theOscarSite Facts:
Birth Name:
  • Matthew Raymond Dillon
Birth Date:
  • 18 February 1964
Birthplace:
  • New Rochelle, NY
Quote:
  • "There were certain perceptions that people had of me, you know...'He's dumb,' or 'he's just got a pretty face,' or 'he's a thug,' or 'he can only do one thing.' I'm not so concerned with that now. Longevity's what it's about."
Factoids:
  • Is a big fan of Cuban music
  • Has a large vinyl record collection
  • New York Mets baseball fan & collects Mookie Wilson baseball cards
Education:
  • Hommocks School
Family:
  • Father: Paul Dillon
  • Mother: Mary Ellen Dillon
  • Siblings: (older) Paul -- actor; (younger) Kevin Dillon -- actor; Katy, Timothy & Brian.
  • Greatuncle: Alex Raymond -- creator of 'Flash Gordon'
  • Greatuncle: Jim Raymond -- drew 'Blondie' for Chic Young
Significant Other(s):
  • Cameron Diaz (dated several years in the late 1990s)
Feature Film
Credits:
  • 2009: Old Dogs
  • 2008: Armored, Nothing But the Truth
  • 2006: You, Me and Dupree
  • 2005: Herbie: Fully Loaded, Factotum, Loverboy
  • 2004: Crash, Employee of the Month
  • 2002: City of Ghosts, Deuces Wild
  • 2001: One Night at McCool's
  • 1998: There's Something About Mary, Wild Things
  • 1997: In & Out
  • 1996: Albino Alligator, Grace of My Heart, Beautiful Girls
  • 1995: Frankie Starlight, To Die for
  • 1994: Golden Gate
  • 1993: Mr. Wonderful, The Saint of Fort Washington
  • 1992: Malcolm X, Singles
  • 1991: A Kiss Before Dying
  • 1989: Bloodhounds of Broadway, Drugstore Cowboy
  • 1988: Kansas
  • 1987: The Big Town
  • 1986: Native Son
  • 1985: Rebel, Target
  • 1984: The Flamingo Kid
  • 1983: Rumble Fish, The Outsiders
  • 1982: Liar's Moon, Tex
  • 1981: Gunmen's Blues
  • 1980: My Bodyguard, Little Darlings
  • 1979: Over the Edge
  • Academy Awards®:
       Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2005: CRASH

    • 1 nomination