Matthew Fox (actor)
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Matthew Fox at the Monte Carlo Film Festival |
Matthew Fox (born
July 14,
1966) is an
American actor. He is most well-known for playing the
television characters
Charlie Salinger on
Party of Five and
Jack Shephard on
Lost.
The son of Loretta and Francis Fox, Matthew Fox was born as the middle of three brothers on his family's
horse ranch in
Crowheart, Wyoming. He was educated at
Deerfield Academy in
Massachusetts and
Columbia University and also attended the
School for Film and Television in
New York City. At Columbia, he was a member of the Columbia Lions football team, and played in the game that broke Columbia's notorious 42-game losing streak. After graduating in
1988, he began acting with the
Atlantic Theater Company. Fox married Margherita Ronchi in
1992. They have two children, Kyle (pronounced "Kyleigh") and Byron. Fox is also a fan of the
Philadelphia Eagles, as well as the
Toronto Blue Jays.
Lost costar
Madison lives with him and his family.
*1992 Early TV appearance on
Wings *1992 TV series debut in a regular role,
Freshman Dorm*1993 Feature film debut,
My Boyfriend's Back *1994 Had regular role of older sibling
Charlie Salinger in the weekly drama series,
Party of Five *1999 Received rave reviews for his portrayal of a disturbed young man in the
CBS movie
Behind the Mask, opposite
Donald Sutherland *2002 Co-starred in the
UPN series
Haunted*2004-present Portrays Dr. Jack Shephard on the
ABC drama
Lost*2006 Co-starring in the
Warner Bros film "
We Are... Marshall", about the 1970 plane crash that took the lives of almost the entire
Marshall University football team. He is playing the role of coach Red Dawson, opposite
Matthew McConaughey. It is currently filming. Release date slated for early December 2006.
*According to an interview in the March 2006 issue of
GQ, Fox sought a career on Wall Street before turning a job offer down. He studied economics at Columbia and upon his graduation applied for a job to sell stocks at Prudential-Bache. "I didn't have a suit, so I had to borrow one from a friend. He was 5-10, and I'm 6-2, so the thing didn't fit. And I borrowed his penny loafers," he said. He described the staff as "all these mid-20s, Type A, go-getting wannabe Gordon Gekkos. There was just so much testosterone flying around, in all the wrong directions ... I'll never forget the moment as long as I live: We're saying goodbye, and they were like, 'Well, y'know, you're gonna come here and kick ass, and it's all gonna be great!' and then one of 'em says, 'But he's gonna have to do something about those shoes!' They all had exactly the same pair of Oxford shoes on. In that moment, I [said], 'There's no way I can do this.'"
*Fox is a former cigarette smoker, and still comes occasionally.
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GQ interview
