Lucky Yates

{{Short description|American actor}}

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Matt "Lucky" Yates (born October 18, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his voice roles as Dr. Krieger on Archer and the Xtacles on Frisky Dingo.{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0946793/|title=Lucky Yates|website=IMDb}} He was also a recurring actor on the Food Network series Good Eats. He studied theater at Wayne State University and regularly performs at Dad's Garage in Atlanta, Georgia.{{Cite web|url=https://dadsgarage.com/|title=Dad's Garage Theatre Company - Best Atlanta Improv Comedy Shows|website=Dad's Garage}}{{cite web |url=http://www.backstage.com/interview/lucky-yates-improv-puppets-and-archer/ |title=Lucky Yates on Improv, Puppets, and 'Archer' |publisher= Backstage.com |access-date= 2016-12-08}}

From 2000 to 2007, he hosted The Lucky Yates Talk Show, a live on-stage weekly talk show in Atlanta, Georgia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0946793/bio|title=Lucky Yates|website=IMDb|access-date=2018-07-10}}

In 2016, Yates was hired as a host for the film streaming service from Turner Classic Movies and The Criterion Collection, FilmStruck.{{cite press release |title= FilmStruck To Launch Oct. 19 |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161006005727/en/FilmStruck-Launch-Oct.-19 |location= Atlanta |agency=Business Wire |date= October 6, 2016 |access-date=2016-12-08}}

in 2021, Yates coauthored the comic Lester of the Lesser Gods with artist Eric Powell.{{cite web |last1=Johnston |first1=Rich |title=Eric Powell and Lucky Yates's New Comic, Lester Of The Lesser Gods |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/eric-powell-and-lucky-yatess-new-comic-lester-of-the-lesser-gods/ |website=Bleeding Cool |publisher=bleedingcool.com |access-date=21 September 2021}}