Matthew Laurance
Biography
The American actor and comedian Matthew Laurance is known for two television roles: the detective novelist Ben Coleman on the Fox sitcom Duet and Mel Silver on Beverly Hills, 90210. A native of Queens, New York City, he was raised in Hewlett, on Long Island, and graduated from Tufts University. He spent one season on Saturday Night Live, its sixth, and played the bass player Sal Amato in the cult hit Eddie and the Cruisers (1983), returning as one of only three cast members for Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989). He also appeared in Streets of Fire and thirtysomething. Duet ran for three seasons, from 1987 to 1989, among the Fox network's earliest original programs. From 1991 to 2000 he played Mel Silver on Beverly Hills, 90210, and he has hosted The Matthew & Jimmy Show on ESPN Radio in Lexington, Kentucky.
76years old
Turns 77 on March 2in 136 days
- Born Queens
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 14 years1981 to 1995
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Best known for
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- Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!1989 Drama, Music, Thrilleras Sal Amato
IMDb rating 6.33.6K votes
Worked with
Matthew Laurance shares two films with Michael Paré, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Joel Schumacher
All films by Sidney Lumet
Martin DavidsonDirector, 1 film, 1983
All films by Martin Davidson
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