Len Goodman
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| Born | Leonard Gordon Goodman 25 April 1944 Farnborough, Kent, England |
| Died | 22 April 2023 (aged 78) Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
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| Years active | 1967–2022 |
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| Children | 1 |
Leonard Gordon Goodman (25 April 1944 – 22 April 2023) was an English professional ballroom dancer, dance teacher, and dance competition adjudicator. He appeared as head judge on the UK television programme Strictly Come Dancing – in which various celebrities compete for the glitterball trophy – from its beginning in 2004 until 2016, and on the U.S. television programme Dancing with the Stars from 2005 until 2022. He also ran a ballroom dance school in Dartford, Kent.