Matthew Jeffers

Maltin on Movies

Leonard Maltin

Comedy, Jessie, Leonard, On, Tv & Film, Maltin, Movies

4.2 • 662 Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Matthew Jeffers is a little person who possesses major talent. At one time his options in show business would have been limited, but witnessing the success of Peter Dinklage inspired him to pursue an acting career. Leonard and Jessie are among those cheering him on, as his costarring role in the 2022 sleeper Unidentified Objects has earned him a following. You also may have seen him on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel or FBI. One thing is certain: his future is unlimited.

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0:33.4	Hi everybody. I'm Leonard Malton. And I'm Jesse Malton.
0:38.3	You're listening to Malton on movies.
0:39.9	And our guest today is a talented actor named Matthew Jeffers.
0:44.6	And if you've been watching New Amsterdam, you're already familiar with him.
0:48.8	If you're already missing New Amsterdam, like some of us, because all these shows ended,
0:53.2	now I have nothing to do with my life.
0:55.0	You've been on that and you're so good.
0:59.0	Thank you.
1:00.0	Thank you.
1:01.0	It's nice to meet you virtually.
1:04.0	It's an honor to be talking with you today, truly.
1:07.0	Oh, well.
1:08.0	Oh, sure.
1:09.0	Yeah.
1:10.0	It's all me, right? Well, it's, you know, this. Thank you. Oh, sure. Yeah. It's all me, right?
1:11.6	Well, it's, you know, this is the thing.
1:14.6	It's very easy for any actor to be pigeonholed, obviously.
1:19.6	But to go to another level where you have what we look like, whatever we may look like, not
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