Len Goodman(1944-2023)

Actor
Production Manager

Len Goodman in Dancing with the Stars (2005)

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Dancing with the Stars (2005– )

Len Goodman was born on 25 April 1944 in Farnborough, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor and production manager, known for Dancing with the Stars (2005), The Sword of the Lord (1976) and Love/Loss (2010). He was married to Sue Barrett and Cherry Kingston. He died on 22 April 2023 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.

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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 3 nominations total

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Eric Roberts, Tori Spelling, Reginald VelJohnson, Alfonso Ribeiro, Anna Delvey Sorokin, Joey Graziadei, Ilona Maher, Stephen Nedoroscik, Dwight Howard, Julianne Hough, Phaedra Parks, Chandler Kinney, Danny Amendola, Jenn Tran, and Brooks Nader in Dancing with the Stars (2005)

Dancing with the Stars

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The Sword of the Lord

Production Management

1976

Love/Loss

4.5

2010

Strictly Come Dancing

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TV Series

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Credits

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Actor

Love/Loss
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- Len
- 2010

Production Management

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Dancing with the Stars Season 23 Trailer

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Dancing With The Stars: Season 26

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Personal details

Official sites
- Official Site
- The Goodman Dance Centre
Height
- 6′ (1.83 m)
Born
- April 25, 1944
- Farnborough, Kent, England, UK
Died
- April 22, 2023
- Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK(metastatic prostate cancer)
Spouses
Children
- James William Goodman
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Trivia
He took up dancing at age 19, after a doctor told him it would be good exercise for his injured foot. The former welder in the Woolwich docks eventually won the British Championships. He became a teacher and choreographer, and opened his own dance school in Kent.