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Tim Matheson Biography
Birth Name:
Timothy Lewis Matthieson
Birth Place:
Glendale, California, United States
Profession
Actor, director, producer, voice-overs
Fast Facts
- Enrolled in an acting class at age 10
- At 13, made his TV debut playing Roddy Miller in the CBS series Windows on Main Street, then went on to appear in episodes of Leave It to Beaver and My Three Sons
- Was the original voice of Johnny Quest on Hanna-Barbera's animated series The Adventures of Johnny Quest
- In 1968, served in the United States Marine Corps Reserves
- Joined the L
- A
- improv-comedy troupe the Groundlings in 1976
- Breakout role was playing Eric "Otter" Stratton in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
- Made his directing debut in 1984 with an episode of NBC's St
- Elsewhere
- Was co-owner and chair of the humor magazine National Lampoon from 1989 to 1991
Relationships
- Emma Katherine Matheson -- Daughter
- Emma Matheson -- Daughter
- Molly Lewis Matheson -- Daughter
- Molly Matheson -- Daughter
- Megan Murphy -- Ex-wife
- Megan Murphy Matheson -- Ex-wife
- Clifford -- Father
- Sally -- Mother
- Sue -- Sister
- Cooper Matheson -- Son
- Cooper Timothy Matheson -- Son