1. Charles Marcus Matthau was born on December 10,1962 and is an American director, producer, actor and writer.
19 Facts About Charles Matthau
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Charles Matthau transitioned from an audio commentator in the Paramount Centennial Collection edition of The Odd Couple to a director over the years.
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Charles Matthau has directed eight movies and done small acting jobs in about twenty movies.
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Apart from being a director, Charles Matthau has an avid interest in reading about history and raising funds for cancer research.
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Charles Matthau gained wide recognition making it to the list of 10 Best Films of 1990 by the Council of Film Organizations.
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Charles Matthau was born on December 10,1962, in New York City, to actor Walter Charles Matthau and actress Carol Grace, who claimed to be the model for the flighty personality of Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
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Charles Matthau was named after his mother's stepfather, aviation industrialist Charles Marcus.
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Charles Matthau's godfather was actor Richard Widmark, and his godmother was journalist Lillian Ross.
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Charles Matthau appeared as a child actor alongside his father in such films as Charley Varrick, The Bad News Bears, and House Calls.
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Charles Matthau became active in his father's production company, Walcar Productions, in 1978.
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Charles Matthau directed Doin' Time on Planet Earth, Her Minor Thing, Baby-O, The Book of Leah, and Freaky Deaky, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.
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Charles Matthau is a Platinum Circle Award honoree from the American Film Institute.
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In 2012, Charles Matthau wrote, produced, and directed the film Freaky Deaky, an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel, with outstanding performances from Christian Slater and Crispin Glover.
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Charles Matthau played the role of the sarcastic boyfriend in the 2005 Going Shopping.
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Charles Matthau directed the 2005 romantic comedy feature Her Minor Thing, starring Estella Warren, Christian Kane, and Michael Weatherly.
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Charles Matthau attended the University of Southern California, where he met his first wife, Michele Bauer.
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Charles Matthau is signed up for cryopreservation with the Alcor Life Extension Foundation.
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Charlie Charles Matthau is one of three founding directors for the Maria Gruber Foundation, a nonprofit charitable foundation based in Beverly Hills, California.
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Charles Matthau has expressed that the Maria Gruber Foundation aligns with his philanthropic goals.