Profile:
Born: July 25 1967 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA.
Star sign: Leo.
Parents: Father was a mechanic who fought in Vietnam. Matt didn't meet him until he was eight and grew up with his Italian mother Pat, a production supervisor for an electronics company, who remarried.
Education: Newton North High School - a technical vocational school where he studied carpentry.
Previous jobs: Appeared in adverts for Doritos, Levis 501s and Heinz ketchup.
Lives: Hollywood Hills, California.
Love life: Has been engaged since November 1998 to model Melissa McKnight, who has two children from her previous marriage to rock star Anthony Esposito. Matt previously dated actress Minnie Driver, model Gabrielle Reece, Playboy Playmate Tonya Poole, Goldie Hawn's 17-year-old daughter Kate, porn star Jenna Jameson and his manager Camille Cerio.
Hobbies: Snowboarding, mountain biking, landscape photography and motorcycles - he had his first one at the age of eight.
