Matthew Lillard biography: age, height, net worth, wife, movies

Although being in the film and television industry earns him money, Matthew Lillard does his work because he enjoys it. He is one of the few people who discovered their passion early in life and decided to pursue it. Today, he is a renowned actor, producer, and director whose work is appreciated globally.

One of the most iconic roles by Matthew Lillard was voicing Shaggy from Scooby Doo. He has also featured in numerous movies and television shows, for which he was nominated for various awards. The husband and father of three gets joy and fulfilment in life from both his career and family.

Profile summary

• Name: Matthew Lyn Lillard
• Age: 50 years
• Date of birth: 24th of January 1970
• Place of birth: Lansing, Michigan, USA
• Current residence: Los Angeles, California, USA
• Zodiac sign: Aquarius
• Nationality: American
• Height: 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 meters/ 193 centimeters)
• Weight: 79 kilograms (174 pounds)
• Eye color: Blue
• Hair color: Light brown
• Chest: 41 inches
• Biceps: 14 inches
• Waist: 33 inches
• Parents: Jeffrey and Paula Lillard
• Sister: Amy Lillard
• Spouse: Heather Helm (m. 2000)
• Daughters: Addison Grace and Macey Lyn
• Son: Liam
• Alma mater: Foothill High School in Santa Ana, California; American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California; Circle in the Square, New York City
• Occupation: Actor, director, and producer

The early life of Matthew Lillard

The actor was born on the 24th of January 1970. This means that Matthew Lillard age as of 2020 is 50 years.

Where is Matthew Lillard from? He was born in Lansing, Michigan, USA, but he currently resides in Los Angeles, California, USA, with his family.

The actor's nationality is American, and Aquarius is his Zodiac sign. He was born to father Jeffrey and mother Paula as their first child. He has a younger sister named Amy.

Matthew Lillard young years were spent in Tustin, California, where his family resided at the time.

Educational background

Matthew Lillard Shaggy went to Foothill High School in Santa Ana, California, USA. After graduating from this institution, he joined the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California, and later, he attended the New York City-based Circle in the Square Theatre School.

Matthew Lillard height and weight

How tall is Matthew Lillard? The actor is 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 meters/ 193 centimeters) tall, and he weighs about 79 kilograms (174 pounds.)

His chest measures 41 inches, waist 33 inches, and his biceps are 14 inches in circumference. He has light brown hair and blue eyes.

Career

Matthew started his career just after his high school years. He was in SK8-TV, a short-lived television show, and later, he joined the cast of Ghoulies 3: Ghoulies Go to College. Over the years, he has directed, produced and featured in many shows and films.

Most people know him as the voice of Shaggy Rogers in Scooby-Doo themed television shows and films. From the list of Matthew Lillard movies and TV shows, it is apparent that he is a producer, actor, and director who is passionate about his work.

Matthew Lillard movies

Matthew Lillard Scooby Doo has starred in the following films:

• Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1991): He portrayed the character of Stork.
• Serial Mom (1994): He acted as Chip Sutphin in this movie.
• Animal Room (1995): He featured in the film as Doug Van Housen.
• Ride for Your Life (1995): He was Nash in this movie.
• Mad Love (1995): He acted as Eric Webber.
• Hackers (1995): He portrayed the character of Emmanuel "Cereal Killer" Goldstein.
• Tarantella (1995): He acted as Matt Reynolds.
• If These Walls Could Talk (1996): He featured in the segment known as 1996 as an abortion protester.
• Scream (1996): He acted as Stuart "Stu" Macher.
• Scream 2 (1997): He featured in the film as a guy at the party.
• The Curve (1998): He acted as Tim Jackson.
• Senseless (1998): He acted as Tim LaFlour.
• Telling You (1998): He was Adam Ginsberg in this movie.
• Without Limits (1998): He portrayed the role of Roscoe Devine in the film.
• SLC Punk! (1998): He acted as Steven "Stevo" Levy.
• Spanish Judges (1999): He featured in the film as Jack Fisher.
• She's All That (1999): He acted as Brock Hudson.
• Wing Commander (1999): He was Lt. Todd "Maniac" Marshall in this film.
• Love's Labour's Lost (2000): He featured in the film as Longaville.
• Dish Dogs (2000): He acted as Jason.
• Finder's Fee (2001): He portrayed the role of Fishman.
• Triangle Square (2001): He featured in the movie as the Snake Eater.
• Summer Catch (2001): He portrayed the role of Billy Brubaker.

• Thirteen Ghosts (2001): He acted as Dennis Rafkin.
• Scooby-Doo (2002): Who plays Shaggy in the movie? Matthew Lillard was the voice of Shaggy Rogers in this movie.
• Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003): He appeared as himself.
• The Perfect Score (2004): He acted as Larry.
• Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004): He was the voice of Shaggy Rogers.
• Wicker Park (2004): He acted as Luke.
• Without a Paddle (2004): He was Jerry Conlaine in the movie.
• Karas: The Prophecy (2005): He voiced Eko.
• Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas (2006): He featured in the film as a spaceman.
• The Groomsmen (2006): He was Dez Howard in the film.
• In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007): He featured in the film as Duke Fallow.
• What Love Is (2007): He acted as Sal.
• One of Our Own (2007): He acted as Bob and was also a co-producer.
• Karas: The Revelation (2007): He was the voice of Eko.
• Spooner (2008): He was the voice of Herman Spooner, and was also a co-producer.
• Messages Deleted (2009): He acted as Joel Brandt.
• Osh Kosh B'Gosh: Under the Overall (2009): He was Lloyd B'Gosh in this short film.
• All's Faire in Love (2009): He featured in the movie as Crocket.
• Endless Bummer (2009): He portrayed the character of Mike Mooney.
• Extreme Movie (2009): He made an appearance as himself.
• Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo (2010): He was the voice of Shaggy.
• Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare (2010): He was Shaggy.
• Larger than Life (2011): He acted as Jack.
• Scream 4 (2011): He was the voice of Shaggy Rogers/ Shaky Joe.
• The Descendants (2011): He portrayed the character of Brian Speer.
• The Pool Boys (2011): He featured in the movie as Roger.
• Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012): He was the voice of Shaggy.
• Home Run Showdown (2012): He acted as Joey.
• Trouble with the Curve (2012): He acted as Philip.
• Big Top Scooby-Doo! (2012): He was the voice of Shaggy.
• Deep Dark Canyon (2012): He acted as Jack Cavanaugh.
• Fat Kid Rules the World (2012): He acted as a guidance counselor and also directed the movie.
• Dear Dracula (2012): He acted as Mailman Gus.
• Abominable Christmas (2012): He acted as a dogcatcher.

• Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon (2013): He featured in the film as Shaggy Rogers.
• Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map (2013): He featured in the film as Shaggy Rogers.
• Return to Nim's Island (2013): He acted as Jack Rusoe.
• Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright (2013): He was the voice of Shaggy.
• The Naughty List (2013): He acted as Tinsel.
• National Lampoon Presents Surf Party (2013): He portrayed the character of Mooney.
• Match (2014): He featured in the film as Mike.
• Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery (2014): He acted as Shaggy Rogers.
• Axel: The Biggest Little Hero (2014): He featured as the voice of Lizard King.
• Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy (2014): He acted as Shaggy Rogers.
• Under Wraps (2014): He was Peter in the movie.
• Bloodsucking Bastards (2015): He was Phallicyte Executive.
• Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness (2015): He was the voice of Shaggy.
• Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery (2015): He was the voice of Shaggy.
• Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood (2016): He was the voice of Shaggy.
• Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016): He was the voice of Shaggy.
• Six LA Love Stories (2016): He acted as Alan Mackey.
• Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown (2017): He was Shaggy.
• Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash (2017): He was the best friend of Scooby-Doo in this animation.
• Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018): He was Shaggy.
• Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost (2018): He was Shaggy.
• Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost (2019): He voiced Shaggy.
• Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island (2019): He voiced Shaggy Rogers.

Matthew Lillard TV shows

The actor has starred in the following television productions:

• SK8-TV (1990): This was a short-lived production that had 13 episodes. He was the co-host of all the episodes.
• Vanishing Son IV (1994): He portrayed the character of Dawson in this television film.
• The Devil's Child (1997): He acted as Tim in this TV film.
• Nash Bridges (1997): He acted as Brian Van Pelt in the episode dubbed Gun Play.
• It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002): He portrayed the role of Luc Fromage in this television film.
• American Dad! (2005): He was the voice of Bruce in the episode dubbed Homeland Insecurity.
• Robot Chicken (2005, 2007, 2012, 2018, and 2019): He was the voice of Shaggy Rogers / Mario and various other characters in seven episodes.
• The Replacements (2006): He was the voice of Trevor Bodie in two episodes of the show.
• 13 Graves (2006): He featured in this television film as Matthew McQueen.
• Eloise: The Animated Series (2006): He was the voice of Monsieur Ducat in the episode dubbed Little Miss Christmas.
• Area 57 (2007): He acted as Col. Steven Isaac in the pilot episode.
• Gary Unmarried (2008): He featured in the episode dubbed Gary's Ex-Brother-In-Law as Taylor.
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2009): He featured in the episode dubbed Ballerina as Chet.
• Married Not Dead (2009): He acted as Rob in the pilot episode.
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010-2013): He was the voice of Scooby-Doo's best friend in 52 episodes.
• House (2011): He was Jack in the episode titled Larger Than Life.
• Generator Rex (2011): He portrayed the character of Surge in the installment titled Waste Land.
• Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2011): He was a voice actor in the episode dubbed Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!
• Mad (2011 and 2013): He was the voice of Scooby-Doo's best pal in two episodes.
• Samurai! Daycare (2012): He featured in nine episodes as Ned.
• Leverage (2012): He acted as Gabe Erickson in the episode dubbed The Real Fake Car Job.
• Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games (2012): He was the voice of Scooby's best friend in this television special.
• Criminal Minds (2012): He was David Roy Turner in the episode dubbed The Apprenticeship.
• Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays (2012): He was the voice of Shaggy Scooby Doo in this television special.
• I Am Victor (2012): He acted as Elliot Moe in the pilot episode.

• The Bridge (2013-2014): In this series, he starred as Daniel Frye in 24 episodes.
• Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow (2013): He voiced Shaggy Rogers in this television special.
• Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace (2013): He featured in this television special as the voice of Shaggy Rogers.
• Beware the Batman (2013-2014): He was the voice of Dr. Jason Burr in four episodes.
• Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals (2014): He was the voice of Scooby-Doo's best friend in this television special.
• The Good Wife (2014 and 2016): He starred in the show as Rowby in two episodes.
• State of Affairs (2015): He portrayed the character of CIA Director DD Banks in three episodes.
• Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie (2015): He was the voice of Scooby-Doo's best friend in this television special.
• Scooby-Doo! Lego Shorts (2015-2016): He voiced Scooby's best friend.
• Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! (2015-2018): He voiced Shaggy in 52 episodes.
• Lego Scooby-Doo! Knight Time Terror (2015): He was Shaggy in this television special.
• Bosch (2016): He portrayed the character of Luke' Lucky' Rykov in five episodes.
• Halt and Catch Fire (2016): He acted as Ken Diebold in four episodes.
• All Hail King Julien (2017): He was the voice of Ned in two episodes.
• Twin Peaks (2017): He portrayed the character of William Hastings in four episodes.
• Halfway There (2018): He featured in the pilot of this show as Jimmy Bishop.
• Good Girls (2018 to present): He has featured in 23 episodes as Dean Boland.
• Supernatural (2018): He featured in the episode dubbed Scoobynatural as the voice of Shaggy Rodgers.
• Random Acts (2019): He starred in the episode dubbed Operation Exodus as the voice of Shaggy.
• FBI (2019): He acted as Thomas Gillman/Venutti in the episode dubbed Most Wanted.
• Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2019- present): He has been voicing Shaggy.
• Teen Titans Go! (2019): He was the voice of Shaggy Rogers in the episode dubbed Cartoon Feud.

Video games

The actor's first voice role in a video game was in Sled Storm in 2002, where he featured as A.J. Rollins. He has since starred in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed – The Video Game, Lego Dimensions, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Cases, My Friend Scooby-Doo!, among several others as Shaggy Rogers.

Nominations and awards

The actor has won three awards so far and received 12 award nominations, and some of them are;

Kids' Choice Awards, USA

• In 2003, he won the Favorite Fart in a Movie Blimp Award for his role in Scooby-Doo.

Mar del Plata Film Festival

• In 1999, he won the Best Actor award for his work in SLC Punk!

SXSW Film Festival

• In 2012, he won the Narrative Spotlight Audience Award for his work in Fat Kid Rules the World.

Behind the Voice Actors Awards

• In 2014, he was nominated alongside other members of the production team in the category of Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short for their roles in Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon.

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

• In 2012, he was nominated in the category of Best Ensemble, alongside other cast members, for their roles in The Descendants.

Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth

• In 2013, he was nominated for Best Feature Film for Youth Children's Jury Main Prize for his work in Fat Kid Rules the World.

Screen Actors Guild Awards

• In 2012, he was nominated together with other cast members for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for their roles in The Descendants.

How much is Matthew Lillard worth?

Matthew Lillard net worth is estimated at $1.8 million. In an Ask Me Anything interview on Reddit, the Shaggy actor revealed that he resides in a moderate-sized house and that he is not rich.

He was paid $1600 for a week on The Descendants. Nonetheless, he is happy and proud of all his accomplishments.

Marriage and children

The actor married Heather Helm on the 26th of August 2000, and the lovebirds are still together to date. In their union, they are parents to three children.

Matthew Lillard wife gave birth to their first daughter, Addison Grace, on the 13th of June 2002. Their second daughter, Macey Lyn, was born on the 19th of October 2004. Liam is the only son out of the three Matthew Lillard children, and he was born in April 2008.

Social media

The actor, director, and producer has an Instagram account with at least 202k followers as well as a Twitter account with at least 233k followers.

Matthew Lillard is known to many people as the voice of Shaggy from Scooby Doo. The talented actor, producer, and director has featured in numerous productions. He is one of the inspirational actors of this century.

Source: Legit.ng

ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7rbHGoqtnppdkfnR%2Bj21vbmWdlsG1tMSwZKWhnKGus7CMm6Con6KWvanFjJqenmWYmraotNNmpZ6sXay8s8DHZq6inpViurDCyJ6qZ6Ckork%3D