Matthew D. Adler (born December 8, 1966) is an American film actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in the 1980s teenage films: Teen Wolf, White Water Summer, North Shore, and Dream a Little Dream.[1] He currently works on additional dialogue recording for feature films.[2]
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| Born | Matthew D. Adler December 8, 1966 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
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In 1986 he auditioned for the role of "Bill S. Preston Esquire" in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure being one of the final picks along with Keanu Reeves,[3] Donovan Leitch and Gary Riley. The role ultimately went to Alex Winter who had initially auditioned for the part of Ted "Theodore" Logan.
Early life
editAdler was born in California and he has one brother. He struggled with alcohol and drug addiction as a teenager, and got sober at 17. [4] He studied acting at the Lee Strasberg institute. [5]
Film and television credits
edit| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Shattered Vows | Pat | TV Movie |
| 1985 | Trapper John, M.D. | Brian Christopher | TV Episode: "In the Eyes of the Beholder" |
| 1985 | Teen Wolf | Lewis | Film |
| 1986 | Carly Mills | Pete Mills | TV Short |
| 1986 | Flight of the Navigator | Jeff (16 years old) | Film |
| 1987 | White Water Summer | Chris | Film |
| 1987 | North Shore | Rick Kane | Film |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon | George | Film (Segment "Titan Man") |
| 1988 | Doin' Time on Planet Earth | Dan Forrester | Film |
| 1988 | My Neighbor Totoro | Additional Voices | Film 2005 Disney dub |
| 1989 | Nowhere to Run | Don | Film |
| 1989 | Dream a Little Dream | Dumas | Film |
| 1990 | Diving In | Wayne Hopkins | Film |
| 1990 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Jay Watson | Short Film: "Testing Dirty" (as an ill-fated addict) |
| 1993 | Canceled Lives: Letters from the Inside | Himself (voice) | Video Documentary |
| 1993 | Young Goodman Brown | William Stacey | Film |
| 1994 | Teresa's Tattoo | Titus | Film |
| 1994 | The Crow | Additional Voice (voice) | Film |
| 1997 | Quiet Days in Hollywood | Amos | Film |
| 1997 | The Peacemaker | Alan | Film |
| 1999 | Kilroy | Bar Guy | TV movie |
| 2000 | It's a Shame About Ray | Mr. Springsteen | Film Short |
| 2000 | Fail Safe | (voice) | TV movie |
| 2000 | Dinosaur | Additional Voices (voice) | Film |
| 2001 | Hollywood Palms | Matt | Film |
| 2001 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Additional Voices (voice) | Film |
| 2003–2004 | Life with Bonnie | Garrett/Rod | TV Episodes: "Ding, Ding, Ding Went the Truth" (2003) (Rod) "Don't Stress, Express" (2004) (Garrett) |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | Truck Radio Announcer | Film |
| 2005 | Unscripted | Himself | TV Episode: #1.2 |
| 2006–2007 | Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! | (voice) | TV Episodes: "Inside Job" (2006) "Almost Ghosts" (2007) |
| 2009 | Smallville | Lex Luthor (voice) | TV Episode: "Requiem" |
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Additional Voices (voice) | Film |
| 2009 | Monsters vs Aliens | Soldiers (voice) | Film |
| 2010 | Knucklehead | (voice) | Film |
| 2012 | Chronicle | Newscaster | Film |
| 2013 | Epic | (voice) | Film |
Personal life
editAdler was married to actress Ria Pavia from 1993 to 1995. He is currently married to actress Laura San Giacomo and is a close friend and former housemate of actor George Clooney.
References
edit- ^ "AICN COMICS BEYOND: Matt Adler & Johnny Destructo visit the Marvel Offices NY & see THOR & LOKI: BLOOD BROTHERS!!!". Ain't It Cool News. March 28, 2011.
- ^ "Hot Faces: Ione Skye And Matt Adler". Los Angeles Times. June 24, 1987.
- ^ Reeves originally auditioned for Bill but was switched to Ted in subsequent auditions.
- ^ "Matt Adler:Beyond the teen-idol mold". Fort Worth Star Telegram. August 29, 1987.
- ^ "Matt Adler: Beyond the teen-idol mold". Fort Worth Star Telegram.
External links
edit- Matt Adler at IMDb
- Matt Adler at AllMovie
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