Matt McCoy (actor)

McCoy was born in Austin, Texas.^[1] He grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, and attended Walter Johnson High School, graduating in 1974.^[2] McCoy briefly attended University of Maryland, College Park.^[2] He worked briefly at the Harlequin Dinner Theater in Rockville.^[2] McCoy began acting when he appeared in two plays in the student-directed one act festival: Winners by Brian Friel, and Footsteps of Doves by Robert Anderson. ^{[citation needed]} Moving to New York City, he graduated from Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in 1979.^[2]

Since starring as Sgt. Nick Lassard in Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (1988) and Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989),^[3] his motion picture credits have included White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild II (1993), the Curtis Hanson films The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)^[4] and L.A. Confidential (1997),^[5] as well as the action comedy National Security (2003) alongside Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn.^[1][6]

He has worked regularly on television. His credits include starring in the sitcom We Got It Made, and guest appearances on The Love Boat; Murder, She Wrote; Star Trek: The Next Generation;^[1] The Golden Girls; The Nanny; L.A. Law; Melrose Place; NYPD Blue; Chicago Hope; Sabrina, the Teenage Witch; Six Feet Under; The West Wing; Carnivàle; CSI: NY; Silicon Valley; True Detective; Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip; Reba; and Huff. He played Lloyd Braun in two episodes of Seinfeld. He appeared in three Bigfoot-themed movies: Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter (1994), Little Bigfoot (1997), and Abominable (2006).^{[6][unreliable source?]}

In 2014, McCoy began appearing as a spokesperson in commercials for The Hartford Insurance Company, identified as a customer on the "compensated endorser" principle.^[7] He once again appeared as a spokesperson in The Hartford commercials in 2019, these commercials directed towards AARP members;^[8] and in 2021, he was joined by his real-life wife Mary for at least one ad.^{[citation needed]}

• Matt McCoy at IMDb
• Matt McCoy profile, tv.msn.com; accessed February 16, 2015.
• Matt McCoy at TV.com