Background
Goldstein was born and raised in Manhattan, New York and honed his acting skills at New York University and Northwestern University before landing a role on the soap opera All My Children and later heading for Hollywood.
Goldstein was born and raised in Manhattan, New York and honed his acting skills at New York University and Northwestern University before landing a role on the soap opera All My Children and later heading for Hollywood.
New York University; Northwestern University. Tisch School of the Arts.
Goldstein waited tables for ten years to help pay the bills between acting gigs. In a bizarre twist of fate, one of Goldstein’s regular customers turned out to be Drake & Josh producer Dan Schneider, who did not recognize his favorite waiter on the audition tape. Some of his other television credits include The Riches, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, NCIS, Heroes, Grey"s Anatomy, Once and Again and The Electric Company.
He also directed three episodes of the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly starring his former Drake & Josh co-star Miranda Cosgrove.
In recent years, Goldstein has taken to traveling to Bowling Green, Kentucky during the summer to direct amateur youth theatre. So far, he has directed local productions of both Romeo and Juliet and Pride and Prejudice.
Goldstein was also a founding member of Los Angeles" Sacred Fools Theater Company, and served as one of its Artistic Directors during the theater"s inaugural season.