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= J.e. Matzer =

J.e. Matzer (born Jody Edmund Matzer on December 29, 1964) is an award-winning artist and writer.

Raised in Tenafly, New Jersey, Matzer took an interest in drawing at a very early age but his interests were varied and throughout his educational career, until his graduation in 1983, Matzer also studied theater arts and music, performing in plays throughout junior high and high school.

Matzer graduated in 1994 from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.

J.e. Matzer's whimsical and imaginative editorial illustrations have appeared in both regional and national magazines.

In June 2010, he unveiled a mural at The Virginia Discovery Museum located in Charlottesville, VA. The mural, which decorates a room reserved for toddlers, is a fantastical reimagining of a coral reef complete with the variety of sea life one would associate with the ocean. The mural is colorful and full of motion and light and is being praised for its representation of an undersea world and is being compared, by some, to the works of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss.

Matzer's talents are not limited to illustration and the painting of imaginative and original murals.

In July 2001, Matzer published his first book, Millionaire Boy: The Adventures of a Game Show Contestant. Millionaire Boy tells the story of his quest to become a contestant on ABC's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire In a style that was reminisent of David Sedaris and Dave Barry, the story tells of how one man got on the show, what happened when he was in New York City for the taping, and what happened to him when he arrived back home. Matzer also created the book's cover illustration which went on to win several Montana advertising awards.

In 2009, Matzer joined the improvisational comedy group RANDOM ACTS and continues to appear on stages performing his own brand of comedy.

Matzer currently resides in Virginia where he runs his own studio, MATZER Illustration.