Matt Walsh Biography
Matthew Paul Walsh is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for his role as Mike McLintock in Veep for which he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
How old is Matt Walsh? – Age
He is 59 years old as of October 13, 2024. The actor was born on October 13, 1964, in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Matt Walsh Height
The star stands at a height of 6 feet tall.
Matt Walsh Early Life
Walsh was born in Chicago, the fourth of seven children of Dick and Audrey Walsh. He graduated from Hinsdale South High School in 1982. While in high school he played on the football team as a backup tight end. He attended Northern Illinois University, where he graduated with a degree in Psychology, also spending a year studying abroad in Austria at Salzburg College.
Matt Walsh Career
After college the actor took improvisational comedy classes in Chicago, where he became a regular performer at the Annoynace Theater and ImprovOlympic, and studied under Del Close. In 1991, he met comedian Matt Besser, with whom he began performing stand-up comedy. Along with Matt Besser, Army Poehler, and Ian Roberts, he is a Founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade improve comedy troupe.
He is also known for his memorable supporting roles in popular comedy films in recent years including Old School, Starsky & Hutch, Be Kind Rewind, Ted and Keeping Up with the Jonesses. He also wrote and starred in the cult indie-comedy Martin & Orloff. In 2010, the actor created the improvised comedy series Players for Spike TV. Walsh stars in the series alongside his Upright Citizens Brigade partner Ian Roberts, as two brothers who run a sports bar together. The show aired for one season, concluding on August 14, 2010.
He currently hosts the podcast Bear Down with comedian Scot Armstrong where they discuss their favorite football team The Chicago Bears and do sports-themed comedy bits such as fake call-ins and in-character interviews. In 2010, Walsh had recurring roles on the NBC comedy series Outsourced and on the HBO comedy series Hung. In 2012, he began co-starring as Mike McLintock in the HBO series Veep, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2016 and 2017.
The comedian directed his first feature film High Road, an indie-comedy he co-wrote with Josh Weiner. The film was released on March 6, 2012. In the movie Into the Storm, he stars as Pete Moore, who is the driver of the Tornado Intercept Vehicle nicknamed “Titus”. He appeared in the MyCareer mode in the basketball simulation game NBA 2K17.
Matt Walsh Net Worth
His net worth is estimated to be around $5 million.
Matt Walsh Movie
1998 – Taleny
2000 – Road Trip
2002 – Martin & Orloff
2003 – Old School
2004 – Starsky & Hutch
2008 – Semi-Pro
2009 – Mystery Team
2010 – Cherry
2011 – High Road
2013 – Movie 43
2015 – Get Hard
2015 – Bad Night
2019 – The Perfect Date
2022 – Press Play
2023 – The Good Half
2024 – Suncoast
