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Ricky Paull Goldin
Pine Valley Presence
Jake Martin (May 2nd, 2008 to Present)
At a Glance
Ricky Paull Goldin was born January 5th to Irish and British parents. He is the son of internationally famous hypnotist, Professor Paul Goldin, but his mother, Patricia deserves all the credit.
Acting since the age of three, Ricky’s first professional job was a contract role on TV’s Romper Room. He went on to do over 150 television commercials, winning four Clios. By the age of fifteen, he was on Broadway, in On Golden Pond. He was discovered by the famous Joseph Papp, who served as a mentor and brought him to public theater in New York where Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson would play his parents in The Nest of the Wood Grouse. The show moved to the Kennedy Center where Ricky performed for over a year to packed houses including command performances for President Reagan and President Bush.
Ricky was then off to Hollywood where he landed recurring roles on hit shows such as Alf, Kate & Allie, and 21 Jump Street. Additionally, he made guest appearances on countless TV shows. Film credits include Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion directed by Fred Mirkin, The Blob directed by Chuck Russell, Piranha directed by James Cameron, Mirror Mirror with Karen Black, Pastime from Miramax, and Going Overboard with Adam Sandler.
After a season of Hail to the Chief starring Patty Duke on ABC, and a dozen other television pilots, he was offered a three year contract on NBC’s Another World. His character, Dean Frame, skyrocketed to popularity and Ricky won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Actor. Around this time, he executive produced, co-created, and starred in ABC’s summer hit, Street Match, a ground breaking reality TV show about dating.
Ricky went on to produce several television projects for Telepictures, MTV, Viacom and Nash Ent. Discovered again by legendary Broadway star, Tommy Tune, he was hand picked out of over 3000 singing and dancing performers to star as Danny Zuko in the Broadway revival of Grease with Rosie O’Donnell as Rizo. Ricky would lead the Macy’s Day parade with Brooke Shields (who later played Rizo) on the back of his Harley motorcycle. He also gave a command performance of Grease for President Clinton on Chelsea’s birthday.
After 726 performances of Grease, Ricky was off to London and Ireland to star in The Pirates of Penzance and landed on the very stage that his father performed the sold out “Paul Goldin Show” for twenty years. His extensive theater background includes Welcome to My Life in which he played multiple characters, The Long Christmas Dinner, Our Town, Damn Yankees, and Happy Journey.
Ricky went back to Hollywood where he filmed a string of movies of the week including Love Lives On starring Sam Waterston and Christine Lahti, A Face To Die For, Talk To Me, Into the Arms of Danger, Something Borrowed Something Blue, Coach of the Year, Hard Knox, She’s Leaving Home, and West Point. He was then awarded a contract role as Gary Dawson on Daytime’s #1 Series: The Young and The Restless, a character with multiple personalities.
After selling a sketch comedy pilot to Viacom, Ricky packed his bags and headed back to New York for a contract role on Guiding Light, the longest running show on television. He would re-invent himself as the lovable rogue FBI agent, Gus Aitoro, his most popular role to date. Ricky won a Daytime Emmy nomination for Best Lead Actor in 2003, singing on stage at Radio City Music Hall during the ceremony. In 2005, he hosted the main event, Soap Net’s Live From The Red Carpet. That very night, Ricky won the People’s Choice Award for the Most Irresistible Couple in Daytime.
Ricky has received numerous honors for his portrayal of Gus Aitoro, most recently Michael Logan of TV Guide named him the Best Actor in Daytime for 2005, saying his “is the kind of risky, frisky work that turned the young Tony Geary and Justin Deas into soap legends.”
Ricky has studied with Roy London, Harold Guskin, and Larry Moss, the best acting coaches in the business. Ricky attended Fordham University and now resides in New York City.
Acting Portfolio
TELEVISION
All My Children
Jake Martin
May 2nd, 2008 to Present
Guiding Light
Gus Aitoro
March 29th, 2001 to April 7th, 2008
The Young and the Restless
Gary Dawson
1999
Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Brian
1997
Into the Arms of Danger
Brad Winters
1997
The Face
Paul Mallory
1996
Street Match
Host & Executive Producer
1993
Another World
Dean Frame
1990-93; 1994-95; 1998
Hail to the Chief
Doug Mansfield
1985
Coach of the Year
Andy DeFalco
1980
Acting Portfolio
FILM
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Guy at Rehab meeting
1997
Pasttime
Hahn
1991
Mirror, Mirror
Ron
1990
Lambada
Dean
1990
The Blob
Scott Jeske
1988
Hyper Sapien
Dirt
1986
Piranha II: The Spawning
Chris Kimbrough
1981
Acting Portfolio
THEATRE
Broadway
Grease
As Danny Zuko
On Golden Pond
Off Broadway
The Pirates of Penzance
Welcome to My Life
The Nest of the Wood Grouse
Feathered Serpent
Awards & Acclaim
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actor (2003, 2007; for Guiding Light)
Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actor (2003, 2005, 2007; for Guiding Light)
Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actor (2006; for Guiding Light)
soapcentral.com Dankies Winner, Outstanding Newcomer (2009; for All My Children)
Vital Statistics
DATE OF BIRTH: January 5, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH: San Francisco, California
HAIR: Black
OTHER PURSUITS: Partner in Goldin Montello Productions
MARITAL STATUS: Divorced (Emma Ford; Married, November 2001)
MISCELLENEOUS: Once engaged to Yasmine Bleeth
News Archives
News Archive: In a letter, Goldin tells fans he's leaving GL. [Feb 27th, 2008]
News Archive: Goldin signs deal to appear as AMC's Jake. [Mar 5th, 2008]
