Background
Ziff is the son of philanthropist and insurance broker, Laurence F. Ziff. Actress and real estate investor, Lorraine Ziff.
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Matthew Ziff
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Ziff attended the Blair Academy.
Career
As a child model he was represented by Wilhelmina Models. Presently he acts in and sometimes is a producer of feature films. From a very early age Ziff has appeared on several television series, films, and numerous commercials including television and Radio.
Ziff’s professional career started just a few months after his birth.
Ziff was signed by Wilhelmina Models in New New York His first television appearance was on The David Letterman Show while only a few months old.
He has been featured in numerous print ads and campaigns including in Glamour magazine. Ziff appeared on dozens of toy boxes as well as several television commercials for companies such as Reddi-wip and Federal Express .
At the age of eight Ziff as a guest star on Late Night with Conan O’Brien in a skit called "Late Night with Matthew Ziff".
He starred in the 2012 film, Treachery, and appears in the long delayed film Mansion of Blood, starring Robert Picardo and Gary Busey which is now scheduled for a 2014 release. Ziff is also the executive producer of "Six Gun Savior" and a co-producer of "Mansion of Blood". Ziff"s next film is the Kickboxer reboot.
Ziff has received good notices for his role in "Treachery".
Film critic Nick West. Nicholson reviewing the feature for Cable News Network radio Houston remarks "it is very refreshing to see the newbie in Ziff match the thespian punches of the seasoned veteran in Biehn (Michael) with such gusto and panache. He also played and coached quidditch at The University of Miami for 5 years as a "beater" while attending.
He graduated in May 2014 with a bachelor"s and master"s in industrial engineering. His thesis research on the lumbar spine, A Novel Approach for Predicting In-Vivo Lumbar Spine Loads and Kinematics Based on Motion Analysis, was presented at the 7th World Biomechanics Congress in Boston in July 2014.
Because of his engineering background, he was featured in Exxon Mobil"s television Spot "Be An Engineer".
Ziff plays five instruments and collects rare bass guitars.
