Christopher John Matthew

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Christopher John Matthew Wiki Biography

Christopher John Matthews also known as Chris Matthews is famous political commentator and newsreader. How rich is this famous person? Chris Matthews’s net worth is about $20 million dollars and his salary is equal to $5 million dollars per year. Most of his money comes from his career as a political commentator, Chris knows politics well, as he himself was a part of Democratic Party, this experience allows him to be one of the most famous political commentators in America. Matthews had such a great success while being a part of politics that he was suggested to run for the Senate, but he chose other path.

Chris Matthews was born in 1945, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied economics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and also had an opportunity to be a visiting fellow at Harvard University. Chris Matthew is a very intelligent person, the proof of this fact is that he holds 28 honorary degrees from such universities as Washington University, Temple University, Villanova University, Howard University and other educational institutions. Matthews is also acclaimed by different awards: the Abraham Lincoln Award, The Pennsylvania’s Society’s Gold Medal and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Award.

Chris Matthews’s career in politics started when he came to Washington, D.C. At first he became a police officer there, later Chris step by step involved himself into politics. Matthews had an opportunity to work with such politicians as Frank Moss, Tip O’Neill and Edmund Muskie. He was popular among many people and even thought about running for the United States Senate, as it was one of his childhood dreams. Despite his desire to be a senator he decided not to run for the Senate and chose the career as a journalist, writer and news anchor.

Chris net worth started to grow when he involved himself in politics but his later career decisions made it even bigger. One of the things that adds up to Chris Matthews’s net worth is his bestselling books, such as Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero, American: Beyond Our Grandest Notion, Now, Let Me Tell You What I Really Think, , Kennedy & Nixon, Hardball. Matthews had a great talent in writing and made an impact not only to politics but also to the literature. As he plans to publish more books, it is a fact that Matthews’s net worth will grow again.

Despite Chris’s success as a journalist and a writer, one of the biggest sources of his net worth growth is his talk show Hardball with Chris Matthews which is aired on MSNBC, what is more, in 2002 there appeared another talk show: The Chris Matthews Show, but in 2013 it aired it’s last episode as Chris Matthews wanted to focus on his career as a writer and journalist.

Although it is stated that now Chris Matthews’s net worth is $20 million dollars, it is clear that this number will grow eventually, as Matthew is great political commentator, writer, journalist and news anchor. His intelligence and skills captivates the attention of many people and will still do the same in the future.

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Christopher John Matthew Quick Info

Net Worth $20 Million
Salary $5 Million
Date Of Birth December 17, 1945
Place Of Birth Nicetown-Tioga, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.9 m)
Weight 103 kg
Profession News anchor, Political commentator, Journalist, Talk show host, Author, Actor
Education University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, La Salle College High School, College of the Holy Cross, Washington University, Temple University, Villanova University, Howard University
Nationality American
Spouse Kathleen Matthews (m. 1980)
Children Thomas Matthews, Caroline Matthews, Michael Matthews
Parents Mary Teresa Matthews, Herb Matthews, Mary Teresa Matthews, Herb Matthews
Siblings Jim Matthews, Bruce Matthews, Herb Matthews, Charlie Matthews, Jim Matthews, Bruce Matthews, Herb Matthews, Charlie Matthews
Nicknames Christopher John Matthews , Christopher Matthews , Chris Mathews , Christopher J. Matthews , Christopher John “Chris” Matthews
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/hardball
Twitter https://twitter.com/HardballChris
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hardball/?hl=en
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm1236777
Allmusic www.allmusic.com/artist/chris-matthews-mn0001857254
Awards Abraham Lincoln Award, John F. Kennedy Memorial Award, Pennsylvania Society’s Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement (2005), Honorary Doctor of Letters (2014, University of Rochester)
Music Groups Headless Chickens
Movies State of Play, Man of the Year, State of Play, Man of the Year
TV Shows Hardball with Chris Matthews (1997), The Chris Matthews Show (2002-2013), Morning Glory (2010), Morning Joe (2007)

Christopher John Matthew Trademarks

  1. Frequently compares political situations to movies and television shows.
  2. Forever being “wired” (longtime Comcast description of his show)
  3. His loud, on-air exuberance, and interrupting his guests

Christopher John Matthew Important Facts

  • $3,000,000 /year (2009)
  • (December 1, 2014) Announced (with picture shown on screen) on his television show, Hardball with Chris Matthews (1997), the birth of his first grandson, and second grandchild overall, by his son Michael Matthews, and daughter-in-law Sara. The baby’s name is Brendan (middle name not given) Matthews.
  • Longtime good friend of Joe McGinniss.
  • Re-visited Sub-Saharan Africa over the New Years 2013/2014 period with his wife Kathleen Matthews, his son Thomas Matthews, and his daughter Caroline Matthews, and discussed and showed various pictures from the trip on various broadcasts of Hardball with Chris Matthews (1997) in January and February 2014.
  • He announced on the February 5, 2014 broadcast of Hardball with Chris Matthews (1997) that the Hardball program will be supporting a new charity, Bornfree Africa, an AIDS charity dedicated to the eradication, in Africa, of mother to child transmission of HIV during the period from pregnancy to delivery to breast feeding, through use of a new drug which prevents transmission from mother to child during this period as long as the mother takes the medication once daily. The support of this charity and their mission was discussed with John Megrue, the Chairman and CEO of Bornfree, as well as the charity’s affiliation with the United Nations, and support from Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton.
  • New York City, NY, USA: A book signing party for “Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked” on October 16 at the Club Room at P.J. Clarke’s Restaurant/Lincoln Square in Manhattan, with Mort Zuckerman, TheGrio.com Editor Joy-Ann Reid, the New Yorker’s Hendrik Hertzberg, Dan Rather, former Pennsylvania Governor ‘Ed Rendell’, MSNBC’s ‘Thomas Roberts’, new MSNBC host Ronan Farrow, MSNBC.com President Richard Wolffe, MSNBC President Phil Griffin, and NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke in attendance. [October 2013]
  • Minneapolis, MN, USA; New York, NY, USA; Boston, MA, USA and other cities: book signings and readings of his new book, “Jack Kennedy, Elusive Hero.” [November 2011]
  • October 3, 2013: Boston, Massachusetts, USA to speak and to promote his book: “Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked.” [October 2013]
  • San Francisco, CA, USA: October 7 and 8 for the promotion and signings of his new book, “Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked” and also doing his show, _Hardball with Chris Matthews (1997)_ remotely, from the studios of the local NBC affiliate. [October 2013]
  • Los Angeles, CA, USA: October 9 through October 11 for the promotion and signings of his new book, “Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked” while doing his show, _Hardball with Chris Matthews (1997)_ remotely, from the studios of KNBC, the Los Angeles NBC affiliate, and also appearing on _The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1993)_ on October 10 and _Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)_ on October 11. [October 2013]
  • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA: Announced on the September 30, 2013 edition of his television show, _Hardball with Chris Matthews (1996)_ that he will be speaking at Cooper Union, Cooper Square & Astor Place, East Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. [October 2013]
  • (2007-2015) Living with his wife, Kathleen Matthews, in Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA.
  • Appeared with his wife Kathleen Matthews on his show, Hardball with Chris Matthews (1997) on October 1, 2013, “turning the tables,” as has in previous years during the Christmas-New Years period, allowing her to interview him, not as in the past about the previous year in politics, but this time for her to interview him about his new book, “Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked,” and comparing relations between the President (Reagan) and the Speaker (Tip O’Neill) to the present situation and government shut down. As he has many times, Matthews managed to refer to his wife as “The Queen” in the last sentence before the end of the segment.
  • Has stated on air, that due to his most recent (2013) contract extension with MSNBC, he will still be “sitting in this chair,” doing Hardball with Chris Matthews (1997) through at least the 2016 election cycle, which includes the next presidential election, at which time he will be seventy-one years young. [2013]
  • Frequently refers to his wife, Kathleen Matthews, on-air, as his (or as the) ‘Queen,’ especially for many years, annually in late December, when Kathleen comes on his show to do a turnabout segment where she interviews him about political happenings and trends for the preceding year, or about his books. For the first time in many years, Kathleen did not make an appearance on his show at the end of 2014.
  • Was hospitalized with malaria in 2002, evidently contracted on one of his frequent visits to Africa. Has referenced having diabetes on air on several occasions, including the Hardball with Chris Matthews (1997) episode broadcast on December 7, 2009. The two times he has mentioned his diabetes in 2013, he has specifically stated that it is “Type 2 Diabetes.”.
  • In 2008 and 2009, flirted with a run for the 2010 Democratic nomination for the US Senate, to the seat then held by Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, before extending his contract and commitment with MSNBC.
  • After the Capitol Police, served on the staffs of various members of Congress, including firstly, US Senator Frank Moss of Utah (the last Democrat to represent Utah in the US Senate), and later, US Senator Edmund Muskie, Democrat of Maine.
  • With a lifelong interest in politics, especially national politics, his first job in the political universe, after serving in the Peace Corps, was as a US Capitol Police Officer.
  • Attended graduate school for economics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and thereafter, from 1968-1970, was a ‘trade development advisor’ with the United States Peace Corps in Swaziland, which he frequently mentions on air.
  • Attended college at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, graduating in 1967.
  • He has lived in both Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (during his childhood), and in Montgomery County, Maryland, where he lives with his wife (and as of 2015 has lived for about 20+ years), in the town of Chevy Chase, which he frequently mentions on air.
  • In 1974, ran unsuccessfully for the 4th congressional district seat of Pennsylvania, losing in the primary.
  • Attended La Salle College High School, an independent, predominantly lay Catholic staffed, college prep school for boys located in Wyndmoor, a suburb of Philadelphia in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
  • Has at various times referred to himself on air as both a liberal and a conservative, including votes for Republicans George W. Bush in the 2000 US Presidential election and Michael Steele (later Chairman of the Republican National Committee, and present MSNBC analyst) in the 2006 Maryland US Senatorial election, and for Democrats Barack Obama in the 2008 and 2012 US Presidential elections, and Chris Van Hollen, the US Representative for the 8th district of Maryland.
  • Life imitates art: son Thomas Matthews is a regular cast member of The Newsroom (2012), a television show about a national news show, and where Chris Matthews serves as a consultant to the producers and writers.
  • (May 29, 2012) Announced (with multiple pictures shown on screen) on his television show, Hardball with Chris Matthews (1997), the birth of his first grandchild, a girl, by his son Michael Matthews, and daughter-in-law Sara. Her name is Julia Ravenell Matthews.
  • Brother, James R. “Jim” Matthews is a Republican politician from Pennsylvania. He was formerly an elected member of Montgomery County, PA Board of Commissioners. He was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in 2006, as Lynn Swann’s running mate, losing to Governor Edward Rendell.
  • Father of Michael Kerry Matthews (born 1983) and father-in-law of Sarah Staveley-O’Carroll (born 1981).
  • His brothers are Herb, Jim, Charlie and Bruce.
  • Formerly a print journalist who was a columnist for The San Francisco Chronicle.
  • After working for President Carter, was a senior aide for then Speaker of the House Thomas P. ‘Tip’ O’Neill, for six years during the administration of President Ronald Reagan.
  • His wife, Kathleen Matthews, was a news anchor with WJLA-TV, the Washington, DC ABC affiliate. They have three children: Michael, Thomas Matthews, and Caroline.
  • Former speech writer for President Jimmy Carter.

Christopher John Matthew Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
House of Cards 2014 TV Series Chris Matthews Actor
The Campaign 2012 Chris Matthews Actor
The Ides of March 2011 Chris Matthews Actor
The Event 2011 TV Series Chris Matthews Actor
Philadelphia: The Great Experiment 2010 Short On Camera expert Actor
State of Play 2009 MSNBC Reporter Actor
Swing Vote 2008 Chris Matthews Actor
30 Rock 2007 TV Series Chris Matthews Actor
Man of the Year 2006 News Anchor #1 Actor
The West Wing 2005 TV Series Chris Matthews Actor
Dave 1993 Chris Matthews (as Christopher Matthews) Actor
Beer and Board Games 2011 TV Series documentary special thanks – 1 episode Thanks
Violet Tendencies 2010 special thanks – as Christopher J. Matthews Thanks
Meet the Press 2011-2017 TV Series Himself – Panelist / Himself / Himself – MSNBC / … Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2017 TV Series Himself Self
Hardball with Chris Matthews 2001-2017 TV Series Himself – Host / Himself Self
The Place for Politics 2016: MSNBC Election Night Coverage 2016 TV Movie Himself Self
The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth 2016 TV Series documentary Himself Self
The Good Wife 2011-2016 TV Series Himself Self
Citizen Trump 2015 TV Movie documentary Himself (Host) Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2015 TV Series Himself Self
Urban Trinity: The Story of Catholic Philadelphia 2015 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself Self
Real Time with Bill Maher 2004-2015 TV Series Himself / Himself – Guest Self
Global Agenda 2015 TV Series Himself Self
Vote 2014: MSNBC Election Coverage 2014 TV Movie Himself – Host Self
Politics Nation with Al Sharpton 2013-2014 TV Series Himself Self
The View 2007-2014 TV Series Himself Self
Alpha House 2013-2014 TV Series Himself Self
Late Show with David Letterman 2001-2013 TV Series Himself / Himself – Guest Self
The McLaughlin Group 1993-2013 TV Series Himself Self
Up Late with Alec Baldwin 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Larry King Now 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2000-2013 TV Series Himself / Himself – Guest Self
Charlie Rose 1994-2013 TV Series Himself – Guest / Himself Self
The Colbert Report 2006-2013 TV Series Himself – Guest / Himself Self
Morning Joe 2008-2013 TV Series Himself / Himself – Panelist Self
The Chris Matthews Show 2005-2013 TV Series Himself – Host / Himself Self
The O’Reilly Factor 2013 TV Series Himself (segment “Watters’ World”) Self
Now with Alex Wagner 2011-2013 TV Series Himself Self
Martin Bashir 2012 TV Series Himself Self
Katie 2012 TV Series Himself Self
Weekend Today 2012 TV Series Himself Self
Today 2008-2012 TV Series Himself Self
Jeopardy! 2003-2012 TV Series Himself – Celebrity Contestant / Himself – Contestant Self
Speak 2011/I Documentary as Himself Self
The Lost Kennedy Home Movies 2011 TV Movie documentary Himself – Presidential Biographer Self
The Rachel Maddow Show 2011 TV Series Himself Self
MSNBC Films 2011 TV Series Himself – Narrator Self
Morning Glory 2010 Himself Self
Rise of the New Right 2010 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Below the Beltway 2010 Himself Self
Family Guy 2009 TV Series Himself Self
The Jay Leno Show 2009 TV Series Himself Self
‘Hick’ Town 2009 Documentary Himself Self
The Kennedy Brothers: A Hardball Documentary 2009 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2008-2009 TV Series Himself Self
The Bonnie Hunt Show 2009 TV Series Himself Self
The Audacity of Democracy 2009 Video documentary Himself Self
MSNBC Live 2006-2009 TV Series Himself – Host / Himself – Anchor Self
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2008 TV Series Himself Self
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary 2008 Documentary Himself Self
Freaks Like Us 2008 Documentary short Himself Self
Entertainment Tonight 2008 TV Series Himself Self
Las Vegas 2008 TV Series Himself Self
The Daily Show 2003-2007 TV Series Himself Self
The 2007 Miss America Pageant 2007 TV Movie Himself – Judge Self
Late Night with Conan O’Brien 1994-2006 TV Series Himself / Himself – News Reporter for Conan Self
Dog Bites Man 2006 TV Series Himself Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2006 TV Series Himself Self
Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope 2005 TV Special Himself Self
Tanner on Tanner 2004 TV Series Himself Self
Mister Sterling 2003 TV Series Himself Self
Election 2000 2001 Video documentary Himself Self
Dennis Miller Live 1999-2000 TV Series Himself Self
To the Contrary 1996 TV Series Himself – Interviewee Self
A-T in Depth 1994 TV Series Himself – Host Self
The Pat Sajak Show 1989 TV Series Himself Self
Tanner ’88 1988 TV Mini-Series Himself Self
Friday Night, Saturday Morning 1980 TV Series Himself Self
Toonami Pre-Flight 2016 TV Series Himself Archive Footage
Media Buzz 2014-2016 TV Series Himself – Host, Hardball / Herself – Host, Hardball / Himself – Host, The Chris Matthews Show / … Archive Footage
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2016 TV Series Himself – Green Bay Town Hall / Himself – Convention Coverage / Himself – MSNBC Green Bay Town Hall Archive Footage
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2016 TV Series Himself – Election Coverage Archive Footage
Mad As Hell 2014 Documentary Himself Archive Footage
The O’Reilly Factor 2008-2013 TV Series Himself / Himself – Host of ‘Hardball’ / Himself (segment “Watters’ World”) Archive Footage
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2010-2012 TV Series Himself Archive Footage
Occupy Unmasked 2012 Documentary Himself Archive Footage
Top Priority: The Terror Within 2012 Documentary Himself – News Anchor Archive Footage
The Revisionaries 2012 Documentary Himself – Hardball Host Archive Footage
The Undefeated 2011 Documentary Himself – Hardball host Archive Footage
This Is What Love in Action Looks Like 2011 Documentary Himself Archive Footage
Fair Game 2010/I Himself (uncredited) Archive Footage
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama 2009 Documentary Himself Archive Footage
The Cartel 2009 Documentary Himself Archive Footage
Hype: The Obama Effect 2008 Video documentary Himself Archive Footage
Frontline 2008 TV Series documentary Himself Archive Footage
War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death 2007 Documentary Himself Archive Footage
Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone 2007 Documentary Himself Archive Footage
Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain… Begins to Die 2004 Documentary Himself Archive Footage