Gomez Addams

Gomez Addams
Gomez Addams
Series:	The Addams Family
Gender:	Male
Notability:	Main character
Type:	Businessman
Location:	Addams family mansion
Associations:	Addams family
Relatives:	Morticia Addams Fester Addams Pugsley Addams Wednesday Addams Esmeralda Frump
Status:	Alive
First:	"The Addams Family Goes to School"
Actor:	John Astin Lennie Weinrib Raul Julia Oscar Isaac

Gomez Addams is a fictional businessman and one of the main characters featured in the Addams Family multimedia franchise. The character first appeared in a series of comic strips created by Charles Addams, which ran in The New Yorker in 1938. In the 1964 television series, The Addams Family, Gomez Addams was portrayed by actor John Astin. For the 1973 Addams Family animated series, the part of Gomez Addams was voiced by Lennie Weinrib. In The Addams Family feature film, Gomez was played by actor Raul Julia. Julia reprised the role of Gomez for the sequel film Addams Family Values in 1993. Julia passed away in October, 1994. A second Addams Family cartoon series was produced in 1992 due to the popularity of the live-action films. Original series star John Astin returned to voice Gomez once again. For the third and final installment in the series, Addams Family Reunion, the role of Gomez was played by Tim Curry. In the 2019 animated movie The Addams Family, Gomez was voiced by actor Oscar Isaac. Isaac reprised the role for its sequel, Addams Family 2 in 2021.

Biography

Gomez Addams was the patriarch of the Addams family. He lived in a large gothic mansion, with his wife, his children, his brother, and his mother-and-law. Gomez was by and large independently wealthy, but was also known to supplement his income by playing the stock market. Gomez was known for wearing a traditional pinstripe suit, though for leisure attire, he would also wear a smoking jacket on occasion. He was almost never without a cigar in his hand.

Notes & Trivia

• Gomez has Morticia's initials carved into his leg.