About

Gold Entertainment Media Group (GEMG) is an independent film and television production company specializing in the development and production of premium documentaries, feature films, and scripted and unscripted television. Founded by award-winning director, producer, and writer Danny Gold, the company has built a reputation for compelling storytelling, distinctive creative vision, and projects that celebrate music, comedy, friendship, cultural history, and the human spirit.

With a career spanning nearly three decades, Gold has developed and produced projects across film, television, and emerging media. His work reflects a particular passion for telling the stories of extraordinary individuals, exploring their creative journeys, personal relationships, and lasting cultural influence.

Three of Gold's documentaries have premiered on HBO: the Emmy-nominated IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE OBIT, EAT BREAKFAST, featuring Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Dick Van Dyke, Norman Lear, Kirk Douglas, Betty White, Tony Bennett, and Jerry Seinfeld; THE BRONX, USA, which was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Original Song; and THE SUPER BOB EINSTEIN MOVIE, featuring Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Steve Martin, David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel, and many others.

Gold also directed and produced BLAKE EDWARDS: A LOVE STORY IN 24 FRAMES, which premiered nationally on PBS's acclaimed American Masters series, exploring the life and extraordinary career of the legendary filmmaker behind Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Pink Panther, and Victor/Victoria. His feature documentary KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONGS, celebrating the life and music of Grammy-winning songwriter Charles Fox, premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and received the Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Music Documentary.

Beyond documentary filmmaking, Gold has extensive experience in scripted entertainment, including developing and executive producing MGM's successful AGENT CODY BANKS film franchise.

Today, GEMG continues to develop a diverse slate of original projects for theatrical release, television, and streaming platforms, collaborating with leading creative talent and industry partners to bring distinctive, entertaining, and emotionally resonant stories to audiences worldwide.

The Team

Danny Gold

Director / Producer /Founder

Member DGA / PGA / ATAS

Danny Gold is an award-winning director, producer, writer, and founder of Gold Entertainment Media Group (GEMG). Over a career spanning more than three decades, Gold has built a reputation for creating compelling documentary films and entertainment projects that explore the lives, passions, and creative journeys of extraordinary individuals. 
 

His recent work includes directing and producing the acclaimed PBS American Masters documentary Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames (2024), the HBO documentaries If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast featuring Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Dick Van Dyke, Norman Lear, Betty White, Tony Bennett, and Jerry Seinfeld, The Bronx, USA, and The Super Bob Einstein Movie. He also directed the award-winning music documentary Killing Me Softly With His Songs and the feature documentary 100 Voices: A Journey Home. 
 

Throughout his career, Gold has worked across film, television, live events, and theater, producing and directing projects for HBO, PBS, The History Channel, MTV, ABC Family, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros., Sony, DreamWorks, Disney, and MGM. He also served as Executive Producer of the successful Agent Cody Banks film franchise. 
 

Whether chronicling iconic filmmakers, legendary comedians, groundbreaking musicians, or overlooked cultural figures, Gold's work is driven by a fascination with creativity itself—the personal sacrifices, triumphs, and determination behind great artistic achievement. His films combine intimate storytelling, rich archival discovery, and cinematic scope to reveal the human stories behind cultural history. 
 

Gold is a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), Producers Guild of America (PGA), and the Television Academy (ATAS).

Taryn Grimes

Head of Development / Producer
Member PGA

Taryn Grimes is an award-winning producer, director, and writer. Her projects have appeared on HBO, CNBC, AXS TV, and Showtime, as well as the big screen. She has also produced for John Hill Music, and Hudson Music; where she worked with Neil Peart, Gregg Bisonette, Steve Smith, and for Modern Drummer Festival--supervising the film production for shows featuring Sheila E, Chad Smith, Shawn Pelton, Mike Portnoy, and Antonio Sanchez, among others.

Bruce Levine

Producer / Production Executive

Member, Producers Guild of America

Bruce Levine is an award-winning producer who has worked in all aspects of film and television production.  He has been a part of the production team on the last three Gold Entertainment Media Group feature documentaries for HBO. Additionally, he has created and produced reality series for MTV.  Bruce is a graduate of the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California.

Larry Herbst

Cinematographer / Editor / Producer

Larry Herbst's career as a cinematographer has encompassed documentary features and shorts, including Gold Entertainments' last three endeavors. His producing credits include The ArchiTECHS and Penn & Teller: Fool Us.

 

Whether embedded with Army troops training in the desert telling their stories through deployment in Iraq to taking the deepest photos in the world, as designer/builder of the camera system that captured images of Jim Cameron's Deepsea Challenger sub at the bottom of the Mariana Trench for National Geographic -- always trying his best to capture, heighten and showcase every experience.

Michael Mayhew

Editor / Producer

Michael Mayhew is an award-winning producer-editor with over two decades experience editing film and television. He is also a writer – primarily of documentaries and children’s television.  Recent work includes the feature-length documentary The Super Bob Einstein Movie, for HBO, the ABC sitcom The Kids Are Alright (13 episodes), and the Netflix holiday special Alien Xmas, executive produced by Jon Favreau. 

 

In all his work, Michael believes his role is to be of service to the story, to uncover the essential nature of the project, amplify it until it shines, and let that dictate style. 

Contacts

DANNY GOLD:
Danny@GoldEntertainmentGroup.com

Represented By:

United Talent Agency