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Matthew A. Cherry

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Matthew A. Cherry at an event for The Oscars (2020)
Matthew A. Cherry was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Matthew A. is a director and producer, known for The Last Fall (2012), 9 Rides (2016) and Hair Love (2019). Matthew A. has been married to Candice Wilson since 2020.
BornDecember 14
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BornDecember 14
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 8 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Last Fall (2012)
    The Last Fall
    5.5
    • Director
    • 2012
    Dorian Missick in 9 Rides (2016)
    9 Rides
    6.1
    • Director
    • 2016
    Hair Love (2019)
    Hair Love
    7.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 2019
    Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, William Stanford Davis, Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti, Quinta Brunson, and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)
    Abbott Elementary
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • The Come Up
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Redd Zone
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • George Wallace and Laverne Cox in Clean Slate (2025)
      Clean Slate
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Annie Potts, Lance Barber, Zoe Perry, Raegan Revord, Montana Jordan, and Iain Armitage in Young Sheldon (2017)
      Young Sheldon
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023–2024
    • Swagger (2021)
      Swagger
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Rose McIver, Rebecca Wisocky, Brandon Scott Jones, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Richie Moriarty, Asher Grodman, Sheila Carrasco, Román Zaragoza, Devan Chandler Long, and Danielle Pinnock in Ghosts (2021)
      Ghosts
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, William Stanford Davis, Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti, Quinta Brunson, and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)
      Abbott Elementary
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Adrian Holmes, Jabari Banks, Jimmy Akingbola, Cassandra Freeman, Coco Jones, Akira Akbar, and Olly Sholotan in Bel-Air (2022)
      Bel-Air
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Grand Crew (2021)
      Grand Crew
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • The Kings of Napa (2022)
      The Kings of Napa
      4.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Don Johnson, Kenan Thompson, Kimrie Lewis, Taylor Louderman, Chris Redd, Dani Lane, and Dannah Lane in Kenan (2021)
      Kenan
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Elizabeth Berkley, John Michael Higgins, Mario Lopez, Belmont Cameli, Dexter Darden, Josie Totah, Alycia Pascual-Pena, Haskiri Velazquez, and Mitchell Hoog in Saved by the Bell (2020)
      Saved by the Bell
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020–2021
    • Dulé Hill, Saycon Sengbloh, Laura Kariuki, and Elisha Williams in The Wonder Years (2021)
      The Wonder Years
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Walton Goggins, Omar Benson Miller, Rob Corddry, Michaela Watkins, and Maya Lynne Robinson in The Unicorn (2019)
      The Unicorn
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019–2020
    • Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, and Marsai Martin in Black-ish (2014)
      Black-ish
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gary Cole, Tracee Ellis Ross, Christina Anthony, Tika Sumpter, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Arica Himmel, and Ethan William Childress in Mixed-ish (2019)
      Mixed-ish
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • 2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation (2020)
      2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2020

    Production Department

    • Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Perkins, Josh Keaton, Ziggy Marley, Jason Schwartzman, Rachel Dratch, Taran Killam, Yuri Lowenthal, Peggy Lu, Cliff Robertson, J.K. Simmons, Peter Sohn, Luna Lauren Velez, Shea Whigham, Mahershala Ali, Kathryn Hahn, Lorraine Velez, Oscar Isaac, Jorma Taccone, Andy Samberg, Andrew Garfield, Nic Novicki, Jake Johnson, Donald Glover, Daniel Kaluuya, Greta Lee, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Atsuko Okatsuka, Melissa Sturm, Nicole Delaney, Amandla Stenberg, Karan Soni, Shameik Moore, Jack Quaid, Kimiko Glenn, Issa Rae, Sofia Barclay, Nina Lentini, Danielle Perez, Jharrel Jerome, Ayo Edebiri, and Metro Boomin in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
      Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
      8.5
      • production consultant
      • 2023
    • Ali Larter, Hayden Panettiere, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka, Noah Gray-Cabey, and James Kyson in Heroes (2006)
      Heroes
      7.5
      TV Series
      • set production assistant (uncredited)
      • 2008–2009
    • Pooch Hall and Tia Mowry in The Game (2006)
      The Game
      6.9
      TV Series
      • set production assistant
      • production assistant
      • 2007–2008
    • Golden Brooks, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Persia White in Girlfriends (2000)
      Girlfriends
      7.5
      TV Series
      • set production assistant
      • production assistant
      • 2007–2008

    Producer

    • Young Love (2023)
      Young Love
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer (showrunner)
      • 2023
    • One Magenta Afternoon (2022)
      One Magenta Afternoon
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2022
    • Regina Hall, Wanda Sykes, and Amy Schumer in The Oscars (2022)
      The Oscars
      4.1
      TV Special
      • producer: celebrity favorite sequences
      • 2022
    • Hair Love (2019)
      Hair Love
      7.4
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Tracy Morgan in The Last O.G. (2018)
      The Last O.G.
      7.0
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2019
    • John David Washington in BlacKkKlansman (2018)
      BlacKkKlansman
      7.5
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • K. Michelle in Being (2013)
      Being
      8.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Dorian Missick in 9 Rides (2016)
      9 Rides
      6.1
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Matthew A. Cherry and Kenny Cooper in Forward (2016)
      Forward
      7.2
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Michael Moss, Sherial McKinney, and Ricky Smith in Almost 30 (2015)
      Almost 30
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Reagan Gomez-Preston and Wesley Johnathan in Almost Home (2013)
      Almost Home
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • The Last Fall (2012)
      The Last Fall
      5.5
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • This Time (2010)
      This Time
      8.4
      Short
      • executive producer
      • produced by (as Matthew Cherry, as Matthew Cherry)
      • 2010
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Matthew Cherry
    • Height
      • 6′ 0¾″ (1.84 m)
    • Born
      • December 14
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Spouse
      • Candice Wilson2020 - present
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      A former NFL wide receiver. His former teams include the Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers & Baltimore Ravens.

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