Charles Matthau
Charles Matthau | |
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 Matthau at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Freaky Deaky | |
| Born | Charles Marcus Matthau December 10, 1962 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Spouse(s) | Michele Bauer
(m. 1989; div. 2003)Ashley Anderson
(m. 2004; div. 2019) |
| Parent(s) | Walter Matthau Carol Grace |
Charles Marcus Matthau (born December 10, 1962) is an American actor and director. He is the son of actor Walter Matthau and actress/author Carol Grace.
Life and career[]
Matthau was born on December 10, 1962, in New York City, to actor Walter Matthau and actress Carol Grace. He appeared as a child actor alongside his father in such films as Charley Varrick (1973), The Bad News Bears (1976), and House Calls (1978). He became active in his father's production company, Walcar Productions, in 1978.[1] Among his directorial projects have been The Grass Harp, from a novella by Truman Capote, and the made-for-TV movie , both of which starred his father. He also directed Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988), Her Minor Thing (2005), Baby-O (2009) "The Book of Leah" (2019), and Freaky Deaky (2012), which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.[2][3]
He was named for his mother's stepfather, aviation industrialist Charles Marcus and for his godfather, Charlie Chaplin. He attended the University of Southern California, where he met his first wife, Michele Bauer. His former wife, Ashley, and he were seen on an episode of HGTV's Selling New York in June 2013.[4] Ashley is a dancer and working on her own teahouse.[5]
Philanthropy[]
Charlie Matthau is one of three founding directors for the Maria Gruber Foundation, a nonprofit charitable foundation based in Beverly Hills, California.[6][7][8][9][10][11] He has expressed that the Maria Gruber Foundation aligns with his philanthropic goals. The foundation's mission focuses on raising awareness through education by creating collaborative educational tools, a support system with guidance counselors, grief counselors, and volunteers, and removing some of the personal and familial helplessness from the diagnosis of a terminal disease.[12]
References[]
- ^ "Matthau & Son Tied To Universal". Variety. April 12, 1978. p. 4.
- ^ Lyttelton, Oliver (2013-05-14). "From Best To Worst: Elmore Leonard Movie Adaptation". Indie Wire. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ^ "Charles Matthau". IMDb. November 18, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ "Selling New York S7E1&2: Getting Back in the Game". Curbed New York. 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ^ "Ashley Matthau biography". The Matthau Company. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ^ "Philanthropy". The Maria Gruber Foundation. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ "When Robert Evans Hosted Seder". LAist. Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ "Death of Walter Matthau". tributes.com. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ "Walter Matthau Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ "Telegraph Obituary, Walter Matthau". The Daily Telegraph. London. July 3, 2000. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ "From the Archives: Walter Matthau, An Expert Actor Perfected Grumpy, Rumpled Roles". Los Angeles Times. July 2, 2000. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- ^ "Mission". Maria Gruber Foundation. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
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