15 Facts About Matt Busch

Matthew Stuart "Matt" Busch was born on September 22,1972 and is an American artist and entertainment illustrator.

Matt Busch is currently a professor of Media and Communication Arts at Macomb Community College.

Matt Busch teaches a range of courses including figure illustration and commercial arts.

Matt Busch grew up in the northern suburbs of Detroit, Michigan.

Matt Busch is well known in many different circles of pop culture and fandom as an entertainment illustrator.

Mostly known for his work with the Star Wars universe, Matt Busch has provided numerous covers, posters, and other material for the franchise.

Since 1994, Matt Busch has provided art for official Star Wars books, posters, magazines, and other products.

Early in his career, Matt Busch started illustrating products for the Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game and the cover for Star Wars: Tales from the Empire, which became a New York Times Best Seller.

Matt Busch is perhaps best known for his outspoken antics in the You Can Draw Star Wars video series, which is based on the book of the same name, which he illustrated.

Also that year, Matt Busch became the first Honorary Member of the 501st Legion of Stormtroopers to become an official member with his own TK Stormtrooper armor.

Matt Busch has contributed to comic books and trading cards, having worked on such properties as Afterburn, Alizarin's Journal, Coven 13, Lady Death, Night of the Living Dead, and Witchblade.

In 2009, Matt Busch was hand-selected to illustrate President Obama for the cover of the DVD documentary, Becoming Barack: Evolution of a Leader.

In 2009, Matt Busch released a DVD titled Illustration Nation, a documentary of travel adventures ranging from Hollywood to London to Tokyo.

Matt Busch is currently filming and directing a trilogy titled Aladdin 3477 based on the classic Arabian Nights tale Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp.

Matt Busch married his wife Lin Zy, a puppet designer, on September 18,2011, in Royal Palm Beach, Florida.