MATTHEW MODINE Announces Presidential Candidacy for 2019 SAG-AFTRA

Notable supporters who have officially endorsed Matthew Modine's candidacy for 2019 SAG-AFTRA President include Patricia Arquette, Rosanna Arquette, Sean Astin, Adam Baldwin, Billy Baldwin, Jessica Barth, Jennifer Beals, Megan Boone, Adam Brody, Kevin Corrigan, Marcia Cross, Bruce Davison, Marie Fink, Frances Fisher, Vincent D’Onofrio, Edi Gathegi, Rebekah Graf, Scott Grimes, Nick Guest, Pam Guest, Ed Harris, Melissa Joan Hart, Dennis Haysbert, Louis Herthum, Arliss Howard, Ernie Hudson, Jodi Long, Steve Lukather, David Jolliffe, Costas Mandalor, Heather Matarazzo, Kent McCord, Leighton Meester, Ruby Modine, Alfred Molina, Esai Morales, Bill Mumy, Glenn Plummer, Cristina Rackoff, Patricia Richardson, Maya Lynn Robinson, Alan Ruck, James Russo, Sebastian Siegel, Martin Sheen, Nancy Sinatra, Frank Stallone, Mira Sorvino, Eric Stoltz, Mena Suvari, Scottie Thompson, Stuart Townsend, Grace Van Patten, Lisa Ann Walter and Madeline Zima.

Modine is also especially proud to have received supporting endorsements from three past SAG Union Presidents including Ed Asner, Bill Daniels and Alan Rosenberg. 

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In addition to being an internationally renowned, actor, filmmaker, author and photographer, Matthew Modine is a political activist and environmentalist. He has worked with many of the film industry’s most acclaimed directors on projects including Birdy, Full Metal Jacket, Dark Knight Rises, Married to the Mob, Vision Quest, Memphis Belle, Shortcuts, Showtime’s Weeds and the Netflix global phenomenon, Stranger Things.

Modine has performed on Broadway including The Miracle Worker in London’s West End, Arthur Miller’s Resurrection Blues directed by Robert Altman, and played Atticus Finch in a theatrical production of To Kill a Mockingbird at the Hartford Stage which became the most successful production in the theatre’s 60 year history. He has been nominated for multiple Emmy awards and is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award, Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup and Golden Lion for his work as an actor. He is the author of the award winning book, Full Metal Jacket Diary.

Modine has worked in the environmental sector for over four decades. He studied oceanography in San Diego and has been passionate advocate for the health and protection of the world’s oceans and sea life. Bicycling has been his primary form of transportation since moving to New York in 1980. Most of his environmental accomplishments are based on common sense solutions. In the mid-90’s, he single-handedly convinced the William Morris Talent Agency to evolve away from single page script printing to double-sided, effectively cutting industry wide paper consumption in half. He shared this idea of paper reduction with other actors and agencies and double-sided scripts became the industry standard, saving billions of sheets of paper over the years. While working on a film in Ouarzazate, Morocco, Modine helped to institute a plastic bottle deposit and recycling program. The effort not only cleared the desert of discarded bottles, but provided young kids that collected the bottles with pocket money (as it did for Modine when he was a boy). He is the founder of Bicycle for a Day (BFAD), whose mission is to encourage bicycling as a way toward better health and environmental sustainability. BFAD’s first event attracted some 14,000 participants. Presently, he is working on his global DO-ONE Campaign, a viral video campaign which encourages and empowers individuals to “do one” thing everyday to reduce wasteful behaviors. Modine has served on the board of NYC’s Transportation Alternatives, Madison Square Garden’s Garden of Dreams Foundation, Lustgarten  Pancreatic Cancer Foundation, Van Cortlandt Park Conservancy, Bronx NY, the Director of Humanitarian Activities for Twisted Sun, Inc. and the acting President of Hyper Chariot. He founded CardCarryingLiberal.net, a grassroots movement dedicated to human rights. In addition, Modine is an avid supporter of The Wounded Warrior Project,Purple Heart Foundation and God’s Love We Deliver. You can find out more about Matthew Modine by visiting his website  
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Follow Matthew Modine on Twitter @MatthewModine and his campaign via @MembershipFirst

Screen Actors Guild Award Best Ensemble, Stranger Things

Golden Globe Award Best Ensemble, Short Cuts 

Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup, Short Cuts

Michael Moore’s Traverse City FF Founder's Prize, Best Short Film, Jesus Was a Commie

Oldenburg Film Festival, Best Short Film Jesus Was a Commie

Dublin Film Festival Best Short, Super Sex

Coronado Film Festival Best Short Film, Super Sex

Venice Film Festival Best Actor, Streamers

Bicycle Photo | Dawidh Orlando

God’s Love We Deliver, Board Member
God’s Love We Deliver mission is to improve the health and well-being of men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other serious illnesses by alleviating hunger and malnutrition.

Bicycle for a Day, Founder
Bicycle for a Day's mission is to empower individuals with tools which they can use in their everyday lives to make a measurable, tangible difference to our community, our environment and our personal health.  Matthew received  a Proclamation from New York City Mayor Micheal Bloomberg for his efforts.

Weizmann Institute USA, Supporter and Spokesman
The institute is a leader in cancer research, technology, education, alternative energy, health and medicine.

Twisted Sun Innovations, Director of Humanitarian Relationships, Investor
Twisted Sun is a leader in hydrogen energy solutions.

Wounded Warrior Project / Soldier Ride, Ambassador
WWP helps veterans and service members who’ve incurred a physical or mental injury, illness, or wound while serving in the military.

Plastic Oceans
Ambassador. Plastic Oceans mission is global. They work to inform people about the dangers of plastic pollution, inspire people to care about the problem, empowering them to change and become a part of the solution.

New York Film Academy Masters Scholarship 
The New York Film Academy Matthew Modine Masters Scholarship provides financial assistance to outstanding candidates of the school’s Master of Fine Arts (MFA) programs in Filmmaking and Acting for Film.       

charity:water
Supporter. A nonprofit organization stimulating greater global awareness about extreme poverty, educating the public, and provoking compassionate and intelligent giving.

Friends of Scotland 
Ambassador. Founded by Sir Sean Connery, Friends of Scotland strives to showcase Scottish cultural, educational, historical and genealogical connections between the United States and Scotland. Every year, a benefit for the organization helps to raise funds for charities such as Wounded Warrior Project, Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Erskine Hospital.

Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation 
Board Member. The foundation strives to advance the scientific and medical research related to the diagnosis, treatment, cure and prevention of pancreatic cancer.

American Forests
Ambassador. A world leader in planting trees for environmental restoration, a pioneer in the science and practice of urban forestry, and a primary communicator of the benefits of trees and forests.

Garden of Dreams 
Board Member. Garden of Dreams is a non-profit charity that works closely with all areas of Madison Square Garden, including the New York Knicks, Rangers, Liberty, MSG Media, MSG Entertainment and Fuse “to make dreams come true for kids in crisis”.

HealthCorps
Supporter. Founded by renowned heart surgeon and television talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz and his wife Lisa Oz to address the childhood obesity crisis gripping the U.S. Modine is a recipient of the HealthCorps Humanitarian Award

WaterKeeper Alliance 
Supporter. WaterKeeper Alliance strengthens and grows a global network of grassroots leaders protecting everyone’s right to clean water.

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