Duff Goldman

Known for ActingBorn 1974-12-17 (age 51)Detroit, Michigan, USA

Duff has been cooking since the age of 4, when his mom caught him in the kitchen swinging a meat cleaver while watching Chef Tell on TV. While in second grade, he came close to cutting off his pinkie while carving a pumpkin, and knew he was destined to work in the kitchen. Duff started working professionally when he was 14 at a bagel shop, where he was almost fired for making the sandwiches too big. Ever since then, he’s been putting his own crazy spin on food. After graduating from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, with degrees in history and philosophy, Duff went on to study at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in St. Helena, Calif. He worked at several acclaimed culinary destinations, including the French Laundry, the Vail Cascade Hotel and Todd English's Olives before returning to Baltimore in 2000 to become a personal chef. In March 2002, Duff quit his day job and opened Charm City Cakes. There, he was able to show off his creativity, which comes from a long line of artistic genes. The bakery became a household name on the hit Food Network show Ace of Cakes, which aired for 10 seasons. Duff is also a graffiti artist, a metal sculptor and a musician who plays bass in the Elvis tribute band Danger Ace and the indie band Sand Ox. More recently, Duff and his team opened a second bakery location, Charm City Cakes West in Los Angeles. Fans of Duff can find him on Food Network's new series Worst Bakers in America. He is also a judge on Holiday Baking Championship and Spring Baking Championship. And with Valerie Bertinelli, he hosts and judges Kids Baking Championship.Read more

Movies & web series

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Home & Family

The Ultimate Baking Championship

Alex vs America

Halloween Cake-Off

Kids Baking Championship

Holiday Baking Championship

Double Dare

The Masked Singer

Buddy vs. Duff

The Best Thing I Ever Ate

King of the Hill

Bob Ross: The Happy Painter

Worst Bakers in America

American Dad!

Ridiculousness

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Spring Baking Championship

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Iron Chef America

A Gingerbread Christmas

Summer Baking Championship

Beat Bobby Flay

Ryan's Mystery Playdate: Level Up

Steve

Ace of Cakes

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

All-Star Halloween Spectacular

Rachael Ray

Christmas Cookie Challenge

The View

The Elf on the Shelf: Sweet Showdown

Kids Halloween Baking Championship

Baking Championship: Next Gen

Duff: Ace of Taste

Bake It 'Til You Make It

Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time