Matt Salinger
| Matt Salinger | |
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| Born | Matthew Salinger February 13, 1960 Windsor, Vermont, USA |
| Occupation | Film, stage actor |
| Spouse | Betsy Becker (1985-present) |
Matthew Salinger (born February 13, 1960) is an American actor. He is the son of author J. D. Salinger and psychologist Claire Douglas.
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[edit] Career
Salinger made his film debut in 1984's Revenge of the Nerds, and may be best known for his starring role in the 1990 film Captain America,[1] based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.
Salinger has since appeared in films including What Dreams May Come and episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and 24. He has produced several independent films, including Let the Devil Wear Black and Mojave Moon. Salinger now works mostly on stage, as both actor and director. In 2000, he produced the Drama Desk Award-winning play The Syringa Tree Off-Broadway.
[edit] Personal life
Salinger graduated from Phillips Academy Andover and attended Princeton University before graduating from Columbia University with a degree in art history and drama.[2] He married jewelry designer Betsy Becker in 1985. They live in Fairfield County, Connecticut and have two sons, Gannon and Avery.[3]
In contrast to his sister, Margaret, who wrote a 1999 memoir about her childhood titled Dream Catcher, Salinger was a devoted protector of his father's privacy.[4] A few weeks after Margaret's book was published, Salinger wrote a letter to The New York Observer, disparaging his sister's "gothic tales of our supposed childhood."[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Chatting up the star of the 1990 Captain America film
- ^ "Betsy Jane Becker to Marry Matt Salinger in May". The New York Times. 1984-10-14. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9501E5D91639F937A25753C1A962948260. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
- ^ Alexander, Paul (1999). Salinger: A Biography. Los Angeles: Renaissance. ISBN 1-58063-080-4. p. 292.
- ^ Finkle, David. "Produced by Matt Salinger", Theatermania.com, 2001-02-15. Retrieved on 2007-04-16.
- ^ Malcolm, Janet (2001-06-21). "Justice to J. D. Salinger". The New York Review of Books. Archived from the original on 2006-11-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20061115210517/http://www.nybooks.com/articles/14272. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
