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Trivia
Birth name: Matthew Fox
Date of birth: 14 July 1966
Place of birth: Abington, Pennsylvania, USA
Nickname: Foxy
Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Spouse: Margherita Ronchi (1991 - present) 2 children.
The son of Loretta and Francis Fox, Matthew Fox was born the middle child of three brothers on his family's horse ranch in Crowheart, Wyoming.
Matthew's nickname is "Foxy."
He was educated at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts and Columbia 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.
Matthew and his wife have two children, Kyle (pronounced "Kyleigh")
and Byron.
Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people
in the world [1996]
Fox sought a career on Wall Street before turning a job offer down.
Matt was once featured in a "Got Milk?" advertisement.
He had a change in careers when a girlfriend's mother, who was also a
modeling agent, suggested that he try modeling instead of trading stocks
Graduated from Columbia University in 1989 with a degree in economics
Daughter Kyle Fox (born in 1998) and son Byron Fox (born in 2001)
Matthew studied acting for two years at The School for Film and
Television in New York City.
He frequently hosts parties at his house where the whole cast of
"Lost" (2004) gathers to watch the last episode they had
filmed.
He was raised in Crowheart, Wyoming on the family ranch.
Before becoming an actor, Matthew figured he'd work on Wall Street.
He has been horseback riding since he was six yers old.
Matthew met his wife, Margherita Ronch, in 1987. He says she "was
19 years old and she didn't speak very good English." They married
in 1991.
Matthew's wife supported him in the early days of his acting career with
several restaraunt type jobs and by managing a coffee shop.
Matthew worked nights loading flowers in New York's Wholesale District
while he attended Columbia University.
Matthew studied acting for two years at The School for Film and
Television in New York City.
Matthew made his directing debut with the film Lucky Bugger.
Matthew was initially concerned about moving his family from California
to Hawaii. He said "When the show was picked up for 13 episodes and
we knew we were moving there, my daughter Kyle started crying. She said
they were tears of happiness."
Matthew had to move his family to Hawaii when he was filming Lost.
At the age of 25, Fox made his debut on an episode of Wings. That same year,
he also starred on a short-lived dramatic series, Freshman Dorm.
Matthew is friends with
Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong.
Still not being a familiar face on the small screen, he continued receiving supporting roles, including the CBS Schoolbreak Special series, If I Die Before I Wake before he made his big screen debut in My Boyfriend's Back (1993).
Matthew enjoys horseback riding. He's been in the saddle since he was
just six years old!
Matthew's parents raised longhorn cattle and horses and grew barley for
Coors beer.
Attended Wind River high school and did post-graduate high school study
at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts.
After Fox's Party came to an end after six long seasons, a couple of years ago, he starred in another TV series The Haunted, in 2002, but the show didn't match the popularity of Party of Five, eight years after.
Matthew and his LOST co-stars Josh Holloway and Maggie Grace have all gone skinny-dipping together in Hawaii.
Matthew has a daughter, Kyle (7), and a son, Byron (3).
Is good friends with Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong.
Is a Philadelphia Eagles fan.
Matthew Fox is a former smoker.
Matthew made his way into the entertainment biz by starting out as a
model.
Matthew often invites over his fellow LOST cast members to watch the current episode of LOST at his pad.
He is the tallest principal cast member of "Lost" (2004) at
just over 6ft 2in. Terry O'Quinn, Josh Holloway and Adewale
Akinnuoye-Agbaje are just slightly shorter.
Matthew received rave reviews for his portrayal of a disturbed young man in the CBS motion picture-for-television Behind the Mask, opposite
Donald
Sutherland.
Is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity
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.
Every Sunday evening, Fox throws a viewing party and gifts his guests with pictures he took during filming of the pilot episode of the show.
In an interview, he stated that music is a major part of his life,
citing The Arcade Fire, Sigur Ros, I Am Kloot, Modest Mouse and Texan
band The Black Angels as some of his favourite bands. He's also a fan of
punk.
Graduated from New York's prestigious Atlantic Theater Company where
fellow "Lost" (2004) co-star Kimberley Joseph, who played
flirtatious flight attendant Cindy, was also a graduate.
For his work on Lost, Fox was nominated for an Golden Globe. He also won the 2005 Satellite Award and shared the 2006 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
During the 2006 break from Lost, Matthew starred in the drama We Are Marshall with
Matthew
McConaughey. Once the movie was finished, Matthew headed to Mexico City and filmed a role in Vantage Point with William Hurt, Dennis Quaid and Sigourney Weaver.
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