Javier E. Gomez is a producer, award-winning journalist, and actor based in New York.
Known to audiences as a respected broadcaster, he is a graduate of the Meisner Conservatory Program with William Esper. Off Broadway he appeared as The Dad in “No Dogs Allowed”, the musical based on Sonia Manzano’s children’s book, at the Atlantic Theatre Company. Other New York Theater credits include “My Favorite Year” (Village Light Opera, Dir. Evan Pappas), “Rocky Horror Show” (Centerstage), “Apathy: The Gen X Musical,” “Measure for Measure” (Lookinglass Theatre, Dir. Glory Kadigan) and “The Smell of Popcorn” (IATI Theatre).
In regional theater, Javier has appeared in Spanish-language productions of “The Wiz”, “Man of La Mancha”, and David Mamet’s “Speed-the-Plow” (dir. Luis Salgado). TV Credits include CBS’s “Bull,” “One Live to Live,” and Netflix’s “Big Mouth” - in the international music sketch written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Javier is a co-Founder of Enuff Productions, a film and television production company that provides opportunities for emerging and multicultural artists. The organization’s first project, a slasher horror comedy film called “Don’t Look” (2018) was acquired for world distribution by Wild Eye Releasing and won six awards: best special effects (Toronto’s Spring of Horror), best screenplay (Crimson Screen, South Carolina), Audience Favorite (Rock Horror in Rio de Janeiro), Best Actress (Luciana Faulhaber, NYC Horror Film Fest), Special Jury Award (Caribbean International Horror Film Festival – LUSCA), and Spotlight Silver Award for Independent Horror Filmmaking. The company also launched the short film series about homelessness in the USA, now in partnership with not-for-profit organization Invisible People.
An established voice over artist, Javier narrated the Spanish-language audiobook versions for best selling titles “Absolute Friends,” by John Le Carré, “Pedaling in the Dark,” the memoirs by world-renowned cycling champion David Millar, and “The Sister Brothers,” the celebrated Western novel by Patrick deWitt, among other titles.
Also a journalist with over 30-years experience in print, radio and television, Javier currently hosts “Dialogo Abierto,” the Spanish-Language public affairs program on BronxNet Community Television. He is a winner four National Hispanic Publications Print Awards, a special citation by the New York City Council, Comité Noviembre’s “Community Spirit Award,” “The Bronx Hispanic Committee’s “Ejemplo Latino Award” and the “EL Award,” granted by El Diario Newspaper to the most influential Hispanic professionals in NYC. In November 2024, “City & State” honored Javier among the top communications specialists in New York.
In 2008 he founded High Pitch, a firm focused on media relations and strategic communications. The company’s current clients include The MirRam Group and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Spanish-language media representation). Select projects through High Pitch include “Hamilton: An American Musical” in Puerto Rico, John Legizamo’s “Ghetto Klown”, Disney’s “Lion King”, “Aladdin” and “Newsies” on Broadway; and the Spanish-language production of “Lion King” in Mexico City.
Before transitioning to full time work in media, entertainment and entrepreneurship, Javier served as press officer for New York Governor George E. Pataki, NY State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and Bronx Borough Presidents Fernando Ferrer and Adolfo Carrión, as well as the Latino International Theater Festival of New York (TeatroStageFest), and the National Puerto Rican Day Parade.
As a stage producer, Javier co-produced the 2011 Broadway revival of “Godspell.”
Besides his Conservatory Degree in Meisner Acting Technique with William Esper, Javier holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in journalism from the City University of New York (CUNY).