April Matson

April Matson (born March 13, 1981) is an American actress and singer. She was raised in Lake Elsinore, California. She is best known for the ABC Family cable television network series, "Kyle XY", which also airs on the ABC broadcast network. She portrays Lori Trager. She was also featured on the Fox network television series "Quintuplets" alongside Andy Richter, and in the 2005 film short, "Forsaken".

She trained at the Elsinore Theatre, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and also studied sketch comedy at The Second City troupe's school in Los Angeles.Fact|date=January 2008 Matson has performed in numerous theatrical productions, a rejected pilot for MTV, and several independent films. In 2002, Matson made a guest appearance on "American Dreams".

She also is a singer, and had two songs featured in a recent episodes of "Kyle XY." The first song is called "Will You Remember Me (Lori's Song)" and was played in season two episode, Does Kyle Dream of Electric Fish? A non-acoustic version of this song is available on the Kyle XY Soundtrack album. And the other song is called "Right In Front Of Me," which was featured in the season two finale, I've Had the Time of My Life. Due to an overwhelming fan response to these two songs, April has released a debut album called "Pieces of My Heart" that can be downloaded on USA/Canadian/Australian iTunes for $4.95 or on her Myspace for $4.99. April stated on her myspace, that if enough downloads are sold, that a limited number of special edition hard copy CD's will be made. Currently, Matson is taking suggestions of what song she should shoot her first music video for, and asking her fans for ideas concerning the concept of the video.

April Matson's Discography:

Kyle XY Soundtrack- released May 22, 2007
14. Will You Remember Me (Lori's Song) (3:04)

Pieces of My Heart- EP- released May 10, 2008 on Myspace, released July 9, 2008 on iTunes
1. Pieces of My Heart (3:47)
2. Don't Crucify Me (3:41)
3. 99 Miles To San Francisco (Featuring The Brandon James) (3:22)
4. I Don't Want To Be Strong (2:44)
5. Dear Jeanine (3:23)

Films & Television

* "Quintuplets" (2004-2005) as Penny Chase
* "Forsaken" (2005) as Judith
* "Gods Little Monster" (2006) as Goth
* "Kyle XY" (2006-present) as Lori Trager
* "Black Russian (2008) as Sunny
* "NCIS" (2007)

External links

*imdb name|id=1642105|name=April Matson
* [http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=GLS=71847&c4nvi=3&str=26246&styp=clbi&nbc1=1 Photos from the 2004 Teen Choice Awards Backstage Creations Talent Retreat]
* [http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595086419,00.html Article on April Matson's early career from the Scripps Howard News Service]
* [http://www.daemonstv.com/2008/01/11/interview-april-matson-kyle-xy/ April Matson Interview] at [http://www.daemonstv.com DaemonsTV.com]