Matthew Modine's dream of becoming an actor appeared in his childhood - at the time when he helped his father turn films in a car cinema. Then he was struck by a film about the work of a director, and he decided that he would definitely connect himself with the world of cinema, and he did it.
From a childhood dream, he went to its realization: he has several nominations for prestigious awards, and in 1983 at the Venice Film Festival Matthew received the award for Best Actor in the film "Losers"
Biography
Matthew Modine was born in the state of California, in the city of Loma Linda in 1959. His parents worked in the theater, but not as actors: his mother was an accountant, and his father was a manager. They had six children, Matthew was the youngest. He spent his childhood in Midvale, because the whole family moved to this city.
It was there that he saw a documentary about how a movie is made, and it shocked him. Since then, he never stopped dreaming about how to graduate from school and go to study as an actor.
Matthew studied at a Catholic school, at the same time studied dancing - he believed that this would help him in his future career. And soon he had the opportunity to start his career in cinema: he was cast in the project "Our City", where he was given the role of George Gibbs.
Film career
Getting off to an acting career is rarely easy. As a rule, young artists have few roles, which means little money. So it was with Matthew: when he entered drama school, he had to work as a cook in a restaurant in order to save money for his studies and somehow survive.
The actor considers his real debut to be the role of Steve in the movie "It's You" (1983). Then he was twenty-four years old, and it seemed that now everything would go as dreamed.
Indeed - this year brought him an award in Venice for his role as Billy in the film "Losers" (1983). The next year brought Modine a collaboration with Diana Keaton and Mel Gibson on Mrs Soffel. This is a powerful picture of an unexpected and hopeless love between a condemned man and the wife of a prison warden. A subtle and deep love story touched the hearts of viewers and received two nominations for prestigious awards.
Another film where Modine starred with a famous actor was the film "Bird" (1984). The famous Nicolas Cage was his partner. In this tandem, a delightful psychological drama has turned out that touches on the themes of war, friendship and love. The film was also highly appreciated by the audience and the Grand Prix of the Cannes Film Festival jury.
The best films with the participation of Matthew Modine are considered the films "Short cut", "If there are dreams - there will be travels", "Fluke", "All-metal shell".
Modine's most recent work is his role in the films Speed Kills and Point of Return.
Once Matthew tried to create his own film, revealing the problem of ecology. It came out in 2006 and is called Bicycle for the Day.
Personal life
Matthew Modine's wife has nothing to do with the film industry. The future actor met his future wife Caridad Rivera while working as a cook in a restaurant.
Now the Modine family has two children.
