Duff Goldman

Duff Goldman Headshot

Baker • Chef • Personality • Writer

Birth Date: December 17, 1974

Age: 50 years old

Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan

Duff Goldman is an American pastry chef, television personality, and entrepreneur, best known for his imaginative cake designs and appearances on various Food Network programs.

Born Jeffrey Adam Goldman on December 17, 1974, in Detroit, Michigan, he earned the nickname "Duff" from his younger brother, who had difficulty pronouncing "Jeffrey." Goldman developed an early interest in cooking, which led him to pursue culinary studies at the Culinary Institute of America after earning a bachelor's degree in East Asian History from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

In 2002, Goldman founded Charm City Cakes in Baltimore, Maryland, where he became renowned for creating elaborate, custom-designed cakes using unconventional tools like blowtorches and power drills. The bakery gained national attention through the Food Network reality series "Ace of Cakes," which aired from 2006 to 2011.

Goldman's television career expanded with appearances on shows such as "Holiday Baking Championship," "Spring Baking Championship," "Kids Baking Championship," and "Buddy vs. Duff." In 2025, he starred in Super Mega Cakes, a competition featuring large-scale cake creations.

Beyond television, Goldman is a two-time James Beard Foundation Award nominee and a musician who plays bass in the rock band Soihadt . He married Johnna Colbry in 2019, and the couple welcomed their daughter, Josephine, in 2021.

Credits

Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown

Self
Show
2024

Reindeer Games

Host
Show
2023

The Elf on the Shelf: Sweet ShowdownStream

Host
Reality
2023

Drew's Cooking School

Guest
Show
2023

Summer Baking ChampionshipStream

Judge
Reality
2023

Live with Kelly and MarkStream

Guest
Talk
2023

Bake It 'Til You Make ItStream

Narrator
Reality
2022

Access Daily With Mario & Kit

Guest
Show
2022

Duff: Ace of TasteStream

Self
Reality
2022

A Gingerbread Christmas

Actor
Mark Clemmons
Movie
2022

Buddy vs. Duff Holiday

Actor
Show
2021

Duff's Happy Fun Bake TimeStream

Executive Producer
Reality
2021

Duff's Happy Fun Bake TimeStream

Host
Reality
2021

The Drew Barrymore ShowStream

Guest
Talk
2020

Duff Takes the Cake from Food Network

Actor
Show
2020

Duff's New Year's Eve Cake-Off

Host
Show
2019

Ultimate Hanukkah ChallengeStream

Judge
Reality
2019

Le combat des gâteaux géants

Judge
Show
2019

The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream

Guest
Talk
2019

Access Daily

Guest
Talk
2019

Ryan's Mystery Playdate

Self
Baker
Show
2019

Duff Takes the CakeStream

Executive Producer
Reality
2019

Duff Takes the CakeStream

Self
Reality
2019

Today With Hoda & Jenna

Guest
Show
2019

Buddy vs. DuffStream

Host
Reality
2019

Busy Tonight

Guest
Talk
2018

Halloween Cake-Off

Host
Show
2018

Double DareStream

Guest
Series
2018

Access Live

Guest
Show
2017

Daily Blast Live

Guest
Show
2017

Pickler & Ben

Guest
Show
2017

STEVE on Watch

Guest
Talk
2017

Dessert Games

Host
Show
2017

Daily Pop

Guest
News
2017

RAD Lands

Actor
Show
2017

All-Star Halloween Spectacular

Self
Show
2016

Worst Bakers in AmericaStream

Host
Reality
2016

Harry

Guest
Talk
2016

All In With Cam Newton

Guest
Show
2016

Celebrity Food Fight

Contestant
Show
2015

All-Star Gingerbread Build

Contestant
Show
2015

Christmas Cookie Challenge

Judge
Show
2015

Sugar Showdown

Judge
Show
2015

FABLife

Guest
Talk
2015

Cake MastersStream

Host
Reality
2015

Burgers, Brew & 'QueStream

Guest Star
Reality
2015

Guilty Pleasures

Guest Star
Show
2015

Spring Baking ChampionshipStream

Judge
Reality
2015

Spring Baking ChampionshipStream

Self
Reality
2015

All-Star Academy

Actor
Show
2015

Kids Baking ChampionshipStream

Host
Reality
2015

Duff Till DawnStream

Host
Reality
2015

Holiday Baking ChampionshipStream

Judge
Reality
2014

Pressure Cooker

Guest
Show
2014

Hollywood Today Live

Guest
Show
2014

Guy's Grocery GamesStream

Judge
Reality
2013

Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking

Guest
Series
2013

Cutthroat KitchenStream

Contestant
Reality
2013

Take Part Live

Guest
Show
2013

Home & Family

Guest
Talk
2012

Katie

Guest
Talk
2012

Steve Harvey

Guest
Talk
2012

The Chew

Guest
Talk
2011

Sugar High

Host
Show
2011

Bob Ross: The Happy PainterStream

Actor
Movie
2011

Food Network StarStream

Judge
Reality
2011

Extreme Weight LossStream

Guest Star
Reality
2011

The Talk

Guest
Talk
2010

Access Hollywood Live

Guest
Show
2010

MasterChef USA

Guest
Show
2010

MasterChefStream

Guest
Reality
2010

Let's Make a DealStream

Guest
Game Show
2009

The Best Thing I Ever AteStream

Actor
Reality
2009

The Best Thing I Ever AteStream

Guest Star
Reality
2009

Imagination Movers

Guest Star
Show
2008

Diners, Drive-Ins and DivesStream

Guest
Reality
2007

Rachael Ray Show

Guest
Talk
2006

Ace of CakesStream

Host
Reality
2006

Simply MingStream

Guest
Reality
2003

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Guest
Game Show
2002

The View

Guest
Talk
1997

King of the HillStream

Guest Voice
Series
1997

Entertainment Tonight

Guest
News
1981

Good Morning America

Guest
News
1975

Today

Guest
News
1952

News aboutDuff Goldman