Matthew A. Cherry

Matthew A. Cherry
Matthew A. Cherry
Born	December 14, 1981 (age 42)
Occupations	Film director; writer; producer; American football player;
Years active	2007–present (film career);
Notable work	Hair Love
Spouse	Candice Wilson (m. 2020)
	‹ The template Infobox NFL biography is being considered for merging. › American football career
No. 2, 13, 14, 18
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
College:	Akron
Undrafted:	2004
Career history
	Jacksonville Jaguars (2004); Cincinnati Bengals (2004); Ottawa Renegades (2005); Carolina Panthers (2006); Hamburg Sea Devils (2006); Baltimore Ravens (2006);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-Mid-American Conference honors (2003);

Matthew A. Cherry (born December 14,^[1] 1981)^[2]^[3] is an American film director, writer, producer, and former American football player. He wrote and directed two independent films, The Last Fall (2012), and 9 Rides (2016). He is best known for the 2019 Academy Award-winning animated short film, Hair Love. The Kickstarter campaign for Hair Love raised nearly $300,000 and broke the record for the highest amount raised for any short film on the platform.^[4]^[5]^[6]

^ Cherry, Matthew A. (December 13, 2019). "My birthday is tomorrow". Matthew A. Cherry verified Instagram account. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
^ "Former NFL WR Matthew A. Cherry wins Oscar for short animated film". ESPN. February 9, 2020. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020. Cherry, 38 [as of February 9, 2020]...
^ Moore, Evan F. (December 31, 2019). "NFL to Hollywood: Northwest Side native Matthew A. Cherry's 'Hair Love' makes Oscars' short list". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020. Cherry, 38 [as of December 31, 2019], grew up on the Northwest Side playing Pop Warner football at Portage Park and baseball at Gompers Park.
^ Patten, Dominic (March 20, 2019). "Sony Animation Picks Up 'Hair Love' Short From 'BlacKkKlansman' EP Matthew A. Cherry". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
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[1] Cherry, Matthew A. (December 13, 2019). "My birthday is tomorrow". Matthew A. Cherry verified Instagram account. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

[2] "Former NFL WR Matthew A. Cherry wins Oscar for short animated film". ESPN. February 9, 2020. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020. Cherry, 38 [as of February 9, 2020]...

[SunTimes-3] Moore, Evan F. (December 31, 2019). "NFL to Hollywood: Northwest Side native Matthew A. Cherry's 'Hair Love' makes Oscars' short list". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020. Cherry, 38 [as of December 31, 2019], grew up on the Northwest Side playing Pop Warner football at Portage Park and baseball at Gompers Park.

[:1-4] Patten, Dominic (March 20, 2019). "Sony Animation Picks Up 'Hair Love' Short From 'BlacKkKlansman' EP Matthew A. Cherry". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 22, 2019.

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