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Matthew Robert Patrick (born November 15, 1986), better known by his stage name MatPat, is a famous American internet personality, YouTuber, and actor.
He is the creator and narrator of the YouTube web series The Game Theorists, in which he comments on topics such as logic, scientific accuracy, and lore of various video games and the gaming industry.
MatPat is also known for writing and narrating Game Theory spinoffs The Film Theorist and The Food Theorist.
Let’s take a look at some relevant facts about his personal and professional life.
American Internet Celebrities
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| Name: | Matthew Robert Patrick |
| stage name: | Matt Pat |
| Date of Birth: | November 15, 1986 (37 years old) |
| place of birth: | Medina, Ohio, USA |
| Country of Citizenship: | American |
| high: | 1.8 m |
| parents: | Robert Patrick, Linda Patrick |
| Brothers and sisters: | not applicable |
| Wife • Spouse: | Stephanie Patrick ( m. 2012) |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | not applicable |
| Children: | Oliver Julian Patrick |
| Profession: | Actor • Internet celebrity |
| net worth: | $35 million |
Early life and education
MatPat was born in Medina County, Ohio, USA in 1986. His father is Robert Patrick and his mother is Linda Patrick.
As a child, he had always been fascinated by great art, especially musical theater. He graduated as high school valedictorian and received a scholarship to Duke University to study psychology and theater. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and received his diploma with honors.
After graduating, MatPat moved to New York to pursue an acting career. Despite this, two years after being almost completely unemployed, he uploaded a promotional trailer for Game Theory, and four days later released the first episode, explaining the scientific accuracy of the time travel mechanics in the SNES game Chrono Trigger.
Personal life
MatPat is married to Stephanie Patrick, whom he met while attending Duke University.
They became friends after working on the Legend of Zelda spoof Stu’s Epic. They tied the knot on May 19, 2012.
MatPat’s son Oliver Julian Patrick was born in 2018, and the family currently lives in California and North Carolina.
Profession
MatPat created a YouTube channel in 2009 under the name “MatthewPatrick13”. He has posted several videos of his performances and auditions in musicals, including one of him singing It Takes Two from the musical Hairspray.
On April 18, 2011, he released the first episode of “Game Theory”, which explored the relationship between reality and games from the perspectives of physics, mathematics and culture.
MatPat founded Game Theory with the goal of providing a “tangential learning experience of gaming” and demonstrating his abilities to organizations that watched his channel, a move inspired by the YouTube series Extra Credits episode Tangential Learning, which was released on March 23, 2011.
MatPat regularly posts episodes about Nintendo characters and popular games like Minecraft, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Call of Duty, and Pokémon, as well as various other games, some of which are creepypastas like Petscop.
net worth
MatPat is one of the highest-paid YouTubers in the world thanks to his incredible wealth. MatPat’s net worth is estimated to be as high as $35 million.
Social Media
- Instagram account: @Matpatgt
- Twitter: @Matpatgt
- TikTok: @Matpatgt
