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Matthew Davidson Schichter (born May 10, 1983) is a Canadian actor, writer, director and producer from Waterloo, Ontario. He is best known for his roles in Modern Classic, Lennon or McCartney and MSN Exclusives.

Early Life
Schichter was born in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, a borough of Montreal, Quebec to a German-Polish Belgian father and British-Canadian mother but grew up in Waterloo, Ontario. He graduated from Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School where he created a series of comedic short films, sketches and concerts. He studied Radio & Television Broadcasting at Conestoga College in Kitchener.

Radio
In October 2003, Schichter launched, what could be known as the first podcast, 'The BackStage Pass'. Featuring in-depth interviews with musicians including BB King, The Fray, Gavin DeGraw, Darius Rucker, The Beach Boys, Gary Sinise and Jason Mraz, the weekly chat show aired online at 16kbps for dial-up streaming and on terrestrial radio at CJIQ-FM twice a week for three years. He interned at rock stations 89X in Detroit, MI and Indie 103.1 in Los Angeles before moving to Calgary, Alberta for three years as music director and host of the evening and weekend show on Fuel 90.3 FM. In 2010, 95.7 The Sound launched in Edmonton, Alberta and Schichter was made music director and afternoon drive host.

Talk Show Host
From 2012 to 2014, Schichter hosted and produced MSN Exclusives for Microsoft, XBOX and MSN. The webseries featured interviews with actors, filmmakers and musicians. Guests included Robert De Niro, Lady GaGa, Bradley Cooper, Katy Perry, Selena Gomez, Dwayne Johnson, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Kevin Hart and Metallica. The series has also covered SXSW, Toronto International Film Festival, Juno Awards, Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and Much Music Video Awards.

Filmmaker
Between 2013 and 2014, Schichter directed and produced six short films including the widely praised Lennon or McCartney.

In 2015, Schichter moved to Los Angeles to study as an actor with Margie Haber, Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade. He has since been seen in over 40 commercial spots and 20 film and TV shows. He made his television debut on an episode of Suits.

His first feature film as writer and director, 6/8 Time, will be released in 2019.