Matthew Walker
Biography
Matthew Walker is an American actor and television director. He started acting professionally at 17 with a 1986 Disney television movie. Born in Santa Monica, California, he became a regular on ABC's Supercarrier at 19. Co-starring parts in Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) and Child's Play 3 (1991) placed him in the slasher sequel field. In 1995 he joined the Fox sitcom The Preston Episodes as a series regular and starred in a CBS pilot, Shock Treatment. He then directed TBS shows, including Dinner and a Movie, for over 200 episodes across six years. He trained at the Clown College run by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey and later founded the Troubadour Theater Company. His stage work covers more than 100 plays and musicals, and his awards include a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for direction and an Ovation Award.
58years old
Turns 59 on October 12in 336 days
- Born Santa Monica
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 27 years1989 to 2016
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Behind the camera
Walker became the director of Dinner and a Movie, a TBS cable television show. That work led to directing other TBS shows, and after six years and over 200 episodes he had worked with Hollywood's top talent.
Behind the camera
After the circus, Walker assembled actors, musicians, writers and acrobats to form the Troubadour Theater Company, which celebrated its 10th year and produced shows like Fleetwood Macbeth and It's A Stevie Wonderful Life.
Beyond film
Walker has appeared in more than 100 stage plays and musicals. His theater work has taken him to venues including the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, where he performed with the Los Angeles Opera.
A change of course
Walker teaches Clowning and Commedia dell'arte as an adjunct professor at the University of California at San Diego, where the graduate acting program is based.
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Best known for
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Worked with
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Films together
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Dominique Othenin-GirardDirector, 1 film, 1989
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Online
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