Biography

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The Gospel According to Matthew
Here you can see all the answers Matt has given to questions board members have asked him.
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History

Name: Matthew Steven Schulze
Age: 38
Height: 6' 1"
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Blue
Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Matt grew up in St. Louis and spent a good deal of time in the rough neighborhoods of East St. Louis. At age 16, he moved to Atlanta, where he studied guitar at the prestigious Atlanta Institute of Music. He moved back to St. Louis at age 17 and taught guitar for a year.

He moved to Los Angeles in 1992 to be a studio musician, but ended up doing both acting and modeling. He did a Levi's commercial, then worked as a Levi's model both in print and on the runway, living in Europe for two years. He didn't much care for modeling, though, and decided to focus his attention on acting. After guest appearances in several TV shows, including Charmed, Matt landed his first feature film role as the vampire Crease in Blade. Since then, he has had leading roles in two independent films and major supporting roles in films like The Fast and the Furious and Blade 2.

Did You Know?

• Matt's birthday is July 3, 1972.
• Matthew means "Gift of God" and Steven means "Victorious," so Matt's name means "Gift of God, Victorious."
• Matt is a songwriter and hopes to one day soon put an album together.
• It was Matt's idea to bulk up and dye his hair dark for The Fast and the Furious.
• Although he doesn't usually keep souvenirs from his roles, Matt did keep Chupa's fangs from Blade 2.
• Matt auditioned for Guns 'n' Roses.
• Matt did most of his own stunt work in The Fast and the Furious (including the climactic hijacking scene), and was given an honorary membership in Stunts Unlimited as a result.
• The tattoos are real and each has significance. Matt told the UMSFC, "On my right arm is a Japanese dragon... It represents a mish mash of twisted memories from my youth and early manhood. I have slain the dragon. The rest of my ink are Native American... they represent part of my heritage."

Written by Den and Erin