Matthew D. Adler (born December 8, 1966) is an American film

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. He is best known for his supporting roles in the 1980s teenage films: ''

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'', '' White Water Summer'', and '' Dream a Little Dream''. He starred in '' North Shore''. He currently works on additional dialogue recording for feature films. In 1986 he auditioned for the role of "Bill S. Preston Esquire" in ''

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'' being one of the final picks along with

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, Donovan Leitch and Gary Riley. The role ultimately went to

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who had initially auditioned for the part of Ted "Theodore" Logan.

Early life

Adler was born in California and he has one brother. He struggled with alcohol and drug addiction as a teenager, and got sober at 17. He studied acting at the Lee Strasberg institute.

Film and television credits

Personal life

Adler was married to actress Ria Pavia from 1993 to 1995. He is currently married to actress

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and is a close friend and former housemate of actor

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* 1966 births Male actors from Los Angeles American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors {{US-voice-actor-1960s-stub