Daniel Goldberg(1949-2023)

Producer
Writer
Director

Daniel Goldberg was born on 7 March 1949 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was a producer and writer, known for Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981) and Space Jam (1996). He was married to Ilona Herzberg. He died on 12 July 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Meatballs

6.2

Producer(as Dan Goldberg)

1979

Stripes

6.8

Producer(as Dan Goldberg)

1981

Space Jam

6.5

Producer

1996

Junior

4.8

Producer

1994

Credits

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Producer

The Hangover Part III
5.9
- producer
- 2013
The Hangover Part II
6.5
- producer (as Dan Goldberg)
- 2011
Due Date
6.5
- produced by (as Dan Goldberg)
- 2010
The Hangover
7.7
- producer (as Dan Goldberg)
- 2009
School for Scoundrels
5.9
- producer
- 2006
EuroTrip
6.6
- produced by
- 2004
Old School
7.0
- producer
- 2003
Alienators: Evolution Continues
5.6
TV Series
- executive producer (as Dan Goldberg)
- 2001–2002
Killing Me Softly
5.4
- executive producer
- 2002
Evolution: The Animated Movie
Video
- executive producer (as Dan Goldberg)
- 2002
Evolution
6.1
- produced by
- 2001
Road Trip
6.5
- produced by
- 2000
Six Days Seven Nights
5.9
- executive producer
- 1998
Mummies Alive! The Legend Begins
7.2
Video
- executive producer
- 1998
Extreme Ghostbusters
6.9
TV Series
- executive producer (as Danny Goldberg)
- 1997

Writer

Feds
5.6
- written by (as Dan Goldberg)
- 1988
Meatballs III: Summer Job
3.6
- characters
- 1986
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
5.5
- screenplay by (as Dan Goldberg)
- 1983
Heavy Metal
6.6
- screenplay
- story
- story (as Dan Goldberg, segment "Harry Canyon", as Dan Goldberg, segment "Taarna", as Dan Goldberg)
- 1981
Stripes
6.8
- written by (as Dan Goldberg)
- 1981
Meatballs
6.2
- written by (as Dan Goldberg)
- 1979
Cannibal Girls
4.6
- from an original story by: the dialogue was developed by the cast
- 1973
My Secret Life
5.6
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1969

Director

Personal details

Official site
- Discogs
Alternative names
- Danny Goldberg
Born
- March 7, 1949
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died
- July 12, 2023
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Spouse
- Ilona Herzberg? - July 12, 2023 (his death)
Relatives

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Trivia
The first Vice-President and second President of the McMaster Film Board at McMaster University in Hamilton Ontario Canada. Arrested with Ivan Reitman in 1970 for producing "Columbus of Sex" based on the victorian novel "My Secret Life". Directed the short "Day Off", and starred in "Orientation" by Reitman at McMaster. Reitman and Goldberg continue to work together as partners in Northern Lights Entertainment.