Matt Adler | |
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Born | Matthew D. Adler December 8, 1966 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1984–present |
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Matthew D. Adler (born December 8, 1966) is an American film actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in the 1980s teenage films: Teen Wolf , White Water Summer , North Shore , and Dream a Little Dream . [1] He currently works on additional dialogue recording for feature films. [2]
In 1986 he auditioned for the role of "Bill S. Preston Esquire" in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure being one of the final picks along with Keanu Reeves, [3] Donovan Leitch and Gary Riley. The role ultimately went to Alex Winter who had initially auditioned for the part of Ted "Theodore" Logan.
Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | Shattered Vows | Pat | TV Movie |
1985 | Trapper John, M.D. | Brian Christopher | TV Episode: "In the Eyes of the Beholder" |
1985 | Teen Wolf | Lewis | Film |
1986 | Carly Mills | Pete Mills | TV Short |
1986 | Flight of the Navigator | Jeff (16 years old) | Film |
1987 | White Water Summer | Chris | Film |
1987 | North Shore | Rick Kane | Film |
1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon | George | Film (Segment "Titan Man") |
1988 | Doin' Time on Planet Earth | Dan Forrester | Film |
1988 | My Neighbor Totoro | Additional Voices | Film 2005 Disney dub |
1989 | Nowhere to Run | Don | Film |
1989 | Dream a Little Dream | Dumas | Film |
1990 | Diving In | Wayne Hopkins | Film |
1990 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Jay Watson | Short Film: "Testing Dirty" (as an ill-fated addict) |
1993 | Canceled Lives: Letters from the Inside | Himself (voice) | Video Documentary |
1993 | Young Goodman Brown | William Stacey | Film |
1994 | Teresa's Tattoo | Titus | Film |
1994 | The Crow | Additional Voice (voice) | Film |
1997 | Quiet Days in Hollywood | Amos | Film |
1997 | The Peacemaker | Alan | Film |
1999 | Kilroy | Bar Guy | TV movie |
2000 | It's a Shame About Ray | Mr. Springsteen | Film Short |
2000 | Fail Safe | (voice) | TV movie |
2000 | Dinosaur | Additional Voices (voice) | Film |
2001 | Hollywood Palms | Matt | Film |
2001 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Additional Voices (voice) | Film |
2003–2004 | Life with Bonnie | Garrett/Rod | TV Episodes: "Ding, Ding, Ding Went the Truth" (2003) (Rod) "Don't Stress, Express" (2004) (Garrett) |
2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | Truck Radio Announcer | Film |
2005 | Unscripted | Himself | TV Episode: #1.2 |
2006–2007 | Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! | (voice) | TV Episodes: "Inside Job" (2006) "Almost Ghosts" (2007) |
2009 | Smallville | Lex Luthor (voice) | TV Episode: "Requiem" |
2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Additional Voices (voice) | Film |
2009 | Monsters vs Aliens | Soldiers (voice) | Film |
2010 | Knucklehead | (voice) | Film |
2012 | Chronicle | Newscaster | Film |
2013 | Epic | (voice) | Film |
Adler was married to actress Ria Pavia from 1993 to 1995. He is currently married to actress Laura San Giacomo and is a close friend and former housemate of actor George Clooney.
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