Matthew "Jett" Schaefer, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is an American model, actor and pilot. He attended public school as well as college and flight school. He earned his Commercial Pilot's license and also became a Certified Flight Instructor. In 1996, Matthew was discovered as a model by the late Gianni Versace himself while vacationing in Miami's South Beach area. He later joined a model search in Chicago, where he was contacted in follow-up by 23 different agents, both domestic and international appearing runway shows and print work/campaigns for such great designers as "Armani," "Versace," "Calvin Klein," and "Valentino." In 1999, Matthew made his acting debut in a minor part in the movie "Swap Meet." In the following years, he starred in several minor roles in movies such as "RE(e)volution," "English as a Second Language", "Idol," as well as in the TV series, "The Man Show."