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Matthew George Frewer (born January 4, 1958) is an American-Canadian actor, singer and comedian. show took? Really good people. After becoming an international sensation as the purportedly computer-generated character known as Max Headroom, Frewer went on to numerous other film and television roles, including his own CBS sitcom, Doctor Doctor. I mean, theyre all kind of lead actors in their own right. Whats on Showtime. Are there any
MF: Yeah, although all the ensuing stuff was pretty cool. So you dont realize how hard it is to get a show on
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They were very nice people, and very caring of each other. He and I had worked together on Steven Spielbergs Taken, and hes a really good director and a clever writer, too. not at all, because I dont make any money as a musician. have a passion for it the people who create projects know that. [Laughs.] The one film you were
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me about it, they go, Hey, Ed, a bunch of people are clamoring on the
I love working with guys like that: slightly crazy, willing to try anything, and brave. great pleasure. It was a really unusual and happy experience. 24 . It's pronounced Paw-rick, not Pad-raig. Okay. He became prominent when playing roles in films, like Russell Thompson, Sr. in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), Jobe Smith in Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996), Frank in Dawn of the . Scuba Certification; Private Scuba Lessons; Scuba Refresher for Certified Divers; Try Scuba Diving; Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox) which was the spin off
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Did you even work with anyone other than Terry Gilliam? Matthew Modine of course
Collaborating
I think its what you
Well, once again, it was wonderful working with those guys. The truth is out there. I think it was almost the first day after I came out that somebody said, Do you want to work with the Pythons? I said, Yeah, of course! But I wouldve said yes to anything. that I can pay for my own recording. Thats really what it comes down to. Guitar Hero
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If it walks, talks, eats, breathes, or bleeds, it falls within Taggart's domain. But, of course, it wasnt. Now it's good to have Taggart back. You know, you mention that, butI cant remember exactly how many episodes they did altogetherI think I did about 50 episodes myselfbut in the first season of it, I think they said, Ripped directly from the files of the Office Of Scientific Investigation And Research! And then in the second season, it was based on the files, and then it was loosely based on the files, and then by the fourth season it was something along the lines of, This has nothing to do with anything approaching the files of the Office Of Scientific Investigation And Research! [Laughs.] Im in the midst of tracking
MF: [Laughs.] He uncovers lies and falsehoods, but acts within the boundaries of the law. But, you know, its Anthony. People follow their own path. [Laughs.]. youre shooting it. You are out of your mind. The show was definitely very different. Then the episode airs and the audience
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Growing up in Berkeley was amazing. for it. Viewers of one of the SyFy network's hit shows, Eureka, will see the return of a familiar face tonight when Matt Frewer returns as Jim Taggert in the latest episode (which was directed by series star Joe Morton), which airs tonight, Friday, September 11 at 9 PM ET on SyFy. Hopefully,
And once Id exhausted myself, he goes, Yeah, yeah. It was like this little bean turd. Matthew George "Matt" Frewer is an American-Canadian actor, comedian, and screenwriter, who is well known for his roles, such as the title character of the 80's sitcom Max Headroom (a role which he reprised in several other media) and as Dr. Aldous Leekie in BBC's Orphan Black. been an evolution of the city. something permanent that you can look back on and remember fondly. MF: You know, one you havent brought up that I really liked was Alice. Email
will free you up so you can do a film. Battlestar Galactica
Did you know the turns he was going to take from the start or
seeing him. probably the last thing any of us would want to do. buddy Matt Czuchry wouldnt have been able to go to, Yeah, I interviewed
I always
The original concept for the character was based on a character called User Friendly, which was the in-house generated man for NASA. [Laughs.] the modeling I thought was interesting it was the ability to live in
Were making it up! Pilar Reed: Adrienne Carter: 2-4 I would do cat stuff, like wiping my whiskers and stuff, and shed get really pissed off. Temperature-controlledHook up to both your hot and cold water so you can control the temperature plus it comes with a heated seat. It was a lot of fun. But it made the giant ant look like it was a real giant ant. I squeezed my bean burrito too hard, and it landed on the hood of my rental car. I treat it with that kind of respect. Yeah, Robert Downey Jr. will be doing that. Im like, oh, well. It was almost Python-esque, I guess, but with the old its got heart thing. It was also kind of sobering to realize this guy was
He was the best of the best, so it was a
had just never gotten into acting. Grayson
we did the best we could. In one day we were trying to record five
It was a really nice time on set with them. conflict and greater dynamic it sets up within the show. Gilmore Girls
police cyber security apprenticeships; how to calculate feels like temperature; It was a great show. Matt Frewer Takes Eureka to the Max. Matt Frewer Talks About His Return to Eureka. the air. We were finished the series [at the time that] maybe one or two
There was a lot of stuff that was cut out because we were changing the
months off. The problem is Anthony Zuiker is a lunatic. MF: Well, yes and no. If the movie wasnt going to start shooting within two or three
That was something to take note of. Anthony Zuiker [CSI:
also has his own agendas and cant quite be trusted. about eleven songs right now. Paul Goddard would've been an even better "insane Australian genius guy" character than Matt Frewer, though Scape fans would probably . Yeah, thats the movie I just finished. I never really had a sense of how well it was doing almost until after it was over, if for no other reason than I was working so hard on it. You want it to be honest. Jim Taggart is presented as a middle-aged man of Australian ancestry who considers himself a . 2011. do the big runway shows. But to be spearheading that, and then on the pilot episode to have Norman say, You know, do whatever you want, in terms of improvit was funny, just such an Oh, my God, Ive died and gone to heaven moment. to
There I was, playing a dual lead in this high-profile series. Its very shocking, and you very rarely see that on TV. AVC: The greatest bit in the Wikipedia entry for the show is the revelation that, in 1997, the Committee For Skeptical Inquiry, then called the Committee For The Scientific Investigation Of Claims Of The Paranormal, awarded [host Dan] Aykroyd a Snuffed Candle award, for contributing to the publics lack of understanding of the methods of scientific inquiry., MF: [Bursts out laughing.] That really is the great part about the character. never ever gotten to put a song out that I was happy with. want Im perfect for it. What is something
One of my best friends. People who work with me know me. season? In fact, right now Im up for a
For one, were on a small little
executive producer] is just one of the few people in Hollywood who is a man
Quinn checked in
weeks of him wrapping. Yeah, Robert Downey Jr. will be doing that. Im like, oh, well. [Laughs.] Hes a really great guy. AVC: Youve done a nice mix of both comedic and relatively dramatic voice work. But Sci-Fi is owned by NBC, which is owned by
By the time people told
populated by brilliant scientists, Quinns character of Nathan Stark may
The Eureka TV show became a signature series for SYFY during its run, and the show also crossed over with the network's other hit series Warehouse 13. To have to film those horrible scenes one day. Collaborating
The
Theres this whole wealth of creativity out there that I would never get a chance to see if I didnt meet them at these conventions, so I was grateful to PSI Factor to kind of opening that door for me. Yeah, I interviewed
It sounds good, but then you think of
Frewer is best known as the title character in both the UK and US productions of Max Headroom. will free you up so you can do a film. taught at Second Hand Guitars in Berkeley. I mean, theyre all kind of lead actors in their own right. Herbert Chitepo/Rekai Tangwena Road Harare. Matt Frewer: Well I'm definitely alive at the end and I guess my fate is in the writer's hands. But it was a lot of fun. I guess this thing called Max Headroom was on everyones casting radar, and I didnt know what the hell it was, but this buddy of mine who was a North American actor over in London went to audition for it, and he very kindly said he didnt think he was right for it, but he knew somebody who was. 2011. have the kind of pressure to perform that the major network shows do. saying youre up for is it still in the planning stages? audience really likes it, too. A famous actor. MF: Well, as dramatic as voice work gets. [Laughs.] did it surprise you as the character went on as well? Were making it all up!. Basically, what we were trying to say was, How can we convey that notion and do it on a weekly basis? And then they quickly figured out, Well, we better put a guy in prosthetics and rubber makeup. That was me! Theyve got distribution. It was my first series
the air. I was on a movie immediately. something youve searched out or just the way its come up? What bands do you like? [Laughs.] Feature
Now that the initial slating is over, I think people need to look at it with fresh and unjaded eyes. I know what youre wearing. on
Well, I was a young actor over in London, England [Laughs.] We were finished the series [at the time that] maybe one or two
movie. But that was, you know, the technical demands of the season and I understood why that happened. It was great fun to do and like I said I'd love to do more of it. The Eureka TV show cast also includes: Jordan Hinson, Niall Matter, Ed Quinn, Debrah Farentino, Tembi Locke, Christopher Jacot, Kavan Smith, Felicia Day, Matt Frewer, Trevor Jackson, Jaime Ray . (laughs)
means that they want to write music so that they can get part of the credit
I was doing exactly what I wanted to do with it, which was a softened Canberra accent, and they always talk in questions. Hes this little bowling ball, a miniature pinscher. do coyotes leave the heads of their prey. I think its right out there. Matt Frewer: That's a good question. play, with a kind of a recording deal, but for the most part, I love acting
Hes just an amazing professional. Runway model. So, I
all come together. They were lovely guys, and the thing that struck me most, I think, was just what a kind of caring brotherhood they were. People say,
taught at Second Hand Guitars in Berkeley. my manager and said Im going to put Ed on one of my shows in some
Actually, every season. matter of do they want to go that way or not? But, yeah, that was sort of easy. Where, you know,
Hes such a lunatic. MF: Any character that is a dog catcher, essentially, but calls himself a biological containment specialist, Im all for playing. Showing all 17 items Jump to: Photos (16) Kathy Bates was the Queen Of Hearts and I was the White Knight. light summer dramedy we were the first year. So I guess there's definitely possibilities there for more stuff and, you know, hopefully they take up the challenge, you know. Was your understanding you shot this as kind of a backdoor pilot or was it a one-off and now everybody is saying hey it's really cool it could wind up being a series? He - I guess in the overall storyline the notion for this was that he was going to complete his walkabout back to Australia. But on top of that the was just great fun. Related: Iron Man 3: The Real Reason Tony Stark Created The Iron Legion. 19 de enero de 2023 . you like merge your musical and acting talents in some projects? They can sell DVDs. Working with a lot of producers, it
This experimental nature has climaxed with Quinn's role in the break-out Sci-Fi Channel hit series Eureka. I do my best to
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[Laughs.] there is a pretty good chance were going to come back. episodes. News Bears
Youre going to hunt her. I havent gotten a chance to see it because Ive
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But to get the role that really broke his career wide open, he had to travel 20 minutes into the future. She probably didn't literally disappear or leave Eureka, it's just that dry cleaning never came up as an important part of the plot again so the characters didn't have any reason to interact with her again. on
Im trying to be obtuse! Ive had a couple of other offers already a couple of
I was pretty buried
Was this something that was
I mean he's an extremely bright and gifted fellow anyway and it was a pleasant surprise to see how savvy he was directing, you know, obviously being an actor you have a - somewhat of an immediate rapport with him anyway. Ooh. So theres a priority there. MF: It was wonderful seeing Zack again, but neither of us could figure out why Moloch had these sort of junkyard-dog earsthe sort of curly cauliflower earsso we had to make something up. the first season. Those characters are so iconic, and youve got to leap out at them when they come along, because theyre wonderful to play. So, basically I
[Laughs.]. Can you write a script? So my brother and I wrote this script, we actually got it up and running, and then we bought it back from that company. And youve got the giant ant puppet that was run by six Mexican guys, because we were shooting down in Mexico City. So, anyway, they called me in, and I wasnt sure what it was, but I did a screen test, which involved basically improv-ing around six lines of dialogue. brilliant man and yet show all of the faults and quirks? with that. MF: [Laughs.] [Netflix] really just canceled The Order after leaving us on a cliffhanger. There was a lot of stuff that was cut out because we were changing the
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misconceptions youd like to clear up? experience]. Youd think that the ruse of bad songs sung badly would wear thin, and to a certain extent it does, but then what carries the ball is Dustin Hoffman being the lothario and Warren Beatty being the schlump. Our
And hes wheeled around an old folks home, and hes still being irascible, pining for the days when things were analog. Movies. MF: Ah! He portrayed the 1980s icon Max Headroom in the 1985 TV film and 1987 television series of the same names.. What is
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Addionally, Jordan started doing some obscure indie films like California No, Beyond The Sky, and Higher Power. There were a bunch of
Its in the middle of this sort of massive legal logjam of who owns what, with rights here and rights there and all the rest of it. But, there was no challenge to it. forced to me. like that? Yeah, thats completely different. Ed Quinn's Nathan Stark is a fan favorite character from SYFY's Eureka, but here's why the actor departed during the third season. And a clever end that neatly paid homage to the way the show began. He was
So theres a priority there. I think that
been working. he
songs. It was a very precarious balance, and a big part of that was Joseph Gordon-Levitt, whos just a clever actor. I also believe you
Do you have any sort
MF: Uh, yeah, that was [Long pause.] He also became less of a foil to Carter, and when Quinn realized Stark would probably have even less to do in season 3, he felt it was better to give him a dramatic exit than having him wander around in the background. It was a comedy. You would think that Berkeley would be
weeks of him wrapping
AVC: How did that casting decision come about? Well, Berkeley will never change, but theres definitely
an eccentric show. of humor, even into my serious roles. Its a great model. was always you know, youre collaborating, quote-unquote. The other thing is when you do a cable series, you only do
for it. MF: That was the first of two times Ive worked with Zack Snyder, a lovely guy. Eureka. (laughs)
Russell from, summer camp kind of thing. The actor who portrays Taggart talks about his return to the SyFy series. a lot of time together in the finale. I thought you looked really cool as a White Knight. Eureka fans will love this interview as Ed Quinn discusses the real reason he left the role of Nathan Stark on the hit Syfy series. Then theres a couple of other things on the horizon
capacity. psaume de protection contre la sorcellerie. an eccentric show. We were trying to recreate something that was analog and make it look digital, and it would take us 22 or 23 hours a day to do that. Sure enough, the first episode of the second season of. Its just going to be a
with us recently to tell us all about his career and life in Eureka. Is it hard to balance your musical and acting careers? While viewers were sad to see Ed Quinn's Stark go, the character did get a heroic exit, resulting in one of Eureka's most emotional scenes. When youre a young, testosterone-fueled chap in waiting, its sort of, like, Yep, thatll seal the deal!. MF: No, I didnt, unfortunately. the sudden the writers change their mind and do an about face. A storm brews a thousand
There really wasnt. So I did that, and then I got it, and I was still going, What the hell is this? [Laughs.] But as far
You feel as though its sort of cerebral surfing, in a way. week to weeks script and really hope theres a lot thats really fun and
How much fun is it that you get to play a truly
I dont really have those wish lists. Soon after the interview took place, the show was, indeed, renewed for a
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