Matt Bennett (born November 13, 1991) is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of

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in the

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sitcom ''

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'' and for starring in the

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-produced film ''

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''.

Early life

Bennett grew up in

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. 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''. He also appeared as Greg the Intern in the pilot episode of the

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''. According to several YouTube videos, Bennett is fluent in English and Japanese.

Career

2010–2013: ''The Virginity Hit'', ''Victorious'', and music career

Bennett starred in ''

'', released in October 2010. Described as a "documentary style comedy," Bennett stated in an interview 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.""Matt Bennett Wants to Put The Virginity Hit on Your Radar"
. ''ugo.com''. Retrieved September 24, 2010. ''The Virginity Hit'' was produced by

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founders

and Adam McKay; in an interview with

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, Bennett stated that reception towards the film has been "very positive...I'm glad that people are getting that it's 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." Matt Bennett

Bennett co-starred as Robbie Shapiro in the

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''. He was nominated for a 2011 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award (UK) in the category of "Nick UK's Funniest Person".

2013–present: Nerdist and continuing work

In March 2013, it was announced that Bennett would host a web series for the YouTube channel

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. On the series, entitled "Nerdy Jobs", Bennett will go behind the scenes of many "Nerdy" jobs to show how interesting they are. On June 23, 2014, Bennett was featured in the popular YouTube video "The Slap" as one of the participants. He was also asked to be the love interest for

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's character in her " One Last Time" music video; she is his close friend and former co-worker from ''Victorious''. In 2015, Bennett guest-starred in the ''

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'' episode "Tiny Pickles", and appeared in the films ''

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'' and '' The Stanford Prison Experiment''. In 2016, he had a role on the show ''

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''. On February 2, 2016, Bennett made a Snapchat press conference announcement about his debut

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''Terminal Cases''. Bennett claims "it's a concept album about my parents' divorce where every song is inspired by different Robin Williams movies." It was released on June 10, 2016. As of 2022, he currently tours as a DJ, playing songs from

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and

series at several venues, including

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chains. The shows are billed as "iParty with DJ Matt Bennett."

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Matt 1991 births Living people 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American male web series actors Male actors from New York (state) Massapequa High School alumni People from Massapequa Park, New York