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cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Chris Matthews</b></font><p><img src="MatthewsSized.jpg" height=238 width=181 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Chris Matthews"><b>AKA</b> Christopher John Matthews<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/869/000106551/" class=proflink>17-Dec</a>-<a href="/lists/944/000105629/" class=proflink>1945</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> Nicetown, PA<br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Religion:</b> <a href="/lists/758/000094476/" class=proflink>Roman Catholic</a> <font size=-1><a href="#FN1">[1]</a></font><br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> <a href="/lists/185/000068978/" class=proflink>Talk Show Host</a>, <a href="/lists/182/000068975/" class=proflink>Columnist</a>, Author<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> <i>Hardball with Chris Matthews</i><p><hr width=25% size=1 align=left><a name="FN1"><font size=-1>[1] David Carr, "News Channels' Challenge: How to Fill the Airtime", <i>The New York Times</i>, 7 April 2005: "a practicing Catholic." </font><p><b>Father:</b> Herb Matthews (court reporter)<br><b>Mother:</b> Mary Teresa Shields<br><b>Brother:</b> Herb<br><b>Brother:</b> Jim<br><b>Brother:</b> Bruce<br><b>Brother:</b> Charlie<br><b>Wife:</b> Kathleen Ann Cunningham (TV newscaster, m. 21-Jun-1980, two sons, one daughter)<br><b>Son:</b> Michael<br><b>Son:</b> Thomas<br><b>Daughter:</b> Caroline<br><p> High School: La Salle College High School, Wyndmoor, PA (1963)<br> University: <a href="/edu/656/000082410/">College of the Holy Cross (1967)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/907/000126529/">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill</a><br><p> <a href="/media/027/000048880/">The San Francisco Chronicle</a> columnist (2 years)<br> <a href="/media/200/000049053/">The San Francisco Examiner</a> Washington bureau chief (1987-2000)<br> <a href="/gov/509/000213867/">White House Speechwriter</a> <br> <a href="/org/090/000119730/">Close Up Foundation</a> Board of Advisors<br> <a href="/org/786/000041663/">Peace Corps</a> Swaziland (1972)<br> <a href="/event/806/000140386/">Draft Deferment: Vietnam</a> 2-S<br> <a href="/group/662/000165167/">Wedding: Donald Trump and Melania Knauss (2005)</a> <br> <a href="/group/112/000172593/">Funeral: Tim Russert (2008)</a> <br> <a href="/group/589/000354524/">Funeral: William F. Buckley (2008)</a> <br> <a href="/lists/936/000043807/">Irish Ancestry</a> Maternal<br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/783/000064591/">Diabetes</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br> <a href="/tv/654/000049507/">The Chris Matthews Show</a> Host (2002-)<br> <a href="/tv/754/000049607/">Hardball with Chris Matthews</a> Host (1997-)<br> <a href="/tv/900/000044768/">The McLaughlin Group</a> Panelist<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/671/000404456/">Fahrenheit 11/9 (6-Sep-2018)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/856/000385698/">Occupy Unmasked (21-Sep-2012)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/009/000354941/">The Campaign (4-Aug-2012)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/073/000379930/">The Revisionaries (21-Apr-2012)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/844/000276016/">The Ides of March (31-Aug-2011)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/529/000258752/">Morning Glory (10-Nov-2010)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/543/000203931/">State of Play (17-Apr-2009)</a> <br> <a href="/films/984/000173465/">Swing Vote (20-May-2008)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/179/000120816/">Man of the Year (13-Oct-2006)</a> <br> <a href="/films/588/000085333/">Tanner on Tanner (5-Oct-2004)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/541/000034439/">Dave (7-May-1993)</a> · Himself<br><p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://www.thechrismatthewsshow.com/" target=_blank>http://www.thechrismatthewsshow.com/</a><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>Hardball: How Politics Is Played Told By One Who Knows The Game</i> (<tt>1989</tt>, memoir)<br><i>Now, Let Me Tell You What I Really Think</i> (<tt>2001</tt>, memoir)<br><i>American: Beyond Our Grandest Notions</i> (<tt>2002</tt>, memoir)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=41673"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=41673">Chris Matthews</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=41673" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>