel to THE MIGHTY DUCKS and the award winning Hallmark film, A STEP TOWARD TOMORROW, a poignant story between two young brothers, one bound to a wheelchair after an accident. Premiering to rave reviews on CBS SWEEPS WEEK in the winter of 1996, the film also marked a touching and memorable performance by CHRISTOPHER REEVE, his first acting role after his tragic horseback riding accident.
Evolving Pictures Entertainment produced the film, "Where's Angelo?" starring Robert Forster, Michael Madsen, Beverly D'Angelo, and Wolfgang Bodison that was selected to be honored at the prestigious Hollywood Film Festival that premiered at the new Hollywood Arclight Cinemas. "WHERE'S ANGELO" was directed by Harris Goldberg and described as a "Get Shorty" style picture.
“Evolving Pictures Entertainment feels Harris's talent as a writer/director and his unique vision follow the same type of witty, cutting-edge humor and realism that John Hughes brought us in the 1980s. Harris has a great ability of working with actors and attracting star talent to great material.”
Harris is best known as the screenwriter of Touchstone's, DEUCE BIGALOW;MALE GIGOLO, Paramount's, WITHOUT A PADDLE, Sony's, THE MASTER OF DISGUISE, Disney's, I"LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS and writing and directing the autobiographical feature, NUMB starring Matthew Perry, Mary Steenburgen, Kevin Pollak, Lynn Collins, Helen Shaver and Bob Gunton, who played the warden in THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION.
Goldberg became friends with SNL alumni, Rob Schneider, where the two did a series of stand-up performances, including co-hosting THE MONTREAL COMEDY FESTIVAL and a memorable appearance on LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN where Goldberg and Schneider performed their satirical BLUE MAN ASS GROUP. Goldberg accompanied Schneider to Chicago where Schneider was asked to be master of ceremonies for a fund-raiser for PRESIDENT CLINTON and VICE PRESIDENT GORE. An hour before the event, secret service informed Schneider that because of his television series, MEN BEHAVING BADLY and the current problems the President was facing personally, the possible connotation would be bad press. Due to the last minute conflict, Goldberg was asked to fill in by CLINTON himself, something Goldberg describes as the most surreal experience of his life.
Goldberg went onto write and co-produce DEUCE BIGALOW; MALE GIGOLO for Adam Sandler's HAPPY MADISON shingle. A bidding war between TOUCHSTONE and NEW LINE for the project ended with TOUCHSTONE attaining the project. Modestly budgeted at 16.5 million, it went onto favorable box office success grossing 68 million domestically and over 100 million internationally.
From there Goldberg partnered with DANA CARVEY where he wrote and co-produced THE MASTER OF DISGUISE for Sony Pictures, another profitable film grossing 40 million domestically. WITHOUT A PADDLE followed for Paramount starring SETH GREEN, MATTHEW LILLARD, DAX SHEPHERD and BURT REYNOLDS. Paddle was a financial success for the studio grossing 58 million.
Goldberg crossed over to television during this period writing and selling pilots to HBO, CBS, NBC, ABC, TNT and USA. It was during this time that Goldberg began suffering from Depersonalization Disorder, an anxiety and stress reaction he calls the most hideous and frightening time of his life. He would go onto say he didn't know if he would make it from one day to the next. After his recovery, Goldberg wrote a screenplay about the event.
MATTHEW PERRY immediately attached himself to the project. Soon afterwards Goldberg found himself directing his first feature with a cast that included Mary Steenburgen, Kevin Pollak and Lynn Collins. The film went onto win many festival awards including BEST FEATURE at CHICAGO'S GENART FESTIVAL and THE OJAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. Goldberg has stated the film was not only cathartic personally, but proved helpful to many sufferers as well as a precursor to opening up academic investigation into the disorder.
In May 2013, Goldberg started his second directorial effort on THE LIST which is now in post. Shooting was completed in Los Angeles, and Patrick Fugit stars with Jennifer Morrison, Karen Gillan, Aaron Staton, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Giles Martini, Jobeth Williams and Victoria Tennant.
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Hefner: Unauthorized (1999)
, 1h37Directed by Peter Werner
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Randall Batinkoff, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Rebecca Herbst, Jim Metzler, Rebecca Romijn, Mark Harelik
Roles Printer
Rating47%
Director
Alex & the List (2018)
Directed by Harris Goldberg
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Karen Gillan, Jennifer Morrison, Patrick Fugit, Julie Gonzalo, Gilles Marini, Eddie Kaye Thomas
Rating46%
Numb (2007)
, 1h33Directed by Harris Goldberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Matthew Perry, Viola Lynn Collins, Mary Steenburgen, Kevin Pollak, Helen Shaver, William B. Davis
Rating64%
When modestly successful screenwriter Hudson Milbank (Matthew Perry) descends into a strange mood in which he feels detached from the world around him and unable to connect with his surroundings, either physically or emotionally, he initially attributes it to a night of excessive cannabis use. His writing partner Tom (Kevin Pollak) is disturbed by the sudden change in Hudson's demeanor and urges him to seek psychiatric help.
Scriptwriter
Alex & the List (2018)
Directed by Harris Goldberg
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Karen Gillan, Jennifer Morrison, Patrick Fugit, Julie Gonzalo, Gilles Marini, Eddie Kaye Thomas
Roles Writer
Rating46%
Numb (2007)
, 1h33Directed by Harris Goldberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Matthew Perry, Viola Lynn Collins, Mary Steenburgen, Kevin Pollak, Helen Shaver, William B. Davis
Roles Writer
Rating64%
When modestly successful screenwriter Hudson Milbank (Matthew Perry) descends into a strange mood in which he feels detached from the world around him and unable to connect with his surroundings, either physically or emotionally, he initially attributes it to a night of excessive cannabis use. His writing partner Tom (Kevin Pollak) is disturbed by the sudden change in Hudson's demeanor and urges him to seek psychiatric help.
, 1h23Directed by Mike Mitchell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Serial killer films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Jeroen Krabbé, Rob Schneider, Til Schweiger, Eddie Griffin, Hanna Verboom, Kostas Sommer
Rating47%
Gigolos in Europe are being terrorized by a serial killer. In Malibu, Deuce Bigalow's wife Kate has died from a shark attack, and Deuce is invited by his former pimp T.J. Hicks to Amsterdam where T.J. is currently pimping. Deuce goes, as he is suspected of complicity in some dolphin-related injuries in Malibu and to take his mind off of Kate (even though he brings her prosthetic leg along).
Without a Paddle (2004)
, 1h35Directed by Steven Brill
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Actors Seth Green, Matthew Lillard, Dax Shepard, Ethan Suplee, Abraham Benrubi, Rachel Blanchard
Roles Story
Rating57%
Following a friend's death, a group of three old friends go on an adventure, a search for the treasure of D. B. Cooper, which their dead buddy Billy planned for them years prior. Along the way, they meet up with pot farming, insane hillbillies that try to hunt them and kill them. They go through the forest along the way, avoiding a bear as well, before meeting two friendly hippies who help them get away. The hillbillies track them down, but not before the three friends meet D.B. Cooper's accomplice. The boys find D.B.'s bones and believe he burned his share of the money to survive. The hillbillies catch up to them and a fight ensues. Some quick thinking and a grenade causes a tree to fall on the rednecks and gives the guys a chance to get away. Once they escape the wilderness D.B.'s partner gives them his share of the money.
The Master of Disguise (2002)
, 1h20Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Actors Jennifer Esposito, James Brolin, Dana Carvey, Dylan Sprouse, Brent Spiner, Harold Gould
Roles Writer
Rating33%
In Palermo, Italy in 1979, Fabbrizio Disguisey, the latest in a long line of Italian secret agents known as "Masters of Disguise", breaks up a smuggling ring run by the evil Devlin Bowman but barely avoids getting caught (while disguised as Bo Derek). Bowman is arrested and Fabbrizio decides it best to keep his family's identity a secret from his infant son, Pistachio.
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
, 1h28Directed by Mike Mitchell
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors William Forsythe, Adam Sandler, Arija Bareikis, Eddie Griffin, Rob Schneider, Oded Fehr
Rating57%
Deuce Bigalow (Rob Schneider), an insecure fishtank cleaner (aquarist), is fired for cleaning the tank at a public aquarium in the nude. Deuce is unsuccessful in attracting women, so he attempts to keep himself busy at work. On a house call, he meets an Argentinean male prostitute Antoine Laconte (Oded Fehr). Antoine is going on a business trip, and so asks Deuce to care for his lionfish and protect his home while he is away. Deuce accidentally sets Antoine's kitchen on fire when trying to make a grilled cheese sandwich in the toaster, and breaks an expensive fish tank.
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
, 1h26Directed by Arlene Sanford
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Christmas films, Transport films, Road movies, Children's films
Actors Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Jessica Biel, Adam LaVorgna, Gary Cole, Eve Gordon, Lauren Maltby
Roles Writer
Rating55%
Jake Wilkinson (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) is an 18-year-old boy attending Palisades Academy in California. For the past few years, he has not been home to Larchmont, New York for Christmas since his mother died and his father remarried. A few days before Christmas Eve, his father offers to give him his vintage 1957 Porsche if he is home by 6:00 p.m. Christmas Eve for Christmas dinner. Initially, Jake had traded in his airline ticket to New York for two tickets to Cabo San Lucas to take his girlfriend Allie (Jessica Biel), who is also from New York. She considers the act selfish as Jake knows Allie always returns home for Christmas. Jake reconsiders and trades the tickets back in for New York, and she forgives him.
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The Master of Disguise (2002)
, 1h20Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Actors Jennifer Esposito, James Brolin, Dana Carvey, Dylan Sprouse, Brent Spiner, Harold Gould
Roles Co-Producer
Rating33%
In Palermo, Italy in 1979, Fabbrizio Disguisey, the latest in a long line of Italian secret agents known as "Masters of Disguise", breaks up a smuggling ring run by the evil Devlin Bowman but barely avoids getting caught (while disguised as Bo Derek). Bowman is arrested and Fabbrizio decides it best to keep his family's identity a secret from his infant son, Pistachio.
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
, 1h28Directed by Mike Mitchell
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors William Forsythe, Adam Sandler, Arija Bareikis, Eddie Griffin, Rob Schneider, Oded Fehr
Roles Co-Producer
Rating57%
Deuce Bigalow (Rob Schneider), an insecure fishtank cleaner (aquarist), is fired for cleaning the tank at a public aquarium in the nude. Deuce is unsuccessful in attracting women, so he attempts to keep himself busy at work. On a house call, he meets an Argentinean male prostitute Antoine Laconte (Oded Fehr). Antoine is going on a business trip, and so asks Deuce to care for his lionfish and protect his home while he is away. Deuce accidentally sets Antoine's kitchen on fire when trying to make a grilled cheese sandwich in the toaster, and breaks an expensive fish tank.