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[[File:MGGInterview-small.png|thumb|Matthew Gray Gubler]]'''Matthew Gray Gubler''' (born March 9, 1980) is the voice actor for [[Simon]] in [[Alvin and the Chipmunks Film|Alvin and the Chipmunks]], [[Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel|The Squeakquel]], and [[Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked|Chipwrecked]]. He is best known as Spencer Reid on the television show ''Criminal Minds. ''
  
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'''Matthew Gray Gubler''' (born March 9, 1980) is an American actor, film director, painter, photographer, editor, and former fashion model. He is best known for his role as the young genius [[Spencer Reid|Dr. Spencer Reid]] in the CBS television show ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', of which he has also directed four episodes. Gubler has appeared in ''[[(500) Days of Summer]]'' as Joseph Gordon-Levitt's friend Paul and he is the voice of Simon Seville, one of the chipmunks from ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks Film|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]'', ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel]]'' and ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked]]''. Gubler has also directed and created several movies that were mostly filmed in his hometown of Las Vegas as well as New York City, prior to his graduation from [[NYU]].
   
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==Early life==
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Gubler is a high school graduate of the [[Las Vegas Academy|Las Vegas Academy of International Studies]], where he majored in acting, because the school did not offer his first love, film making.<ref name="journal">[http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2007/Jan-29-Mon-2007/living/12200440.html "LIFE ON THE COUCH: Las Vegan Gubler enjoying his accidental acting career."] ReviewJournal.com. January 29, 2007.</ref> He is a graduate of [[New York University]]'s [[Tisch School of the Arts]] where he majored in film directing. He also attended [[University of California, Santa Cruz]].
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Gray_Gubler Matthew Gray Gubler] - Wikipedia's page
  
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Gubler's parents were both born in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] and his mother, [[Marilyn Gubler]], was the first woman to serve as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] state Chairman. His father, John Gubler, is a lawyer. His grandfather [[Maxwell Kelch]] was the first president of the Las Vegas [[Chamber of Commerce]] and founded Las Vegas' first radio station (KENO). Gubler's sister [[Laura Dahl]] is a fashion designer based in New York City. He has a brother named Gray Gubler who was born in 1994, who appeared in the music video for the song ''Reagan'' by [[Whirlwind Heat]] (which Gubler directed).
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*[http://www.matthewgraygubler/com/ Matthew Gray Gubler-Totally Tubular]
  
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*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1693763/ Matthew Gray Gubler] - at Internet Movie Database
  
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==Career==
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While at NYU film school, Gubler was found by a model scout and then worked as a model with DNA Model Management for [[Tommy Hilfiger]], [[Marc Jacobs]] and [[American Eagle]]<ref name=TvGuide>Jonathan Small, ''Chic geek: Ex model Matthew Gray Gubler channels his inner nerd on Criminal Minds'', in ''TV Guide'', 2007-02-26, p. 23.</ref> among others. He was also ranked No. 46 on models.com list of top 50 male models. He has modeled brands such as [[Burberry]], [[Marc Jacobs]], and various others.
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After he began modeling, Gubler had an internship for [[Wes Anderson]], who encouraged him to audition for a part in his movie ''[[The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou]]''. Gubler did, and landed the role of Nico (a.k.a. Intern #1). This led to his role as Dr. Spencer Reid in ''[[Criminal Minds]]''.<ref name=TvGuide/> An episode of his show, ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', which ended in his character, [[Spencer Reid]], staring down the barrel of a gun, received the highest ratings in the show's history (by episode) at over 26&nbsp;million viewers.{{ref|The Big Game|E214}}{{citation not found}} While Matthew is a well-known actor in television show ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', he also takes part in directing. In some episodes of the show he wears Shuron Ronsir prescription glasses; Gubler is extremely nearsighted.
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He also had a small role in the 2006 film ''[[RV (film)|RV]]'' as the disreputable Joe Joe and voiced the character of Simon (the smart Chipmunk) in 2007's ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]'' and again in 2009 and 2011 for ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel]]'' and ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked]]'', alongside [[Jason Lee (actor)|Jason Lee]] as Dave, [[Justin Long]] as Alvin, and [[Jesse McCartney]] as Theodore. He played the voice of Winsor in ''[[Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur]]''. He also appeared as the main character in ''[[How to Be a Serial Killer]]''.
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===Filmmaking===
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While making ''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'', Gubler made the documentary entitled ''Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal'', a behind-the-scenes view of the making of the film, which was later included in the Criterion Collection DVD release.<ref name="tv">[http://www.tv.com/matthew-gray-gubler/person/340331/biography.html ''Matthew Gray Gubler biography''.] tv.com.</ref>
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Gubler has directed and starred in a series of self-deprecating [[Mockumentary|mockumentaries]] named ''Matthew Gray Gubler: the Unauthorized Documentary''<ref name=GubeTube>See his [http://www.youtube.com/user/matthewgraygubler official YouTube channel].</ref> in which he parodies [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood]] behavior, which are filmed while on the set of ''Criminal Minds''. A follow-up "Matthew Gray Gubler: The Authorized Documentary" was also made, although only one episode is currently available.<ref name="journal"/><ref name=GubeTube/><ref name="lvrj"/>
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He directed, edited, and co-produced the music video for "[[Don't Shoot Me Santa]]" by the rock band [[The Killers]].<ref name="lvrj">Bornfeld, Steve. [http://www.lvrj.com/living/16429331.html "STARS ARE BORN: They're Gonna Live Forever."] ''Las Vegas Review Journal''. March, 9th, 2008.</ref>
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He has also directed the episode "Mosley Lane" which was season 5 of ''Criminal Minds'' (5x16), which originally aired March 3, 2010, along with the episode "Lauren" (6x18), which aired a year later on March 16, 2011. The episode "Lauren" included the exit of ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' series regular [[Paget Brewster]], who maintains a friendship with Gubler outside of work on the show. Brewster specifically asked Gubler to direct her last episode for the show, although it was announced later that she would return for season seven. His third Criminal Minds episode as a director, "Heathridge Manor" (7x19), aired on April 4, 2012. Gubler's fourth Criminal Minds episode as a director, "The Lesson" (8x10), aired December 5, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|last=Eng|first=Joyce|title=Exclusive: Criminal Minds Scares Up Cuckoo's Nest and Chucky Star Brad Dourif|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Exclusive-Criminal-Minds-Brad-Dourif-1054807.aspx|accessdate=[[TV Guide]]|date=October 18, 2012}}</ref>
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==Filmography==
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===Acting===
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====Film====
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Year
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! Film
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! Role
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! Notes
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|-
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| 2004
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| ''[[The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou]]''
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| Intern No. 1 (Nico)
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|
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|-
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| 2006
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| ''[[RV (film)|RV]]''
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| Joe Joe
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|
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|-
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| 2007
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| ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks Film|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''
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| [[Simon Seville]]
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| Voice
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|-
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| 2008
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| ''[[The Great Buck Howard]]''
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| Russell
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|
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|-
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| 2008
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| ''Criminal Minds Season 3: Killer Roles''
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| [[Spencer Reid|Dr. Spencer Reid]]
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| Video short
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|-
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| 2008
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| ''From Script to Screen: True Night''
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| Dr. Spencer Reid
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| Video short
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|-
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| 2008
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| ''Profile: Rossi/Mantegna''
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| Dr. Spencer Reid
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| Video short
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|-
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| 2008
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| ''Shemar Moore: Criminal Minds' Wild Ride''
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| Dr. Spencer Reid
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| Video short
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|-
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| 2008
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| ''The Criminal Element: The Making of 'Criminal Minds, Season 3'''
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| Dr. Spencer Reid
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| Video short
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|-
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| 2008
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| ''[[How to Be a Serial Killer]]''
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| Bart
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|
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|-
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| 2009
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| ''[[(500) Days of Summer]]''
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| Paul
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|
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|-
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| 2009
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| ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel]]''
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| [[Simon Seville]]
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| Voice
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|-
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| 2010
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| ''Pornstar''
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| Ziggy
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|-
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| 2011
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| ''[[All Star Superman (film)|All Star Superman]]''
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| Jimmy Olsen
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| Video</br>Voice
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|-
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| 2011
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|''[[Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur]]''
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| Winsor
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| Video</br>Voice
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|-
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| 2011
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| ''Magic Valley''
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| Mok
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|-
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| 2011
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| ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked]]''
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| [[Simon Seville]]
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| Voice
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|-
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| 2012
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|''[[Excision (film)|Excision]]''
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|Mr. Claybaugh
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|-
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|}
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==== Television ====
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Year
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! Title
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! Role
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! Notes
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|-
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| 2005
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| ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]
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| Hiker
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| 1 episode ("Burning Love")
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|-
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| 2005–present
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| ''[[Criminal Minds]]''
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| Dr. Spencer Reid
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| TV series
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|-
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| 2006
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|''Matthew Gray Gubler: The Unauthorized Documentary''
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| Himself
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| 6 episodes</br>Also director, writer and producer
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|-
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| 2012
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| ''The Beauty Inside''
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| Alex #26 / Alex #42
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| [[Miniseries|TV miniseries]]</br>2 episodes
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|-
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|}
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===Directing===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Year
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! Film
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! Notes
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|-
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| 2001
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| ''Claude: A Symphony of Horror''
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| Short
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|-
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| 2001
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| ''Dead or Retarded''
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|
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|-
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| 2004
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| ''The Cactus That Looked Just Like a Man''
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| Short</br>Also writer, cinematographer, producer and editor.
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|-
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| 2005
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| ''Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal''
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| Video documentary short</br>Also writer, cinematographer, producer and editor
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|-
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| ''2006''
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| Reagan
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| ''[[Whirlwind Heat]]'s music video
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|-
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| 2007
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| ''[[Don't Shoot Me Santa]]''
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| ''[[The Killers]]'' music video
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|-
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| 2009
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|''Matthew Gray Gubler: The Unauthorized Documentary''
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| 6 episodes</br>Also writer and producer
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|-
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| 2010-present
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| ''[[Criminal Minds]]''
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| 4 episodes
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|-
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| 2012
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| ''First Love Never Die''
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| ''[[Soko (singer)|Soko]]'' music video</br>Also co-editor
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Matthew Gray Gubler 2011

Matthew Gray Gubler (born March 9, 1980) is an American actor, film director, painter, photographer, editor, and former fashion model. He is best known for his role as the young genius Dr. Spencer Reid in the CBS television show Criminal Minds, of which he has also directed four episodes. Gubler has appeared in (500) Days of Summer as Joseph Gordon-Levitt's friend Paul and he is the voice of Simon Seville, one of the chipmunks from Alvin and the Chipmunks, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked. Gubler has also directed and created several movies that were mostly filmed in his hometown of Las Vegas as well as New York City, prior to his graduation from NYU.

Early life

Gubler is a high school graduate of the Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, where he majored in acting, because the school did not offer his first love, film making.[1] He is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he majored in film directing. He also attended University of California, Santa Cruz. Gubler's parents were both born in Las Vegas and his mother, Marilyn Gubler, was the first woman to serve as Republican state Chairman. His father, John Gubler, is a lawyer. His grandfather Maxwell Kelch was the first president of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and founded Las Vegas' first radio station (KENO). Gubler's sister Laura Dahl is a fashion designer based in New York City. He has a brother named Gray Gubler who was born in 1994, who appeared in the music video for the song Reagan by Whirlwind Heat (which Gubler directed).

Career

While at NYU film school, Gubler was found by a model scout and then worked as a model with DNA Model Management for Tommy Hilfiger, Marc Jacobs and American Eagle[2] among others. He was also ranked No. 46 on models.com list of top 50 male models. He has modeled brands such as Burberry, Marc Jacobs, and various others.

After he began modeling, Gubler had an internship for Wes Anderson, who encouraged him to audition for a part in his movie The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Gubler did, and landed the role of Nico (a.k.a. Intern #1). This led to his role as Dr. Spencer Reid in Criminal Minds.[2] An episode of his show, Criminal Minds, which ended in his character, Spencer Reid, staring down the barrel of a gun, received the highest ratings in the show's history (by episode) at over 26 million viewers.Template:RefTemplate:Citation not found While Matthew is a well-known actor in television show Criminal Minds, he also takes part in directing. In some episodes of the show he wears Shuron Ronsir prescription glasses; Gubler is extremely nearsighted.

He also had a small role in the 2006 film RV as the disreputable Joe Joe and voiced the character of Simon (the smart Chipmunk) in 2007's Alvin and the Chipmunks and again in 2009 and 2011 for Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked, alongside Jason Lee as Dave, Justin Long as Alvin, and Jesse McCartney as Theodore. He played the voice of Winsor in Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur. He also appeared as the main character in How to Be a Serial Killer.

Filmmaking

While making The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Gubler made the documentary entitled Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal, a behind-the-scenes view of the making of the film, which was later included in the Criterion Collection DVD release.[3] Gubler has directed and starred in a series of self-deprecating mockumentaries named Matthew Gray Gubler: the Unauthorized Documentary[4] in which he parodies Hollywood behavior, which are filmed while on the set of Criminal Minds. A follow-up "Matthew Gray Gubler: The Authorized Documentary" was also made, although only one episode is currently available.[1][4][5]

He directed, edited, and co-produced the music video for "Don't Shoot Me Santa" by the rock band The Killers.[5]

He has also directed the episode "Mosley Lane" which was season 5 of Criminal Minds (5x16), which originally aired March 3, 2010, along with the episode "Lauren" (6x18), which aired a year later on March 16, 2011. The episode "Lauren" included the exit of Criminal Minds series regular Paget Brewster, who maintains a friendship with Gubler outside of work on the show. Brewster specifically asked Gubler to direct her last episode for the show, although it was announced later that she would return for season seven. His third Criminal Minds episode as a director, "Heathridge Manor" (7x19), aired on April 4, 2012. Gubler's fourth Criminal Minds episode as a director, "The Lesson" (8x10), aired December 5, 2012.[6]

Filmography

Acting

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2004 The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou Intern No. 1 (Nico)
2006 RV Joe Joe
2007 Alvin and the Chipmunks Simon Seville Voice
2008 The Great Buck Howard Russell
2008 Criminal Minds Season 3: Killer Roles Dr. Spencer Reid Video short
2008 From Script to Screen: True Night Dr. Spencer Reid Video short
2008 Profile: Rossi/Mantegna Dr. Spencer Reid Video short
2008 Shemar Moore: Criminal Minds' Wild Ride Dr. Spencer Reid Video short
2008 The Criminal Element: The Making of 'Criminal Minds, Season 3' Dr. Spencer Reid Video short
2008 How to Be a Serial Killer Bart
2009 (500) Days of Summer Paul
2009 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Simon Seville Voice
2010 Pornstar Ziggy
2011 All Star Superman Jimmy Olsen Video
Voice
2011 Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur Winsor Video
Voice
2011 Magic Valley Mok
2011 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Simon Seville Voice
2012 Excision Mr. Claybaugh

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Arrested Development Hiker 1 episode ("Burning Love")
2005–present Criminal Minds Dr. Spencer Reid TV series
2006 Matthew Gray Gubler: The Unauthorized Documentary Himself 6 episodes
Also director, writer and producer
2012 The Beauty Inside Alex #26 / Alex #42 TV miniseries
2 episodes

Directing

Year Film Notes
2001 Claude: A Symphony of Horror Short
2001 Dead or Retarded
2004 The Cactus That Looked Just Like a Man Short
Also writer, cinematographer, producer and editor.
2005 Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal Video documentary short
Also writer, cinematographer, producer and editor
2006 Reagan Whirlwind Heat's music video
2007 Don't Shoot Me Santa The Killers music video
2009 Matthew Gray Gubler: The Unauthorized Documentary 6 episodes
Also writer and producer
2010-present Criminal Minds 4 episodes
2012 First Love Never Die Soko music video
Also co-editor
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "LIFE ON THE COUCH: Las Vegan Gubler enjoying his accidental acting career." ReviewJournal.com. January 29, 2007.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jonathan Small, Chic geek: Ex model Matthew Gray Gubler channels his inner nerd on Criminal Minds, in TV Guide, 2007-02-26, p. 23.
  3. ↑ Matthew Gray Gubler biography. tv.com.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 See his official YouTube channel.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bornfeld, Steve. "STARS ARE BORN: They're Gonna Live Forever." Las Vegas Review Journal. March, 9th, 2008.
  6. ↑ Template:Cite news
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