Matthew Charles Porretta (born May 29, 1965) is an American
television, voice and film actor.Porretta was born in Darien,
Connecticut, into a show-biz family: his father, Frank Porretta, was a
famous opera singer and musical theater actor. His mother, Roberta, is
also a trained singer and was Miss Ohio 1956.By the age of 25,
Porretta was already a veteran of Broadway and a student at the
Manhattan School of Music. In 1990 Porretta broke into television with
recurring roles on shows like Wings and Beverly Hills, 90210. In 1993
he was given his first major movie role, as Will Scarlet O'Hara in Mel
Brooks' spoof Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Porretta starred 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
McDonald's and Arrowhead Water. In 1994 he appeared in the original
Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim's Passion.In 2010, Porretta
portrayed the titular character of the psychological action thriller
video game Alan Wake by Remedy Entertainment. He also portrayed Dr.
Casper Darling in Remedy's Control.
television, voice and film actor.Porretta was born in Darien,
Connecticut, into a show-biz family: his father, Frank Porretta, was a
famous opera singer and musical theater actor. His mother, Roberta, is
also a trained singer and was Miss Ohio 1956.By the age of 25,
Porretta was already a veteran of Broadway and a student at the
Manhattan School of Music. In 1990 Porretta broke into television with
recurring roles on shows like Wings and Beverly Hills, 90210. In 1993
he was given his first major movie role, as Will Scarlet O'Hara in Mel
Brooks' spoof Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Porretta starred 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
McDonald's and Arrowhead Water. In 1994 he appeared in the original
Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim's Passion.In 2010, Porretta
portrayed the titular character of the psychological action thriller
video game Alan Wake by Remedy Entertainment. He also portrayed Dr.
Casper Darling in Remedy's Control.
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