Matthew Shaffer Matthew Joseph Shaffer is an American musical theatre , television , and film actor , director, executive producer , author , and choreographer . He was born in Florence, Colorado , USA.Career Shaffer began his career in Southern California . He attended Orange County High School of the Arts . He was accepted as a performing apprentice to the concert dance company Giordano Dance Chicago in 1996. He became a principal in the company the following year. After three years touring the United States and Europe he left the company. He worked in the ensemble of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall in New York City for five seasons. Shaffer was involved in the final stunt of the feature film Jackass Number Two , with Johnny Knoxville . Shaffer had comedic roles in two off-beat and independent short films: Feet Afire in 2005, and in 2006 the movie Queerspiracy , which was an official selection at the 2007 Breckenridge Film Festival. In November 2006, he originated the role of Bergdwarf Goodman, the narrative gnome in the Los Angeles Opera production of Hansel and Gretel at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion . In October 2007, he completed his first 35 mm film project as choreographer on the set of Harrison Bergeron , based on the Kurt Vonnegut short story. In November 2007, Shaffer originated the lead role "Sim" in the revival of Ray Bradbury's Frost and Fire directed by Zina Bethune , at the Alex Theatre , in Los Angeles, CA . From 2010 through 2015 Shaffer and his producing partner, Jeff Payton created 40 pop culture digital shorts, which garnered a large fan base and led them to create and option two television pilots. In 2015 Shaffer's first book, "So You Want To Be A Dancer", was published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group . In 2016 he was commissioned by Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania to choreograph his first concert dance piece entitled, "Give Me A Mingus" set to the music of Charles Mingus .Roles Theatre Hansel and Gretel ...reprised his role of “Gnome”…Dorothy Chandler Pavilion…Los Angeles, CA 2018 Maggie Miguel...a corporate American employee ...Directed and Choreographed... One Woman Show starring Maggie Miguel...ACME Comedy Theatre Los Angeles , CA March 2009 Share Inc. Boomtown Benefit ...Ensemble...Santa Monica Civic Auditorium...Santa Monica, California 2008 Frost and Fire …originated lead role “Sim”…Alex Theatre Los Angeles, CA 2007 Hansel and Gretel …originated the role “Gnome”…Dorothy Chandler Pavilion…Los Angeles, CA 2006 Stand Up Salad …Comic…Friars Club of Beverly Hills 2006 Radio City Christmas Spectacular …Ensemble….Radio City Music Hall…2000–2005 Tess’ Last Night …The Stalker…Greenwich House Theatre…NYC…2003 16th Annual BC/EFA Easter Bonnet Competition …Ensemble…New Amsterdam Theatre…2002 On A Clear Day You Can See Forever …Ensemble…New York City Center…2001 Synthesis Dance Project …Ensemble…NYC…2000 TheMantis Project ...Trio of Three performer...Symphony Space , NYC...2000 Pat and Debby Boone Show … Ensemble…Branson, MO…1999 Andy Williams Show …Ensemble…Branson, MO…1998 Giordano Dance Chicago…Principal Dancer…Chicago, IL…1997–1999 Chicago Symphony Orchestra…Ensemble Dancer…Chicago, IL…1997 Hercules Spectacular''…Ensemble…Chicago Theatre…1997Film/Television The Affair Showtime ...Choreographer...2017 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend The CW ...Actor ...2016 Broad City Comedy Central ...Actor...2016 Netflix ...Actor...2015 Kickin It Disney XD...Actor...2011 Billy Glimmer ...Choreographer...2010 The Real Housewives Parody Movie Executive producer / Writer / Director / Actor...2010 Children's Hospital Choreographer....2010 Harrison Bergeron 35 mm film…Choreographer…2007 Twinkle Time …Choreographer / Actor…2007 Michael Poppins ...Tambourine Man...2007 Queerspiracy …Justin Davies…2006 Cold Case …Kit Kat Boy…2006 Jackass Number Two …Dancer…2006 Earth To America …Performer…2005 Feet Afire …Chad La Rosa…2005 Mona Lisa Smile …Dancer…2002 All My Children ...Featured...2001Writings Shaffer authored his first book, So You Want To Be A Dancer, March 9, 2015 . On March 29, 2015 he launched So You Want To Be A Dancer at Broadway Dance Center and continued on a nationwide tour, teaching and promoting his book which was a Number 1 New Release in the Performing Arts category on Amazon.com. Matthew is also one of fifty contributing authors of the book, The I'Mpossible Project: Reengaging With Life, Creating a New You, an inspirational book which highlights topics including, empowerment, suicide prevention , and LGBT themes; released by Skookum Hill Publishing on January 13 , 2016. On September 10, 2019 Shaffer releases his sophomore book Dancing Out of the Closet , a collection of comedically true stories about his life as an performer living "in" and eventually "out" of the closet.Published works *
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