All About Matt Matthew Gonzalez was born on 1/10/1986. He is an American figure skater, born in Baltimore, Maryland. As a child, Matthew had a passion for figure skating and performing. He began competitive roller skating at age 8. He competed regionally and nationally. After attending Nationals in roller skating, he moved to California where he was able to pursue figure skating and began pairs skating, and competed for several years.After competing, Matthew went on to pursue other interests in the entertainment industry as a performer as well as in production. He went on to work for Disney Entertainment in California and Japan as a dancer, puppeteer, actor, acrobat, and entertainment host.Matthew returned to the ice and began his professional skating career. He toured with Holiday On Ice's production as a principal pair skater. Aside from skating, he is a graduate with a Bachelors Degree in Entertainment Business from Full Sail University.Matthew first appeared in the hit UK series of Dancing on Ice in January 2010 partnered with Eastenders star, Danniella Westbrook for Series 5. They were eliminated in the skate off of week 11 and missed out on the final coming fourth overall.He toured with Dancing on Ice in 2010, being the Male Reserved Pro. It was revealed that he would not compete in Series 6. Matthew returned for Series 7 partnering Charlene Tilton and finished in 11th place.Matt has set up his own website www.skatecontract.com. This is a free social networking site for professional and amateur figure skaters. You to can sign up for free and join in on the forum fun.You can follow Matt on twitter @MattGonzalez | |
