Richard Goodall received over the hearts of tens of millions when he was a contestant on Season 19 of America’s Received Expertise. The college janitor shocked viewers along with his unexpectedly distinctive voice and went on to be voted the winner of the present.
Now, it’s been greater than a yr since that groundbreaking second. So, what’s Goodall as much as immediately? Is he nonetheless working as a janitor? Scroll down for the whole lot we all know.
What’s Richard Goodall doing now?
Goodall returned dwelling to Indiana after his AGT win, and has been reserving increasingly more performances within the months since. For probably the most half, the performances have been native.
In June, Goodall traveled to Nashville and teased that he was engaged on music. “Wow, what a tremendous time I had in Nashville! So many issues taking place behind the scenes that I can let you know about quickly!” Goodall captioned a photograph from the journey. He later posted a photograph of himself within the studio captioned, “It’s been a ‘Lengthy Time Coming’ Keep tuned…”
Is Richard Goodall nonetheless a janitor?
Sure, Goodall nonetheless holds his job as a janitor at West Vigo Center College, and he has no plans to retire. Even amid his budding music profession, Goodall desires to proceed working on the college.
“I’m nonetheless on the college,” he advised NBC in June 2025. “However issues are occurring behind the scenes, you understand, some concert events are popping up. A variety of superb issues are simply popping up, so I’ll proceed to work on the college till, you understand, I can’t anymore.”
He posted a photograph of himself cleansing the cafeteria on the college in July 2025. “Cafeteria getting some love immediately!” he captioned the shot.
It was a viral video of Goodall singing within the college hallways that acquired him on AGT within the first place. And whereas he advised WTHR that the scholars had been “freaking out” after his AGT win, he added, “They see me day by day, so it’s sort of like, they nonetheless keep in mind me from the present, however they see me day by day. So the celebrity is beginning to put on off, I suppose. I don’t essentially name it fame, however they, you understand, most individuals do, positively right here in Terre Haute, Indiana.”
Is Richard Goodall married?
Sure, Goodall acquired married amid his time on America’s Received Expertise. He tied the knot with Angie Vanoven in September 2024, simply in the future after performing within the AGT finals.
Goodall shared the information on Fb on the time, writing, “As of 3pm pacific time Angie and I at the moment are Richard and Angela VanGoodall.” In a subsequent submit, he added, “A tremendous evening day and evening final evening married to my love with my agt household attending and we acquired the pleasure of consuming in Malibu on the seaside at moonshadows! So blessed and eternally grateful. Angie and Richard.”
America’s Received Expertise, Season 20, Tuesdays, 8/7c, NBC