Matt Okine Biography
Matt Okine is a Brisbane-based stand-up comedian, author, and radio host. From 2014 to 2016, he co-hosted the Triple J breakfast show with Alex Dyson.
How old is Matt Okine? – Age
He is 38 years old as of 12 April 2023. He was born in 1985 in Brisbane, Australia.
Matt Okine Family
Okine is of Ghanaian and European origin, the son of Mack Okine and Roslyn Okine, who died of breast cancer when he was 12 years old. He has a sister named Rachel Okine. Rachel Okine works for Stan, Australia’s biggest national streaming provider. Rachel Okine joins Australia’s main national streaming service in 2021, where she will be in charge of a slate of films, documentaries, and scripted shows.
Matt Okine Wife
He is married to Belinda Rabe. The couple has a daughter born in Mar 2019.
Matt Okine Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $3 Million.
Matt Okine Career
On Rove, Okine gave stand-up performances at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Sydney Comedy Festival. This is Littleton, Legally Brown, and Would I Lie to You? were among his television roles. and Hughesy, We Have a Problem, and was a guest on Can of Worms, The Agony of Modern Manners, and Dirty Laundry Live. He released a DVD with the title “Being Black n Chicken n Shit” in 2012. Additionally, he played Laurie in H2O: Simply add water.
After Tom Ballard resigned in 2014 to pursue stand-up comedy, Okine took over as co-host of the Triple J breakfast show. Alex Dyson and Okine both left Triple J in 2016 to pursue other interests.
In 2015, he co-hosted How Not to Behave, which aired on ABC for four months. He won Best Comedy Release for Live at the Enmore Theatre at the 2015 ARIA Awards. The Other Guy on Stan was written and starred Okine in 2017.
It was revealed in November 2022 that Okine would play Arthur Beare in a 2023 “reimagining” of the classic ABC TV sitcom Mother and Son, which ran from 1984 to 1994. The new series was also created, written, and executive produced by Okine. Okine came up with the idea in 2013 to make the sitcom a one-camera production instead of a multi-camera setup that was filmed in front of a live studio audience. Geoffrey Atherden, who created the original series, will work with Okine on the 2023 version.