Matthew Porretta

Matthew Charles Porretta was born on May 29th 1965 in Darien Connecticut USA He was born into an incredible showbiz family His father Frank II is a trained opera singer and accomplished actor His mother Roberta is also a trained singer and was Miss Ohio 1956 Matthew 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 Manhatten School of Music In 1990 Matthew broke into television with recurring roles on shows like Wings and Beverly Hills 90210 1990 In 1993 he was given his first major movie role as Will Scarlet OHara in Mel Brooks hilarious spoof Robin Hood Men in Tights 1993 In a twist of irony Matthew would star as Robin Hood in his own TV series four years later Since 1997 he has starred in many independent movies and been featured in commercials for McDonalds and Arrowhead Water Matthew 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 gueststarred with Matthew on television Matthews sisters Anna and Roberta also dabble Anna is a writer for Talk Soup