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The Las Vegas, Nevada-born actor made his début in the film The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) as Intern #1, and now he is best known for his role as the young genius Dr. Spencer Reid in the CBS television show Criminal Minds. Coincidentally, his character on the show was also born and raised in Las Vegas. He also had a small role in RV as the disreputed Joe Joe. Gubler also worked as a model before becoming an actor. He has worked with DNA Model Management, Tommy Hilfiger, and numerous fashion designers. Matthew was interning for Wes Anderson at the same time he was modeling, and Wes encouraged him to audition for a part in his movie "The Life Aquatic". Gubler did, and landed the role of Intern #1.
Before graduating from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, he had already created several movies that were mostly filmed in his hometown of Las Vegas as well as New York City. His own films often deal with the macabre which may have foreshadowed his machete work in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou.
He is the brother to fashion designer Laura Dahl.
He has recently been spotted in New York hot spot: Beatrice Inn.
Gubler is rumored to be the real-life antagonist in the song "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers, having briefly dated "Jenny" shortly after the band's lead singer Brandon Flowers; Gubler seems unsure of the rumor.
Gubler covertly directs and stars in a series of semi-popular self deprecating mockumentaries called Matthew Gray Gubler: the Unauthorized Documentary in which he parodies Hollywood behavior.
According to Japanese Vogue, Gubler recently directed, edited, and co-produced the music video for "Don't Shoot Me Santa" by the rock band The Killers. Gubler confirmed this during an interview about his recent work related to the new Alvin and the Chipmunks movie.
He is currently dating American actress Kat Dennings.
Biography
He is a high school graduate of the Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts, where he majored in acting, because the school didn't offer his first love, filmmaking. He is a college graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he majored in film directing.
Gubler's parent's were both born in Las Vegas and his Mother, Marilyn Gubler, was the first woman to serve as Republican state Chairman. His Grandfather Maxwell Kelch was the first president of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and founded Las Vegas' first radio station (KENO). Gubler's sister Laura Dahl is an accomplished fashion designer who is based in New York city.
Career Gubler reluctantly worked as a model to put himself through film school, working with DNA Model Management, Tommy Hilfiger, and numerous fashion designers. Gubler was interning for Wes Anderson at the same time he was modeling, and Anderson encouraged him to audition for a part in his movie "The Life Aquatic". Gubler did, and landed the role of Intern #1. This led to his role as Dr. Spencer Reid in Criminal Minds. He had a small role in the 2006 film RV as the disreputed Joe Joe and voiced the character of Simon in 2007's Alvin and the Chipmunks, alongside Jason Lee, Jesse McCartney and Justin Long.
Filmmaking While making The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Gubler made the documentary entitled Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal, a behind the scenes view of the making of the film, which was later included in some DVD releases.Gubler has directed and starred in a series of self-deprecating mockumentaries called Matthew Gray Gubler: the Unauthorized Documentary in which he parodies Hollywood behavior, which are filmed while onset of Criminal Minds. He directed, edited, and co-produced the music video for "Don't Shoot Me Santa" by the rock band The Killers. | VITAL STATS | Matthew Gray Gubler Information:
| | Eye color: | | Height: | | Nickname(s): The Gube | | Notable feature(s): dark circles around his eyes | | Education: Las Vegas Academy of Peforming Arts High School Graduate, Las Vegas Academy of International Studies Graduate, 2002 graduate of Tisch School of the Arts | | Family: John Gubler (father), Marilyn Kelch Gubler (mother), Laura Dahl (sister), Gray (brother) | | Resides in: Los Angeles California (during filming of Criminal Minds) & New York City (after filming Criminal Minds) | | Religious affiliations: | | Political affiliation: | | Personal interests/hobbies: carving pumpkins, playing badminton, drawling | | Charities/Causes: | | Other: Matthew loves Star Wars, Disneyland, Nevada & eating cashews | | |
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