Researching Matthew Thomas
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The name Matthew means "gift of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Matthew Thomas on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Matthew Thomas and the Thomas Genealogy
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Matthew Thomas (musician)
Matt Thomas (born 15 June 1973) was a former member of New Zealand rock band The Feelers.
Thomas started play the violin at school in Standard 2 (Year 4), the piano in Standard 3 (Year 5), and bass guitar in Form 2 (Year 8). At high school he won national awards for jazz, classical and public speaking.
Thomas was the founding member of The Feelers, when he advertised for a bass player. He left the band in April 2008, due to personal and artistic differences. In his time with The Feelers he jointly won New Zealand Entertainment Awards "Entertainer of the Year", many New Zealand Music Awards including "Producer of the Year", "Artist of the Year", "Album of the Year" and had three albums reaching the top of the New Zealand charts.
In 2009 he played alongside Steve Gadd with Lesley Meguid for her album "The Truth About Love Songs".
Thomas went to New Plymouth Boys' High School and studied philosophy and computer programming at University.
His brother is Gareth Thomas, of the former band Goodshirt.
He is an endorser of Modulus basses, and Mark Bass bass amps.
Source: Matthew Thomas (musician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaMatthew James Thomas
Matthew James Elwyn Thomas (born 3 March 1988), also occasionally credited as Matthew Thomas, is a British actor and singer who has made appearances in television, film, and theater. He is known for his television roles including the BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning, The Lost Prince, and the ITV drama-musical show, Britannia High. In The U.S., Thomas is best known for having originated the title role of the 2013 Broadway revival of Pippin, which received a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. He was also a late addition to the U.S. national tour of Pippin in 2014. He had his Broadway debut in 2010 playing Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark directed by Julie Taymor, with music by U2's Bono and Edge.
In 2013, Thomas was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical for his performance in the title role in Pippin, and, in 2015, he was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical for his performance as Fenwick in the Barry Levinson-produced musical, Diner. In 2016 he performed the Role of Riff in West Side Story at the Hollywood Bowl with the LA Philharmonic orchestra, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, alongside fellow Broadway actors Jeremy Jordan and Karen Olivo.
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