Dale Eugene Godboldo, Jr. (born July 5, 1975) is an American television and film actor.
Early life
Godboldo was born in
Dallas
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,
Texas
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.
Career
He started his career on Disney's ''
The All New Mickey Mouse Club
''The Mickey Mouse Club'' is an American variety television show that aired intermittently from 1955 to 1996 and briefly returned to social media in 2017. Created by Walt Disney and produced by Walt Disney Productions, the program was first tel ...
'' as an actor, singer, and dancer. He appeared in guest roles on ''
Moesha
''Moesha'' (, ) is an American television sitcom that aired on UPN from January 23, 1996, to May 14, 2001. The series stars Contemporary R&B, R&B singer Brandy Norwood, Brandy as Moesha Denise Mitchell, an African-American teenager living with ...
'' and had a recurring role on the short-lived
UPN
The United Paramount Network (UPN) was an American broadcast television network that operated from 1995 to 2006. It was originally a joint venture between Chris-Craft Industries (later sold to News Corporation)'s subsidiary, United Television, ...
series ''
Goode Behavior
''Goode Behavior'' is an American sitcom that premiered August 26, 1996, on UPN. The series was cancelled after one season, airing its last episode on May 19, 1997, for a total of 22 episodes.
Synopsis
Willie Goode (Sherman Hemsley) is a newly ...
''.
He made his film debut in the 1999 film ''
Dirt Merchant'', followed by roles in ''
ER'' and ''
Promised Land
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''. In 1999, he co-starred in another short-lived UPN series ''
Shasta McNasty
''Shasta McNasty'' (later retitled ''Shasta'') is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from October 5, 1999, to August 1, 2000. The show was created by Jeff Eastin and produced by Eastin and Neal H. Moritz. The show starred Carmine Giovinaz ...
''. After the series was canceled in 2000, Goldboldo had a role on the
NBC
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series ''
Kristin'', starring
. In 2003, he portrayed Keith Townsend on the
Fox
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Twelve species ...
sitcom ''
Wanda at Large
''Wanda at Large'' is an American sitcom starring Wanda Sykes; Sykes also created the series alongside Bruce Helford, Les Firestein, and Lance Crouther. The series aired for two seasons on Fox from March 26 to November 7, 2003.
Synopsis
Sykes ...
''. Since its cancellation in 2003, he has guest starred on ''
Courting Alex
''Courting Alex'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from January 23 to March 29, 2006. It was a starring vehicle for Jenna Elfman of ''Dharma & Greg'' fame. The series was based on the British sitcom ''According to Bex''.
Premise
Elfman ...
'', ''
Commander in Chief'', and ''
Women's Murder Club''. Godboldo played Cooper in the short-lived show ''Jenny'' that starred Jenny MaCarthy and George Hamilton. In 2008, he had a role in the thriller ''
Lakeview Terrace
''Lakeview Terrace'' is a 2008 American crime thriller film directed by Neil LaBute, written by David Loughery and Howard Korder, co-produced by James Lassiter and Will Smith, and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washingto ...
'', starring
Samuel L. Jackson. He starred as lawyer
Carl E. Douglas in ''
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story''.
Philanthropy
Godboldo has fundraised for a wide range of efforts including education and arts training, gender equality, early childhood development, the eradication of poverty, ending human trafficking, feeding the homeless, promoting good health and well-being, economic empowerment through entrepreneurship training, and the facilitation of live organ transplants to save lives. Beneficiaries have included THORN, Feed A Billion, INROADS, Clinton Foundation, Just Keep Livin Foundation, Quincy Jones Foundation, Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project, Breed Life, Child Liberation Foundation, My Life My Power, Firelife Foundation, and The Jenesse Project, among many others.
Honorees and special guests of Godboldo's events have included President Bill Clinton, President George W. Bush, Robert De Niro, James Cameron, Matthew McConaughey, Diddy, Richard Branson, John Travolta, Quincy Jones, Martin Scorsese, Eva Longoria, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Sean Penn, Jada Pinkett Smith, Charlize Theron, and Halle Berry, among others.
Godboldo currently executive produces Unite4: Humanity as President of ARG Media, and operates his businesses under the brand, Dale Godboldo Enterprises.
Godboldo formed the Always In The Club Foundation in appreciation of the training and mentorship he received as a young man on the Mickey Mouse Club.
Godboldo recently executive produced #MMC30 – The ‘All-New’ Mickey Mouse Club Cast Reunion & 30th Anniversary Celebration at Walt Disney Resort benefitting Always In The Club, and Central Florida's onePULSE Foundation and Give Kids The World Village.
With help from President Bill Clinton, Godboldo launched Project:NOW – a non-profit initiative that rapidly addresses the educational needs of at-risk youth in America. Its first fundraiser was held in New York with George W. Bush on September 24, 2014. The evening was sponsored by Amway and Unite4:Good, and hosted by The Good Wife's Chris Noth.
Filmography
References
External links
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1975 births
American male child actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Living people
Mouseketeers
Male actors from Dallas
21st-century American singers