Matthew P. Roth (born September 15, 1964) is an American actor. He had a recurring role on '' Roseanne'' as Jackie's abusive boyfriend, Fisher, from 1992 to 1993. He joined the cast of ''

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'' in fall 2006 as new neighbor Art Shephard.

Personal life

Roth began a relationship with his '' Roseanne'' co-star

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. They have a son who was born in 1993 and a daughter who was born in 2005 via surrogate. They also adopted a son after fostering him at the age of six in 2006. They eventually married, and have also worked together on occasion, as in the 1994 feature film thriller ''

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'', the 1998 drama ''

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'', and ''

''. In September 2011, Roth filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences. In May 2014, the divorce was finalized. Roth married Stephanie Childers in 2015.

Filmography

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* 1964 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American male television actors {{US-tv-actor-1960s-stub