Matthew Morrison Biography Age, Height & Wife

Matthew Morrison Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Wife, Family, and Career

Matthew Morrison is an Actor, Producer, Singer, Dancer, and a Director. He is acknowledged for his roles in Dr. Seuss’ the Grinch Musical (year 2020, as The Grinch), What to Expect When You’re Expecting (year 2012, as Evan), Dan in Real Life (year 2007, as Policeman), and Glee (years 2009-2015, as Will Schuester, Sue Sylvester). The upcoming project of Matthew Morrison is Paris Christmas Waltz. It is a TV Movie in post-production stage and Matthew is playing the role of Leo in this movie.

Personal Details

Physical Appearance

Personal Life (Family, Friends, Girlfriends, Children)

Early Life, Family, and Relationship

Matthew Morrison was born on 30th of October 1978 and his place of birth is Ford Ord National Monument, California, US. The current age of Matthew is 45 years and his zodiac sign is Scorpio. The full birth name of this actor is Matthew James Morrison. The names of his parents are Mary Morrison and Tom Morrison. Matthew married Renee Puente (model) in the year 2014. The names of his children are Phoenix Monroe and Revel James Makai. When Matthew Morrison joined a children’s theater group during summer, he got convinced that he wanted to be an actor in the future.

Matthew studied at the Orange County High School of the Arts and later on, he attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. The Tisch School of the Arts had a strict regulation that students couldn’t audition for the initial two years at NYU. But Matthew Morrison didn’t enjoy college life that much. He contacted an agent and dropped out from this institute. The musical debut of Matthew was for Footloose (1984) and then he was a part of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Soon after, he started getting roles in films and TV series. This actor has been raised in Chico and he has an English/Scottish ancestry.

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Career, Struggle, Turning Point, and Success

Matthew Morrison started his acting journey from a TV series named “Relativity” (year 1997, 1 episode, as Dr. Alexander). His debut movie is “Detective Fiction” (year 2003, as Young Jack). Matthew Morrison gained popularity for his roles in American Horror Story (2019, 9 episodes, as Trevor Kirchner), Grey’s Anatomy (2017-2018, 4 episodes, as Dr. Paul Stadler), The Good Wife (2016, 6 episodes, as Connor Fox), Glee (2009-2015, 121 episodes, as Will Schuester, Sue Sylvester), 8 (2012, as Paul Katami), Once Upon a Mattress (2005, as Sir Harry), and As the World Turns (2006, 17 episodes, as Adam Munson, Adam Hughes).

Apart from being an actor, Matthew is a director and a producer. He is the director of Glee (2011, 1 episode). He is the executive producer of Matthew Morrison Live at the Hammersmith Apollo (2011, TV Movie), Matthew Morrison: Where It All Began – Live from the Bushnell (2013, TV Special), and After the Reality (2016). He is the producer of Dr. Seuss’ the Grinch Musical (2020).

In the year 2010, Matthew Morrison got nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Glee. In 2009, he won the Best actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical Award for Glee (Satellite Award) and in 2010; he won the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Award for the same series (Screen Actors Guild Awards). Apart from these wins, Matthew Morrison has around 14 nominations to his credit.

Matthew has been a part of many Broadway Musicals and Shows. He gained immense fame for starring as Link Larkin in Hairspray. Before joining as one of the cast members of Footloose, Matthew used to work at the Gap in NYC. Matthew Morrison has been a judge on Reality TV Shows like “So You Think You Can Dance” and “The Greatest Dancer”.

Till date, Matthew has released 3 solo albums. They are Disney Dreamin’ with Matthew Morrison (2020), Where It All Began (2013), and Matthew Morrison (2011). He has been a guest star of many shows like Hack, CSI: Miami, Numbers, and Ghost Whisperer. He was nominated for a Tony Award for “The Light in the Piazza” (as Fabrizio Naccarelli).

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Matthew Morrison Unknown Information

• Matthew Morrison is known by the name “The Cast of Glee” and his nicknames are Matty Fresh and Matt. The height of this actor is 5 “111/2” and some of Matthew’s trademarks are curly hair and his smile.
• During high school days, Matthew Morrison was a really good soccer player. He was also the prom king and the president of the school.
• In the past, Matthew was engaged to Chrishell Stause, but this couple called off their engagement after a few months. Many people think that Matthew Morrison is related to actress Jennifer Morrison in some way. However, there is no reality in such perception.
• Matthew has been a part of many Broadway and off-Broadway productions. In the past, this actor was a member of the Buena Park Youth Theatre and he was also a part of the CAP21. The favorite music genres of Matthew Morrison are Pop and jazz.
• Matthew Morrison is active on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, and he has a very good fan following on social media. Their Instagram account of Matthew states that he is a Husband, a Papa, and a Nomad.
• Matthew Morrison loves dancing. He has a dedicated website by the name www.matthew-morrison.com. When Matthew was in high school, he performed with actress Jodie Sweetin in a musical. Earlier, he was a member of a boy band named LMNT.

Matthew Morrison Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Wife, Family, and Career