Glenn Taranto (born 27 January 1959) is an American actor and writer, perhaps best known for his role as Gomez on The New Addams Family. His Addams Family co-stars Brody Smith, Betty Phillips and Michael Roberds are natives of Vancouver. His screenplay, Stolen Lives (Originally titled "The Boy In The Box"), starring Josh Lucas and Jon Hamm was produced by A2 Entertainment and Code Entertainment and is scheduled for release in 2009.