Person Open DS/UK/15535 Goodman; Len (25 April 1944-22 April 2023); British professional ballroom dancer, dance judge, dance coach Goodman Len 25 April 1944-22 April 2023 British professional ballroom dancer, dance judge, dance coach Male (cisgender) Leonard Gordon Goodman Farnborough, Kent, England, United Kingdom (born)

English White No known disability Heterosexual Leonard Gordon Goodman (25 April 1944 – 22 April 2023) was an English professional ballroom dancer, dance judge and coach. Goodman appeared as head judge on the UK television programme Strictly Come Dancing, where various celebrities compete for the glitter ball trophy, from its beginning in 2004 until 2016 and on the US television programme Dancing with the Stars from 2005 until 2022. He also ran a ballroom dance school in Dartford, Kent. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbaulcombe 4/24/2014 RAHeharper 4/24/2023 a877056a-6532-47f6-8ff1-37fdd101cca0