The Matthew Aaron Show Creators & Guests

John Heard Jr. was an actor. He was best known for his role as father in the movies "Home Alone" and "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York."Heard appeared in the films Heart Beat (1980), Cutter's Way (1981), Cat People (1982), Beaches (1988), The Trip to Bountiful (1985), Big (1988), Deceived (1991), The Pelican Brief (1993), and White Chicks (2004). On television, he played the role of Roy Foltrigg in "The Client" and Governor Frank Tancredi in "Prison Break." He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for his guest star performance on "The Sopranos."Heard died on 21 July 2017.

Adam Green is an American actor-filmmaker known for horror and comedy films, including the Hatchet franchise, Frozen and the television series Holliston.

Kevin Macdonald is a Scottish director. He was born in Glasgow and raised on a sheep farm in Gartocharn, Dunbartonshire. He was educated at Glenalmond College and St Anne's College, Oxford. His first film was a biography of his grandfather, The Life and Death of a Screenwriter in 1994. His films are largely biographies and documentaries.

Connie Nielsen is a Danish actress whose first major role in an English language film was a supporting role in The Devil's Advocate.

Brett Davern is an American actor (MTV’s Awkward) turned radio show host and hosts The Brett Davern Show Podcast.

Paul Feig is an American director, actor, and producer. He created the critically acclaimed television series "Freaks and Geeks." Feig is known for directing films like "Bridesmaids," "The Heat," "Spy," and "Ghostbusters" (2016). Feig has also been a director on "The Office" and "Arrested Development."

Brad Neely is an American comic book artist and television writer & producer. He is known for his work on television series such as South Park, China, IL, and Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio, the web series I Am Baby Cakes,The Professor Brothers, Wizard People, and Dear Reader.

Joshua Malina is an American film and stage actor. Malina co-hosts the podcast The West Wing Weekly with Hrishikesh Hirway. The series debuted in March 2016.

Scott David Aukerman, born July 2, 1970, is an American writer, actor, comedian, television personality, director, producer, and podcast host. Starting as a writer and performer in the later seasons of the sketch series Mr. Show, Aukerman is best known as the host of the weekly comedy podcast Comedy Bang Bang! He is a co-host of R U Talkin’ R.E.M. RE: ME & Threedom. He also is the Co-creator/Director of Between Two Ferns and co-founder of Earwolf.

Matthew Lyn Lillard is an American actor, voice actor, director, and producer.

Adam Mansbach is a novelist, screenwriter, cultural critic, and humorist. He is known for his book, "Go the Fuck to Sleep." He co-hosts the radio show "Father Figures".Mansbach was a visiting professor of literature at Rutgers University-Camden in its New Voices Visiting Writers program.Other books Mansbach has written include "Angry Black White Boy," published in 2005, and "The End of the Jews," published in 2008.Mansbach was the founding editor of the 1990s hip-hop journal Elementary. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, New York Times Book Review, Esquire, The Believer, The Guardian, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, and on National Public Radio's All Things Considered, The Moth Storytelling Hour, and This American Life.

Rick Jaffa is a writer and film producer.

June Diane Raphael is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Rockville Centre, New York, she studied at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Raphael gained recognition for her roles in comedic films like Bride Wars and Long Shot and her portrayal of Brianna Hanson in the Netflix series Grace and Frankie. She is also a co-writer of screenplays, including Ass Backwards. In addition to her acting career, Raphael co-authored Represent: The Woman’s Guide to Running for Office & Changing the World.