Matt Zimmerman (other)
Matt Zimmerman may refer to: * Matt Zimmerman (actor) (1934–2022), Canadian actor best known as the voice of Alan Tracy in ''Thunderbirds'' * Matt Zimmerman (basketball) Matt Zimmerman is the current director of operations and a former assistant basketball coach at the University of Arkansas and a former Arkansas Razorbacks basketball team manager. A member of Delta Upsilon fraternity, Zimmerman graduated from the ...

Matt Zimmerman (actor)
Matthew Zimmerman (December 26, 1934 – 9 June 2022) was a Canadian actor. He was best known as the voice of Alan Tracy in the 1960s television series '' Thunderbirds'' and sequel films '' Thunderbirds Are Go'' and ''Thunderbird 6''. Life and career Zimmerman was born in Sudbury, Ontario, on December 26, 1934. He was educated in Detroit, Michigan, United States, and started acting at an early age. He attended Bowling Green State University, Ohio, where he was a telecommunications major. Having won a scholarship, he moved to the United Kingdom in 1959 to study drama at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), where he was a contemporary of Ed Bishop. Zimmerman was cast as Alan Tracy in '' Thunderbirds'' after being recommended to producers Gerry and Sylvia Anderson by David Holliday, the voice of Virgil Tracy. In an interview, he remembered of his casting: "They were having great difficulty in casting the part of Alan Tracy as they wanted a certain sound for him& ...
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