Matthew Lillard
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Matthew Lillard was born in Lansing, Michigan, to Paula and Jeffrey
Lillard. He 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).
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.
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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