Matt Dillon
Matt Dillon | |
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Born | Matthew Raymond Dillon February 18, 1964 New Rochelle, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1979–present |
Partner(s) | Cameron Diaz (1995–1998) Roberta Mastromichele (2014–2024) |
Relatives | Kevin Dillon (brother)[1] Jim Raymond (great uncle) Alex Raymond (great uncle) |
Awards | Full list |
Matthew Raymond Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award nomination and Grammy nomination.
Dillon made his feature film debut in Over the Edge (1979) and established himself as a teen idol by starring in the films My Bodyguard (1980), Little Darlings (1980), Liar's Moon (1982), The Flamingo Kid (1984) and three of five S. E. Hinton book adaptations: Tex (1982), Rumble Fish (1983) and The Outsiders (1983). From the late 1980s onward, Dillon achieved further success, starring in Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Singles (1992), The Saint of Fort Washington (1993), To Die For (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996), In & Out (1997), There's Something About Mary (1998), and Wild Things (1998). In a 1991 article, movie critic Roger Ebert referred to him as the best actor within his age group, along with Sean Penn.[2]
In 2002, he made his directing debut with
Early life
Dillon was raised in
Career
In 1978,
Another of Dillon's early roles was in the Jean Shepherd PBS special The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters.[15][16] The only available copies of this film are stored at UCLA, where a legal dispute makes it unavailable to the public.
One of his next roles was in Liar's Moon, where he played Jack Duncan, a poor Texas boy madly in love with a rich banker's daughter. In the early 1980s, Dillon also had prominent roles in three adaptations of S. E. Hinton novels: Tex (1982), The Outsiders (1983) and Rumble Fish (1983). All three films were shot in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Hinton's hometown. The Outsiders and Rumble Fish had Dillon working with Francis Ford Coppola and Diane Lane. He followed those up with The Flamingo Kid in 1984. He made his Broadway debut with the play The Boys of Winter[17] in 1985. Dillon did voiceover work in the 1987 documentary film Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam. In 1985, Dillon was namechecked in the lyrics of the Roger Daltrey song 'After The Fire' (written by Pete Townshend). In 1989, Dillon won critical acclaim for his performance as a drug addict in Gus Van Sant's Drugstore Cowboy.
Dillon continued to work in the early 1990s with roles in films like
In 2002, he wrote and directed the film
Dillon starred in the comedy
Dillon contributed his voice as the narrator,
Dillon appeared in several music videos during his career. He made a
In 2018, Dillon played the lead role in the Lars von Trier thriller The House That Jack Built.[18]
He portrayed Marlon Brando in the upcoming biopic Being Maria[19]
Personal life
Matt was in a relationship with Cameron Diaz from 1995 to 1998. From 2014 to 2024 he was in a relationship with Italian actress, dancer and choreographer Roberta Mastromichele.[20]
Dillon is an
Filmography
† | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Over the Edge | Ritchie White | |
1980 | My Bodyguard | Melvin Moody | |
Little Darlings | Randy Adams | ||
1982 | Tex | Tex McCormick | |
Liar's Moon | Jack Duncan | ||
1983 | The Outsiders | Dallas "Dally" Winston |
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Rumble Fish | Rusty James | ||
1984 | The Flamingo Kid | Jeffrey Willis | |
1985 | Target | Chris Lloyd / Derek Potter | |
Rebel | Sergeant Harry Rebel | ||
1986 | Native Son | Jan Erlone | |
1987 | The Big Town | J. C. Cullen | |
1988 | Kansas | Doyle Kennedy | |
1989 | Drugstore Cowboy | Bob Hughes | |
Bloodhounds of Broadway | Regret | ||
1991 | A Kiss Before Dying | Jonathan Corliss | |
1992 | Singles | Cliff Poncier | |
1993 | The Saint of Fort Washington | Matthew | |
Mr. Wonderful | Gus DeMarco | ||
1994 | Golden Gate | Kevin Walker | |
1995 | To Die For | Larry Maretto | |
Frankie Starlight | Terry Klout | ||
1996 | Grace of My Heart | Jay Phillips | |
Albino Alligator | Dova | ||
Beautiful Girls | Tommy "Birdman" Rowland | ||
1997 | In & Out | Cameron Drake | |
1998 | There's Something About Mary | Patrick "Pat" Healy | |
Wild Things | Sam Lombardo | ||
2001 | One Night at McCool's | Randy | |
2002 | Deuces Wild | Fritzy Zennetti | |
City of Ghosts | Jimmy Cremming | Also writer/director | |
2003 | Abby Singer | Himself | |
2004 | Employee of the Month | David Walsh | |
Crash | Officer John Ryan | ||
2005 | Loverboy | Mark | |
Factotum | Henry Chinaski | ||
Herbie: Fully Loaded | Trip Murphy | ||
2006 | You, Me and Dupree | Carl Peterson | |
2008 | Nothing But the Truth | Patton Dubois | |
2009 | Old Dogs | Barry | |
Armored | Mike Cochrane | ||
2010 | Takers | Det. Jack Welles | |
2012 | Girl Most Likely | George / The Bousche | |
2013 | Pawn Shop Chronicles | Richard | |
The Art of the Steal | Nicky Calhoun | ||
Sunlight Jr. | Richie Barnes | ||
2014 | Bad Country | Jesse Weiland | |
2017 | Rock Dog | Trey | Voice only |
Going in Style | Hamer | ||
2018 | The House That Jack Built | Jack | |
Running for Grace | Doc | ||
Head Full of Honey | Nick | ||
2019 | Nimic | Father | Short film |
Proxima | Mike Shannon | ||
2020 | Capone | Johnny | |
The Great Fellove | — | Documentary; Executive producer/director | |
2021 | Land of Dreams | Alan | |
2022 | American Dreamer | Dell | [22] |
2023 | Asteroid City | Walter Geronimo | |
2024 | Being Maria † | Marlon Brando | |
Haunted Heart † | [23] |
Television
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1982 | The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters | Ralph Parker | Television film |
1991 | Fishing with John | Himself | TV miniseries (episode 3) |
Women & Men 2 | Eddie Megeffin | Television film | |
2007 | The Simpsons | Louie | TV series (1 episode: "Midnight Towboy"); Voice only |
2011 | Modern Family | Robbie Sullivan | TV series (1 episode: "Princess Party") |
2015 | Wayward Pines | Ethan Burke | TV series (10 episodes) |
2023 | High Desert | Denny | Main role |
Awards and nominations
References
- ^ Basilan, Rebelander (December 16, 2019). "Matt Dillon from 'Outsiders' - Meet His Brother Kevin Who Is Also an Actor". AmoMama. AmoMama Media Limited. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (April 26, 1991). "Review: A Kiss Before Dying". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012 – via rogerebert.com.
- ^ "Paul Dillon (2019) - Hall of Fame".
- ^ "New Documentary Features Mamaroneck's Paul Dillon - theloop". December 11, 2019.
- ^ "Cigar Aficionado - People Profile - Matt Dillon". Archived from the original on February 21, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ "Matt Dillon Biography (1964-)". Film Reference. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ "Fordham golf coach has way with the brush". USA Today. October 9, 2001. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ^ Dillon, Matt (August 6, 2005). "Behind the mask". London: The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
- ^ Flynn, Paul (August 11, 2005). "Matt's Crash landing". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on April 22, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
- ^ Rader, Dotson (July 23, 2006). ""You Don't Shut the Door on Hope"". Parade. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- San Diego Union-Tribune. Archivedfrom the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- ^ Over the Edge: An Oral History of the Greatest Teen Rebellion Movie of All Time September 2009, Vice Magazine. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". (Week ending May 23, 1979). Variety, pp. 9.
- ^ "Matt Dillon box office tallies". Archived from the original on November 22, 2006. Retrieved March 10, 2006.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "NTW Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters, The". Main.wgbh.org. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ The Boys of Winter at IBDb
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (November 2, 2016). "Lars Von Trier Sets Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz For 'The House That Jack Built'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ "'Being Maria': Anamaria Vartolomei and Matt Dillon on 'Challenge' of Embodying Maria Schneider and Marlon Brando in Upcoming Biopic (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ "Matt Dillon Said Cameron Diaz Was His "Muse"". InStyle. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "Matt Dillon's passion for Latin music". www.recordonline.com. January 13, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 22, 2021). "Dark Comedy 'American Dreamer' Adds Danny Glover, Matt Dillon, Danny Pudi, Michelle Mylett". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (November 1, 2022). "Film Constellation Inks Pre-Sales on Romantic Thriller 'Haunted Heart' by Fernando Trueba, Unveils First Pic (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
External links
- Matt Dillon at IMDb
- Matt Dillon at the Internet Broadway Database
- Matt Dillon at Rotten Tomatoes