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Matthew Thornton(III)

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Matt Thornton
Matt Thornton searches MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to find out why Giants fans hate the Dallas Cowboys.
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Matt Thornton is a Christ-following IT Executive, sports journalist, actor, writer, voice actor, and producer. He was the TV broadcast Play by Play and sometimes Color Commentator for the 2016-2022 Dallas Sidekicks professional soccer team seasons airing on TXA21 Dallas, Texas. Matt was also the host and co-creator of Elite Aficionados and previously served as the co-host of the Drew Pearson Live television and radio show. He was the Sports Editor for the Dallas Entertainment Journal, and he was the host/creator of the radio show Cross Sports Talk. Matt covers the NFL Dallas Cowboys, NBA Dallas Mavericks, MLB Texas Rangers, NHL Dallas Stars, MLS FC Dallas, MASL Dallas Sidekicks, and Southern Methodist University Athletics. He was born and raised in Dallas, Texas and was a member of the Professional Football Writers Association (PFWA), Professional Basketball Writers Association (PBWA), and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. At the age of four, his Grandpa Joe took him to his first Dallas Cowboys game and Matt has followed the National Football League and sports ever since.
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    NBC Sunday Night Football (2006)
    NBC Sunday Night Football
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Self
    • Self - Sunday Night Football Fan of the Week
    Drew Pearson Live (2015)
    Drew Pearson Live
    9.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    James Franco in 11.22.63 (2016)
    11.22.63
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Bill Newman
    • Kennedy Speech Crowd
    • Press(uncredited)
    Salem (2014)
    Salem
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Townsperson
    • Pox Patient(uncredited)

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    • Morgan Freeman, Nicole Kidman, Michael Kelly, and Zoe Saldaña in Lioness (2023)
      Lioness
      7.8
      TV Series
      • NSA Analyst (uncredited)
      • 2024
    • Landman (2024)
      Landman
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Oil Man (uncredited)
      • 2024
    • Cole Hauser in The Last Champion (2020)
      The Last Champion
      6.9
      • Wrestling Judge
      • 2020
    • Laura Dern and Isabelle Nélisse in The Tale (2018)
      The Tale
      7.2
      • Acolyte (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Scandal Made Me Famous (2016)
      Scandal Made Me Famous
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Reporter
      • Soccer Parent
      • 2017
    • Salem (2014)
      Salem
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Townsperson
      • Pox Patient (uncredited)
      • 2015–2017
    • Broken (2016)
      Broken
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Law Firm Partner
      • 2016
    • Alice Braga in Queen of the South (2016)
      Queen of the South
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Club Goer (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • James Franco in 11.22.63 (2016)
      11.22.63
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Bill Newman
      • Press
      • Kennedy Speech Crowd (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • Sudden Reality (2015)
      Sudden Reality
      6.1
      Short
      • Police Officer 1
      • 2015

    Writer



    • Drew Pearson Live (2015)
      Drew Pearson Live
      9.2
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2015

    Producer



    • Justin A Duncan and Tiana Stuart in The Flood (2017)
      The Flood
      8.9
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2017

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      Matt was raised in Garland, Texas and graduated from South Garland High School.
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