Matt Meese

Matt Meese
Born Matthew Meese
(1988-10-10) October 10, 1988
New Jersey
Education Brigham Young University
Religion The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Matthew Meese (born October 10, 1988)[1] is a sketch comedian and actor who is best known for his prominent role as actor, head writer, and co-creator of Studio C, a popular comedy show on both BYUtv and YouTube.

Early Life and Education

Meese was born in New Jersey[1] and raised in Phoenix, Arizona as the second of three children.[2] He has claimed that his greatest achievement to date is having a proud mother.[3] After high school, Matt served as a LDS missionary for the Chicago Mission. After completing his two-year mission, he attended and later graduated from BYU with an undergraduate degree in Psychology.[3] Before and after his college graduation, he worked for the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum for a total of 5 years.[4]

Studio C

It was during his membership of BYU's on-campus sketch comedy group, Divine Comedy, where Matt and other original members of Studio C first conceived the idea for the show.[2] The show was not considered by BYUtv until Matt personally met with a content director, Jared Shores, and pitched him the idea.

From the very beginning, Matt has played a considerable role in the success of Studio C. Matt Meese is acknowledged as one of the creators of Studio C and the show's head writer.[5] Matt is known for many roles in his sketch comedy. However, Matt is most known for his role as sport sensation Scott Sterling.[6] Studio C sketches of Scott Sterling have been the most successful sketches of Studio C in terms of online popularity and views.[7][8] The two Scott Sterling videos are the only Studio C videos to exceed 10 million views on YouTube.[9]

Personal life

He currently works and lives in Provo, Utah. He shares a house with two of his friends and cast mates, Adam Berg and Stacey Harkey. He is color-blind and is the owner of one dog.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Unhinged Right Short
2012 Abandoned in Space Calvin Short
2012–present Studio C Himself/Various Main Cast
Serves also as head writer and co-creator
2014 Saints and Soldiers: The Void Daniel Barlow Movie
2016 Jester'Z Improv Comedy Live Himself/Various DVD Special

References

  1. 1 2 "Matthew Meese - Bio, Facts, Family | Famous Birthdays". Famous Birthdays. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  2. 1 2 "Matt Meese — Mormon Artist". mormonartist.net. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  3. 1 2 "Studio C - Mallory Everton and Matt Meese Interview - Episode 2.2 - The Good Word Podcast". The Good Word Podcast. 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  4. Klemetson, Rebecca. "Matt Meese: Living a life of laughter". universe.byu.edu. The Universe. Retrieved 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  5. Brady, Meagan. "Matt Meese". mormonartist.net. Retrieved 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  6. Joseph, Andrew. "Meet Scott Sterling, that guy whose face keeps getting pummeled in delightful videos". ftw.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  7. Petersen, Sarah. "10 million views in 10 days: Behind the scenes of the viral video from 'Studio C'". deseretnews.com. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  8. Williams, Lindsey. "New Scott Sterling sketch from 'Studio C' making national, international headlines". deseretnews.com. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  9. youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/user/BYUTelevision/videos?flow=grid&sort=p&view=0. Retrieved 20 July 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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