Goldberg, Bill 1966–

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GOLDBERG, Bill 1966–

(Bill Gold, Goldberg)

PERSONAL

Full name, William Scott Goldberg; born December 27, 1966, in Tulsa, OK; son of Jed (an obstetrician) and Ethel (a concert violinist and professional orchid judge) Goldberg; married Wanda Ferraton (a stunt performer), April 10, 2005; children: one. Education: University of Georgia, degree in psychology. Religion: Judaism. Avocational Interests: Cars, motorcycles, sports.

Addresses: Agent—International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Career: Professional wrestler, beginning 1997, and actor. Appeared in commercials. Atlanta Falcons, professional football player, 1991–94; some sources also cite an affiliation with the Los Angeles Rams. Worked as a bouncer. Also known as Bill Gold.

Awards, Honors: Named All-Conference Defensive Lineman, c. 1980s, while playing for the University of Georgia; U.S. champion and world heavyweight champion, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), 1997–98.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

(As Goldberg) WCW Saturday Night (also known as WCW Saturday Morning), TBS, 1997–2000.

(As Goldberg) WCW Monday Nitro (also known as WCW Monday Nitro Live! and World Championship Wrestling Monday Nitro), TNT, 1997–2001.

WCW Thunder, TBS, beginning 1998.

(As Goldberg) Sunday Night Heat (also known as WWE Sunday Night Heat and WWF Sunday Night Heat), Spike TV, 2003–2004.

(As Goldberg) Raw Is War (also known as Monday Night Raw, WWE Raw Is War, WWF Raw, WWF Raw Is War, and WWF Warzone), Spike TV, 2003–2004.

Host, AutoManiac (also known as Inside the Ride), History Channel, beginning 2005.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Luger, The Jesse Ventura Story, NBC, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

WCW Bash at the Beach, 1998.

WCW Superbrawl VIII, 1998.

WCW Mayhem 1999, 1999.

WCW World Title Tournament, 1999.

WCW Mayhem 2000, 2000.

Narrator, Martial Arts—The Real Story, The Learning Channel, 2000.

Himself, The Funkmaster Flex Super Series, Spike TV, 2005.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

13th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2000.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Lou "the Pariah" Maguire (some sources cite Rocky Williams), "Captains Courageous," Love Boat: The Next Wave, The WB, 1998.

Guest, "Wrestling," Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 1999.

Himself, Hulk Hogan: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1999.

Himself, "Holiday Show II," The Man Show, Comedy Central, 2000.

Big man, "Walk Like a Man," Yes, Dear, CBS, 2002.

Voice of angry bus passenger, "Family Guy Viewer Mail #1," Family Guy (animated), Fox, 2002.

Voice of Pain King, "Pain King vs. Cleopatra," Kim Possible (animated; also known as Disney's "Kim Possible"), The Disney Channel, 2002.

"In with the New," Arli$$, HBO, 2002.

Himself, "Looney Tunes: Back in Action," HBO First Look, HBO, 2003.

(As Goldberg) Punk'd, MTV, 2003.

(As Goldberg) "Shocking Maury Guests … Where Are They Now?," The Maury Povich Show (also known as Maury), syndicated, 2004.

Himself, Monster Garage, The Discovery Channel, 2004.

(Uncredited) Himself, "Who's Playing the Game?," The Contender, NBC, 2005.

Second inmate, "My Heart Belongs to Daddy," Desperate Housewives, ABC, 2005.

Appeared in Turn Ben Stein On, Comedy Central; and Louis Theroux's "Weird Weekends" (also known as Weird Weekends), Independent Film Channel and BBC-2. Also appeared in episodes of Live! With Regis and Kelly, syndicated, and several other talk shows.

Film Appearances:

(As Goldberg) WCW Road Wild '99, 1999.

Romeo, Universal Soldier: The Return (also known as Universal Soldier IV), Columbia, 1999.

(As Goldberg) Ready to Rumble, Warner Bros., 2000.

Mr. Smith, Looney Tunes: Back in Action (live action and animated; also known as Looney Tunes Back in Action: The Movie), Warner Bros., 2003.

Joey Battle, The Longest Yard, Paramount, 2005.

(As Goldberg) Santa Claus/Satan, Santa's Slay, Media 7 Entertainment, 2005.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Starrcade (also known as WCW Starrcade), 1997, 1998, 1999.

WCW Road Wild '98, Turner Home Video, 1998.

Halloween Havoc (also known as WCW Halloween Havoc), 1998, Warner Home Video, 2000.

WCW Souled Out, 1999.

WCW Superstar Series: Goldberg—Who's Next?, Warner Home Video, 1999.

WCW Superstar Series: Mayhem, Warner Home Video, 1999.

WCW New Blood Rising, 2000.

WCW Sin, 2001.

(As Goldberg) Summerslam (also known as WWE Summerslam), World Wrestling Entertainment Home Video, 2003.

Survivor Series (also known as Survivor Series: A Fall from Grace, WWE Survivor Series, and WWE Survivor Series: A Fall from Grace), World Wrestling Entertainment Home Video, 2003.

(As Goldberg) WWE Armageddon, World Wrestling Entertainment, 2003.

(As Goldberg) WWE Backlash, 2003.

(As Goldberg) WWE Bad Blood, 2003.

(As Goldberg) WWE Unforgiven, World Wrestling Entertainment Home Video, 2003.

(In archive footage) Wrestlemania XIX, 2003.

(In archive footage) The Monday Night War: WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro, World Wrestling Entertainment Home Video, 2004.

(As Goldberg) Royal Rumble, World Wrestling Entertainment, 2004.

(As Goldberg) Sting: Moment of Truth, 2004.

(As Goldberg) WWE No Way Out, World Wrestling Entertainment Home Video, 2004.

WWE Wrestlemania XX, World Wrestling Entertainment Home Video, 2004.

(In archive footage) Himself, The Bret Hart Story: The Best There Is, Was, and Ever Will Be (documentary), World Wrestling Entertainment, 2005.

Himself, WWE Unforgiven (also known as WWE Unforgiven 2005), World Wrestling Entertainment Home Video, 2005.