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Matthew Lyn Lillard (born January 24, 1970) is an American actor, director, and producer. His early film roles include the black comedy Serial Mom (1994) and the crime thriller Hackers (1995). He achieved a career breakthrough for his portrayal of Stu Macher in the slasher film Scream (1996), which bolstered Lillard into the mainstream as a scream king. Afterwards, he starred in prominent roles in SLC Punk! (1998), She's All That (1999), Thirteen Ghosts (2001), and Without a Paddle (2004). He portrayed Norville "Shaggy" Rogers in the live-action movies Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), and then later voiced the character in several animated releases, serving as the voice of Shaggy since Casey Kasem retired from the role in 2009. Starting in the 2010s, Lillard was more frequently cast in dramatic roles, in films such as The Descendants (2011), Trouble with the Curve (2012), Match (2014), and Twin Peaks: The Return (2017). He also starred in the NBC series Good Girls (2018–2021). Lillard gained renewed recognition for playing William Afton in the horror film Five Nights at Freddy's (2023); that same year, The Hollywood Reporter praised his return to mainstream popular culture. He has since starred in the fantasy drama film The Life of Chuck (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Matthew Lillard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The year is 1995 and the gang isn't a gang yet, the only ones that are friends are Fred Jones(15) and Norville "Shaggy" Rogers(15). Fred is the son of Mayor Fred Jones Sr. and Judy Jones, he is also the star quarterback of the Coolsville Devils. Fred also has an older sister Courtney Jones, who works at the Coolsville Gazette with Frank Finnigan and Danny Stone, the son of Sheriff Bronson Stone. Shaggy lives with his parents Colton(50)and Paula Rogers(50). Five years prior their family went through a tragedy when their daughter Andi Rogers(8) was kidnapped and found dead a month later. They had just bought her a dog and she named it Scooby-Doo, after her favorite snack. They have kept him ever since and he has become a support dog for the family. Velma Dinkley(15) lives with her mother Angie Dinkley(50) and her father Dale Dinkley(50). Velma is at the top of her class and always has straight A's. Her family lives in a shady part of town, but the people know not to mess with Dale. Daphne Blake(15) has just moved to Coolsville from Cleveland, Ohio. Her mother Nan Blake(50) and father Bartholomew Blake(50) both grew up here and decided to come back after an accident at the school Daphne went to occurred. Daphne hates it here straight away and hates school even more. But soon the gang has to team up when strange things start happening, these strange things are monsters and they aren't people in masks, they are real and the gang must save the town before it is taken over.
