Elon Gold was born to Lynn and Sidney Gold, of Goldstar Talent, on September 14, 1970. He was raised in the section of Pelham Parkway, of The Bronx, in New York. His older brother, Steven, is involved in the music production industry. He has a younger brother, Ari, an openly gay rhythm and blues singer. He attended the Westchester Day School in Mamaroneck, New York, and the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy in Manhattan.

He starred in the television series, Stacked. He also starred in the short lived sitcom, In-Laws. Known for his impressions, including those of Jeff Goldblum, Howard Stern and Jay Leno, Gold was also a judge, on the celebrity impersonation competition series, on ABC, The Next Best Thing. Gold was also in the movie Cheaper by the Dozen, as one cameraman from The Oprah Winfrey Show. He had one recurring role, on the short lived prime time show by ABC, The Dana Carvey Show, in April 1996.

He often writes, with his longtime friend and writing partner, Ari Schiffer. The two have written multiple pilots together, including one that sold to Touchstone Television. Touchstone purchased the script, Wifeless, which is about two straight best friends, who get married. He appeared in several television shows, such as The Mentalist in February 2009, and Frasier in March 2004, on the final season of the show.

His comedy special of 2014, Chosen and Taken, appeared on Netflix until 15 April 2018, when it was removed. Gold appeared as himself in January 2019, this being in Season 3 of the series by HBO, Crashing, with Pete Holmes and Modi Rosenfeld.