Matthew Porretta

Matthew Charles Porretta (born May 29, 1965) is an American television, voice and film actor.

Matthew Porretta
Born
Matthew Charles Porretta

(1965-05-29) May 29, 1965
Darien, Connecticut, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
Spouse(s)
Gleice
(
m. 2012⁠–⁠2014)
Children2

Life

Porretta was born in Darien, Connecticut, into a show-biz family: his father, Frank Porretta, was a famous opera singer and musical theater actor. His mother, Roberta, is also a trained singer and was Miss Ohio 1956.

Porretta has four siblings, all of whom have found their way into show business in some form or another: His brother Frank III (the oldest sibling) has become an internationally recognized opera singer. His other brother, Greg, has guest-starred with Matthew on television. His sisters, Anna and Roberta, also dabble (Anna is a writer for Talk Soup).

He has been in a relationship with Gleice with whom he was married from 2012 to 2014. Matthew and Gleice have two sons, Luigi (May 22, 2001) and Enzo (April 13, 2008). The couple divorced and split up in 2014.

Career

Porretta wasted no time in getting involved with the entertainment industry. By the age of 25 he was already a veteran of Broadway and a student at the Manhattan School of Music. In 1990 Porretta broke into television with recurring roles on shows like Wings and Beverly Hills, 90210. In 1993 he was given his first major movie role, as Will Scarlet O'Hara in Mel Brooks' spoof Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Porretta starred as Robin Hood in his own TV series four years later.[1] Since 1997 he has starred in many independent movies and been featured in commercials for McDonald's and Arrowhead Water. In 1994 he appeared in the original Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Passion.

In 2010, Porretta portrayed the titular character of the psychological action thriller video game Alan Wake by Remedy Entertainment. He also portrayed Dr. Casper Darling in Remedy's Control.

Filmography

References
  1. Cast has fun with 'Robin'
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