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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1981-12-14 (43 years old)

Place of Birth

Matthew A. Cherry

Biography:

Matthew A. Cherry is an American film director, writer, producer, and former American football player. He wrote and directed two independent films, The Last Fall (2012), and 9 Rides (2016), and is currently an executive at Monkeypaw Productions. He is best known for the animated short film, Hair Love, which was picked up by Sony Pictures Animation in March 2019 for distribution. The Kickstarter campaign for Hair Love raised over $200,000 and broke the record for the highest amount raised for any short film on the platform.

Known For

Acting

1996

1953

The Oscars as Self

Directing

2021

Abbott Elementary as Director
Ghosts as Director
The Wonder Years as Director

2020

Saved by the Bell as Director

2019

Hair Love as Director
Whiskey Cavalier as Director
The Red Line as Director
The Unicorn as Director
mixed-ish as Director

2017

Young Sheldon as Director

2016

9 Rides as Director

2014

black-ish as Director

2012

The Last Fall as Director

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The Come Up as Director
Redd Zone as Director
Tut as Director

Writing

2023

Young Love as Writer

2019

Hair Love as Writer

2016

9 Rides as Writer

2012

The Last Fall as Screenplay

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Tut as Story

Production

2023

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as Production Consultant
Young Love as Executive Producer

2019

Hair Love as Producer

2018

BlacKkKlansman as Executive Producer

Editing

2016

9 Rides as Editor

Creator

2023

Young Love as Creator