Early Life
Joe Gold was the son of Max and Jennie Gold, residing in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles .
Joe Gold began his interest in bodybuilding at the age of 12, when he saw his sister-in-law's design for strengthening her arms. She had attached a filled bucket to each end of a broom handle and was using them as lifts. Joe and his brother, Robert Gold, got the idea for building their own equipment from scrap obtained from Roberts scrap yard.
As a teenager he headed for Muscle Beach in Santa Monica.
A machinist, he served in the United States Merchant Marine during World War II where he was injured in a torpedo attack as well as serving in the Korean War.
As a professional bodybuilder, he auditioned for Mae West with a group of musclemen. West approved, "I'll take all of you." Joe Gold toured the country in her revue. He also appeared as an extra in two epic movies: The Ten Commandments and Around the World in 80 Days, both in 1956.
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