Phoenix, Arizona

Matthew
Dearing

Acting coach. Improv producer. Author. Casting director. Husband and father of five. Most people call him Matt.

One page that connects all of it
Matthew Dearing, 2025. Grey hoodie, warm smile, grey studio backdrop.
The work

Five things, one idea: people are at their best when they're actually listening.

  1. Dearing Acting Studio since 2007Acting classes for kids, teens and adults in Phoenix. Script, improv, masterclass. Passion. Love. Mastery.
    dearingstudio.com
  2. Chaos Comedy Improv FridaysA live improv show at the studio. No Scripts. No Repeats. Ever.
    chaoscomedy.com
  3. The Best Listener in the Room™ keynotes & trainingPerformance training built for the business world. Keynotes, workshops and executive coaching; the book is in final revision.
    thebestlistenerintheroom.com
  4. Phoenix CastingCasting for film, television and commercial productions shooting in Arizona.
    phxcasting.com
  5. Valleywood Movie Camp summersKids and teens audition, get cast, and shoot an entire movie in a week, then premiere it.
    at the studio
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Who taught him, and who he's taught.

Matt trained with Larry Moss, the coach behind Leonardo DiCaprio, Helen Hunt and Hilary Swank. Early in his marriage, Moss stopped Matt and Leeann cold in a Venice black-box, handed them a new twenty-minute scene, and gave them two days. That weekend became the chapter on focus.

Students include
Frank Caliendo, comedian and impressionist · Josh McDermitt, The Walking Dead · Sofia Wylie, actor
Corporate rooms
NFL, Disney, PayPal, GoDaddy, Netflix, AbbVie, Nautilus, Nextiva, Blueprint Education, Turning Point USA
Matt Dearing changed how I look at acting, and in turn changed my life.Frank Caliendo
Family

Married to Leeann. Five kids, each with a page of their own.

Leeann Dearing Jack Rosalyn Finn Beau Lilabelle

The kids' pages are drawings, games and the things they love.

Elsewhere

Find him where the work lives.

Contact

For bookings, press and casting.

hello@dearingstudio.com
480-313-9901

Dearing Acting Studio
10806 N. 32nd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85028

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