Matthew Buckstein at his audition for Fox's "American Idol"

Matthew Buckstein at his audition for Fox's "American Idol"
Matthew Buckstein made it into the top 40 contestants on Season 6 of Fox's "
American Idol" before getting cut. You may remember
Matthew Buckstein from Season 5 when he was one of the three singing cowboys along with Michael Evans and little Garet Johnson. They sang "Do Wah Diddy" for the group performance audition. Although Matthew Buckstein was cut, the threesome proved to be so popular that they were all invited back to the season finale to perform "Mama Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be
Cowboys." The trio was also spoofed in a short film entitled, "Brokenote Cowboy," a take off of "Brokeback Mountain."
Matthew Buckstein is 25 years old. Matthew Buckstein majored in theater at California State University - Fullerton and graduated in 2003. Matthew Buckstein is orginally from Denver, Colorado.