The writer, director and producer best known for his screenplay for Cool Runnings died on October 2 following a long battle with brain and sinus cancer. He was 55.
Aside from the 1993 comedy about the Jamaican Olympic bobsled team, Goldberg’s writing credits include Should’ve Been Romeo with Paul Ben-Victor; Little Giants starring Rick Moranis and Ed O’Neill; Bushwhacked with Daniel Stern; Snow Dogs with Cuba Gooding Jr; The Lovemaster starring comedian Craig Shoemaker, which Goldberg also directed; and television series Brutally Normal.
Goldberg also acted in and directed numerous Off-Broadway plays and regional productions. He received an Mfa from the University Of Michigan and a Bfa from Carnegie Mellon University.
He is survived by mother Dorothy Lean, father George, daughter Kayla, brother Mark and sister Randi. Additional surviving family include former wife Karen Ray and siblings Francine Lean, Jodi Whitten and Gary Lean. Goldberg is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
The funeral...
Aside from the 1993 comedy about the Jamaican Olympic bobsled team, Goldberg’s writing credits include Should’ve Been Romeo with Paul Ben-Victor; Little Giants starring Rick Moranis and Ed O’Neill; Bushwhacked with Daniel Stern; Snow Dogs with Cuba Gooding Jr; The Lovemaster starring comedian Craig Shoemaker, which Goldberg also directed; and television series Brutally Normal.
Goldberg also acted in and directed numerous Off-Broadway plays and regional productions. He received an Mfa from the University Of Michigan and a Bfa from Carnegie Mellon University.
He is survived by mother Dorothy Lean, father George, daughter Kayla, brother Mark and sister Randi. Additional surviving family include former wife Karen Ray and siblings Francine Lean, Jodi Whitten and Gary Lean. Goldberg is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
The funeral...
- 10/5/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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