"Dear Mr. Helm,
Wow! Where do I begin? First of all, thank you so much for such a great performance at my boyfriend’s 50th birthday party. Everyone was so impressed with your act. When you arrived my brother-in-law ran up and said, “He looks more like Sean Connery than Sean Connery!” You took the information I had given you about the birthday boy and delivered it in a very funny, yet respectful manner. What a delight! Given that the majority of the audience members were of various divisions of law enforcement, you showed a great deal of appreciation for what they do while at the same time, being very comical.
I was also very impressed with your attentiveness toward our guests as they pulled at you for pictures, or because they were just wanting to mingle with you.
We look forward to seeing you again."
Rachel Chaicoski
San Jose Mercury News - Around Town
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Aren't you?: On a recent lunch trip to Santana Row, Marcia Farris was stunned to see a man walking down Olsen Drive, dressed in a white dinner jacket, who was a dead ringer for Sean Connery. Could the former James Bond be visiting Silicon Valley?
It's actually a South Bay impersonator who goes by the stage name Matt Helm. He's been doing a killer Dean Martin for two decades and this summer has been making heads turn as 007. You can check out this work at www.mattplaysdean.net .
Sal Pizarro
"Dear Matt, As I said on the phone, your evening with Toni was an unqualified success. Days afterward, she is still walking on air from your appearance at her birthday party in my home. I have never before seen her speechless as when you walked in. Your resemblance was extraordinary, but your demeanor was especially outstanding...I think she almost forgot that you were an impersonator and talked in a surreal way to 'Sean', her idol...So congratulations. You pulled the scene off better than I could have dreamed...Thanks for a fine performance and a lot of fun."
Vic Befera
Vic Befera & Associates
Advertising - Publicity - Public Relations
"When I saw Matt coming my direction in the restaurant and as we spoke, I was excitedly under the impression that I was actually meeting and talking with my favorite actor of all time, Sean Connery. It blew me away when I later found out he was an impersonator!"
Milton Graham
