Biography

For the past 30 years, Matt has been one of most sought after stuntmen in the film business. He has doubled some of the biggest stars in Hollywood from Brad Pitt to Kiefer Sutherland to Gary Sinise just to name a few. In 2005, Matt won an Emmy for his Outstanding Stunt Coordination on the hit show "24". Since then, Matt has gone on to stunt coordinate feature films and is also directing second unit. Born in California and raised in Montana, Matt is the third generation of a great show business family. His father, Buck Taylor, is known to audiences worldwide as Newly from the long running Gunsmoke (1955) TV series. His mother, Judy Nugent, was a very successful actress in the 1950s and '60s. His late grandfather Dub Taylor, was a veteran character actor and world renowned Vaudville performer dating back to the 1920s. Matt is the younger brother of assistant director Adam C. Taylorand older brother of actor/stuntman Cooper Taylor.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous