Matt Skerritt: Inside the Life of the Son of Tom Skerritt

Matt Skerritt is an American Director and the son of Tom Skerritt. Matt Skerritt’s father is well well-known Hollywood actor who has appeared in over 40 films and more than 200 television episodes since his debut in 1962. The actor gained much of his fame from his film roles in M*A*S*H, Alien, The Dead Zone, Top Gun, A River Runs Through It, Poltergeist III, and Up in Smoke, and the television series Picket Fences and Cheers.

Matt Skerritt: Bio Summary

Full Name	Matt Skerritt
famous as	*Director * Tom Skerritt’s son
Age	56 years old as of 2023
Date of Birth	December 13, 1967
Place of Birth	California, United States
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	Caucasian
Siblings	Andy Skerritt, Erin Skerritt, Colin Skerritt
Parents	Tom Skerritt, Charlotte Shanks

Who is Tom Skerritt’s son Matt?

Matt Skerritt was born on 13 December 1967 in California, United States. He is 56 years old as of 2023. He is the son of Tom Skerritt and his ex-wife Charlotte Shanks. Matt is not the only child of the famous actor. Matt has three biological siblings and two step-siblings. They are Andy Skerritt, Erin Skerritt, Colin Skerritt and Emi Skerritt.

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Who is  Matt Skerritt’s mother?

Matt’s mother, Charlotte Shanks was an artist whose works were featured in several galleries. According to reports, she passed away on 3 October 2018 at the age of 78. 

Matt is filmmaker

Following in the footsteps of his father, Tom Skerritt’s son Matt Skerritt is a creative director and a filmmaker. He is based in Seattle, WA according to his IMDb profile. He is an expert in multi-camera documentary and unscripted content creation for broadcast, streaming, and theatrical/Institutional.

He is also a Creative Director and Director of commercial, tactical marketing, pr/comms for big corporate entities and campaigns. Matt Skerritt is the founder of Skerritt Creative LLC. His clients include Sony Music, Amazon, Microsoft, and other big companies according to his website. 

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Matt’s life aside from his works and being the son of a famous personality, there is nothing else about him in the spotlight. Matt Skerritt is married to Wendy Skerritt. She is a creative director and producer just like her husband.

Tom Skerritt- Matt Skerritt’s father.  

Tom Skerritt enlisted in the Army after he graduated from high school and served a four-year tour of duty in the United States Air Force as a classification specialist. Most of his enlistment was spent at Bergstrom Field, Austin, Texas.

Tom made his first film debut in War Hunt produced by Terry Sanders and released in 1962, after that he featured in a lot of notable films like M*A*S*H and many more. 

Matt’s father has gotten married three times. His first wife was Matt’s mother Charlotte Shanks, they married from 1957 to 1972 and they had three children.  His second wife was Sue Oran, who was an actress, they were married from 1977 to 1992 and they had one son. Tom is currently married to his third wife Julie Tokashiki from 1996, the couple has one daughter. 

ALSO, READ; Sue Oran: Inside the Life of Tom Skerritt’s Ex-wife.

Tom has earned a lot of nominations and awards including the Golden Globe Awards, Primetime Emmy Award, and others. The actor has appeared in two movies and a TV series in the past couple of years, the most recent being “Going Home” in 2022. Some Fans were disappointed to learn that the actor wasn’t asked to reprise his role as Commander Mike “Viper” Metcalf in “Top Gun 2”, Seattlemag reported.

For his contribution to the film industry, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell last year awarded Skerritt the 2022 Mayor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film. He revealed– “While traveling the world for his on-screen work, Tom has kept his roots in Seattle supporting our local film industry and generations of contents creators and storytellers.”