GOLDIN, Ricky Paull 1968–

(Richard Paull Goldin, Ricky Paull, Ricky G. Paull)

PERSONAL

Full name, Richard Paull Goldin; born January 5, 1968, in San Francisco, CA; son of Paul (a magician and hypnotist) Goldin; married Emma Ford (an actress), November 2001 (divorced, 2002). Avocational Interests: Fishing.

Addresses: Agent—Stone Manners Agency, 900 Broadway, Suite 803, New York, NY 10003; Abrams Artists Agency, 265 Seventh Ave., 26th Floor, New York, NY 10001.

Career: Actor and producer. Goldin Montello Productions, partner, with Vin Montello; appeared in more than 150 commercials.

Awards, Honors: Young Artist Award nomination, best young actor in a horror or mystery motion picture, 1989, for The Blob; Soap Opera Digest Award, outstanding younger lead actor: daytime, 1992, for Another World; Special Fan Award nomination (with Beth Ehlers), America's favorite couple, Daytime Emmy Awards, 2002, Daytime Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actor in a drama series, 2003, both for The Guiding Light.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(As Ricky G. Paull) Chris Kimbrough, Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (also known as Piranha II: Flying Killers, Piranha paura, and The Spawning), Columbia, 1981.

Teenager with mask, Unfaithfully Yours, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1984.

Dirt, Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star (also known as Hyper Sapien), Warner Bros., 1986.

Scott Jeske, The Blob, TriStar, 1988.

Terrorist without shirt, Going Overboard (also known as Babes Ahoy), 1989.

Dean, Lambada, Warner Bros., 1990.

Ron, Mirror, Mirror, New City Releasing, 1990.

Hahn, Pastime (also known as One Cup of Coffee), Miramax, 1991.

Guy at rehab meeting, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, Buena Vista, 1997.

Television Appearances; Series:

Doug Mansfield, Hail to the Chief, ABC, 1985.

Himself, Street Match, ABC, 1993.

Dean Frame, Another World (also known as Another World: Bay City), NBC, 1990–1993, 1994–1995, 1998.

Gary Dawson, The Young and the Restless (also known as Y&R), CBS, 1999–2001.

Gus Aitoro/Nicholas Augustino/Nicky August, The Guiding Light (also known as Guiding Light), CBS, 2001—.

Television Appearances; Movies:

The Rocking Chair Rebellion, 1979.

Jeff Bridley, Hard Knox, NBC, 1984.

(As Ricky Paull) Bobby, Bobby and Sarah, NBC, 1984.

Brian, Love Lives On, ABC, 1985.

Paul Mallory, A Face to Die For (also known as The Face), NBC, 1996.

Dwayne, Talk to Me, ABC, 1996.

Brad Winters, Into the Arms of Danger (also known as Into the Arms of Danger: A Moment of Truth Movie and Running Wild), NBC, 1997.

Brian Anderson, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, CBS, 1997.

(Uncredited) Gus Aituro, A Wedding Story: Josh and Reva, 2002.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

(As Ricky Paull) Andy DeFalco, Coach of the Year, NBC, 1980.

Freddy Smoot, The Best Defense, ABC, 1995.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Phil, Words to Live By, CBS, 1989.

Presenter, Soap Opera Digest Awards, NBC, 1992.

Presenter, The 19th annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1992.

Presenter, The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2001.

Himself, The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Kevin Carney, "Fathers and Sons," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1985.

Peter, "Out of the Night," The Hitchhiker, HBO, 1985.

Jason Crawford, "The Trouble with Jason," Kate & Allie, CBS, 1986.

Tommy, "Final Approach," MacGyver, ABC, 1986.

Jason Crawford, "Halloween II," Kate & Allie, CBS, 1986.

Jason Crawford, "Jennie & Jason," Kate & Allie, CBS, 1986.

Danny Duckworth, "Stop in the Name of Love," ALF, NBC, 1988.

Danny, "Torn between Two Lovers," ALF, NBC, 1989.

"Fathers and Sons," 21 Jump Street, Fox, 1989.

Tad, "Muddy Waters," Baywatch, NBC, 1990.

Rawley, "The Incident," Baywatch, syndicated, 1996.

Gil Rosen, "Deconstructing Peri," V.I.P., syndicated, 1998.

(As Richard Paull Goldin) "Love Floats: The St. Valentine's Day Massacre," The Love Boat: The Next Wave, UPN, 1999.

Honest Ernie, "The Dude of Love," Malibu, CA, syndicated, 1999.

Benny, "Scarlet Rose," Pacific Blue, USA Network, 1999.

Celebrity contestant, "St. Thomas: III & IV," Search Party, E! Entertainment Television, 2000.

Made television debut in Romper Room.

Television Work; Series:

Executive producer, Street Match, ABC, 1993.

Television Work; Pilots:

Produced Wired and Fired, MTV; Doin' Life.

Stage Appearances:

Prov (Prosha), Sudakov's son, The Nest of the Wood Grouse, The Public/Newman Theatre, 1984.

Welcome to My Life, Second Stage Theater, New York City, 1991.

Danny Zuko, Grease, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1994.

Made Broadway debut in On Golden Pond; also appeared in The Pirates of Penzance, off–Broadway production; Feathered Serpent, off–Broadway production.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

CBS Soaps in Depth, February 26, 2002.

Soap Opera Weekly, August 7, 2001; October 14, 2003.