Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon: Biography in Details

Who is Matt Dillon?

Matt Dillon is an American actor and film director.

He is immensely popular for his work as an actor in the film ‘Crash’ for which he was nominated and won various awards gaining critically acclaimed from the viewers.

He is also known for his roles in movies like ‘Drugstore Cowboy’ (1989), ‘Singles’ (1992), ‘The Saint of Fort Washington’ (1993), ‘Beautiful Girls’ (1996), ‘In & Out’ (1997), etc.

Matt Dillon: Age, Parents, Ethnicity, and Education

Matt was born on 18 February 1964, in New Rochelle, New York, United States.

His nationality is American and his ethnicity is Scottish and German ancestry with Irish.

Born to Mary Ellen, a homemaker, and Paul Dillon, a portrait painter and sales manager for Union Camp, a packing material manufacturer in New Rochelle, New York, United States of America.

His siblings are Kevin Dillon, Katy Dillon, Paul Dillon, Timothy Dillon, and Brian Dillon.

In the year 1964, Matt Dillon was raised in  Mamaroneck, New York with his 5 siblings in a Roman Catholic family.

Kevin Dillon is also an actor which created an environment for supporting his acting career of Matt Dillon.

From a very early age of life, Dillon was interested in acting and always exhibited his active participating traits in some programs relevant to acting.

Talking about the educational background of Matt Dillon, there is no information related to the educational institution in which he completed high school and further studies.

Matt Dillon: Professional Life and Career

The starting point of Matt Dillon was something very interesting because, after an audition for his debut film ‘Over the Edge’ (1979), he was all set to play some of the great hits and was loved by the viewers raising his fan following to a decent peak point.

After his acting in ‘Over the Edge, he played teenage sex comedy Little ‘Darlings’ portraying the character of a boy who breaks the virginity of Kristy McNichol in the film.

In this way, he went on to play some other films including ‘My Bodyguard’, ‘The Great American Fourth of July, and Other Disasters, etc.

Also, in 2002, he made a decision to direct a film named ‘City of ghosts’ followed by his breakout role in the movie ‘Crash’.

For his role in ‘Crash’, Matt was nominated for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe and Academy Award.

Also won ‘Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male and other renowned awards.

After playing a role in the comedy ‘You, Me and Dupree’, he made himself appear in some of the music videos.

Currently, he is busy shooting the film ‘Going in Style’ for the role of ‘Hamer’ which is under production.

Matt Dillon: Salary and Net Worth

Matt Dillon’s salary is unknown and his net worth is estimated to be $40 million as of 2023. 

Matt Dillon: Rumors and Controversy

Once, there was a rumor about the breakup of Matt Dillon with the beautiful actress Roberta Mastromichele but, was soon confirmed in one of the interviews.

Moreover, Matt was spotted in a hotel in Italy with a woman with an unknown profile.

She is named Mystery Woman and there is still no information about that girl.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Matt Dillon has a height of 6 feet. His body weighs 82kg.

He has dark brown hair and brown eyes. Furthermore, there are no details regarding his body measurements.

Social Media

Matt Dillon is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

He has more than 419k followers on Facebook, 180k followers on Instagram, and 30.4k followers on Twitter.

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