Matthew Doherty (born June 22, 1978, in Harvey, Illinois) is an American actor. He is known for his role of Lester Averman in The Mighty Ducks trilogy.

Matt Doherty
Born (1978-06-22) June 22, 1978 (age 46)
OccupationFilm/TV actor
Years active1990-present

Early life and education

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Doherty is a graduate of Thornwood High School, a southern suburban high school in the Chicago area. While at Thornwood, he played trumpet in the school's band. As part of Matthew's tutoring while on the set of The Mighty Ducks, he took trumpet lessons from Los Angeles studio musicians.

He graduated with a theatre degree from Northwestern University in 1999, where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.

Career

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He is best known for playing the roles of Lester Averman in The Mighty Ducks trilogy (although in D1 he is referred to as Dave Averman) and William "Heed" MacKenzie in So I Married An Axe Murderer.[1]

Doherty had a role on the TV series Boston Public, in which he shared the screen with Northwestern alum Jeri Ryan. He did a commercial in which he parodied the sound-effect featured on The Six Million Dollar Man. He is then corrected by Lee Majors, who played the title character. Doherty is also set to return to the screen, alongside The Mighty Ducks co-star Emilio Estevez, once again as Lester Averman, in the Disney+ serial reboot of the movies, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 Home Alone Steffan
1992 The Babe Boy in Car
Mo' Money Kid
The Mighty Ducks Les Averman
So I Married an Axe Murderer Heed
1994 D2: The Mighty Ducks Les Averman
1996 D3: The Mighty Ducks
2001 Ghost World Masterpiece Video Employee
2003 Graduation Night Drunk
2012 Last Call Fred Uncredited
Argo Butler Uncredited
2014 Hollows Grove Tim Royce

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 ER Eli Emerson Episode: Match Made in Heaven
Felicity Computer Guy Episode: Greeks and Geeks
2001 Boston Public Lionel Pratt 3 episodes
2006 The Unit Henderson Episode: Old Home Week
2007 CSI: Miami Corey Burton Episode: Chain Reaction
2008 Bones Gary Tushman Episode: The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond
2009 Dark Blue Boyd's Associate Episode: Guns, Strippers and Wives
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Twitchy Guy Episode: Working Stiffs
2011 Grey's Anatomy Carter Episode: What Is It About Men
2014 Franklin & Bash Ted Davis Episode: Falcon's Nest
2015 Maron Agent Episode: Stroke of Luck
2017 Supernova 45 Jetset TV movie
2017 Rosewood Alan Rast Episode: White Matter & the Ways Back
2021 The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers Lester Averman Episode: Spirit of the Ducks

References

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  1. ^ "The 'Mighty Ducks' Trilogy: An Oral History". Time. June 9, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
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