David Goode (sculptor)

David Goode (born October 1966, in Oxford) is a British sculptor.

He attended the Sir Henry Doulton School of Sculpture in Stoke-on-Trent and specialized in portraits and figurative work.

In 1988, at the age of 21, he started work as a portrait sculptor at Madame Tussauds in London, making him the youngest ever waxwork modeller to have worked for Madame Tussauds.

Some of his waxworks at the museum include Freddie Mercury, Joan Collins, Madonna, Michael Jackson, George Michael, Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Yasser Arafat.

[1] Parts of his goblin collection were introduced at the Chelsea Flower Show of 1995.

"Goblin with mushrooms" by David Goode (at Sausmarez Manor sculpture trail, 2011)