No, I’m not living a double life. I’m quite happy with the one I have. This is my stage family for the next 4 days. The school play runs from Wednesday through Saturday and sometimes I still wonder how it happened that I’m a part of this.
Many of you are likely thinking, “I didn’t know you could act?” Well, neither did I. I’m still not sure I can, but I’m having a lot of fun trying. I play Calvin Taylor, head accountant for KittyKat Kat Chow and father of 3. In Every Babysitter’s Nightmare, I go to a nice dinner party with my wife leaving our three mischievous children in the care of an unsuspecting babysitter. Chaos ensues and much fun is had by all.
I am so glad you posted this picture. I could not stop laughing when I first saw this. Incredible.
Do they have a version of the Tonys in Austria?
Hey…can I get a copy of this lovely family portrait?
AMAZING!! And you did a FANTASTIC job my friend. :0) Like a duck to water.
GREAT job Matt!! Carey Grant has NOTHING on you! May your cat food ministry carry on for years to come…
This is sooo funny! I can’t wait to see the play on Saturday!! 🙂 Great family photo!
I knew you were a star! I have seen you on film! Sounds like a fun time – I’m sure you are terrific!
It may be surprising to some that you can act, but not to me. I remember the days when Matthew Ronald Klein, then known simply as Matty or The Matty, dominated the Penn Student Film scene of the late 90s. Brought up under the tutelage of director Jeremy “Big J” Seybert, Klein mad a splash early with a portrayal of an invalid confined to his room in “Fear Window.” Of particular note is the compelling death scene when Klein’s character dies from malicious exposure to Celine Deion. Seybert, so impressed with Klein’s thespian prowess, then cast him as a plucky protagonist trying to win a dance competition in “Infamy.” This led to the pinnacle of Klein’s career, a film in which he played 5 different roles, the five Best Actor Oscar nominated roles, into a single seamless performance. The film, as I’m sure you all remember, was titles “Life is Beautiful When Gods and Monsters are Saving Private Ryan from Affliction in American History X.”
After achieving commercial success with Seybert, Klein had nothing else to prove. He then took his acting career in a shocking new direction, teaming up with up and coming director David “Love Doctor” Inauen for films of a more experimental nature. The first, entitled “Procrastination,” featured shot after shot of Klein wasting time before finally buckling down to write a term paper on L. Ron Hubbard. The humor of this piece was too subtle for mainstream audiences, but fans of Klein adored the film. Klein and Inauen’s final film, “The Bouncy Life” in which Klein has many adventures after turning into a tennis ball, was not so well received. Many noted that Klein barely appeared in the movie at all since, for most of the film, he was in the form of a tennis ball.
So ended the glorious student film career of Matthew Ronald Klein. After that final film, Klein retired and was content to live the rest of his life outside of the limelight… until now.
Josh & Jeremy I guarantee that if you can gather this classic footage into some form of modern media you’ll have several interested buyers. You’ve got about 7 months until my birthday if you need a little time to get it all together. 🙂