"We are meaning-making machines. Without understanding the meaning behind things, we have a hard time living in the world. I take people out of their own world just for a bit, and transport them to the worlds I create. Sometimes, only by sitting on another world, can see our own world clearly."
Gordon wrote his first musical at age 11, composing extensive piano concertos by age 12 and was a baritone soloist with symphony orchestras by age 16. He moved on to performing live, or recording with organizations such as the London City Symphony, Prague Symphony, West Side Symphony, Pasadena, Phoenix, Utah, San Diego Symphonies; Los Angeles Baroque Orchestra etc.. Plus he contributed to the movie soundtracks of: Flatliners, Dracula, The Postman, Star Trek VI, Star Trek Generations, Twister, Independence Day, Devil's Advocate, Sum of All Fears, A.I, and Triple X. He has worked under composers: John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Jerry Herman, John Rutter, Jester Hairston, Randy Edelman, and Bruce Broughton to name just a few. In fact, Henry Mancini was once his personal accompanist.
Dr. Goodman has performed dozens of professional stage roles across U.S., such as the Prince and the Wolf in Into the Woods, Charlie in Annie get Your Gun, Jud in Oklahoma, Dr. Craven in Secret Garden, Lancelot in Camelot, the Duke in Big River, Matt Burke in Anna Christie, the Professor in Gilligan's Island, the Musical, Pierre for the LA Opera in The Merry Widow, and Jigger in Carousel, an award-winning performance of Barrymore in Los Angeles, and was instrumental in developing the role of Gaston for the stage version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. On television he had co-starring roles in: The New Family Affair, Century City, General Hospital, Passions, Man Trouble, 21 Jump Street, In Living Color. He has worked on stage or screen with performers such as: Bob Hope, Jack Nicholson, John Raitt, Ed Asner, Johnny Depp, Rich Little, Jim Carrey, Steve Martin, Leslie Uggams, Tim Curry and many others, and has appeared in 25 television commercials to date.e.
Gordon has B.A. in Business, a MS in counseling psychology, a MA in media psychology, and a rare Ph.D. that combines clinical, biological, and social psychological perspectives adapted to media, entertainment, and communication. He was trained as a certified hypnotherapist through the UCLA Medical School, and has worked with many celebrities in the entertainment business. He is a certified artificial insemination technician with Carnation Genetics, picked up a Broker's license (just because he could) and has toured the U.S. giving lectures on subconscious behavior for sales professionals. He has a black belt in Karate and studied extensively in hand-to-hand combat and grappling. He has developed or participated in many corporate events with clients such as: The Walt Disney Company, Ford, Bayer, Macmillan & Sons, J.C. Penny, Jack in the Box, Merrill Lynch, Century 21, The City of Los Angeles, Coldwell Banker, Chicago Natural History Museum, Chef America, and WDI.
Dr. Goodman was a member of the Disaster Action Team at the AstroDome immediately following Hurricane Katrina.
He has many many copyrights for music, scripts, and books, and owns the trademark "HypnoCast" creating a variety of educational products. He has composed and produced concept albums with stars from Phantom, Sunset Boulevard, the Scarlett Pimpernel, Wicked, The Addams Family, and many others. He is the author of the self-help coloring book, Invasion of the Belief Creatures, and the novels, The King of the Northern Lights, The Knights of Royal Pond, The Fish Who Had Fingers, and Stage Fright: Who Needs It?, where he published findings from the largest scientific study of elite actors and stage fright. He is also the author and illustrator of many children's books, including Opera Goats, The Fish Who Had Fingers, and the audio book he wrote for Retinoblastoma International with a cast from Days of Our Lives - called, Emma and the Gobbletygoos. Gordon wrote, art directed, and co-produced The Puffy the Pillow Show pilot for television, as well as directing the animated trailer for King of the Northern Lights - composing and recording its soundtrack with the Sofia Radio Orchestra in Bulgaria. He's spent the last few years teaching college students, writing new musicals, and creating new television content.
His photography, charcoal portraits, paintings, illustrations, and sculptures are in private collections across the country. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, formerly a Rockette at Radio City in New York currently a choreographer for the Walt Disney Company. He has two children.
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