hot seat as an interviewee or in front
of the camera as an actor, Matthews is
the quintessential performer. His media
interviews are always fresh, usually side-
splittingly funny and are characterised
by him poking fun at himself. His acting
performances are similarly genuine and
surprisingly good.
stage in his performances, he shares little
of his personal life. In 2000 he married
his girlfriend of 9 years, Jennifer Harper.
The couple has twin daughters, Stella and
Grace, born in 2001 and a son, August, born
in 2007.
in Charlotteville, Virginia, where Matthews
owns the historic Blenheim Farm. In 2000,
apparently at his mother's urging, he planted
grapes and established the winery Blenheim
Vineyards.
of Directors in 2001. Founders Willie Nelson,
Neil Young and John Mellencamp staged the
first Farm Aid concert in 1985 and Farm Aid
has since raised more than $43 million in
support of family farmers in the US.
46-years of age, Dave Matthews's story is
nowhere close to being fully told, and yet
this son of South Africa is already a legend
in his own lifetime.
2003: Will Coleman in "Where the Red
2007: Cameo appearance as a
Pronounce You Chuck and Larry."
2011: Ian Maxtone Jones in "Just Go
2007: A piano-playing musical savant
episode "Half-Wit."