30 October 1978, Fort Ord, California, USA
Birth Name
Matthew James Morrison
Nickname
Matty Fresh
Height
6' (1.83 m)
Mini Biography
Matthew Morrison knew he wanted to be an entertainer after participating in a theatre camp as a child. He attended NYU's TISCH School of the arts in the CAP21 program before joining the cast of Footloose. He was a member of the boy band LMNT, briefly, before he redevoted himself to Broadway in Rocky Horror. Hairspray has been his big break.
IMDb Mini Biography By: Christina Trivigno
Mini Biography
It took a summer of jouer la comédie in a children's theater group to convince Matthew Morrison that he wanted to become an actor. He auditioned and attended orange County High School of the Arts, and followed that with NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, although he didn't enjoy his college foray. Despite a regulation that students couldn't audition in the first two years at NYU, he got himself an agent and dropped out from NYU. His musical debut was in the musical version of Footloose which was then followed par The Rocky Horror Picture Show. His big break, however, was in Hairspray when he landed the part of Link Larkin. It was after this role he made a debut into the télévision and film world, with small roles in Sex and the City, Hack, Encino Man, and others. His self-proclaimed favori role he did in télévision was in 'Once Upon a Mattress', which was a musical for TV that starred Carol Burnett. He was nominated for a Tony for his role in The Light in the Piazza, and eventually left the montrer in late 2005. He dabbled some plus in roles between the television, film, and theater world. After starring in the lincoln Center production of South Pacific as Lt. Cable in 2008, he took on the role of "Will Schuester" in the upcoming renard series 'Glee' which premiers Fall 2009.
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Trivia
He worked at the Gap in New York City before joining the cast of "Footloose" on Broadway.
Tony nomination for his role as Fabrizio Naccarelli in "The Light in the Piazza" musical par Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel.
In addition to doing school plays and comédies musicales in high school, he was a football player, president of the school, and prom king.
Personal Quotes
[When asked in an interview whether the widespread rumor that he is John Wayne's grandson is true] Oh, God! That is just a rumor, but I would have no shame in perpetuating it. I'll be John Wayne's grandson! toi know, his real name was Marion Morrison -- and if toi look at pictures of him and me, it's quite uncanny.
[On the newer movie version of Hairspray] I've heard the rumor about John Travolta playing Edna Turnblad and it'd be interesting, but I want Harvey [Fierstein] to do it; he's the man - ou woman - for the job. They might see me for Link, but they'd probably go for Justin Timberlake.
[on working on Broadway] - There were all these beautiful, beautiful dancers. As a straight guy I had some room. There were the shared interests in chant and dancing, and I always find dancing with someone very evocative and sexual. I definitely hooked up with a lot of girls when I was a young guy on Broadway. It was exciting. Very joyous and free.
I'm not comfortable with the idea of my sex appeal, but I know in my job I have to use it. I wish I could say I got to this point in my career based on my talent, but I don't think that's true.
Where Are They Now
(January 2003) Starring as Link Larkin in the Broadway musical "Hairspray"
(September 2004) Currently filming an ABC made for TV movie, "Once Upon a Mattress" with Carol Burnett, Denis O'Hare, Tracy Ullman and Zooey Deschanel.
(April 2005) Starring in Tony-nominated musical The Light in the Piazza.
(October 2005) Performing in comedy A Naked Girl in the Appian Way.
(May 2009) Filming the new renard montrer 'Glee', which premiers in Fall 2009.
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