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Matthew Glave Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1963-08-19

Birthplace:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Credits:
103 Total Roles

Matthew Glave

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Biography

Matthew Glave (born August 19, 1963, Saginaw, Michigan) is an American actor who is a self-taught performer and graduate of Ohio University. He has been active since 1991, building a career across both film and television with a particular talent for memorable supporting roles. He is best known for playing the smarmy Wall Street fiancé Glenn Gulia in The Wedding Singer (1998) and for recurring roles on Picket Fences, ER, Stargate SG-1, Army Wives, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, Angie Tribeca, Better Things, and The Rookie. He has been married to actress Anita Barone since 2000; they have two daughters, Madeline and Roxanne. His notable film credits include Baby's Day Out (1994) (Joe Pantoliano, Barry Bostwick), G.I. Jane (1997) (Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) (John Cusack, Dan Aykroyd), The Wedding Singer (1998) (Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore), Corky Romano (2001) (Danny DeVito, Michael J. Fox), Rock Star (2001) (Mark Wahlberg, Brian Tyler), Get Smart (2008) (Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway), Argo (2012) (Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston), The Thinning (2016) (Aaron Eckhart, Michael C. Hall), First Man (2018) (Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy), The Way Back (2020) (Ben Affleck, Garrett Hedlund), and Safety (2020) (Julian Edelman, Harrison Ford).

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 The Leader MOVIE Self
2025 The Paper TV Self
2023 Big George Foreman MOVIE Howard Cosell
2022 I Believe in Santa MOVIE Grant
2022 Quantum Leap TV Colonel Jack Parker
2021 Rebel TV Tommy Flynn
2020 Safety MOVIE Coach Bowden
2020 Leave 'em Laughing MOVIE Dick Shawn
2020 The Way Back MOVIE Coach Lombardo
2019 International Falls MOVIE Gary

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