A stage-trained Canadian actor, the curly-haired Matt Craven was tapped by Ivan Reitman to support Bill Murray in the low-brow summer camp comedy "Meatballs" (1979). That same year, he was featured in the Oscar-nominated National Board of Canada short "Bravery in the Field". Other lesser roles in such forgettable efforts as "Hog Wild" (1980) followed before he took a break from features to concentrate on TV and the stage. When he resumed his big screen career in 1985 with the Canadian-produced comedy "That's My Baby" (1985), it appeared Craven would once again be stuck in unfulfilling parts.
