
Matt "Lucky" Yates (born October 18, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his voice roles as Dr. Krieger on ''
Archer
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern ...
'' and the Xtacles on ''
Frisky Dingo
''Frisky Dingo'' is an American adult animated television series created by Adam Reed and Matt Thompson for Adult Swim. The series revolves around the conflict between a supervillain named Killface and a superhero named Awesome X, alias billi ...
''. He was also a recurring actor on the
Food Network
Food Network is an American basic cable channel owned by Television Food Network, G.P., a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery, who manages and operates it as a division of the Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. Networks Group. The channel airs both televi ...
series ''
Good Eats''. He studied theater at
Wayne State University
Wayne State University (WSU) is a public university, public research university in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 375 programs. It is Michigan's third-l ...
and regularly performs at
Dad's Garage in
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...
.
From 2000 to 2007, he hosted ''The Lucky Yates Talk Show'', a live on-stage weekly talk show in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 2016, Yates was hired as a host for the film streaming service from
Turner Classic Movies
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie channel, movie-oriented pay television, pay-TV television network, network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcas ...
and
The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection, Inc. (or simply Criterion) is an American home video, home-video distribution company that focuses on licensing, restoring and distributing "important classic and contemporary films". A "sister company" of art film, arth ...
,
FilmStruck.
in 2021, Yates coauthored the comic ''Lester of the Lesser Gods'' with artist
Eric Powell.
Filmography
Film
Television
Internet
References
External links
*
*
1967 births
Living people
American male comedians
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male voice actors
Comedians from Detroit
Male actors from Detroit
Place of birth missing (living people)
Wayne State University alumni
21st-century American comedians
21st-century American male actors
{{US-screen-actor-1960s-stub