Matt Bennett

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Matt Bennett
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Born (1991-11-13) November 13, 1991 (age 33)
Massapequa Park, New York, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • DJ
Years active2009–present

Matt Bennett (born November 13, 1991 [1] [2] ) is an American actor and DJ. He is known for playing Robbie Shapiro in the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious . His film roles include The Virginity Hit , Bridesmaids , Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, The Stanford Prison Experiment and Manson Family Vacation . He has guest-starred on shows such as The Big Bang Theory , American Vandal and Dynasty. Since 2022, he has primarily worked as a DJ, performing Disney and Nickelodeon songs at several venues.

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Life and career

Bennett was born and raised in Massapequa Park, New York. [1] [2] After appearing in numerous commercials, Bennett began his official acting career at the age of 18 as Jamie, in the 2009 TV movie Totally for Teens . [3] He also appeared as Greg the Intern in the pilot episode of the Comedy Central sketch comedy series Michael & Michael Have Issues . [4] [5] According to several YouTube videos, Bennett is fluent in English and Japanese.

Despite the fact that Bennett is best known for having played a Jewish character and was thought by others to be Jewish in real life, Bennett has confirmed on his Tumblr account that he is not Jewish.[ citation needed ]

Bennett had his first starring film role in The Virginity Hit , which was produced by Funny or Die founders Will Ferrell and Adam McKay and released in October 2010. [6] Described as a "documentary style comedy," Bennett stated that the film's "directors gave us cameras in our spare time, and he said do pranks, talk amongst yourselves, do things and film that. So we did, and most of the movie is what we filmed. So I feel like 20% is scripted but the rest is all real." [7] He said in another interview with MTV News that the film is "not just another teen sex romp. It's a film with heart and a bit of a soul and deep-down it’s a cool love story." [8]

Bennett performing with the cast of Victorious Matt Bennett.jpg
Bennett performing with the cast of Victorious

Bennett co-starred as Robbie Shapiro in the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious from 2010 to 2013. [9] [10] [11] He was nominated for a 2011 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award (UK) in the category of "Nick UK's Funniest Person". [12]

In March 2013, it was announced that Bennett would host a web series for the YouTube channel Nerdist. On the series, entitled "Nerdy Jobs", Bennett would go behind the scenes of many "Nerdy" jobs to show how interesting they were.[ citation needed ]

On June 23, 2014, Bennett and his Victorious co-star Elizabeth Gillies were featured in the popular YouTube video "The Slap" as participants. [13]

Bennett has appeared in two of his Victorious co-star Ariana Grande's music videos: "One Last Time" in 2015, and "Thank U, Next" in 2018, the latter of which also features several Victorious cast members. [14] [15] [16] Also in 2015, he starred in the music video for Poppy's 2015 "Lowlife" and guest-starred as Josh Wolowitz in The Big Bang Theory episode "The Fortification Implementation". [17] [18] [19] He had roles in the films Me and Earl and the Dying Girl , The Stanford Prison Experiment and Manson Family Vacation , [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] all of which were released in 2015.

In 2016, Bennett had a role on the show Fresh Off the Boat . [25] On February 2, 2016, he announced his debut studio album Terminal Cases, which he described as "a concept album about my parents' divorce where every song is inspired by different Robin Williams movies." It was released independently on June 10, 2016. [26] [27]

In 2019, Bennett, alongside Elizabeth Gillies, made a surprise appearance during the November 19 show of Ariana Grande's Sweetener World Tour in Atlanta, in which Grande and Bennett performed "I Think You're Swell" and Grande and Gillies performed "Give It Up" from Victorious. [28] [29]

In 2022, Bennett guest-starred on an episode of the soap opera Dynasty , a reboot of the 1981 series of the same name, reuniting with Elizabeth Gillies who leads the show. [30] [31] Beginning in 2022, Bennett has toured as a DJ, playing songs from Disney and Nickelodeon series at several venues, including House of Blues chains. The shows are billed as "iParty with DJ Matt Bennett," [32] and since 2023, "Party101." [33] [34]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Text MeNoahShort film
2010 The Virginity Hit Matt
2011 Bridesmaids Helen's stepsonCameo [35]
The Death and Return of Superman Superboy Short film (credited as Matthew Bennett)
2015 Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Scott Mayhew
The Stanford Prison Experiment Kyle Parker
Manson Family Vacation Buddy Holly
Me Him Her BonesUncredited role
2018 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot Editor #2

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Totally for Teens JamieEpisode: "Pilot"
Michael & Michael Have Issues Greg the InternEpisode: "Greg the Intern"
2010–2013 Victorious Robbie Shapiro Main role
2010 BrainSurge ContestantEpisode: "Stars of Nickelodeon 2 of 5"
2012–2013 Figure It Out Panelist Game show; 18 episodes
2011–2012 iCarly Gibby (alternate universe) / Robbie ShapiroEpisodes: "iApril Fools", "iParty with Victorious"
2014 Sam & Cat Robbie ShapiroEpisode: "#TheKillerTunaJump"
2015 The Big Bang Theory Josh WolowitzEpisode: "The Fortification Implementation"
Shameless WileyEpisode: "Carl's First Sentencing"
Game Shakers HimselfEpisode: "Tiny Pickles"
Everybody Wants to Be Poppy PhoMain voice role; web series
Wrestling Isn't Wrestling John Cena FanWeb series
2016 Fresh Off the Boat CoreyEpisode: "Gotta Be Me"
2018 Grey's Anatomy SteveEpisode: "Old Scars, Future Hearts"
American Vandal Gavin LandersRecurring role; 4 episodes [36]
2022 Dynasty ColeEpisode: "But a Drug Scandal?" [37]

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRef.
2015"One Last Time" Ariana Grande [38]
"Lowlife" Poppy [17]
2018"Thank U, Next"Ariana Grande [39]

Discography

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2011 Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards Nick UK's Funniest Person Victorious Nominated [12]

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