Matt Adler

Matthew D. Adler (born December 8, 1966) is an American actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in the 1980s teenage films: Teen Wolf, White Water Summer, and Dream a Little Dream. He starred in North Shore. He currently works on additional dialogue recording for feature films.

In 1986, he auditioned for the role of "Bill S. Preston Esquire" in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, being one of the final picks along with Keanu Reeves, Donovan Leitch, and Gary Riley. The role ultimately went to Alex Winter, who had initially auditioned for the part of Ted "Theodore" Logan.

Early life

Adler was born in California and he has one brother. He struggled with alcohol and drug addiction as a teenager, and got sober at 17. He studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and performed in 10 plays before appearance in a TV movie at age 18.

Film and television credits Year(s) Title Role Notes 1984 Shattered Vows Pat TV movie 1985 Trapper John, M.D. Brian Christopher TV episode: "In the Eyes of the Beholder" 1985 Teen Wolf Lewis Film 1986 Carly Mills Pete Mills TV short 1986 Flight of the Navigator Jeff (16 years old) Film 1987 White Water Summer Chris Film 1987 North Shore Rick Kane Film 1987 Amazon Women on the Moon George Film (Segment "Titan Man") 1988 Doin' Time on Planet Earth Dan Forrester Film 1988 My Neighbor Totoro Additional Voices Film2005 Disney dub 1989 Nowhere to Run Don Film 1989 Dream a Little Dream Dumas Film 1990 Diving In Wayne Hopkins Film 1990 ABC Afterschool Specials Jay Watson Short film: "Testing Dirty" (as an ill-fated addict) 1993 Canceled Lives: Letters from the Inside Himself (voice) Video documentary 1993 Young Goodman Brown William Stacey Film 1994 Teresa's Tattoo Titus Film 1994 The Crow Additional voice (voice) Film 1997 Quiet Days in Hollywood Amos Film 1997 The Peacemaker Alan Film 1999 Kilroy Bar Guy TV movie 2000 It's a Shame About Ray Mr. Springsteen Film short 2000 Fail Safe (voice) TV movie 2000 Dinosaur Additional Voices (voice) Film 2001 Hollywood Palms Matt Film 2001 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Additional voices (voice) Film 2003–2004 Life with Bonnie Garrett/Rod TV episodes: "Ding, Ding, Ding Went the Truth" (2003) (Rod)"Don't Stress, Express" (2004) (Garrett) 2004 The Day After Tomorrow Truck Radio Announcer Film 2005 Unscripted Himself TV episode: #1.2 2006–2007 Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! (voice) TV episodes: "Inside Job" (2006)"Almost Ghosts" (2007) 2009 Smallville Lex Luthor (voice) TV episode: "Requiem" 2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Additional voices (voice) Film 2009 Monsters vs Aliens Soldiers (voice) Film 2010 Knucklehead (voice) Film 2012 Chronicle Newscaster Film 2013 Epic Additional voices (voice) Film 2018 The Lie Additional voices (voice) Film 2021 The Morning Show Shane Card Services TV episode: "Confirmations"

Personal life Adler was married to director, producer, writer, and acting/dialogue coach Ria Pavia from 1993 to 1995. He married actress Laura San Giacomo in 2000, and is a close friend and former housemate of actor George Clooney.