Hating Beckett

Matthew Gossin is a fifth generation, native Californian born in Santa Monica. After spending the bulk of his adolescence in San Diego and attending a Performing Arts High School there, he attended USC Film School, graduating with a degree in Cinema Production and a minor in French. While at USC, he participated in two semesters abroad – one in Paris and the other in Madrid, where he met his future wife. He has worked as a freelance editor since leaving USC. He has worked on many reality shows including the Emmy Award winning “The Osbournes” and the first season of “Big Brother”. Nominated for a Cable Ace Award for his work on the “MTV Movie Awards”, Matthew has directed for the Travel Channel and Discovery Home & Leisure Channel. A founding member of the OddSquad comedy troop, he was both a producer and editor on “Fell, Jumped, or Pushed” the group’s first feature-length comedy. The film gained entry into several smaller festivals around the world (under the name “Let Others Suffer”) – winning some awards. Matthew works in many facets of production and lives in Van Nuys, California with his wife and two sons.