Biography
Matthew A. Cherry 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), and is currently an executive at Monkeypaw Productions. He is best known for the animated short film, Hair Love, which was picked up by Sony Pictures Animation in March 2019 for distribution. The Kickstarter campaign for Hair Love raised over $200,000 and broke the record for the highest amount raised for any short film on the platform.
Filmography
all 21
Director 16
TV Shows 13
Movies 8
Producer 2
self 2
Creator / Executive Producer / Writer

Young Love (2023)
TV
Production Consultant

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Movie
8.33
Director

Abbott Elementary (2021)
TV
Director

Ghosts (2021)
TV
Director

The Wonder Years (2021)
TV
6
Director

Saved by the Bell (2020)
TV
Director

mixed-ish (2019)
TV
6.94
Director

The Unicorn (2019)
TV
Director

Hair Love (2019)
Movie
6.43
Director

The Red Line (2019)
TV
Director

Whiskey Cavalier (2019)
TV
6.64
Executive Producer

BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Movie
7.03
Director

Young Sheldon (2017)
TV
7.67
Director

9 Rides (2016)
Movie
Director

black-ish (2014)
TV
6.5
Director

The Last Fall (2012)
Movie
Director

The Come Up
Movie
Director / Story

Tut
Movie
Director

Redd Zone
Movie
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1981-12-14 (43 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Animated Short Film
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