Matthew Fox (born July 14, 1966) is an American actor and former
model. His first major role was playing the older brother and
patriarch Charlie Salinger on Party of Five in the 1990s,
co-starring with both Scott Wolf and Neve Campbell. He gained much
greater fame for his current starring role as Jack Shephard on the
hit ABC drama series Lost. In 1994, Fox was cast in a co-starring
role as the eldest of five siblings who lose both parents in a car
accident on the 1990s teen drama, Party of Five, as Charlie
Salinger. In 1996, People Magazine named Fox as one of the 50 Most
Beautiful People in the World. After Party of Five was canceled
after its sixth season, Fox starred in another TV series Haunted, in
2002. Fox has played the role of the troubled and dedicated surgeon,
Dr. Jack Shephard, on Lost. As the star of the series, he is also
the highest-paid actor on the show. Fox was nominated for a Golden
Globe, won the 2005 Satellite Award, and shared the 2006 Screen
Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a
Drama Series, for his role in Lost. On December 2, 2006, he hosted
Saturday Night Live with musical guests Tenacious D. In 2006, Fox
co-starred with Matthew McConaughey in the sports drama,
We Are Marshall. He also played a bit part in the action film
Smokin' Aces and starred in the thriller
Vantage Point 2008 ...
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