Matt Salinger

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Matt Salinger

Born	Matthew Salinger February 13, 1960 (1960-02-13) (age 48) Windsor, Vermont, USA
Occupation	Film, stage actor
Spouse(s)	Betsy Becker (1985-present)

Matt Salinger (born February 13, 1960 in Windsor, Vermont) is an American actor, the son of author J. D. Salinger and psychologist Claire Douglas. He graduated from Phillips Andover Academy and attended Princeton University before graduating from Columbia University with a degree in art history and drama.^[1] The actor made his film debut in 1984's Revenge of the Nerds, and may be best known for his starring role in the 1991 film Captain America, based on the Marvel Comics character. Salinger has since appeared in films like What Dreams May Come and episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and 24. He has also 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.

In contrast to his sister, Margaret, who wrote a 1999 memoir about her childhood titled Dream Catcher, Matt is a devoted protector of his father's privacy.^[2] A few weeks after Margaret's book was published, Matt wrote a letter to The New York Observer, disparaging his sister's "gothic tales of our supposed childhood".^[3]

Matt married jewelry designer Betsy Becker in 1985. They live in Fairfield County, Connecticut. They have two sons, Gannon and Avery.^[4]

[edit] References

^ "Betsy Jane Becker to Marry Matt Salinger in May", The New York Times, 1984-10-14. Retrieved on 2007-04-16.
^ Finkle, David. "Produced by Matt Salinger", Theatermania.com, 2001-02-15. Retrieved on 2007-04-16.
^ Malcolm, Janet. "Justice to J. D. Salinger", The New York Review of Books, 2001-06-21. Retrieved on 2007-04-16.
^ Alexander, Paul (1999). Salinger: A Biography. Los Angeles: Renaissance. ISBN 1-58063-080-4. p. 292.

[edit] External links

Matt Salinger at the Internet Movie Database
Matt Salinger at Allmovie

v • d • e Revenge of the Nerds Series

Films	Revenge of the Nerds (1984) • Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987) Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation (1992) • Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994)

ΛΛΛ/ΩΜ	Robert Carradine (Lewis Skolnick) • Anthony Edwards (Gilbert Lowell) • Michelle Meyrink (Judy) • Timothy Busfield (Arnold Poindexter) • Curtis Armstrong (Dudley "Booger" Dawson) • Brian Tochi (Toshiro Takashi) • Larry B. Scott (Lamar Latrell) • Andrew Cassese (Harold Wormser) • Bernie Casey (U.N. Jefferson) • James Cromwell (Mr. Skolnick)

ΑΒ/ΠΔΠ	Ted McGinley (Stan Gable) • Donald Gibb (Fred "The Ogre" Palowakski) • Julia Montgomery (Betty Childs) • Matt Salinger (Burke) • John Goodman (Coach Harris)