Matteo Martin Battaglia (born September 25, 1965 in Tallahassee, Florida) is an American actor and former American football player.
Battaglia, one of four siblings, is of half Italian and half German/Dutch heritage.
When Battaglia was three years old, his family moved north and Matt grew up in the towns of Tucker, Georgia and Lithonia, Georgia, two suburbs east of Atlanta. His family currently resides in Roswell, Georgia. As a high school athlete...
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Matteo Martin Battaglia (born September 25, 1965 in Tallahassee, Florida) is an American actor and former American football player.
Battaglia, one of four siblings, is of half Italian and half German/Dutch heritage.
When Battaglia was three years old, his family moved north and Matt grew up in the towns of Tucker, Georgia and Lithonia, Georgia, two suburbs east of Atlanta. His family currently resides in Roswell, Georgia. As a high school athlete, Matt served as team captain for his school’s wrestling and football teams. In wrestling he placed second in the AAU's Southeastern States Championship, qualifying him to compete in the National AAU Tournament. But a football scholarship led him to the University of Louisville, where he became an All-American and All-South middle linebacker, leading the nation in tackles his senior year, and breaking former All-Pro Otis Wilson’s college tackling record. He was team captain his junior and senior year and was voted Most Valuable Player by his...
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