Biography for
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Date of Birth

24 January 1970, Lansing, Michigan, USA

Birth Name

Matthew Lyn Lillard

Height

6' 3" (1.91 m)

Mini Biography

Matthew Lillard lived with his family in Tustin, California, from first grade to high school graduation. The summer after high school, he was hired as an extra for Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1991) (V). Matthew was the MC of the Nickelodeon program "SK8 TV" (1990) in 1989. He attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasedena, California. Along with a friend, Matthew started the Mean Street Ensemble theater company that functioned until 1991, when Matthew moved to New York to attend the theater school Circle in the Square.

Manager Bill Treusch got Matthew auditions for Serial Mom (1994). Matthew was cast as Chip and began another theater company called the Summoners.

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Spouse

Heather Helm

(2000 - present) 3 children

Trivia

One younger sister, Amy Lillard.

Daughter Addison Grace was born June 13, 2002 in Los Angeles.

Scooby-Doo (2002) was his 4th movie with Freddie Prinze Jr..

Essentially started his career playing the son of a sadistic killer (Kathleen Turner in Serial Mom (1994)), and then played a sadistic killer himself in Scream (1996/I).

Was classmates with Paul Rudd at American Academy of Dramatic Arts

Attended Fullerton College in Fullerton, California, for a brief time with the theater department.

As of 2004, Matthew has worked (co-starred) with actor Freddie Prinze Jr. five times: Wing Commander (1999), Summer Catch (2001), She's All That (1999), Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004).

Second daughter, Macey Lyn, was born October 19, 2004 in Los Angeles.

Attended Foothill High School in Tustin, California.

Third child: son Liam born in April 2008.

Personal Quotes

I was like, what the hell is my life coming to? I'm a trained actor! I've done Shakespeare and here I am having farting contests with an imaginary dog!