Matthew Modine's Real Name: Matthew Avery Modine
Matthew Modine → Matthew Avery Modine
Quick answer: The actor is known professionally as Matthew Modine. Encyclopedia.com and TV Guide independently give the name Matthew Avery Modine. Encyclopedia.com and the Golden Globes independently list a March 22, 1959, birth in Loma Linda, California.
Real name and early life
Independent publishers support the documented name Matthew Avery Modine. Encyclopedia.com lists that form and says he was born March 22, 1959, in Loma Linda, California, the son of Mark, a manager of drive-in theaters, and Dolores, a bookkeeper. TV Guide independently lists the birth name Matthew Avery Modine and the birthplace as Loma Linda, California, and says he is the son of a drive-in movie theater owner and later studied acting at Stella Adler's Conservatory of Acting. The Golden Globes independently record the birth as March 22, 1959, in Loma Linda, California.
Career highlights
Encyclopedia.com lists early film work including Streamers (1983), Birdy (1984), and Full Metal Jacket (1987), and says he received a shared Best Actor Golden Lion in 1984 for Streamers, later ensemble honors for Short Cuts, and Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for the HBO film And the Band Played On. The Golden Globes independently name Streamers (1983), Birdy (1984), Vision Quest (1985), Full Metal Jacket (1987) by Stanley Kubrick, Orphans (1987), Married to the Mob, Memphis Belle (1990), and the television films And the Band Played On (1993) and What the Deaf Man Heard (1997), and record Golden Globe nominations for the two television films, in 1994 and 1998. Encyclopedia.com independently lists Married to the Mob and Memphis Belle among his films, and records the memoir Full Metal Jacket Diary, published by Rugged Land in 2005, as well as earlier films including Mrs. Soffel (1984) and The Hotel New Hampshire (1984). The same Encyclopedia.com account describes the memoir as a limited-edition book with a metal cover, based on a diary he kept while making Full Metal Jacket. TV Guide independently notes that he turned down the lead role in Top Gun and later helped found the Bicycle For A Day initiative.
Name notes for searchers
People looking up Matthew Modine or Matthew Avery Modine are looking for the same actor, including the Full Metal Jacket role most often associated with his work. Encyclopedia.com and TV Guide support the name used in the title.
FAQ
What is Matthew Modine's real name?
Encyclopedia.com and TV Guide independently give the name Matthew Avery Modine. He is known professionally as Matthew Modine.
When and where was he born?
March 22, 1959, in Loma Linda, California, according to Encyclopedia.com and the Golden Globes. TV Guide independently lists Loma Linda as the birthplace.
Which 1987 film is most often cited?
Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, according to Encyclopedia.com and the Golden Globes.
Which television films brought Golden Globe nominations?
And the Band Played On and What the Deaf Man Heard, according to the Golden Globes. Encyclopedia.com independently records Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for And the Band Played On.