Matt Cimber

Matt Cimber (born Thomas Vitale Ottaviano in 1936) is an Italian-American film producer, director and writer. He was the last husband of Jayne Mansfield.^[1] Cimber directed her on stage and in one movie, Single Room Furnished (1968). They divorced about one year before her death.

Personal life

Cimber married his first wife Jane Baldera in 1954, and together they have two children, Katie and Venicio. They divorced in 1963. Cimber married his second wife Jayne Mansfield the following year, and have one son, Antonio. They divorced in 1966. Cimber married his third wife, Christy Hanak in 1967. He is now married to his fourth wife, Liz Furio.

Nominations

Cimber has been nominated for the Razzie Award three times all for Butterfly in 1982 as Worst Director, Worst Writer (shared with John Goff) and Worst Picture. The film garnered a total of ten Worst nominations. Even Orson Welles, one of the most accomplished actors ever, was nominated as Worst Supporting Actor under Cimber's direction. Pia Zadora, who starred as Kady in the film, financed by her husband Meshulam Riklis, won Razzie Awards for Worst Actress and Worst New Star. Ed McMahon also won for Worst Supporting Actor.

Filmography

• Miriam (2006)
• Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (TV series) (1986-1989)
• Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold (1984)
• Hundra (1983)
• A Time to Die (1982)
• Butterfly (1982)
• Fake-Out (1982)
• The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976)
• Lady Cocoa (1975)
• The Candy Tangerine Man (1975)
• The Black Six (1974)
• He and She (1970)
• Man and Wife (1969)
• Single Room Furnished (1968)

References

External links

• Matt Cimber at the Internet Movie Database
• Matt Cimber and Kliph Nesteroff - Behind the Scenes of Candy Tangerine Man