Birth Name: Matthew Ryan Phillippe

Birth Date: September 10, 1974

Birth Place: Newcastle, Delaware, USA

Height: 5'9''

Why he is a Golden Beau: At one time a Hollywood pretty boy he has settled down (to start a family with Reese Witherspoon) and is now also taking more serious and less mainstream roles.

Movies you should see: The Way of the Gun, Gosford Park, Igby Goes Down

Other Stuff:

-Married to Reese Witherspoon (5 June 1999 - present) 1 child

-Last name is pronounced: Fil-uh-pee

-Black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

-Daughter Ava Elizabeth Phillippe born 9 September 1999.

-Has a production company with fellow actors Breckin Meyer and Seth Green.

-He's a huge fan of Frank Sinatra, for both his music and as an interesting character in history. As a tribute he named his bulldog after the singer.

-Hobbies: photography, cartooning, and writing.

-His father is a chemical technician and his mother works in pre- and post-natal care.

-He played baseball and soccer in highschool. He was also the Yearbook Editor in his senior year.

-Ryan and his wife Reese Witherspoon are expecting their second child in December 2003