Gerald Gordon

Gerald Gordon used Neal Gordon early in his career as an actor due to a name conflict in the acting union. As Neal Gordon he played Hank Eastland on the TV soap The Edge of Night in 1959. He was born in Ithaca, New York and is a graduate of Cornell University. Primarily a producer/director, he has been most active in theatre where his production of The Fantasticks holds the record for the longest running musical in Los Angeles theatre history. As an acting teacher/coach, his students include the Academy Award winner Adrien Brody with others being Andrew Lauer, Christopher Titus, Bruce McGill, Joe Flanigan, Kari Lizer, Nick Ernst, Greg Grunberg and others.