Matthew Lillard : Wiki, Age, Family, Career, Filmography

Matthew Lynn Lillard (born January 24, 1970) is an American actor, director, and producer. His early film appearances include Serial Mom (1994), Emmanuel “Serial Killer” Goldstein in Hackers (1995), Stu Maccher in Scream (1996), Stevo in SLC Punk! (1998), Brock Hudson in She’s All That (1999) and Billy Brubaker in Summer Catch (2001). He played Shaggy Rogers in two live-action Scooby-Doo films, Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), and in animation, he played Shaggy since retiring from the role of Casey Kasem. There are voices. 2009.

Matthew Lillard
Born	Matthew Lyn Lillard January 24, 1970 (age 51) Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Education	American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Pasadena, California
Occupation	Actor director producer
Years active	1990–present
Spouse(s)	Heather Helm ​ (m. 2000)​
Children	3

Lillard’s later film roles include Jerry Connelly in Without a Paddle (2004), Deez Howard in The Groomsmen (2006), Joy in Home Run Showdown (2012), and Jack Russo in Return to Nimes Island (2013). While much of his work is comic in nature, Lillard has given theatrical performances in films such as The Descendants (2011), Trouble with the Curve (2012), Match (2014), and Twin Peaks: The Return (2017). He made his directorial debut with the coming-of-age drama Fat Kid Rule the World (2012).[2] Since 2018, Lillard also stars as Dean Boland in the television series Good Girls.

Early life

Lillard was born in Lansing, Michigan, the son of Paula and Jeffrey Lillard (born 1948), and grew up in Tustin, California. He has a younger sister, Amy, and attended Foothill High School in North Tustin, California. He later attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California with fellow actor Paul Rudd. He also attended the Circle at Square Theater School in New York City.

Career

After high school, Lillard co-hosted a short-lived TV show called SK8-TV, and was later hired as an extra in Ghoulies 3: Ghoulies Go to College (1991). In 1994, she was cast in John Waters’ black comedy serial Mom. The following year he was cast in five films, including Hackers, a thriller about a group of high school kids who thwart a multimillion-dollar corporate extortion plot. In 1996, he was cast as Stu Machar in the horror film Scream. He made the independent film SLC Punk! Stevo, and played supporting character Dennis Rafkin in Thirteen Ghosts.

Lillard was cast as Norville “Shaggy” Rogers in the 2002 live-action Scooby-Doo film, a role he later reprized in the 2004 sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.

When Casey Kasem, who voiced the character from the show’s inception in 1969, retired in 2009 due to declining health, Lillard was chosen as his replacement and three subsequent animated series, Mystery Incorporated, Be Cool Scooby-Doo. ! I voiced Shaggy. and Scooby-Doo and the Guess Who?, as well as every direct-to-video film since 2010’s Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra – Doo.

However, Lillard released the computer-animated 2020 Scooby-Doo reboot Scooby! did not voice Shaggy, with the character instead voiced by SNL alum Will Forte. Lillard and Gray Delisle, who had long been the voice of Daphne Blake, both expressed their disappointment about not being approached about the decision to reprise their voice roles for the film.

In 2011, Lillard guest starred in the Fox series House. In 2011, he joined the K.L. Produced and directed his first feature film, Fat Kid Rules the World, based on the Going book. Later that year, he appeared in the comedy-drama film The Descendants. Lillard also reprized the voice role of Shaggy in a 2018 crossover episode of the television series Supernatural.

In 2012, Lillard made a guest appearance in the Criminal Minds episode “The Apprenticeship”. The following year, he played Daniel Fry in the American TV series The Bridge. In 2014, Lillard starred as Peter in the animated film Under Wraps, alongside Brooke Shields and Drake Bell. In 2017, Lillard starred as William Hastings in the third season of Twin Peaks. The following year, he began starring as Christina Hendrix’s cheating husband in the NBC series Good Girls.

Personal life

On 12 August 2000, Lillard married Heather Helm, with whom he had two daughters, Addison and Macy, and a son, Liam. They live in Los Angeles.

In October 2005, he participated in the Dungeons & Dragons tournament against members of the Quest Club gaming organization at Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. Lillard starred in the online series Dice, Camera, with Christopher Perkins as Dungeon Master. , with action played Dungeons & Dragons.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations