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Trivia
Birth name: Matthew Raymond Dillon
Date of birth: 18 February 1964
Place of birth: New Rochelle, New York, USA
Nickname: Matt
Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Grew up in Mamaroneck, New York.
Matt resides in the Upper West Side of New York City.
His grandmother, Bea Dillon, is the
sister of two famous artists: Alex Raymond and Jim Raymond. Alex Raymond
was the creator of the cartoon strip, Flash Gordon; and also Jungle Jim
and Rip Kirby. Jim Raymond drew Blondie for Chic Young for about 40
years.
Matt's father, Paul, is an investment manager and a portrait painter.
Brother of Kevin Dillon.
Although Dillon never finished high school, he prides himself on being a
self-educated man who appreciates the finer things in life such as
music, art and architecture, wine and food.
1979 "Discovered" at age 14 while cutting class in junior high school by casting director Vic Ramos; made screen acting debut, "Over the Edge".
Played hunk who deflowers Kristy McNichol in camp drama "Little Darlings" in 1980.
Matt's favourite filmmakers include Carol Reed.
Cites Gene
Hackman as a major idol and influence on his work, especially after
working with him in Target (1985) .
Dated Cameron
Diaz for several years in the late 1990's.
Met Cameron
Diaz in 1995 while both were filming movies in Minnesota; together from 1996 until September 1998.
Matt wrote the script for City Of Ghosts.
Matt is good friends with pulp novelist Barry Gifford.
Original choice for Frank Sangster role in Novocaine (2001).
Original choice for "Butch Coolidge" in Pulp Fiction (1994).
Was the original choice for the role of Richard in The Blue Lagoon
(1980), but turned the role down because of the nudity.
He is the second child of six. His brothers and sisters are: Paul (born
1962), Kevin (born 1965), Katy (born 1966), Timothy (born 1969) and
Brian (born 1972).
His parents are Mary Ellen and Paul Dillon
Enjoys frequenting flea markets.
Has a large vinyl record collection.
Is a big fan of Cuban music.
Elisa Shores. rumored to be dating as of June 2004
Has traveled extensively in Southeast Asia.
Matt won an award for his role in Drugstore Cowboy. Matt also won various awards for his role in There's Something about Mary.
Matt was nominated for an Oscar for "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" for Crash.
He Played a NASCAR champ who gets beat racing a lovable, animated Volkswagen Bug in “Herbie: Fully Loaded” (2005).
Dillon is mentioned on Jeff Buckley's Live at Sin-é: Legacy Edition CD. On track 5 Buckley mentions that he cut his hair because people thought he looked like Matt Dillon.
Is a New York Mets baseball fan and collects Mookie Wilson baseball
cards.
If he wrote a book Matt says he would give it the title, 'Songs My Mother Didn't Teach Me.'
"Matt Dillon" is also the fictional name of the hero of "Gunsmoke"
(1955), television's longest-running ever western series (20 years from
1955 to 1975). The hero, a U.S. Marshal for Dodge City, was played by
James Arness.
In 2002, Dillon took his first turn as a director in a film he also
co-wrote and starred in. "City of Ghosts" was the story of con
man who travels to Cambodia to get his share on an insurance scam but
finds himself caught in a much more dangerous situation.
Played a newlywed married to Kate Hudson in the comedy "You, Me and Dupree" in 2006.
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