Lost star Matthew Fox explains why he moved to Italy
Fox said he left Los Angeles to focus on his family and later returned to TV in the Yellowstone spinoff The Madison.
- On Saturday, May 30, actor Matthew Fox explained his 2015 relocation from Los Angeles to Italy during a The Madison FYC event, citing his desire to prioritize family as his children entered their teen years.
- Following his iconic role as Dr. Jack Shepard in Lost from 2004 to 2010, Fox stepped away from Hollywood to engage more intensely with his wife, Margherita Ronchi, and their two children.
- During his hiatus, Fox focused on family life, which he believes ultimately improves his acting. "When you're in this business, I think it's really good to carve out a place where you feel like you're living life," he said.
- After a seven-year hiatus, Fox returned to television in 2022 and currently stars as Paul Clyburn in the Paramount+ series The Madison, alongside Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell.
- Continuing his life in Italy, Fox is learning the language while balancing his acting career. "I'm getting there. It's not an easy language to learn, but I'm learning it," he noted when asked about his progress.
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Matthew Fox (Pensilvania, 59) was the resolutive Dr. Jack Shepard in the six seasons of Lost, the successful series he starred in between 2004 and 2010. After that, he took his career more calmly. He played the serial killer from In the Killer’s Mind, in 2012; or the American soldier who saved Brad Pitt’s character and his family in World War Z, in 2013. But, in 2014, he decided to pack up and move to Italy, moving away from Los Angeles, Hollywo…
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