(SAG/AFTRA)
MATT CATES
SAG/AFTRA
J E Talent - 323 Geary Street, Suite 302 - San Francisco CA 94102 - Phone: 415.395.9475
Height: 5’9” - Hair/Beard: Grey - Eyes: Blue
FILM/TELEVISION
Saint Agnes’ Eve -- Baron Romero (Principal)-- Gvatua/Streamline Arts
"The Pursuit of Happyness" -- Man on Elevator -- Muccino/Sony Pictures - Columbia
"The Evidence" -- Customer/Plainclothes Cop -- ABC/Warner Bros.
Foster Farms -- News Announcer -- GMO
“New Database” program -- Host -- Contra Costa County Libraries
Tool Guys Hardware -- Dad -- First Century Broadcasting
“Better Homes Tour” -- series Narrator -- Better Homes Realty
KWUN Contest Promos -- Winner/Boyfriend -- Twenty-Six Television
Midland Empire Volkswagen -- Husband -- KQ Advertising
KGO-TV -- Booth Announcer -- ABC Television
Boston Market -- v/o -- GMO (off-camera)
HP -- v/o Coors/Zima -- v/o Ford Trucks -- v/o
THEATRE
Spoon River Anthology -- Multiple Characterizations -- BOTTG
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest -- Cheswick/understudy Harding -- CTG
Our Town -- The Stage Manager -- Robidoux Resident Theatre
A Funny Thing Happened ... Forum -- Hysterium -- Forum Productions*
Bye Bye Birdie -- Harry McAfee/Ed Sullivan -- “ “
Death of a Salesman -- Willy Loman -- MWSC
Diary of Anne Frank -- Mr. Van Daan -- “
You Can’t Take It With You -- Grandpa -- “
The Cherry Orchard -- Semyonoff-Pistchik -- “
(*Forum Prods founding member)
AUDIO TRACKS
Secret Journal (aka "Megalopolis") -- Multiple Characterizations -- Francis F. Coppola/Zoetrope Radio Drama Workshop
Deep Earth Exploration (theme park ride) -- Robot -- MGM/Grand Adventures
RADIO
Commercials: Macy's - Meridian Vineyards - Symantec/Norton Anti-Virus - Chevron - San Francisco Chronicle - Epson - Starbuck’s - VISA - Boston Market - Kirkwood Ski Resort - Ling Ling Frozen Foods - California Summer Fruits - Avia Shoes - Franzia Wines - San Francisco Examiner - KRON-TV - People’s Court - Levi’s - Ford Explorer - Yellow Pages - KPIX-TV - Blue Shield - California Strawberry Growers - SBC - many more.
Host:“Lifestyle” (KUSN) and “Open Line” (KKJO) interview/talk/public affairs programs; News/Public Affairs Director, KKIS.
MULTIMEDIA
“Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows” CD-ROM - Hypermedia “Math Steps” CD-ROM - Sun Microsystems - Centigram Voicemail
CORPORATE
Mervyn’s (Live) - Clorox - CSAA Training - Kaiser Permanente - EA Games - Microsoft - SBC Diversity Training - Rollerblade
- Fresh Step Cat Litter - Oracle - AmGen - Healthnet...
TEACHING
Writing Effective Advertising Copy, Production Techniques, Announcing, Copy Reading: Unilex College, San Francisco
Adult Literacy Tutor; Project Second Chance, Contra Costa County Libraries - SAG “Book Pals” Classroom Talks
TRAINING
Corinne Kason Improv, Laura Gardner Audition Workshops (SAG Conservatory). Acting, Dialects, Dramatic Reading, Stage Combat, Public Speaking, Stagecraft, etc. - Missouri Western State College;
also majored in Psychology, Pre-Nursing/Medical Biology, MWSC. Nursing Student, Methodist Medical Center, St. Joseph,
MO. Radio Broadcaster/Production Director from late 1970s to early 1990s: “Addy” and NorCal Broadcasters’ Awards.
INTERESTS/SPECIAL SKILLS
Singing (Baritone), Voices and Impersonations; can speak some basic French. Bowling, Typing, Travel, Cooking, Bicycling, Exercise Equipment, Diabetic
Blood-Glucose Monitor Use, Parenting (great with kids); Basic “Wine Snob” skills. Some light-aircraft flight knowledge (six
lessons, no certification), Creative Writing. Ability to roll eyes independently of one another and wiggle ears (!). History Buff; Classic film lover. Guitar, Banjo, Ukulele, Drums/Percussion. Passable bass fiddle, horrible trombone player -- complete with horrible (dented. tarnished) trombone. Background in Health Care, Retail Sales, Security Guard, Day Laborer, Warehousing, radio DJ.
Community Activist: Scouting, soup-kitchen volunteer, Literacy programs . K of C Lecturer and fund-raiser for mental-disability programs. Co-Chairman, Screen Actors Guild Conservatory Committee; Member, AFTRA Nominating Committee & 2007 Convention delegate. Archivist, San Francisco Regional Mensa.
