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Date of Birth

14 July 1966, Abington, Pennsylvania, USA

Nickname

Foxy

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Mini Biography

Matthew's parents raised longhorn cattle and horses and grew barley for Coors beer. He entered the Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts for a post-grad year after high school, and then matriculated at Columbia University where he played football and majored in Economics with the intent to end up on Wall Street. However, his girl friend's mother was a modeling agent who convinced him to try some modeling which led to a couple of TV commercials. Soon after he was sold on acting.

Spouse

Margherita Ronchi

(1991 - present) 2 children

Trivia

Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world [1996]
Graduated from Columbia University in 1989 with a degree in economics
Daughter Kyle Fox (born in 1998) and son Byron Fox (born in 2001)
Matthew studied acting for two years at The School for Film and Television in New York City.
He frequently hosts parties at his house where the whole cast of "Lost" (2004) gathers to watch the last episode they had filmed.
He was raised in Crowheart, Wyoming on the family ranch.
He has been horseback riding since he was six years old.
Attended Wind River high school and did post-graduate high school study at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts.
Is good friends with Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong.
Is a Philadelphia Eagles fan.
He is the tallest principal cast member of "Lost" (2004) at just over 6ft 2in. Terry O'Quinn, Josh Holloway and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje are just slightly shorter.
Is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity
In an interview, he stated that music is a major part of his life, citing Arcade Fire, Sigur Rós, John Harold Arnold Bramwell, Modest Mouse and Texan band "The Black Angels" as some of his favourite bands. He's also a fan of punk.
Graduated from New York's prestigious Atlantic Theater Company where fellow "Lost" (2004) co-star Kimberley Joseph, who played flirtatious flight attendant Cindy, was also a graduate.
Announced during a recent appearance on daytime talk show "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003) that he intends to quit smoking as a resolution for 2007.
During his time off, he enjoys hosting youth football clinics on how to run the veer offense.
While promoting Vantage Point (2008), he traveled to nine countries in three weeks.
Like his wife, his maternal grandfather was Italian American.
He has appeared in the most episodes of "Lost" (2004) of any actor, with 95 episodes to date. His character, Jack, has had the most "centric" episodes of any of the show's characters, with 14 episodes to date. (2009).
He is a private pilot and owns a Beechcraft Bonanza G36 aircraft.
Charged with DUI in Beaver, Oregon [May 10, 2012].
Was sentenced to a court-ordered alcohol treatment program after pleading no-contest to a Oregon DUI charge, thus avoiding jail time [June 4, 2012].
Never watches movies or shows he appears in.

Personal Quotes

"It's sort of a show about the human species, not a show about anybody from any particular country or any nationality or any religious background." - on why he thinks "Lost" (2004) is internationally successful.
What we as a cast went through that first season mirrored what you saw on screen: people with no preexisting history, thrown together on an island; becoming a tight-knit bunch in the course of trying to make sense of this weird world. Then, to have these other characters come in - it's added an interesting new energy both to the show and our experience. - on "Lost" (2004)

Salary

"Lost" (2004)

$36,000

Where Are They Now

(February 2006) He and his family currently reside on Oahu, Hawaii, where "Lost" (2004) is shot.