Duff Goldman Biography: Age, Wife, Net Worth, Height, Daughter, Parents, TV Shows, Books

Jeffrey Adam “Duff” Goldman is an American pastry chef turned television personality, entrepreneur and author.

He rose to public attention when his Baltimore bakery, Charm City Cakes, became the center of the Food Network series Ace of Cakes.

His inventive and sculptural cake designs earned him widespread recognition on television, and he went on to host or judge numerous cooking shows and write cookbooks.

Profile

• Full name: Jeffrey Adam Goldman
• Nickname: Duff
• Date of birth: December 17, 1974
• Age: 51 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
• State of origin: Michigan
• Nationality: American
• Profession: Pastry chef, television personality, entrepreneur, author
• Height: 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
• Weight: 78 kg (172 lb)
• Parents: Morrie Goldman and Jackie (Jacqueline) Winch
• Siblings: Older brother Willie Goldman
• Spouse: Johnna Colbry
• Children: Josephine Frances Goldman
• Relationship status: Married
• Religion: Jewish
• Ethnicity: Jewish American
• Net worth: $5 million

Early Life and Education

Jeffrey Adam Goldman is now at the age of 51 and was born on December 17, 1974, in Detroit, Michigan.

His parents are Morrie Goldman and Jackie Winch.

He has an older brother named Willie Goldman.

After his parents divorced when he was ten years old, he lived for periods in Northern Virginia and in Sandwich, Massachusetts.

The family is Jewish, which shaped his early cultural life.

He attended McLean High School in Virginia, playing on the ice hockey team, before graduating from Sandwich High School in 1993.

At the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, he earned a bachelor’s degree in East Asian History with a minor in Ethics.

He then studied at Corcoran College of Art and at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in Napa Valley, California.

Personal Life

Duff Goldman began dating writer Johnna Colbry around 2016 after meeting on a dating app.

On April 2, 2018, he proposed using a ring made of butcher’s twine, symbolizing his pastry roots, and they married on January 19, 2019, at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles beneath a T. rex skeleton.

The couple welcomed their daughter, Josephine Frances Goldman, in January 2021.

There are no records of divorce or extramarital affairs.

Career

Duff Goldman began working in kitchens at age fourteen, first at a mall bagel shop and then at McDonald’s.

While in college, he landed a job at Charleston in Baltimore making cornbread and biscuits, which helped launch his culinary career.

After graduation and pastry training at the Culinary Institute of America, he worked at famed kitchens including the French Laundry in Napa Valley and as executive pastry chef at Vail Cascade Hotel in Colorado.

He later returned to Washington, D.C. to bake bread at Todd English’s Olives.

In 2002 he founded Charm City Cakes in Baltimore, initially operating from his home and hiring sculptors, painters and architects as staff to execute elaborate cake designs.

His bakery’s creations were featured on Ace of Cakes (2006–2011), and he expanded with Charm City Cakes West in Los Angeles and the Cakemix studio concept.

He also appeared on Iron Chef America, Food Network Challenge, Man v. Food, Buddy vs. Duff, Duff Till Dawn, Cake Masters, and judged or hosted multiple baking competition shows including Holiday Baking Championship, Spring Baking Championship, Kids Baking Championship, Worst Bakers in America, and Dessert Games.

In 2022 he competed in The Masked Singer as “McTerrier”.

Net worth

Duff Goldman’s net worth is estimated at $5 million.

He accumulated this through revenue from his bakery businesses (Charm City Cakes and Cakemix studios), television appearances on Food Network shows, cookbook sales, and public appearances.

Social Media

• Instagram: @duffgoldman
• Twitter (X): @duffgoldman
• TikTok: @duffgoldman
• YouTube: Duff Stuff

Filmography

• Ace of Cakes (2006–2011)
• Iron Chef America (2005)
• Cake Masters (2016)
• Holiday Baking Championship (2014)
• Kids Baking Championship (2014)
• Spring Baking Championship (2015)
• Worst Bakers in America (2016)
• Dessert Games (2017)
• Buddy vs. Duff (2019)
• Duff Till Dawn (2015)
• Duff’s Happy Fun Bake Time (2021)
• The Masked Singer (2022)
• Summer Baking Championship (2023)
• Guy’s Grocery Games Delivery
• The Tiny Chef Show (2025)
• Duff Takes the Cake (2019)
• Double Dare (2019)
• Ryan’s Mystery Playdate (2019)

Books

• Ace of Cakes: Inside the World of Charm City Cakes
• Duff Bakes: Think and Bake Like a Pro at Home
• Super Good Baking for Kids