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Jason Goldberg

For the entrepreneur, see Jason Goldberg (entrepreneur).

Jason Goldberg
Goldberg in 2008
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, US
Occupation(s)Film and television producer
Years active1995–present
Spouse
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(m. 1998; div. 2022)​
Children4

Jason Goldberg (born 1972) is an American film and television producer. Goldberg is the producer of the films Guess Who and The Butterfly Effect and executive producer of the shows Beauty and the Geek and Punk'd. He often works with Ashton Kutcher.

Early life and education

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Jason Goldberg was born in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California.[1]

Career

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Goldberg began working as a producer in 1994 on the Blythe Danner film Homage. Next, he produced Cafe Society with Lara Flynn Boyle and Peter Gallagher. He and Ashton Kutcher run a production company, Katalyst Films.[2]

He has been on the board of directors for Environmental Media Association (EMA),[3][4] an environmental action group based in Los Angeles.

Personal life

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Goldberg married actress Soleil Moon Frye (best known as the child actress who portrayed the title character on the 1980s TV sitcom Punky Brewster) on October 25, 1998. They wed in a traditional Jewish ceremony in Los Angeles.[1] Their first child, daughter Poet Sienna Rose Goldberg, was born on August 24, 2005.[5] Their second child, daughter Jagger Joseph Blue Goldberg, was born on March 17, 2008.[6] Their third child, son Lyric Sonny Roads Goldberg, was born February 9, 2014.[7] Their fourth child, son Story Goldberg, was born May 16, 2016.

Goldberg and Moon-Frye renewed their marriage vows in a ceremony in 2008. However, in 2020, after 22 years of marriage, the couple separated.[8] The divorce was finalized in 2022.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lipton, Michael A. (November 9, 1998). "Safe Haven". People.com. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
  2. ^ Wyatt, Edward (April 23, 2007). "Two New Producers, Lots of New Projects". The New York Times. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
  3. ^ "EMA Board of Directors" (PDF). EMA Green Light. Environmental Media Association. Summer 2007. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via trestlewood.com.
  4. ^ "Environmental Media Association". sourcewatch.org. 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "Punky's Soleil Moon Frye Has a Daughter". People. August 24, 2005. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  6. ^ Wihlborg, Ulrica (March 17, 2008). "Soleil Moon Frye Welcomes a Baby Girl". People. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  7. ^ Webber, Stephanie (February 12, 2014). "Soleil Moon Frye, Husband Jason Goldberg Name Newborn Son Lyric Sonny Roads". usmagazine.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Jordan, Julie; Stone, Natalie (December 28, 2020). "Soleil Moon Frye and Jason Goldberg Separate After 22 Years of Marriage". People.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  9. ^ Eliza Thompson (April 26, 2022). "Soleil Moon Frye's Divorce Finalized After 2 Years, Ex Jason Goldberg to Pay Her $36K a Month". Us Weekly.
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