Craig Taro Gold (born November ), known as Taro Gold, is an American
author, entertainer, singer-songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is the
author of several New York Times best-selling books including Open
Your Mind, Open Your Life and Living Wabi Sabi. He is the co-author
with Tina Turner and Regula Curti of the Atria Books release Happiness
Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good. He is also the
co-founder of a number of technology companies including eVoice, Teleo
and other business ventures.Gold attended a Montessori education
preparatory academy from the age of , and Torrey Pines High School in
his hometown of Del Mar, California. At age , he spent an academic
year as an AFS Intercultural Programs scholar in Canberra and
Brisbane, Australia. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Soka
University in Tokyo, Japan, where he studied economics, psychology,
and philosophy, graduating Summa Cum Laude in . Gold earned the
distinction of becoming the first American man to graduate from Soka
University. His postgraduate education included international
relations and Spanish at the University of Salamanca in Spain, and
computer graphics and graphic design at UCLA.Gold's career in
entertainment began at an early age when he appeared in Broadway
musicals as a child. He performed in the first national tour of the
Broadway musical Evita, directed by Hal Prince, between and . At age
, after more than performances with the show, Gold left the cast.In ,
Gold was cast by director James Lapine in the Los Angeles production
of the Broadway musical March of the Falsettos. Gold played the lead
role of Jason, son of Marvin and Trina (played by Michael Rupert and
Melanie Chertoff). In , Gold won a spot in the original teen troupe of
The Groundlings, where he studied and performed improv at the renowned
Groundlings Theatre in Los Angeles. In , he was cast as the starring
character of John in the world premiere of the musical Peter Pan at
the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.
author, entertainer, singer-songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is the
author of several New York Times best-selling books including Open
Your Mind, Open Your Life and Living Wabi Sabi. He is the co-author
with Tina Turner and Regula Curti of the Atria Books release Happiness
Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good. He is also the
co-founder of a number of technology companies including eVoice, Teleo
and other business ventures.Gold attended a Montessori education
preparatory academy from the age of , and Torrey Pines High School in
his hometown of Del Mar, California. At age , he spent an academic
year as an AFS Intercultural Programs scholar in Canberra and
Brisbane, Australia. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Soka
University in Tokyo, Japan, where he studied economics, psychology,
and philosophy, graduating Summa Cum Laude in . Gold earned the
distinction of becoming the first American man to graduate from Soka
University. His postgraduate education included international
relations and Spanish at the University of Salamanca in Spain, and
computer graphics and graphic design at UCLA.Gold's career in
entertainment began at an early age when he appeared in Broadway
musicals as a child. He performed in the first national tour of the
Broadway musical Evita, directed by Hal Prince, between and . At age
, after more than performances with the show, Gold left the cast.In ,
Gold was cast by director James Lapine in the Los Angeles production
of the Broadway musical March of the Falsettos. Gold played the lead
role of Jason, son of Marvin and Trina (played by Michael Rupert and
Melanie Chertoff). In , Gold won a spot in the original teen troupe of
The Groundlings, where he studied and performed improv at the renowned
Groundlings Theatre in Los Angeles. In , he was cast as the starring
character of John in the world premiere of the musical Peter Pan at
the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.
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