At Hollywood High School, he was a stellar student, particularly in science. "I had to seriously think about whether I could trust acting as a permanent career," he says.įortunately, he realized he had other options. His fellow child actors were dropping out, turning onto drugs and growing bitter about their failed careers. It was a rough time, but Golomb realized he wasn't alone. All they saw was that he was reaching a child actor's Twilight Zone. But casting directors didn't have that sense. "I don't know how he knew that, but it was nice that he did," Golomb says.īy 13, he had a real sense that he was developing at his craft. Years later, when Howard was giving an interview about his old co-stars, he said he'd heard Golomb was going to dental school. Golomb lost contact with Howard after the show was canceled in 1968, but was pleasantly surprised to find that his old basketball partner had kept track of him. "They got so much mail for that show that's why they wrote me into the script for 12 or 13 shows," Golomb says.ĭuring his stint in Mayberry, Golomb and Ron Howard discovered a shared love of basketball, so studio execs had a court installed on a side lot for them to practice. Golomb first appeared in an "Andy Griffith" episode in which he and Ron Howard's character, Opie, found a baby. There'll be no holding him back after this auspicious show." "I had agents knocking down the door," he says. Golomb." Another called him "A bright youngster. The New York Times hailed him "The Wonderful Mr. Sheldon, meanwhile, became an instant sensation in the play, in which he played a mysterious kid recovering from a car accident. His mother didn't get the part, and ended up trading her dreams of being a stage actress for the challenge of being a stage mom. "He had me read a script, and the next thing I know, I got the part." "The director saw me and liked the way I looked," Golomb says.
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