Background
He was born in Worsley, Salford, Greater Manchester.
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Matt Grindley
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He attended Saint Georges Roman Catholic High School in Walkden.
Career
He resides in Didsbury, near Manchester. Matt had a serious accident when he was nine years old which left his right leg badly damaged. When he left school he had numerous jobs, including baker, office worker, and security guard.
His last job before becoming a full-time entertainer was delivering produce.
Magic
Matt has stated during his live stage performances that his main influence in magic was magician Wayne Dobson. Like most magicians, Grindley began performing at children"s parties and took any work that he could.
He always wanted to appear in Summer Season shows as he felt his act was very end of the pier. But by this time it was 2002 and this kind of entertainment was losing its appeal.
Matt then self-funded his Beach Magic Laughter Show which has received positive reviews.
He has worked with acts such as Cannon and Ball, Keith Harris and Orville, and the cast of Hi-de-Hi. Matt has also appeared in the pantomime Aladdin during Winter 2006. He was nominated United Kingdom Entertainer of the Year 2009.
He is known for his comedic vent mask routine.
In 2013 Matt"s production company CannyMedia Announced an All New Illusion show featuring Matt would be touring the United Kingdom. Dates would also include the return of Matt Grindley"s spooktacular Show. In 2015 Canny Media Productions confirmed the Launch of a New show Entitled "Magique" for the 2015 Season at Blackpools Philharmonic Venue.
This should feature Matts Dancers the Diamonette Showgirls. Running alongside this show Matt also announced a resident show for 2015 at The Dalmeny Hotel and Spa again returning to Illusions and dance with his regular dancers "The Karen Hunter Dancers."
Mass media projects and acting
In 2004 Grindley appeared in Street Magic television, performing streetmagic on the unsuspecting public around the streets of Blackpool.
Grindley began acting in Britain"s Biggest Heists.
He provided comedy narration on When Magic Tricks Go Wrong. He will be appearing in the TKMAXX television campaign in aid of Cancer Research. Grindley has been cast in a Yellow Box, a science fiction movie, as a Nazi secret service agent.
He will be in the British Broadcasting Corporation drama The Accused written by Jimmy McGovern filming begins early May 2010.
In June 2010 Matt will reunite with Title Role Productions to film Crimes That Shook Britain in which he will play Detective Pete Basnett, the lead detective in the London Nail Bomb Investigations. In June 2010 Matt began filming a small part in the Independent Television soap opera Coronation Street.
Another recent project is The Con-Manitoba Kid, part of the Con-case files series by Turn on television Productions. Filming began in the summer of 2010.
In 2011 Grindley began filming a small part in the Manchester-based comedy Shameless playing a painter and decorator.
In early December Grindley began working on the 2nd series of Jimmy McGoverns "The Accused" with Olivia Colman(Hot Fuzz) for the British Broadcasting Corporation. In June 2012 Grindley began work on "Homefront" starring Greg Wise and George Costigan for Independent Television.
