Matt Gogin, Actor in ‘The New Guy’ and ‘Made for Each Other,’ Dies at 40

Matt Gogin, the little actor who starred in the movies. The new boy Y Made for each other, has died. She was 40 years old.

Gogin died December 13 of complications from COVID-19 and pneumonia at Providence St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, California.

Born in Los Angeles on May 28, 1982, Gogin was the son of Darla H. Gogin and Michael Gogin, the actor, musician, and leading advocate for short people in the entertainment industry.

He made his feature film debut in the Ed Decter comedy Sony. The new boy (2002), playing Ed, a friend of Gil Harris (DJ Qualls). That year he also had a role in the Matthew Bright film. tiptoea controversial feature that involved little people characters and themes (the lead was played by Gary Oldman and not by an actor who had dwarfism).

In 2009, Gogin appeared in Daryl Goldberg’s Indie Ensemble. Made for each other. He also starred in João Dall’Stella’s well-received 2019 short film, Stables.

Gogin was an advocate for little people in entertainment and worked with charities that helped people with disabilities.

Survivors include his son, Steven, and brothers Charles and Andrew. His wife, Tanya Marie Richards, died in her sleep at her home in 2016 at the age of 32.