Jeff Goode

Jeff Goode is an American television writer and playwright best known for creating Disney Channel's American Dragon: Jake Long, an animated series that became a cultural touchstone for millennial viewers. Born January 1, 1980, in the US, Goode built his career across both screen and stage. Beyond animation, he wrote the widely performed stage play The Eight: Reindeer Monologues and contributed to MTV's Undressed pilot. His theatrical work earned major recognition: Broadway Play Publishing Inc. named him Playwright of the Year in 2006, and in 2007 he won both the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and the Back Stage Garland Award for Love Loves a Pornographer. BPPI published several of his plays including Dracula Rides Again, Larry and the Werewolf, and Marley's Ghost. Goode is also a founding member of the original No Shame Theatre in Iowa City, an experimental theater venue. As a screenwriter and playwright, Goode works across genres—from family-friendly animation to adult comedy and horror pastiche—demonstrating range in both format and tone. His Life Path 2 suggests collaboration and balance, qualities evident in his founding role at a theater collective and his work within major studio systems. Capricorn-born, Goode's methodical approach to character and narrative has sustained a multi-decade career spanning broadcast television, streaming pilots, and regional theater.