Gomez Addams is the fictional patriarch of The Addams Family, created by cartoonist Charles Addams for The New Yorker magazine in the 1930s.
In the 1960s American television series recreation, Gomez was portrayed by John Astin. Astin also voiced the character in an episode of The New Scooby-Doo Movies which featured the family. In the first animated series by Hanna-Barbera, Gomez was voiced by Lennie Weinrib. In the second animated series, also by Hanna-Barbera, Gomez's voice was again performed by John Astin.
Gomez was played by Raúl Juliá in The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993). Tim Curry took up the role in the film Addams Family Reunion in 1998 and in 1999 Gomez was played by Glenn Taranto in the TV series The New Addams Family. In the Broadway musical, Gomez was played by Nathan Lane and was replaced by Roger Rees on March 22.
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