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Duff Goldman
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 cu…
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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.
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2026
The Ultimate Baking Championship
TV show Head Judge
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2026
Baking Championship: Next Gen
TV show Self - Host
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2025
Super Mega Cakes
TV show Self
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2023
The Elf on the Shelf: Sweet Showdown
TV show Self - Host
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2023
Summer Baking Championship
TV show Self - Judge
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2022
Bake It 'Til You Make It
TV show Self
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2022
A Gingerbread Christmas
Movie Mark Clemmons
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2022
Phoning It In
TV show Self - Judge
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2022
Duff: Ace of Taste
TV show Self - Host
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2022
Alex vs America
TV show Self - Guest Judge
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2021
Buddy vs. Duff Holiday
TV show
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2021
Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time
TV show Himself
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2019
Halloween Cake-Off
TV show Host
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2019
Ryan's Mystery Playdate
TV show Self - Baker
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2019
Buddy vs. Duff
TV show Self
More credits
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2019
The Masked Singer
TV show McTerrier
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2018
Double Dare
TV show Self - Contestant
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2017
Without A Recipe
TV show Self - Judge
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2017
Steve
TV show Self
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2016
Kids Halloween Baking Championship
Movie Director
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2016
All-Star Halloween Spectacular
Movie Self - Host
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2016
Worst Bakers in America
TV show Host
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2015
Christmas Cookie Challenge
Movie Himself - Judge
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2015
Spring Baking Championship
TV show Self - Judge
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2015
Kids Baking Championship
TV show Self - Host
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2014
Holiday Baking Championship
TV show Self/Judge
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2013
Beat Bobby Flay
TV show Self
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2012
Home & Family
TV show
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2012
Steve Harvey
TV show Self
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2011
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter
Movie Self
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2011
Ridiculousness
TV show Self
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2009
The Best Thing I Ever Ate
TV show Self
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2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
TV show Baker Droid (voice)
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2007
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
TV show Self
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2006
Rachael Ray
TV show
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2006
Ace of Cakes
TV show
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2005
American Dad!
TV show Duff Goldman (voice)
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2005
Iron Chef America
TV show Self
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1997
The View
TV show Self
