Matthew McDaniel

About me

Gender Male
Location South Jordan, UT
Introduction I was born at St. Marks Hospital in Salt Lake City. We moved to Great Falls, MT when I was 3. We then moved to Palm Bay, FL while I was in 1st grade. I attended Meadowlark Elementary, Palm Bay Elementary, Lockmar Elementary, Southwest Junior High, Palm Bay High. We then moved back to Salt Lake City my junior year of high school, where I attended Olympus High. I served a 2 year mission for the LDS church in Buenos Aires. (MisiĆ³n Argentina Buenos Aires Norte) Attending the University of Utah, I first pursued a degree in Psychology, then switched to Business, then Theater Set Design, and finally settling on Film Studies. I married Marci Stillman on February 23, 2006 after courting her for 2 years. We moved to Daybreak in South Jordan, UT in March of 2007. We got our Beagle named Cosmo Kramer in May of 2007. We had our first child, Miles Ryan McDaniel, on January 1, 2009 at 3:03 AM. Marci works for The Children's Service Society, and I own a media company that goes by the names of McDaniel-Media and Matthew Ryan Photo. I also have a part-time job at ABC4-KTVX, the local ABC affiliate station here in Utah.
Interests Photography, Filmmaking, Argentinean Food, Apple (Mac), Utah Jazz, Dogs, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Facebook, LDS Church History, Basketball, Golfing, Bouldering, Bowling, Cooking, Playing Guitar, Playing Drums, Playing With My Dog
Favorite Movies Citizen Kane, UHF, The Burbs, Shawshank Redemption, Bourne Ultimatum, Casino Royale, The Dark Knight, Fargo, O Brother Where Art Thou, Anchorman, Billy Madison, Dumb And Dumber, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Happy Gilmore, Indiana Jones, Lord Of The Rings, Little Miss Sunshine, Moulin Rouge, Napoleon Dynamite, Office Space, The Da Vinci Code, Walk The Line, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Young Frankenstein, Zoolander, City Of God, Across the Universe, American Graffiti, A Beautiful Mind, Big, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, The Count Of Monte Cristo, Everest, Everything Is Illuminated, God Grew Tired of Us, Good Bye Lenin, Groundhog Day, The Hudsucker Proxy, Iron Man, Jurassic Park, Kung Fu Panda, Shaolin Soccer, Lars and the Real Girl, Man on Wire, The Money Pit, New York Doll, No Country For Old Men, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, The Princess Bride, The Pursuit Of Happyness, Secret Window, So I Married An Axe Murderer, Spellbound, Spies Like Us, Talladega Nights, Tommy Boy, Undercover Brother, What About Bob
Favorite Music Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, U2, Van Halen, Def Leppard, Boston, Coldplay, Belle & Sebastian, Queen, Sublime, Weezer, Maná, Juanes, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Tom Petty, AC/DC, Bob Marley, Coldplay, Dave Matthews Band, Eric Clapton, Foo Fighters, Goo Goo Dolls, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, Justin Timberlake, Journey, Kanye West, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Metallica, Modest Mouse, Norah Jones, Oasis, Pink Floyd, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, Rascal Flatts, Usher, Van Morrison, Van Halen, Yes, Zebrahead, Abba, Adam and the Ants, Aerosmith, Andy McKee, Barenaked Ladies, Bebel Gilberto, Black Eyed Peas, Cake, Chicago, The Clash, Coralie Clement, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Cure, The Eagles, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Foreigner, Styx, Green Day, Heart, Michael Jackson, Michael Buble, James Taylor, James Brown, John Lennon, La Mosca Tse Tse, Los Nocheros, Ludo, Manu Chao, Nirvana, David Archuleta, David Cook
Favorite Books The Davinci Code, Where The Wild Things Are, Kosher Sutra, The Book Of Mormon, Joseph Smith Papers, Lord Of The Flies, Where The Sidewalk Ends