Matthew Crouch

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Matthew Crouch
Born	Matthew W. Crouch October 26, 1961 (1961-10-26) (age 50) Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.
Other names	Matt
Occupation	TV Network Executive, Christian film producer
Salary	????
Title	CEO of Gener8Xion Entertainment Former CEO, now Vice-President, Trinity Broadcasting Network
Successor	Paul F. Crouch, Jr. as Trinity Broadcasting Network CEO
Religion	Christian, Pentecostal
Spouse	Laurie Orndorff, 1985-present
Children	sons Caylan and Cody
Relatives	Paul F. Crouch, Jr. (brother)
Website
www.tbn.org

Matthew W. Crouch (born October 26, 1961) is an American Christian broadcaster and television network executive with as Vice President of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), which was founded by his parents Paul F. Crouch, Sr., and Janice Bethany Crouch. He presently serves as chairman of the board and CEO of the Hollywood, California production company Gener8Xion Entertainment. He is also the younger brother of fellow TBN broadcaster and frequent Praise The Lord program host Paul Crouch, Jr.. He also frequently hosts the network's flagship program with his wife, the former Laurie Sears.

Career

As film producer (Code Productions)

Presently, Crouch serves as CEO of Gener8Xion Entertainment, a Hollywood based independent film and television production company which produced a theatrically released film, The Omega Code in 1999. That film starred Casper Van Dien, Michael York, and Catherine Oxenberg.

Its sister production company Code Productions, in cunjunction with Gener8Xion Entertainment and TBN Films produced the movie's sequel (actually set as a prequel) Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001) which featured virtually the same cast as its predecessor. Crouch served as the sequel's executive producer.^{[citation needed]}

Other films produced by Crouch's companies include One Night with the King (2006), the story of Queen Esther; Carman: The Champion; Noëlle (2007); and Preacher's Kid (2010).

In 2009, Crouch directed and, with wife Laurie and others, produced the documentary feature The Cross: The Arthur Blessitt Story.

with Trinity Broadcasting Network

Crouch has served as vice president of the Christian-themed. Trinity Broadcasting Network. Prior to this, he was the co-producer of the TBN movie China Cry. In 1984, Crouch and Jimmy Hodson were the first hosts of TBN's Christian music-video program, Real Videos. After Crouch married his wife, Laurie in 1985, Hodson left the program and Laurie became co-host until the couple stopped hosting the program in the 1990s.

Family and personal information

Crouch maintains residences in Woodland Hills, California and near The Holy Land Experience in Vineland, Florida with his wife of 25 years, Laurie and their two sons, Caylan and Cody. Both Crouch sons are home-schooled, in order to be able to travel with their parents.

External links

• Matthew Crouch at the Internet Movie Database
• Matthew Crouch at AllRovi
• Gener8Xion Entertainment
• "God, Mammon and 'Bibleman' article by Newsweek

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Name	Crouch, Matthew
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Date of birth	October 26, 1961
Place of birth	Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.
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