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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Michael Denison to Carol L. Dudley
Matt Dillon Biography (1964-)
Born February 18, 1964, in New Rochelle, NY; son of Paul (an investment manager and portrait painter) and Mary Ellen (a homemaker) Dillon; brother of Kevin Dillon (an actor). Addresses: Agent: Patrick Whitesell, Endeavor, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Julie Silverman-Yorn, The Firm, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 212, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Baker/Winokur/Ryder, 909 Third Ave., 10th Floor, New York, NY 10022; Staci Polaris Public Relations, 8135 West Fourth St., 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90048.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director, writer
- Birth Details
- February 18, 1964
- New Rochelle, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Richie, Over the Edge, Warner Bros., 1979
- Randy, Little Darlings, Paramount, 1980
- Melvin Moody, My Bodyguard, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
- Jack Duncan, Liar's Moon, Crown, 1982
- Tex McCormick, Tex, Buena Vista, 1982
- Host, Wild Rides, 1982
- Dallas "Dally" Winston, The Outsiders, Warner Bros., 1983
- Rusty James, Rumble Fish, Universal, 1983
- Jeffrey Willis, The Flamingo Kid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
- Title role, Rebel, Vestron, 1985
- Chris Lloyd, Target, Warner Bros., 1985
- Jan Florek, Native Son, Cinecom, 1986
- J. C. Cullen, The Big Town (also known as The Arm), Columbia, 1987
- Doyle Kennedy, Kansas, Trans World, 1988
- Regret, Bloodhounds of Broadway, Columbia, 1989
- Bob Hughes, Drugstore Cowboy, Avenue R Films, 1989
- Jonathan Corliss, A Kiss before Dying, Universal, 1991
- Narrator, Prufrock, 1991
- (Uncredited) Madonna: Truth or Dare (also known as In Bed withMadonna and Truth or Dare), 1991
- Cliff Poncier, Singles, Warner Bros., 1992
- Gus DeMarco, Mr. Wonderful, Warner Bros., 1993
- Matthew, The Saint of Fort Washington, Warner Bros., 1993
- Kevin Walker, Golden Gate, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1994
- Larry Maretto, To Die For, Columbia, 1995
- Terry Klout, Frankie Starlight, Fine Line, 1995
- Tommy "Birdman" Rowland, Beautiful Girls, Miramax, 1996
- Jay Phillips, Grace of My Heart, Gramercy/Universal, 1996
- Dova, Albino Alligator, Miramax, 1996
- Himself, Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary), Northern Arts Entertainment, 1996
- Cameron Drake, In and Out, Paramount, 1997
- Himself, Pitch, 1997
- Sam Lombardo, Wild Things (also known as Sex Crimes and wildthings), Columbia, 1998
- Pat Healy, There's Something about Mary, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
- Himself, Rockets Redglare! (documentary), Big Plate Pictures, 2000
- Randy, One Night at McCool's, USA Films, 2001
- Fritzy Zennetti, Deuces Wild (also known as Deuces Wild--Wild in den Strassen), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 2002
- Jimmy Cremming, City of Ghosts, United Artists, 2003
- Interviewee, Breakfast with Hunter, 2003
- David Wells, Employee of the Month, Bull's Eye Entertainment, 2004
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Film Work
- Producer and director, City of Ghosts, United Artists, 2003
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Television Appearances
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Series
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Fishing with John, Independent Film Channel and Bravo, 1991
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Movies
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When He's Not a Stranger, CBS, 1989
- Eddie Megeffin, "Return to Kansas City," Women & Men II (broadcast as a segment of HBO Showcase; also known as A Domestic Dilemma and Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules), HBO, 1991
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Specials
- Young Ralph, "The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters," American Playhouse, PBS, 1982
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The Boy Who Loved Trolls, PBS, 1984
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Night of 100 Stars II, ABC, 1985
- Voice of Mike, Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (also knownas Dear America), HBO, 1987
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Marsalis on Music, PBS, 1995
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AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Stars, CBS, 1999
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Awards Presentations
- Presenter, The 55th Annual Academy Awards, 1983
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The 67th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1995
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The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
- Presenter, The 1998 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1998
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Episodic
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Late Show with David Letterman, multiple appearances, 1993-1998
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Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 1994
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The Entertainment Business, Bravo, 1998
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Contest Searchlight, Comedy Central, 2002
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 2003
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The View, 2003
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Stage Appearances
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Night of 100 Stars II, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1985
- (Broadway debut) Monsoon, Boys of Winter, Biltmore Theatre, 1985
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Television Director
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Episodic
- "Napoleon's Boney Parts," Oz, HBO, 1999
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
- Cop, "Bad Girl," Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99, Warner Reprise Video, 1999
- Appeared as a cop in the music video "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues.
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Audio Books
- Narrator, On the Road, by Jack Kerouac, Caedmon Audio, 2000
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
- (With Barry Gifford) City of Ghosts, United Artists, 2003
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
- Mead, Cheryl L., The Matt Dillon Scrapbook, St. Martin's Press, 1984
Periodicals
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American Film, February, 1991, p. 22
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Blast, September, 1998, p. 4
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Cosmopolitan, September, 1997, p. 248
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Empire, October, 1998, pp. 62-64, 66, 67, 68
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Entertainment Weekly, October 9, 1992, p. 16
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Flicks, October, 1998, p. 31
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Harper's Bazaar, August, 1998, pp. 114-21
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Interview, April, 1991, p. 80; May, 2003, p. 36
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Los Angeles, August, 1998, pp. 62-67
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Movieline, February, 1999, p. 55
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People Weekly, September 9, 1996, p. 120; September 28, 1998, p. 11
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Premiere, May, 1991, p. 94
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Prevue, October, 1991, p. 37
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Us, October 2, 1989, p. 112
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