Since the real Adam Goldberg included a ton of home footage in The Goldbergs over the years, audiences can easily connect the dots between how the characters and the real Goldbergs act and react. And her co-star in . And while Adam is, as his mother would undoubtedly point out, a very handsome young boy, Giambrone's Adam has that polished, Hollywood sheen that, even in his role as a nerd, can't be fully dimmed. Motherland: Fort Salem. Suffice it to say that the eldest Goldberg son didn't actually go on to marry Geoff Schwartz (Sam Lerner on TV), but the real Eric apparently warmed to the gender swap after he realized it allowed him to deny any and all parallels with the character of Erica, even though there have been storylines that were taken directly from Eric's real life. WATCH: Meet the Real Life Emmy Mirsky Video | The Goldbergs TV Dave Kim wears body-hugging turtlenecks, loves "The Princess Bride" (and Erica Goldberg), has a sarcastic bon mot for every occasion, and sports a pin-straight bowl-cut hairdo like nobody's business. "She gives the show real heart," Goldberg said. Emmy, for her part, cant go through with it, and accuses Adam of ruining the purity of their friendship. While Adam worries about sexual tension between him and his longtime friend Emmy, Erica and Beverly square off over a lack of trust.While Adam worries about sexual tension between him and his longtime friend Emmy, Erica and Beverly square off over a lack of trust.While Adam worries about sexual tension between him and his longtime friend Emmy, Erica and Beverly square off over a lack of trust. Brea Bee . The glasses featured in the photo above also appear in the show a couple of times. To keep the show's stories moving, The Goldbergs had to change certain elements from real life outside the major Eric to Erica switch. That being said, the two boys are relatively the same size and stature. Notably, Troy bears one of the closer resemblances to the real Barry. Anyway, I thought that was pretty cool. Back in 2013, she also worked in Cannes hit, Max Rose. Eric never had Erica's dreams of being a rock star, but when your show casts someone with Hayley Orrantia's musical chops, it's best to lean into them. McLendon-Covery got along well with Adam Goldberg's mother though, describing her as "intimidating but happy", but that she wouldn't want to be a store clerk when the apparently-equally-hilarious real Beverly Goldberg needed to return something. McCoy speaks in a pre-credits segment in Season 5 about being friends since they were 6 years old while old home videos of the two play. #TBT to the real Emmy Mirsky! | By The Goldbergs | Facebook "She gives the show real heart," Goldberg said. If TV Beverly is worried she'll be alone later in life, she only has to look to the end of this episode to see that her girlfriends will be by her side for decades to come. Miss Cinoman, Bill Lewis, Dave Kim, Emmy Mirsky, Garry Ball, David Sirota - they're all real-life . 15) and helps build an audience for "Modern Family" (No. Instead, Adam F. Goldberg grew up with another brother, Eric. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Popular, a secret nerd, LOVES music Barry Goldberg Middle child. "The Goldbergs"owes a lot to the bevy of funny people who help to put it on the air every week it's produced byDan Levy, the genius writer, director, producer, and star of "Schitt's Creek," and one of its production companies is Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions, which is behind most of Sandler's monster hit films and many others. As long as it plays well and people like it, then I'll love doing it.". According toSalary.com, an actor/actress in the United States makes$56,502as an annual salary.