Matt Albie
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| Matt Albie | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Pilot |
| Statistics
<tr> <th>Gender</th> <td>Male</td> </tr><tr> <th>Age</th> <td>35</td> </tr><tr> <th>Occupation</th> <td>Executive Producer of Studio 60</td> </tr><tr> <th>Portrayed by</th> <td>Matthew Perry</td> </tr><tr> <th>Created by</th> <td>Aaron Sorkin</td> </tr> | |
Matthew Albie is a fictional character on the US TV series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, played by Matthew Perry.
[edit] Personal history
Matt began working at Studio 60 in 1997, but remained largely anonymous until 1999, when Harriet Hayes joined the cast. The two propelled each other into success; Matt's writing reached a new standard as he tried to impress Harriet and Harriet gained recognition as she received the lion's share of roles in Matt's sketches. Albie eventually was made a co-executive producer, while Harriet came to be considered one of the "Big Three" cast members alongside Simon Stiles and Tom Jeter.
Matt was one of the first people to voice his support for Bill Maher after Maher's controversial on-air remark regarding the September 11, 2001 attacks. The network distanced itself from him as a result, with writer Ricky Tahoe telling reporters "Matt Albie certainly doesn't speak for the cast, crew and staff of Studio 60 whose thoughts and prayers are with the brave men and women who lost their lives on September 11th", something for which Matt still begrudges him.
In 2002, Matt was fired by NBS chairman Jack Rudolph for his outspoken politics, He is a Democrat. His friend Danny Tripp chose to resign as a show of support for Matt, and the two went on to respectively direct and write what would become a critically acclaimed film, Removing All Doubt. In 2006, he won a WGA award for the script.
Matt and Danny have recently been convinced to return to NBS as executive producers of Studio 60, following Wes Mendell's on-air meltdown.
Matt has recently ended a romantic relationship with Harriet Hayes, following a fight over her appearance on The 700 Club to promote her new album of spiritual music; however, Matt, by his own admission, is not entirely over his feelings for her. Though raised Jewish, Matt's religious beliefs are described by Harriet as "East Coast liberal Jewish atheist".
He is believed to have been based on Sorkin himself.[citation needed] Like Sorkin, who wrote most of the first four seasons of The West Wing, Matt works mostly alone and only reluctantly cooperates with the other writers in the show. Matt and Harriet's relationship is based on Sorkin's relationship with West Wing actress Kristin Chenoweth.<ref name="NYT091106">Carter, Bill. "‘West Wing’ to West Coast: TV’s Auteur Portrays TV", New York Times, 2006-09-11. Retrieved on 2006-10-25.</ref>
| STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP | ||
| EPISODES | AIRDATES | CHARACTERS | CATEGORY | ||
| Primary Characters | Matt Albie | Danny Tripp | Jordan McDeere | Harriet Hayes Tom Jeter | Simon Stiles | Jack Rudolph | Cal Shanley | |
| Secondary Characters | Ricky Tahoe | Ron Oswald | Wes Mendell | Martha O'Dell Jeannie Whatley | Samantha Li | Alex Dwyer | Dylan Killington Darius Hawthorne | Lucy Kenwright | Andy Mackinaw | Wilson White | |
| Organizations | National Broadcasting System | Tunney Media Group | |
| Fictional Studio 60 | The Studio | The Show | News 60 | |
| Key Creators | Aaron Sorkin | Thomas Schlamme | W. G. Walden | |
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