Date of Birth
4 December 1994, Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth Name
Alexander Jerome Gould
Nickname
Alex
Height
5' 8" (1.73 m)
Mini Biography
Gould was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He began acting at the age of two and is perhaps best known for providing the voice of the title character of Disney/Pixar's film Finding Nemo (2003) and starring as Shane Botwin on the Showtime dark comedy-drama series Weeds (2005). His on-camera credits include guest spots on the television series Ally McBeal (1997), Malcolm in the Middle (2000), and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Supernatural (2005), and Pushing Daisies (2007). He has been Married to Lieba Gould since June 24th, 2018.
Trivia
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He was home-schooled.
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His parents are Tom and Valerie Gould.
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He has been acting since he was 2 years old.
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Older brother of Emma Gould and Kelly Gould.
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Entering Clark University as a freshman in fall 2013.
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He is from a Jewish family (from Russia, Poland, and Romania). Alexander is active with USY (United Synagogue Youth), the youth movement of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ).
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After the end of "Weeds", Alexander Gould spent ten months in Israel as part of the Nativ College Leadership program, an academic gap year for Jewish high school graduates. The last four months of his stay were spent in Yeruham, a Negev desert town, teaching English to local elementary school children.
Quotes
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The great thing about 'Weeds' is that everything we do is never quite serious enough to be taken seriously. It always has humor behind it, and it think it makes it definitely more fun for the audience.