Matthew Lyn Lillard (born January 24, 1970) is an American actor. His early film work includes Chip Sutphin in ''

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'' (1994), Emmanuel "Cereal Killer" Goldstein in ''

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'' (1995), Stu Macher in ''

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'' (1996), Stevo in ''

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'' (1998), Brock Hudson in ''

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'' (1999), and Billy Brubaker in ''

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'' (2001). He played

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in ''

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'' (2002) and its sequel '' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' (2004), and in animation, he has been the voice of Shaggy since

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retired from the role in 2009. Lillard's later film roles include Jerry Conlaine in ''

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'' (2004), Dez Howard in ''

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'' (2006), Joey in '' Home Run Showdown'' (2012), and Jack Rusoe in ''

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'' (2013). While much of his work is comedic in nature, Lillard has also given dramatic performances in movies such as ''

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'' (2011), ''

Trouble with the Curve ''Trouble with the Curve'' is a 2012 American sports drama film directed by Robert Lorenz and starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, Matthew Lillard, and John Goodman. The film revolves around an aging baseball scout whose dau ...

'' (2012), ''

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'' (2014), and '' Twin Peaks: The Return'' (2017). He made his directorial debut with the coming-of-age drama ''

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'' (2012). From 2018 to 2021, Lillard also starred as Dean Boland in the television series '' Good Girls''. Additionally, Lillard cofounded the gaming accessories company "Beadle & Grimm's Pandemonium Warehouse" in 2018.

Early life

Lillard was born in

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, on January 24, 1970, the son of Paula and Jeffrey Lillard (born 1948), and grew up in

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. He has a younger sister, Amy, and attended Foothill High School in

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. He later attended

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and then went to the

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, with fellow actor

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. He also attended

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Career

After high school, Lillard was co-host of a short-lived TV show titled '' SK8-TV'', and afterwards was hired as an extra in '' Ghoulies 3: Ghoulies Go to College'' (1991). In 1994, he was cast in the

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black comedy ''

''. The following year he was cast in five films, including ''

'', a thriller about a group of high school kids who thwart a multimillion-dollar corporate extortion conspiracy. In 1996, he was cast as Stu Macher in the horror film ''

''. He also played Stevo in the independent film ''

'', and supporting character Dennis Rafkin in ''

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''. He was originally meant to reprise his role of Stu Macher in 2000's ''

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'' but the plans were changed. Lillard was cast as

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in the 2002 live-action ''

'' film, a role he later reprised in the 2004 sequel '' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed''. When

, who had voiced the character from the show's debut in 1969, retired in 2009 due to declining health, Lillard was chosen as his replacement and voiced Shaggy in the three subsequent animated series, ''

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'', '' Be Cool Scooby-Doo!'', and ''

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'', as well as every direct-to-video film since 2010's ''

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''. Lillard, however, did not voice Shaggy in the computer-animated 2020 ''Scooby-Doo'' reboot ''

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'', with the character instead being voiced by '' SNL'' alum

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. Although Lillard was disappointed with the casting decision, he still wished the film good luck. In 2011, Lillard guest starred on the

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series ''

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''. In 2011, he produced and directed his first feature film, ''

'', based on the K. L. Going book of the same name. Later that year, he appeared in the comedy-drama film ''

''. Lillard also reprised the voice role of Shaggy in the crossover episode in the television series ''

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'' in 2018. In 2012, Lillard guest-starred in the ''

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'' episode "The Apprenticeship". The following year, he played the role of Daniel Frye on the American TV series '' The Bridge''. In 2014, Lillard starred as Peter in the animated film ''Under Wraps'', alongside Brooke Shields and

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. In 2017, Lillard starred as William Hastings in the third season of ''

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''. The next year, he began co-starring as

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's cheating husband on the NBC series '' Good Girls''. In 2016, Lillard landed the recurring role of FBI undercover agent Luke Goshen in the Amazon Series, '' Bosch (TV series).''

Personal life

On August 26, 2000, Lillard married Heather Helm, with whom he has three children. They reside in

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. In October 2005, he participated in a ''

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'' tournament, against members of the ''Quest Club Gaming Organization'', at the

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. Lillard has also played ''

'' with the online series ''Dice, Camera, Action'' with Christopher Perkins as the Dungeon Master; as well as with the

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cast at a special one-shot with

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as the Dungeon Master.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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