
Writer | Director | Producer | Editor | Former NFL Wide Receiver
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Writer | Director | Producer | Editor | Former NFL Wide Receiver

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Matthew A. Cherry Speaker Profile: At A Glance
Academy Award winning filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry is a Chicago native and a former NFL wide receiver who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers and the Baltimore Ravens. In 2007, Cherry retired and moved to LA to pursue a career in entertainment landing work initially as a production assistant for commercials and music videos before transitioning to being a Set PA for the final season of the hit CW TV series Girlfriends and the third season of Heroes for NBC.
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