The Matt Bomer Handbook - Everything you need to know about Matt Bomer

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Matthew Staton "Matt" Bomer (born October 11, 1977) is an American film, stage and television actor, best known as the star of the USA Network television series White Collar, which premiered in 2009.
Making his television debut with Guiding Light in 2001, Bomer received notice with his recurring role in the NBC television series Chuck as Bryce Larkin. Bomer has featured in supporting roles in such films as the 2005 thriller Flightplan, the 2011 science fiction thriller In Time, and the 2012 comedy-drama Magic Mike.
Bomer has also starred in the Dustin Lance Black play, 8, on Broadway and at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre as Jeff Zarillo—a plaintiff in the federal case that overturned California's Proposition 8.

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• Publié par: Emereo Publishing
• Date de parution: 04 février 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781486462254
• Langue: English
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Contents

Articles Matt Bomer 8 (play) Big Brother (Glee)

Jericho (comics) Liv Tyler Magic Mike Neal Caffrey The New Normal (TV series) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Traveler (TV series) White Collar (TV series)

References Article Sources and Contributors Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors

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Matt Bomer

Matt Bomer

Matt Bomer

Bomer during filming of theWhite Collarepisode "On the Fence" in Manhattan June 7, 2011

Born

Other names

Alma mater

Occupation

Years active

Partner(s)

Children

Matthew Staton Bomer October 11, 1977 Spring, Texas

Matthew Bomer

Carnegie Mellon University

Actor

2001–present

Simon Halls

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Matthew Staton "Matt" Bomer(born October 11, 1977) is an American film, stage and television actor, best known as the star of the USA Network television seriesWhite Collar, which premiered in 2009.

Making his television debut withGuiding Lightin 2001, Bomer received notice with his recurring role in the NBC television seriesChuckas Bryce Larkin. Bomer has featured in supporting roles in such films as the 2005 thriller Flightplanand the 2011 science fiction thrillerIn Time.

Bomer has also starred in the Dustin Lance Black play,8, on Broadway and at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre as Jeff Zarillo—a plaintiff in the federal case that overturned California'sProposition 8.

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Matt Bomer

Early life [1][2] Matt Bomer was born on October 11, 1977, in Spring, Texas, as the son of Sissi and John Bomer, a former [3] Dallas Cowboys draft pick. He has a brother, Neill, and a sister, Megan. He attended Klein High School in Klein, [4] Texas with fellow actor Lee Pace. In addition, they both acted at Houston's Alley Theatre, a non-profit theatre [3] company. In 2001, Bomer graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Fine [5] Arts degree.

Career

After graduating, Bomer moved to New York City, where he obtained a small role, as Ian Kipling, on the daytime soap-operaAll My Children. From 2001 to 2003, he portrayed the role of Ben Reade on another daytime television [6] soap opera,Guiding Light, on the CBS television network.

He starred as Luc, Tru's (Eliza Dushku) ill-fated love interest, inTru Calling (2003–2004), a supernatural, science-fiction television series on the Fox television network. Bomer appeared onNorth Shore(2004–2005), a prime-time television soap opera, as well as inFlightplan(2005), a thriller film with Jodie Foster. In the slasher filmThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning(2006), Bomer portrayed Eric, a Vietnam-War veteran who is driving across Texas to re-enlist after his brother is drafted. The brothers run afoul of Sheriff Hoyt and are taken captive by the Hewitt family. Bomer costarred inTraveler (2007), a short-lived midseason replacement television series which Promotional photo of Bomer premiered on ABC on May 30, 2007. He has had the recurring role of Bryce Larkin on action-comedy seriesChuck(2007–2009) on the NBC television network.

On October 23, 2009, Bomer began starring inWhite Collar, which chronicles the fictional partnership between a [7] con artist named Neal Caffrey (Bomer) and FBI agent Peter Burke (Tim DeKay). [8] BuddyTV ranked him #1 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011". In September 2011, Bomer starred in the Broadway debut of Dustin Lance Black's play,8, a staged reenactment of [9] the federal trial that overturned California's Proposition 8. In March 2012, he was featured in the Wilshire Ebell [10][11] Theatre production as well, portraying Jeff Zarillo, one of the plaintiffs in the trial. In October 2011, Bomer appeared in the science fiction thriller filmIn Time, in which he plays a 105-year-old man, Henry Hamilton, who gives his "time" to Justin Timberlake before committing suicide, setting the main plot into motion. In 2012, Bomer starred as Ken, a male stripper, in the feature filmMagic Mike. In 2013 he will appear inSpace Station 76, a movie directed by Jack Plotnick, starring also Liv Tyler and Patrick [12] Wilson. He has also signed to play Peter Lake's father in the 2013 adaptation ofWinter's Tale, directed by Akiva [13] Goldsman.

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Winter's Tale

Flightplan

Space Station 76

2006

2011

2005

Year

Magic Mike

2012

Luc Johnston

Ben Reade

[21][22] Season 1, Episode 12 "The Goldie Rush"

2013

2014

2006

2007

2007–2009

Guiding Light

2003–2004

2001–2003

Year

voice only

Guest star ("Big Brother")

Matt Bomer

Peter Lake's father

Notes

Ted

Season 1

Recurring character (7 episodes)

Lead role

Jay Burchell

Pre-production

Teen Titans Go!

Jericho

Neal Caffrey

White Collar

Cooper Anderson

Bryce Larkin

Felix Turner

Pilot

Main cast

Clark Kent / Superman

Monty

The New Normal

Traveler

Case

[20] Amy Coyne

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The BeginningEric

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Personal life Bomer is in a relationship with publicist Simon Halls. They have three sons via surrogacy, including a set of [14][15] twins. Though Bomer never made a conscious effort to hide his sexual orientation, he first confirmed it publicly in February 2012 when he thanked Halls and their children during his acceptance speech for a Steve Chase [15][16] Humanitarian Award. [17] Bomer is good friends with his high school classmates, actors Lee Pace and Lynn Collins.

Eric

Role

Ken

Main cast

Ross

North Shore

Chuck

Glee

The Normal Heart

2012

2009–present

Tru Calling

2004

Television

Title

2013

In Time

Title

Superman: Unbound

Henry Hamilton

Film

Filmography

Filming

[19] Post-production

Notes

[18] Voice

Role

Season 1, Episode 12 "Bellport"

References

Villa America

Other stage credits

2007

Notes

Notes

Role

Performances: Williamstown Theatre Festival, Nikos [27] Stage (July 11–22, 2007)

Ernest Hemingway

Playwright

Role

Broadway debut [23] Performances: Eugene O'Neill Theatre (September 19, 2011)

Paul Weitz

Crispin Whittell

[1] "Traveler cast" (http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=002256&type=bomer). ABC. Retrieved October 27, 2012. [2] "Matt Bomer: Biography, Latest News & Videos" (http:/ /www.tvguide.com/celebrities/matt-bomer/298170). TV Guide. Retrieved October 27, 2012. [3] Dansby, Andrew (October 10, 2009). "Spring Native Matt Bomer Lands Lead Role on USA" (http:/ /blogs.chron.com/tubular/archives/ 2009/10/the_pros_of_pla_1.html).Houston Chronicle. . Retrieved February 2, 2011. [4] Silberman, Lindsay (February 15, 2012). "Check out Matt Bomer's High School Yearbook Photo" (http:/ /www.tvguide.com/News/ White-Collar-Matt-Bomer-High-School-1043416.aspx).TV Guide. [5] "The Best of Primetime" (http:/ /www.cmu.edu/homepage/innovation/2007/summer/gotta-see-tv.shtml). Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved October 23, 2009. [6] Katz, David (October 20, 2001). "Matt Bomer's Big Break: Movies + TV" (http:/ /www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/ movies-and-tv/201001/matt-bomer-white-collar-usa-television).Details. . Retrieved January 16, 2010. [7] Eng, Joyce (October 22, 2008). "Chuck's Matthew Bomer Spies New Series" (http://www.tvguide.com/News/ Matthew-Bomer-Tim-27508.aspx).TV Guide. Retrieved October 23, 2009. [8] "TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2011" (http:/ /www.buddytv.com/slideshows/white-collar/tvs-100-sexiest-men-of-2011-29104.aspx). BuddyTV. . Retrieved January 13, 2012. [9] Kinser, Jeremy (August 31, 2011). "Matt Bomer Joins Black's Prop. 8 Play" (http:/ /www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/08/31/ Matt_Bomer_Joins_Blacks_Prop_8_Play/).The Advocate. . [10] "'8': A Play about the Fight for Marriage Equality" (https:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlUG8F9uVgM). YouTube. . Retrieved 17 March 2012. [11] "YouTube to broadcast Proposition 8 play live" (http:/ /www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/03/01/youtube-to-broadcast-proposition-8-play-live/ ).Pink News. . Retrieved 15 March 2012. [12] Friedman, Roger (September 12, 2012). "Liv Tyler Heading Into Outer Space" (http:/ /www.showbiz411.com/2012/09/12/ liv-tyler-heading-into-outer-space).Showbiz411. . Retrieved October 2, 2012. [13] Fleming, Mike (September 21, 2012). "Akiva Goldsman’s‘Winter’s Tale’/www.Sets Matt Bomer, Lucy Griffiths, Eva Marie Saint" (http:/ deadline.com/2012/09/akiva-goldsmans-winters-tale-sets-matt-bomer-lucy-griffiths-eva-marie-saint/ ).Deadline. . Retrieved October 7, 2012. [14] Christine Lennon (February 2008). "Daddy's Little Helpers" (http:/ /www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/2008/02/growing_generations). W. . Retrieved March 15, 2012.

Theatre

Broadway

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Matt Bomer

Production

Year

2011

4

Issachar

Jock

Playwright

2003

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice

1998

Year

Roulette

Jeff Zarillo

Dustin Lance Black

Dustin Lance Black

Performances: Wilshire Ebell Theatre Los Angeles [28] (March 3, 2012)

Jeff Zarillo

Production

2012

8

Performances: Utah Shakespearean Festival in Cedar [24] City, Utah (1998)

Performances: New York Stage and Film, Powerhouse [25][26] Theater (August 1–3, 2003)

Matt Bomer

[15] Jeremy Kinser (February 13, 2012). "Matt Bomer Acknowledges Partner, Family" (http:/ /www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/ 02/13/Matt_Bomer_Acknowledges_Partner_Family/).The Advocate. . Retrieved February 14, 2012. [16] Chen, Joyce (June 27, 2012). "Matt Bomer: I never hid the fact that I’m gay" (http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-06-27/news/ 32445017_1_matt-bomer-job-title-gay-man).Daily News. [17] Dansby, Andrew (November 1, 2009). "'White Collar' Star Hopes the Numbers Are Right" (http:/ /www.telegram.com/article/20091101/ NEWS/911010419).Houston Chronicle. . Retrieved November 1, 2009. [18] Sands, Rich (January 7, 2013). "First Look: Matt Bomer Gets Animated for Superman: Unbound" (http:/ /www.tvguide.com/News/ First-Look-Matt-Bomer-Superman-Animated-1058558.aspx).TV Guide. . Retrieved January 7, 2013. [19] Kit, Borys (October 25, 2012). "Patrick Wilson, Liv Tyler Star in Sci-Fi Dramatic Comedy 'Space Station 76'" (http:/ /www. hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/patrick-wilson-liv-tyler-star-383172).The Hollywood Reporter. . Retrieved October 27, 2012. [20] "Development Update: May 10-11" (http:/ /www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=6899). The Futon Critic. November 5, 2005. . Retrieved June 8, 2011. [21] Goldberg, Lesley (October 10, 2012). "Matt Bomer to Play Andrew Rannells' Ex-Boyfriend on 'New Normal'" (http:/ /www. hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/matt-bomer-play-andrew-rannells-378059).The Hollywood Reporter. . Retrieved October 27, 2012. [22] "The New Normal Episode 113 Press Release" (http:/ /thefutoncritic.com/listings/20121221nbc08/). The Futon Critic. . Retrieved December 22, 2012. [23] John Lithgow, Bradley Whitford and Matt Bomer Join Morgan Freeman and More in Starry Reading of 8 (http:/ /www.broadway.com/ buzz/157509/john-lithgow-bradley-whitford-and-matt-bomer-join-morgan-freeman-and-more-in-starry-reading-of-8/ ) [24] Matthew Bomer profile at Moviesonline (http:/ /www.moviesonline.ca/celeb.php?cast=Matthew-Bomer) [25] Simonson, Robert (July 21, 2003). "Paul Weitz Play Roulette Added to NYS&F Line-Up at Vassar; Bierko Stars" (http:/ /www.playbill. com/news/article/80769-Paul-Weitz-Play-Roulette-Added-to-NYSF-Line-Up-at-Vassar-Bierko-Stars).Playbill. . Retrieved October 28, 2012. [26]‘Roulette,’a new play written by acclaimed film director and playwright Paul Weitz, to premiere as part of Powerhouse Theater’s special presentations. (http://collegerelations.vassar.edu/2003/623/) [27] Villa America (http://www.wtfestival.org/performance?PerformanceID=524) [28] Kevin Bacon, Chris Colfer & John C. Reilly Join 8 in L.A. (http:/ /www.broadway.com/buzz/160021/ kevin-bacon-chris-colfer-john-c-reilly-join-8-in-la/)

External links  Matt Bomer (http://www.allrovi.com/name/p422389) at AllRovi  Matt Bomer (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm93589/) at the Internet Movie Database  Matt Bomer (http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=490793) at the Internet Broadway Database

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