Matt Rife Biography
Matt Rife is an American comedian and actor. Matt began stand-up comedy at the age of 15 and has since toured around the world performing with some of the biggest names in comedy; Rife is best known for his self-produced comedy specials Only Fans (2021), Matthew Steven Rife (2023), and Walking Red Flag (2023), as well as his 2023 Netflix special Natural Selection.
Matt Age
He is 28 years old as of September 2023. Matt was born Matthew Steven Rife on 10 September 1995, in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America.
Matt Family- Parents
Matt Rife was born in Columbus, Ohio, and raised in North Lewisburg. He also resided at New Albany and Mount Vernon. He has four siblings: three elder stepsisters and a younger half sister. His father, Michael Eric Gutzke, committed suicide when Rife was 17 months old.
Who is Matt Rifes’ ex-girlfriend?-Married- Wife
Rife currently lives in Los Angeles, California. Rife had a brief relationship with English actress Kate Beckinsale in 2017 and 2018. In the summer of 2023, he started dating British-Canadian actress Jessica Lord. The pair split up in March 2024.
How did Matt Rife become famous?- Career
Matt Rife hosted the short-lived reboot of Total Request Live in 2017 and appeared on MTV’s The Challenge: Champions vs. Stars. In 2018, he starred in the B-rated gore film “Black Pumpkin”. Rife is also a mystery investigator on the YouTube channel “Day Night”. He reprised his role in the 2019 series Bring It On, where he made it to the semifinals but was eliminated in week 8, and in the Netflix special Natural Selection. Rife has produced the feature films Only Face (2021), Matthew Steven Rife (2023), and Walking the Flag (2023). He has also guest-starred on the sketch comedy and improv competition program Wild ‘n Out, the comedy-drama series Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Brandon Bliss, and the sitcom TV series Fresh Off the Boat as Brandon Bliss. In December 2022, Rife signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA). He released a Matthew Steven Rife special of the same name on Valentine’s Day in April 2023. He then released another special focusing on the band’s work, Walking the Red Flag, in June 2023. Leif said he created the feature around the “red flag” content to prevent viewers from interfering with his future performances of the product.
On November 15, 2023, Rife premiered his Netflix special “Natural Selection,” which Vulture deemed “a ridiculous joke… and completely ridiculous.” The takeaway: “There are a lot of women Rife doesn’t care about. He likes shady guys (why don’t you hide in the kitchen?), hippie chicks, his religious ex-girlfriend, flight attendants who insist on enforcing the law, and “overweight people.” One of the women he says he likes is his grandmother, whom he’d like to fuck. a Special began in controversy over domestic fraud. In a letter responding to the controversy, Rife linked the fake apology to a website that provides helmets to people with disabilities. In December 2023, Rife caused further controversy by posting a message to a six-year-old boy claiming that he used the profits from his mother’s OnlyFans website to buy her gifts. He deleted the message after public backlash over his comments. Rife says his biggest acting influences are Dave Chappelle, Ricky Gervais, and Dane Cook. Rife performed at Dave Chappelle’s 50th birthday party at Madison Square Garden and called Chappelle’s coach. He also mentioned Adam Sandler, Jim Carrey, Jim Farney, David Spade and Robin Williams as people who influence him.
Matt Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.