- In 1990, Lillard hosted the Nickelodeon skateboarding program SK8 TV under the credited name Matthew Lynn. ([imdb.com](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252000/fullcredits/?utm_source=openai))
- He initially auditioned to play Billy Loomis in Scream. Casting director Lisa Beach instead asked him to try Stu Macher with only a few hours of preparation, and he improvised many of Stu’s distinctive mannerisms. ([denofgeek.com](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/matthew-lillard-legacy-scream-90s-hollywood-tarantino-incident/))
- To prepare his voice for the live-action Shaggy audition, Lillard screamed inside his car until he was hoarse; producer Chuck Roven spotted him and checked whether he was all right. ([latimes.com](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2026-02-25/matthew-lillard-7-things-to-know-scream-7))
- The gaming company Beadle & Grimm’s partly takes its name from Beadle the Dungeon Delver, one of Lillard’s earliest Dungeons & Dragons characters. The company identifies that character as a fifth-level rogue and seventh-level wizard. ([beadleandgrimms.com](https://beadleandgrimms.com/pages/about-us))
- His feature-directing debut, Fat Kid Rules the World, had its world premiere in SXSW’s Narrative Spotlight section. A subsequent campaign seeking money for its U.S. theatrical release raised $158,000 from 2,218 Kickstarter backers. ([sxsw.com](https://www.sxsw.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2012_archive_-_final.pdf))
- Lillard is a co-founder and co-CEO of Find Familiar Spirits. Its name simultaneously references the fantasy spell Find Familiar and the experience of discovering a kindred spirit. ([findfamiliarspirits.com](https://findfamiliarspirits.com/pages/about-find-familiar-spirits))
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