Matthew Doherty (born June 22, 1978, in

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) is an

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actor. He is known for his role of Lester Averman in

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trilogy.

Early life and education

Doherty is a graduate of Thornwood High School, a southern suburban high school in the

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area. While at Thornwood, he played trumpet in the school's band. As part of Matthew's tutoring while on the set of ''The Mighty Ducks'', he took trumpet lessons from

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studio musicians. He graduated with a theatre degree from

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in 1999, where he was a member of the

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fraternity.

Career

He is best known for playing the roles of Lester Averman in ''

'' trilogy (although in ''D1'' he is referred to as Dave Averman) and William "Heed" MacKenzie in '' So I Married An Axe Murderer''. Doherty had a role on the TV series ''

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'', in which he shared the screen with Northwestern alum

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. He did a commercial in which he parodied the sound-effect featured on ''

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''. He is then corrected by

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, who played the title character. Doherty is also set to return to the screen, alongside

co-star

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once again as Lester Averman, in the

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serial reboot of the movies, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* American male television actors American male film actors American male child actors Male actors from Illinois People from Harvey, Illinois Northwestern University School of Communication alumni Living people 1978 births {{US-tv-actor-1970s-stub