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The Goldbergs

The Goldbergs

ABC 2013

Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a simpler time called the '80s. For geeky 11-year old Adam these were his wonder years and he faced them armed with a video camera to capture all the crazy. The Goldbergs are a loving family like any other, just with a lot more yelling.
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of The Goldbergs (Ranked Cast in 2024)

Hayley Orrantia

#1 - Hayley Orrantia (Erica Goldberg)

Sarah Hayley Orrantia (born February 21, 1994), known professionally as Hayley Orrantia, is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for portraying Erica Goldberg on the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs. She was a member of Lakoda Rayne, a country-pop girl group assembled by Simon Cowell during the first season of The X Factor. Career Orrantia began singing at the age of nine and began professionally training at the age of 12. She wrote her first song at 13 and by age 14 had recorded her first EP of cover songs. That same year, she began writing with songwriter Jamie Houston who at the time was best known for writing hits for the three of the Disney High School Musical movies. Orrantia recorded the vocals to Houston's "Magic of a Friend" which was on Disney's Tinkerbell and The Lost Treasure soundtrack in 2010. Later that year, Orrantia sang background vocals for Demi Lovato on Disney's Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam soundtrack and background vocals for Miley Cyrus on Disney's Hannah Montana Forever soundtrack. Her first acting role was at age 15 on a Sprint commercial in 2011. She was cast in the independent film Cooper and the Castle Hills Gang, which premiered at the Dallas International Film Festival. In the summer of 2011, Orrantia auditioned for the first season of The X Factor. Orrantia was selected from a YouTube video submission and received four "yes" votes from the judges during the live audition phase in Seattle, Washington. Although she originally auditioned as a solo artist, during "Hollywood Week", she and three other female singers, were put into a group for the rest of the auditions. They were eliminated during the fifth week in the live shows. Since 2013, Orrantia has played Erica Goldberg on the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs. After casting Orrantia and learning of her singing talent, series creator Adam F. Goldberg has written several episodes where Erica sings and plans to continue to highlight her singing talent in future episodes. In 2015, Orrantia filmed the movie God's Not Dead 2, released on April 1, 2016.

Hayley Orrantia plays as Erica Goldberg in The Goldbergs.
Hayley Orrantia is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 173 episodes.

George Segal

#2 - George Segal (Albert 'Pops' Solomon)

George Segal (born February 13, 1934) is an American actor and musician. Segal became popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing both dramatic and comedic roles. Some of his most acclaimed roles are in films such as Ship of Fools (1965), King Rat (1965), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967), Where's Poppa? (1970), The Hot Rock (1972), Blume in Love (1973), A Touch of Class (1973), California Split (1974), For the Boys (1991), and Flirting with Disaster (1996). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and has won two Golden Globe Awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in A Touch of Class. On television, he is best known for his roles as Jack Gallo on Just Shoot Me! (1997–2003) and as Albert "Pops" Solomon on The Goldbergs (2013–present). Segal is also an accomplished banjo player. He has released three albums and has also performed the instrument in several of his acting roles and on late night television. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Segal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

George Segal plays as Albert 'Pops' Solomon in The Goldbergs.
George Segal is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 173 episodes.

Troy Gentile

#3 - Troy Gentile (Barry Goldberg)

Troy Gentile plays as Barry Goldberg in The Goldbergs.
Troy Gentile is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 173 episodes.

Sam Lerner

#4 - Sam Lerner (Geoff Schwartz)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sam Lerner Β (born September 27, 1992) is an American teen actor, who made his major debut as the role of Chowder in the 2006 Oscar-nominated computer-animated film, Monster House. Lerner also played a lead role in the feature film Envy as the son of Ben Stiller and Rachel Weisz. Lerner was a series regular on the Brett Ratner-directed "Untitled Diamond-Weissman pilot" for CBS-TV, playing the son of John Leguizamo and Claire Forlani. Before that, he was cast as the son of Wendy Malick and Sam Robards in the ABC-TV pilot, "My Life With Men." He has also appeared on the television shows Malcolm in the Middle, The King of Queens, Two and a Half Men, Oliver Beene, and Sonny With a Chance, and had a recurring voice role on the Cartoon Network show Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?. In August 2007 Lerner completed the recording of voice work for Zak Saturday, a character from the Cartoon Network show The Secret Saturdays. Lerner was nominated for the 2006 Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature for his role as "Chowder" in Monster House. He was beaten for the title by Sir Ian McKellen. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Lerner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Sam Lerner plays as Geoff Schwartz in The Goldbergs.
Sam Lerner is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 68 episodes.

Sean Giambrone

#5 - Sean Giambrone (Ben Pincus (voice))

Sean Giambrone (born May 30, 1999) is an American actor. His roles include Adam F. Goldberg in the sitcom The Goldbergs, and Ron Stoppable in the Disney Channel live action version of Kim Possible. He was the voice of Jeff Randell in Clarence, and Russell in Russell Madness. He voices Yumyulack in Solar Opposites. He also had a small role in The Emoji Movie.

Sean Giambrone plays as Ben Pincus (voice) in The Goldbergs.
Sean Giambrone is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 29 episodes.

Virginia Gardner

#6 - Virginia Gardner (Lexy Bloom)

Virginia Gardner (born April 18, 1995) is an American actress from Sacramento, California. She is best known for playing Christina Raskin in the found footage film Project Almanac and Karolina Dean in the web television series Marvel's Runaways.

Virginia Gardner plays as Lexy Bloom in The Goldbergs.
Virginia Gardner is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 23 episodes.

Jeff Garlin

#7 - Jeff Garlin (Buttercup)

Jeffrey "Jeff" Garlin (born June 5, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, voice artist, director, writer and author, best known for his role as Jeff Greene on the HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Jeff Garlin plays as Buttercup in The Goldbergs.
Jeff Garlin is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 10 episodes.

Wendi McLendon-Covey

#8 - Wendi McLendon-Covey (Monica Rappaccini, Scientist Supreme (voice))

Wendi Anne McLendon-Covey is an American actress and comedian. After her a breakout performance in the 2011 comedy film Bridesmaids, She has appeared in numerous films. In 2013 she began starring as Beverly Goldberg in the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs, for which she was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014.

Wendi McLendon-Covey plays as Monica Rappaccini, Scientist Supreme (voice) in The Goldbergs.
Wendi McLendon-Covey is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 10 episodes.

Last updated: feb 12, 2023

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