Matthew A. Cherry

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1981-12-14 (42 years old)

Matthew A. Cherry

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.

Known For

Director

Tut

as Director

Redd Zone

as Director

The Come Up

as Director

2021
Abbott Elementary

as Director

2021
Ghosts

as Director

2021
The Wonder Years

as Director

2020
Saved by the Bell

as Director

2019
Hair Love

as Director

2019
Whiskey Cavalier

as Director

2019
The Red Line

as Director

2019
The Unicorn

as Director

2019
mixed-ish

as Director

2017
Young Sheldon

as Director

2016
9 Rides

as Director

2014
black-ish

as Director

2012
The Last Fall

as Director

Writer

Tut

as Story

2023
Young Love

as Writer

2019
Hair Love

as Writer

2016
9 Rides

as Writer

2012
The Last Fall

as Screenplay

Producer

2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

as Production Consultant

2023
Young Love

as Executive Producer

2019
Hair Love

as Producer

2018
BlacKkKlansman

as Executive Producer

Actor

1996
1953
The Oscars

as Self

Editor

2016
9 Rides

as Editor

Creator

2023
Young Love

as Creator