Matt Bennett

Life and career

Bennett was born and raised in Massapequa Park, New York. After appearing in numerous commercials, Bennett began his 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 Comedy Central sketch comedy series Michael & Michael Have Issues.

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. 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." 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."

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

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 will go behind the scenes of many "Nerdy" jobs to show how interesting they are.

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. 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". He had roles in the films Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, The Stanford Prison Experiment and Manson Family Vacation, all of which were released in 2015.

In 2016, Bennett had a role on the show Fresh Off the Boat. 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.

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.

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.

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," and since 2023, "Party101 with Matt Bennett." As of 2025, these tours have gone international, reaching locations such as the UK and Australia.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Discography

• Terminal Cases (2016)

Awards and nominations

References

References

1. Matthew H(annukah) Bennett. (November 13, 2010). "Thanks for all the birthday wishes. This is for you guys: http://www.mediafire.com/?dnkdmev8jl7lsmb".
2. Matthew H(annukah) Bennett. (September 2, 2011). "Matt Bennett: Playin The Game Since 1991.".
3. Snyder, Brianna. (July 12, 2009). "Hartford Advocate: Leisure - This Show Is Real Funny".
4. Jones, Kimberley. (September 10, 2010). "Movie Review: The Virginity Hit".
5. [http://www.ugo.com/movies/matt-bennett-virginity-hit-interview "Matt Bennett Wants to Put The Virginity Hit on Your Radar"] {{webarchive. link. (September 29, 2010. ''ugo.com''. Retrieved September 24, 2010.)
6. Warner, Kara. (September 24, 2010). "'Virginity Hit' Not Just Sex, But A Film With 'Heart And Soul' Star Says". MTV Movies Blog.
7. Weisman, Jon. (August 30, 2009). "Nick, Sony Music will duet for comedy".
8. (January 27, 2013). "M Exclusive: Victorious will NOT be returning for season four! - M Magazine".
9. (October 29, 2013). "Ariana and Matt Talk 'Victorious'".
10. Lindsay, Kathryn. "Who Is The Guy Brushing His Teeth In The "Thank U, Next" Video?".
11. "Ariana Grande Reunites with Old Flame in "One Last Time" Video".
12. (16 February 2015). "Ariana Grande's New Video for 'One Last Time' is Awesomely Apocalyptic".
13. (July 24, 2015). "We Scored the Exclusive Premiere of That Poppy's Enchanting Music Video for "Lowlife"".
14. (March 12, 2015). "The Big Bang Theory adds Howard's little brother".
15. Goldberg, Lesley. (March 11, 2015). "'Big Bang Theory' Books 'Victorious' Alum as Howard's Brother".
16. Debruge, Peter. (January 26, 2015). "Sundance Film Review: 'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl'".
17. Bennett, Bruce. "'Me and Earl' offers a different love story".
18. Eichel, Molly. (July 31, 2015). "'Stanford Prison Experiment': Brutality in imagined incarceration".
19. (July 16, 2015). "'The Stanford Prison Experiment' review: Low-grade science story with Billy Crudup".
20. Thomas, Bri. (August 6, 2019). "10 Movies To Watch About The Manson Family".
21. "'Victorious' star returning to DJ party in Albany".
22. Grant, Stacey. (June 10, 2016). "Ariana Grande Thinks Her Victorious Costar's New Album Is 'Fire'". [[MTV]].
23. "Matt Bennett - Terminal Cases".
24. (November 20, 2019). "Ariana Grande stages a 'Victorious' reunion with Liz Gillies and Matt Bennett at her Atlanta show".
25. Aniftos, Rania. (November 21, 2019). "Ariana Grande & Liz Gillies Recreated a 'Victorious' Scene Onstage & We Were Suddenly Transported to 2010".
26. Swift, Andy. (August 13, 2022). "Dynasty Stages Victorious Reunion With Liz Gillies and Matt Bennett — Watch".
27. Swift, Andy. (August 13, 2022). "Dynasty Stages Victorious Reunion With Liz Gillies and Matt Bennett — Watch".
28. "iParty with DJ Matt Bennett".
29. (2 April 2023). "IN PHOTOS: A night of early 2000s childhood nostalgia with Matt Bennett's Party 101".
30. (26 March 2023). "'Victorious' star Matt Bennett brings throwback hits to Big Night Live".
31. "Party101 with DJ Matt Bennett".
32. (16 February 2015). "Robbie From 'Victorious' is in Ariana's New Video".
33. (22 January 2022). "The Evolution of Matt Bennett: From Victorious to Music and Beyond".
34. (21 November 2019). "Ariana Grande stages a Victorious reunion with Liz Gillies and Matt Bennett at her Atlanta show".
35. (February 17, 2015). "WATCH: Ariana Grande Releases Video For 'One Last Time'". [[iHeartRadio]].
36. @arianagrande. (November 20, 2018). "Instagram video by Ariana Grande • Nov 27, 2018 at 6:00 AM". [[Instagram]].
37. "Matt Bennett - Terminal Cases Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic".
38. "Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2011 Winners!".