Matt McCoy was born on the 20th May 1956, in Austin, Texas USA, and is an actor known for portraying Sgt. Nick Lassard in the films “Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach” (1988) by Alan Myerson and “Police Academy 6: City Under Siege” (1989) by Peter Bonerz. McCoy has been active in the entertainment industry since 1979.
How rich is the actor? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the overall size of Matt McCoy’s net worth is equal to $400,000, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. Acting is the main source of his wealth.
Matt McCoy Net Worth $400,000
To begin with, the boy grew up in Bethesda, Maryland; he matriculated from Walter Johnson High School in 1974, and then he worked at the Harlequin Dinner Theatre in Rockville. After moving to New York in 1979, he studied acting at the Neighbourhood Playhouse School of Drama and was also employed as a waiter at New York’s Plaza Hotel. His net worth was established.
Talking about his professional career, he debuted appearing in the variety series “Hot Hero Sandwich” (1979). After landing a number of roles on television, he was invited to join the cast of the sex comedy “Fraternity Vacation” (1985) directed by James Frawley. However, McCoy drew attention after landing the role of Sergeant Nick Lassard in the comedy film “Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach” (1988) and its sequel “Police Academy 6: City Under Siege” (1989). McCoy was cast as a new character in the above mentioned films because Steve Guttenberg was unavailable to star because of working on the set of “Three Men and a Baby”.
Matt McCoy was also praised for starring in the psychological thriller “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992) in which he portrayed an unwitting spouse. Then, among others, he played in the drama “Snapdragon” (1993), which was also the debut for Pamela Anderson. Matt is also known for staring in the television film “Dangerous Waters” (1999) by Connie Sellecca. The actor joined the main cast of the action comedy “National Security” (2003) by Dennis Dugan, and also played recurring roles in the television series “Carnivale” (2003 – 2005) and “Huff” (2005 – 2006). In addition to this, Matt McCoy landed the lead role in the horror film “Abominable” (2006) written and directed by Ryan Schifrin. All contributed to his rising net worth.
Recently, he starred in short films “The Trouble Man” (2013), “Act of Contribution” (2014) and “Memoria” (2015), as well as creating episodic roles in the number of series including “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (2013), “The Whispers” (2014), “True Detective” (2015) and “NCIS” (2016).
In 2014, McCoy promoted Hartford Insurance in television infomercials. Soon, the comedy film “Underwater Upside Down” and drama film “The Nth Ward” in which Matt stars will be released.
In summary, all the above mentioned roles have added significant sums to the total size of Matt McCoy’s net worth.
Finally, in the personal life of the actor, he married Mary in 1985, and they have two daughters and a son.
