American actor
Matt Walton
Born (1973-08-24 ) August 24, 1973 (age 51) Occupation Actor Years active 1997–present Spouse Alecia Hurst Children 2
Matthew "Matt" R. Walton (born August 24, 1973) is an American stage, film, and television actor.
Early life
Walton was born in Hampton, New Jersey , and attended Boston Conservatory , where he received a degree as a Musical Theater major and a Directing minor. After graduation he returned to New York City and studied with Wynn Handman , Tony Spiridakis , Stephan Jobes and acting coaches Anthony Abeson, Seth Barrish and Bob Krakower.
Career
Stage
Walton made his New York City debut Off-Broadway starring as Berger in the 30th anniversary production of Hair Boston [ 1] Sag Harbor, New York .[ 2]
This performance in Hair led to roles in Off-Broadway premieres, including The Tailor Made Man ,[ 3] The Sweepers ,[ 4] We're All Dead ,[ 5] Rush's Dream , Gorilla Man ,[ 6] The Framer .[ 7]
He also played leads in New York and regional revivals of Beirut , Grease [ 8] Violet Boy's Life , A Few Good Men Proposals Italian American Reconciliation Human Error .
He starred[when? in the Off-Broadway production of Under My Skin ,[ 9]
Parfumerie [when? [ 10]
It's Just Sex [when? [ 11]
Boeing-Boeing [when? [ 12] Paper Mill Playhouse in Milburn, New Jersey
Television and film
Walton's first television roles were on the soap operas Guiding Light As the World Turns All My Children One Life to Live [ 13]
Walton also played guest roles on Rescue Me Royal Pains Cashmere Mafia The Bronx is Burning Hallmark Hall of Fame
Walton has appeared in over two dozen films, including Burn After Reading Gigantic Armless
Walton also played sportscaster Alex Reiser on the Comedy Central show Onion SportsDome [ 14] [ 15]
Commercial and voice acting
Walton has acted in a number of ad campaigns, notably for Advil Cold and Sinus, Rooms to Go , Lowe's , Barclays , Speed Stick , Cablevision , Castrol , Cablevision and Old Navy .
He has worked as a voice-over artist in over 100 TV and radio commercials, promos and narrations for The Biography Channel , A&E Network , Bravo , the Travel Channel , Independent Film Channel , and Oxygen . He has also done the narration for a number of audiobooks , including Spider-Man 2 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas Second Chance [ 16]
Online
Walton is a regular at CollegeHumor Gangnam Style " parody "Mitt Romney Style".[ 17]
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
^ "Theatre Mirror Reviews - "Hair!" .^ "More Than Three Decades Later, 'Hair' Still Lets the Sunshine In" . The New York Times . 26 August 2001.^ "A CurtainUp Review, The Tailor-Made Man" .^ "Talkin' Broadway Off-Broadway - The Sweepers - 4/2/02" .^ "Big Names Go Musical (What Rhymes With Oedipus?)" . The New York Times . 25 November 2003.^ Smith, Kerrie. "Gorilla Man: Puberty Can Be So Unkind" . ^ "The Framer" .^ "Grease (Casa Mañana Production, 2000) - Ovrtur" .^ "Under My Skin" .^ "Parfumerie: Theater Review" . The Hollywood Reporter ^ "Adultery as Aperitif, Served by 6 Amateurs and a Pro" . The New York Times . 3 July 2013.^ "What's a Cad to Do With Three Fiancées?" . The New York Times . 29 January 2012.^ Gore, Scotty (11 June 2009). "Walton Becomes 'One Life's' Newest Leading Man" . ^ O'Brien, Walter (December 25, 2010). "Matt Walton, a New Jersey native, to co-host Comedy Central Onion sports show" . Courier News Bridgewater Township, NJ . Retrieved January 6, 2011 . ^ Pierce, Scott D. (January 6, 2011). " . The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved January 6, 2011 . ^ "Matt Walton narrated audio books at Simply Audiobooks - Simply Audiobooks" .^ CollegeHumor (8 October 2012). "Mitt Romney Style (Gangnam Style Parody)" . Archived from the original on 2021-12-14 – via YouTube. ^ Jest Originals
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