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name: "Fred Goss"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "25 March 1961"
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updated: "2026-09-17T01:06:53.421546+00:00"
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# Fred Goss

Director. Born 25 March 1961 in Orchard Lake Village, Michigan, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 25 March 1961, Orchard Lake Village, Michigan, USA
- **Works often with:** Beth McCarthy-Miller, Gail Mancuso, Jeff Melman, Jon Pollack, Ken Whittingham, Megan Ganz

## Biography

Fred Goss is an American television director, actor, writer, producer and comedian. Born on 25 March 1961 in Orchard Lake, Michigan, he began acting in regional theatre at the age of fourteen and appeared in more than seventy-five stage productions before turning thirty. He later performed with improvisation groups at The Comedy Store in Hollywood and wrote sketch comedy.

Goss created the ABC sitcom *Sons & Daughters* (2006), on which he also acted, wrote and directed multiple episodes. He has directed episodes of numerous comedy series, including *Community* (2011), *Modern Family* (2013), *New Girl*, *Brooklyn Nine-Nine*, *Happy Endings*, *Life in Pieces* and *The Crazy Ones*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Community* (2009), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)
- *Modern Family* (2009), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)

## Also known for

- *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* (2013), Director
- *New Girl* (2011), Director
- *Happy Endings* (2011), Director
- *Life in Pieces* (2015), Director
- *The Crazy Ones* (2013), Director

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