April Matson
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April Matson is an American actress and singer. She is known for her portrayal of Lori Trager on the ABC Family
cable television
network series, Kyle XY
. She was also featured on the Fox network television series Quintuplets
alongside Andy Richter
, and in the 2005 film short, Forsaken.
Matson was raised in Lake Elsinore, California
. She trained at the Elsinore Theatre
and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
; she also studied sketch comedy at The Second City
troupe's school in Los Angeles
. Matson has performed in numerous theatrical productions, a rejected pilot for MTV
and several independent films. In 2002, Matson made a guest appearance on American Dreams
.
She is also a singer, and had two songs featured in episodes of Kyle XY. The first song is called "Will You Remember Me (Lori's Song)" and was played in the season two episode, "Does Kyle Dream of Electric Fish?" A non-acoustic version of this song is available on the Kyle XY soundtrack album. The other song is called "Right In Front Of Me," which was featured in the season two finale, "I've Had the Time of My Life." Matson released a debut album called Pieces of My Heart.
14. Will You Remember Me (Lori's Song) (3:04)
Pieces of My Heart- EP- released May 10, 2008 on Myspace, released July 9, 2008 on iTunes
1. Pieces of My Heart (3:47)
2. Don't Crucify Me (3:41)
3. 99 Miles To San Francisco (Featuring The Brandon James) (3:22)
4. I Don't Want To Be Strong (2:44)
5. Dear Jeanine (3:23)
ABC Family
ABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
network series, Kyle XY
Kyle XY
Kyle XY is an American television series with a science fiction premise and mystery-drama style. The central character is a teenage boy who awakens naked in a forest outside Seattle, Washington, with no more knowledge or abilities than a newborn. He is taken in by a family and given the name Kyle...
. She was also featured on the Fox network television series Quintuplets
Quintuplets
Quintuplets is an American sitcom that aired twenty-two episodes on FOX from June 16, 2004 through January 12, 2005. The program starred Andy Richter and Rebecca Creskoff as parents of a family of quintuplets and their various adventures in parenthood....
alongside Andy Richter
Andy Richter
Paul Andrew "Andy" Richter is an American actor, writer, comedian, and late night talk show announcer. He is best known for his role as the sidekick of Conan O'Brien on each of the host's programs: Late Night and The Tonight Show on NBC, and Conan on TBS...
, and in the 2005 film short, Forsaken.
Matson was raised in Lake Elsinore, California
Lake Elsinore, California
For the lake see Lake Elsinore.Lake Elsinore or LE is a city in western Riverside County, California. The population was 51,821 at the 2010 census...
. She trained at the Elsinore Theatre
Elsinore Theatre
The Elsinore Theatre is a theatre located in Salem, Oregon, United States, that first opened on May 28, 1926.- Construction and early years :...
and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts is a fully accredited two-year conservatory with facilities located in Manhattan, New York City – at 120 Madison Avenue, in a landmark building designed by noted architect Stanford White as the original Colony Club – and in Hollywood, California...
; she also studied sketch comedy at The Second City
The Second City
The Second City is a improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...
troupe's school in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. Matson has performed in numerous theatrical productions, a rejected pilot for MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
and several independent films. In 2002, Matson made a guest appearance on American Dreams
American Dreams
American Dreams is an American television comedy-drama program broadcast on the NBC television network, produced by Once A Frog and Dick Clark Productions in association with Universal Network Television and NBC Studios...
.
She is also a singer, and had two songs featured in episodes of Kyle XY. The first song is called "Will You Remember Me (Lori's Song)" and was played in the season two episode, "Does Kyle Dream of Electric Fish?" A non-acoustic version of this song is available on the Kyle XY soundtrack album. The other song is called "Right In Front Of Me," which was featured in the season two finale, "I've Had the Time of My Life." Matson released a debut album called Pieces of My Heart.
Discography
Kyle XY Soundtrack- released May 22, 200714. Will You Remember Me (Lori's Song) (3:04)
Pieces of My Heart- EP- released May 10, 2008 on Myspace, released July 9, 2008 on iTunes
1. Pieces of My Heart (3:47)
2. Don't Crucify Me (3:41)
3. 99 Miles To San Francisco (Featuring The Brandon James) (3:22)
4. I Don't Want To Be Strong (2:44)
5. Dear Jeanine (3:23)
Filmography
- QuintupletsQuintupletsQuintuplets is an American sitcom that aired twenty-two episodes on FOX from June 16, 2004 through January 12, 2005. The program starred Andy Richter and Rebecca Creskoff as parents of a family of quintuplets and their various adventures in parenthood....
(2004–2005) as Penny Chase - Forsaken (2005) as Judith
- Gods Little Monster (2006) as Goth
- Kyle XYKyle XYKyle XY is an American television series with a science fiction premise and mystery-drama style. The central character is a teenage boy who awakens naked in a forest outside Seattle, Washington, with no more knowledge or abilities than a newborn. He is taken in by a family and given the name Kyle...
(2006–2009) as Lori Trager - Black Russian (2008) as Sunny
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(2007) as Hannah...1 episode - PsychPsychPsych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks and broadcast on USA Network. It stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts...
(2010) Episode as Carol