After many years of acting, he asked famed director Barry Levinson for a production job and was guided to the casting department. Matthew has since spent the next 19 years directing actors as a casting director, working with Tim Burton on ?Ed Wood and ?Mars Attacks?, Brett Ratner on ?Rush Hour 1 and 2? and ?Family Man?, Nick Cassavetes on ?Unhook the Stars?, ?She's So Lovely?, ?John Q? ?The Notebook?, ?Alpha Dog? ,?My Sisters Keeper? and ?The Other Woman?, and producer Jerry Bruckheimer on ?Crimson Tide? (Tony Scott) and ?Con Air? (Simon West). Matthew's ability to spot and work with talent has allowed him to discover or advance the careers of James Gandolfini and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman (?Money For Nothing?), Ryan Phillipe, Steve Zahn, Danny Nucci and James LeSure (?Crimson Tide?), Don Cheadle (?Devil in a Blue Dress?), Dave Chappelle and Monica Potter (?Con Air?), Lucy Liu (?Shanghai Noon?), Dakota Fanning (?Tomcats?), Roselyn Sanchez (?Rush Hour 2?) Rachel McAdams (?The Notebook?), Katt Williams (?Friday After Next?), and Anton Yelchin, Olivia Wilde, Amanda Seyfried (?Alpha Dog?) just to name a few! You can email your questions to 123filmeasy@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @123Film Times
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