Occupation Film, stage actor Siblings Margaret Salinger Spouse Betsy Becker (m. 1985) | Role Actor Name Matt Salinger | |
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Full Name Matthew Robert Salinger Born February 14, 1960 (age 64) ( 1960-02-14 ) Windsor, Vermont, USA Alma mater Columbia University (B.A., Art History, 1983) Parents J. D. Salinger, Claire Douglas Children Avery Salinger, Gannon Salinger Movies Captain America, Revenge of the Nerds, Learning to Drive, What Dreams May Come, Under the Tuscan Sun Similar People J D Salinger, Albert Pyun, Margaret Salinger, Claire Douglas, Reb Brown | ||
Matthew Robert "Matt" Salinger (born February 13, 1960) is an American actor and producer. He is the son of author J. D. Salinger and psychologist Alison Claire Douglas.
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Career
Salinger made his film debut in 1984's Revenge of the Nerds, and may be best known for his starring role in the 1990 film Captain America, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.
Salinger has since appeared in films including What Dreams May Come and episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and 24. He has produced several independent films, including Let the Devil Wear Black and Mojave Moon. In 2000, he produced the critically acclaimed and Drama Desk Award-winning play The Syringa Tree Off-Broadway, which also claimed the Village Voice/Obie award for "Best Play of the Year" in 2001. Salinger continues to work in the industry as both a producer and occasional actor.
Personal life
Salinger's maternal grandfather was British art critic Robert Langton Douglas. Salinger graduated from Phillips Academy Andover and attended Princeton University before graduating from Columbia University with a degree in art history and drama. He married jewelry designer Betsy Jane Becker in 1985. They live in Fairfield County, Connecticut and have two sons, Gannon and Avery (born March 28, 1994).
In contrast to his sister, Margaret, who wrote a 1999 memoir about her childhood titled Dream Catcher, Salinger was a devoted protector of his father's privacy. A few weeks after Margaret's book was published, Salinger wrote a letter to The New York Observer, disparaging his sister's "gothic tales of our supposed childhood."
