Matt Bennett

For other uses, see Matthew Bennett (disambiguation).

Matt Bennett
Born	Matthew H. Bennett November 13, 1991 (1991-11-13) (age 20) Massapequa, New York, U.S.[1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present

Matthew H. "Matt" Bennett (born November 13, 1991)^[2][3] is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Robbie Shapiro in the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious and for starring in the Will Ferrell-produced film The Virginity Hit.

Life and career

Matt Bennett grew up in Massapequa, New York and attended Massapequa High School. After appearing in numerous commercials, Bennett began his television career as Greg the Intern in the pilot episode of the Comedy Central sketch comedy series Michael & Michael Have Issues.

He starred in and co-wrote the short film Text Me in 2010.^[4] Text Me was voted Best Comedy at the Indie Short Film Competition and at the Third Screen Film Festival, and was a finalist at the IndieProducer Film Festival.

Bennett later starred in The Virginity Hit, 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."^[1]

The Virginity Hit was produced by Funny or Die founders Will Ferrell and Adam McKay; in an interview with MTV News, Bennett stated that reception towards the film has been "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."^[5]

Bennett currently co-stars as Robbie Shapiro in the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious. He was nominated for a 2011 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award (UK) in the category of "Nick UK's Funniest Person".^[6]

Filmography

Film/Television
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2009	Totally for Teens	Jamie	Pilot
2010	The Virginity Hit	Matt	Film debut, main role
2010–present	Victorious	Robert "Robbie" Shapiro	Main role
2011	Bridesmaids	Helen's Stepson	Cameo
2012	Ice Age: Continental Drift	Louis[7]	Voice
Television guest appearances
	Year	Title	Role
2009	Michael & Michael Have Issues	Greg the Intern	"Greg the Intern" (Season 1, Episode 1)
2011	iCarly	Robert "Robbie" Shapiro	"iParty with Victorious" (Season 4, Episode 11-13)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Matt Bennett Wants to Put The Virginity Hit on Your Radar". ugo.com. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
2. ^ Bennett, Matt. "Twitter: Matt Bennett (verified account)". http://twitter.com/#!/MattBennett/status/3548781257695232. Retrieved May 12, 2011. 
3. ^ Bennett, Matt. "Twitter: Matt Bennett (verified account)". http://twitter.com/#!/MattBennett/status/109452532501315584. 
4. ^ "Bios". textmefilm.com. http://www.textmefilm.com/bios. Retrieved 2010-07-08. 
5. ^ Warner, Kara. "'Virginity Hit' Not Just Sex, But A Film With 'Heart And Soul' Star Says". MTV Movies Blog. http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/09/24/virginity-hit-not-just-sex-but-a-film-with-heart-and-soul-star-says/. Retrieved 2010-09-24. 
6. ^ Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards
7. ^ "Matt Bennett". Poptower.com. http://www.poptower.com/matt-bennett.htm. Retrieved August 17, 2011. 

External links

• Matt Bennett at the Internet Movie Database
• Matt Bennett on Twitter

Persondata
Name	Bennett, Matt
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	November 13, 1991
Place of birth	Massapequa, New York, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death