Matthew Richard also known as Matt Stone is an American actor, animator, screenwriter, television director, producer, comedian, and singer. He is best known for co-creating South Park with Trey Parker, his creative collaborator and best friend. Stone has the inventive ability to use his unrefined and harsh humor to highlight social and political issues. Stone, a multi-talented individual, has voiced several characters and is also a voiceover artist.
Matt Stone Biography and Net Worth
| Net Worth $700 M |
| Full Name Mathew Richard |
| Birth Date 26 May 1971 |
| Age 51 years |
| Birthplace Houston, Texas |
| Profession Comedian, Actor, Producer, Writer |
| Wife Angela Howard |
Matt Stone Early Life
Gerald Whitney Stone, an economist, and Sheila Lois Stone welcomed their first child, Matt Stone, on May 26, 1971, in Houston, Texas (Belasco). He has Jewish ancestry from his mother’s side and Irish-American ancestry from his father. They served as the inspiration for the South Park characters Gerald and Sheila Broflovski. Stone was raised in Littleton, Colorado, a Denver suburb, where he attended Heritage High School, along with his younger sister Rachel. He studied at Colorado University Boulder. His father demanded that his son major in something “useful” because he was afraid he might “become a musician and a bum”. They agreed that Matt couldn’t major in both math and movies. In 1993, Stone earned a Bachelor of Arts with a double major.
Matt Stone Early Career
He served as the writer, director, producer, and actor for the 1992 animated short film “Jesus vs. Frosty.” He produced this while he was still an undergraduate at UOC. While still an undergraduate student, he produced the musical film “Cannibal! The Musical” in 1994. Trey Parker served as the director of this independent black comedy. He created, produced, directed, and participated in the 1995 movie “Jesus vs. Santa.” He co-created the animated TV series “South Park” for adults in 1997 with Trey Parker. The Comedy Central television network aired the show.
He starred in David Zucker’s 1998 sports comedy “BASEketball” for the American market. The movie received negative and mixed reviews.
Matt Stone Rise to Stardom
Matt’s success started when he developed the script for the 1999 movie “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut,” produced it, and took the lead role. It was an animated musical comedy movie based on the “South Park” TV show.
He directed the music video for “Even If You Don’t” by the avant-garde rock group “Ween” in 2000. Their seventh album, “White Pepper,” was the subject of the video. He co-created, wrote, and served as an executive producer for the TV comedy series “That’s My Bush!” in 2001. The Comedy Central television network aired the show.
He appeared in the 2002 documentary “Bowling for Columbine,” which won an American Academy Award. The movie received positive reviews c and was shown at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. He appeared in the documentary “This Film is Not Yet Rated” in 2006 as an interviewee. The Motion Picture Association of America’s rating system served as the foundation for the movie. He served as the executive producer of the 2009 American Television program and motion picture how’s Your News? Every Sunday, it was aired on the MTV network channel. He portrayed himself in the documentary “Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage,” which Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn directed in 2010. The movie gave viewers a thorough understanding of the Canadian progressive rock group Rush.
Matt Stone Awards and Achievements
He won the Producers Guild of America Award in 1998 for “South Park” in the category of “Most Promising Producer in Television.” He won the MTV Movie Award in 2000 for “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut” in the category of “Best Musical Performance.” He won the Primetime Emmy for “South Park” in the categories of “Outstanding Animated Program” in 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009. For “The Book of Mormon” in the categories of “Best Musical,” “Best Book of a Musical,” and “Best Original Score” in 2011, he won three Tony Awards. He won a Grammy in 2011 for “The Book of Mormon: Original Cast Recording” in the category of “Best Musical Show Album.”
Matt Stone Wife
In 2001, Stone met with Angela Howard, a Comedy Central executive, and their romance quickly developed. They got married in 2008 and now have two kids together. The happy family of Matt is now living in Venice, Los Angeles.
Matt Stone Net Worth
Matt has an estimated net worth of $700 million as of 2022. In Venice, California, Matt invested $3.5 million in a 3,000-square-foot house. For $4.5 million, he put this house on the market in January 2020. He purchased a nearby smaller property in 2003 for $800,000 and now owns it. He paid $5.15 million to purchase a full floor of a New York City skyscraper in 2008, then in April 2019, he sold the asset for $6.15 million.
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