Jason Goldberg (born 1972) is an American film and television producer. Goldberg is the producer of the films '' Guess Who'' and ''

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'' and executive producer of the shows '' Beauty and the Geek'' and ''

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''. He often works with Ashton Kutcher.

Early life and education

Jason Goldberg was born in Bel Air,

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Career

Goldberg began working as a producer in 1994 on the

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film ''Homage''. Next, he produced ''Cafe Society'' with

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and Peter Gallagher. He and Ashton Kutcher run a production company, Katalyst Films. He has been on the board of directors for Environmental Media Association (EMA), an environmental action group based in Los Angeles.

Personal life

Goldberg married actress Soleil Moon Frye (best known as the child actress who portrayed the title character on the 1980s TV sitcom ''

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'') on October 25, 1998. They wed in a traditional

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ish ceremony in Los Angeles. Their first child, daughter Poet Sienna Rose Goldberg, was born on August 24, 2005. Their second child, daughter Jagger Joseph Blue Goldberg, was born on March 17, 2008. Their third child, son Lyric Sonny Roads Goldberg, was born February 9, 2014. 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. The divorce was finalized in 2022.

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