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Matt Bennett

Matt Bennett
Bennett in 2020
Born (1991-11-13) November 13, 1991 (age 33)
Massapequa Park, New York, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • DJ
Years active2009–present

Matthew H. "Matt" Bennett (born November 13, 1991[1][2]) is an American actor and DJ. He is known for playing Robbie Shapiro in the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious. His film roles include The Virginity Hit, Bridesmaids, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, The Stanford Prison Experiment and Manson Family Vacation. He has guest-starred on shows such as The Big Bang Theory, American Vandal and Dynasty. Since 2022, he has primarily worked as a DJ, performing Disney and Nickelodeon songs at several venues.

Life and career

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Bennett was born and raised in Massapequa Park, New York.[1][2] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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."[5] 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."[6]

Bennett performing with the cast of Victorious

Bennett co-starred as Robbie Shapiro in the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious from 2010 to 2013.[7][8][9] He was nominated for a 2011 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award (UK) in the category of "Nick UK's Funniest Person".[10]

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.[citation needed]

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.[11][12][13] 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".[14][15][16] He had roles in the films Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, The Stanford Prison Experiment and Manson Family Vacation,[17][18][19][20][21] all of which were released in 2015.

In 2016, Bennett had a role on the show Fresh Off the Boat.[22] 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.[23][24]

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.[25][26]

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.[27][28]

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,"[29] and since 2023, "Party101 with Matt Bennett."[30][31] As of 2025, these tours have gone international, reaching locations such as the UK and Australia. [32]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Text Me Noah Short film
2010 The Virginity Hit Matt
2011 Bridesmaids Helen's stepson Cameo[33]
The Death and Return of Superman Superboy Short film (credited as Matthew Bennett)
2015 Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Scott Mayhew
The Stanford Prison Experiment Kyle Parker
Manson Family Vacation Buddy Holly
Me Him Her Bones Uncredited role
2018 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot Editor #2

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Totally for Teens Jamie Episode: "Pilot"
Michael & Michael Have Issues Greg the Intern Episode: "Greg the Intern"
2010–2013 Victorious Robbie Shapiro Main role
2010 BrainSurge Contestant Episode: "Stars of Nickelodeon 2 of 5"
2012–2013 Figure It Out Panelist Game show; 18 episodes
2011–2012 iCarly Gibby (alternate universe) / Robbie Shapiro Episodes: "iApril Fools", "iParty with Victorious"
2014 Sam & Cat Robbie Shapiro Episode: "#TheKillerTunaJump"
2015 The Big Bang Theory Josh Wolowitz Episode: "The Fortification Implementation"
Shameless Wiley Episode: "Carl's First Sentencing"
Game Shakers Himself Episode: "Tiny Pickles"
Everybody Wants to Be Poppy Pho Main voice role; web series
Wrestling Isn't Wrestling John Cena Fan Web series
2016 Fresh Off the Boat Corey Episode: "Gotta Be Me"
2018 Grey's Anatomy Steve Episode: "Old Scars, Future Hearts"
American Vandal Gavin Landers Recurring role; 4 episodes[34]
2022 Dynasty Cole Episode: "But a Drug Scandal?"[35]

Music videos

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Year Title Artist Ref.
2015 "One Last Time" Ariana Grande [36]
"Lowlife" Poppy [14]
2018 "Thank U, Next" Ariana Grande [37]

Discography

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2011 Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards Nick UK's Funniest Person Victorious Nominated [10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Matthew H(annukah) Bennett [@MattBennett] (November 13, 2010). "Thanks for all the birthday wishes. This is for you guys: http://www.mediafire.com/?dnkdmev8jl7lsmb" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b Matthew H(annukah) Bennett [@MattBennett] (September 2, 2011). "Matt Bennett: Playin The Game Since 1991" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Snyder, Brianna (July 12, 2009). "Hartford Advocate: Leisure - This Show Is Real Funny". Archived from the original on July 12, 2009. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Jones, Kimberley (September 10, 2010). "Movie Review: The Virginity Hit". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  5. ^ "Matt Bennett Wants to Put The Virginity Hit on Your Radar" Archived September 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. 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. Archived from the original on September 25, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  7. ^ Weisman, Jon (August 30, 2009). "Nick, Sony Music will duet for comedy". Variety. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  8. ^ "M Exclusive: Victorious will NOT be returning for season four! - M Magazine". January 27, 2013. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  9. ^ "Ariana and Matt Talk 'Victorious'". October 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2011 Winners!". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  11. ^ Lindsay, Kathryn. "Who Is The Guy Brushing His Teeth In The "Thank U, Next" Video?". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  12. ^ "Ariana Grande Reunites with Old Flame in "One Last Time" Video". Fuse. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  13. ^ "Ariana Grande's New Video for 'One Last Time' is Awesomely Apocalyptic". 16 February 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  14. ^ a b "We Scored the Exclusive Premiere of That Poppy's Enchanting Music Video for "Lowlife"". Teen Vogue. July 24, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  15. ^ "The Big Bang Theory adds Howard's little brother". Hypable. March 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  16. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (March 11, 2015). "'Big Bang Theory' Books 'Victorious' Alum as Howard's Brother". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  17. ^ Debruge, Peter (January 26, 2015). "Sundance Film Review: 'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl'". Variety. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  18. ^ Bennett, Bruce. "'Me and Earl' offers a different love story". The Spectrum. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  19. ^ Eichel, Molly (July 31, 2015). "'Stanford Prison Experiment': Brutality in imagined incarceration". Inquirer. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  20. ^ "'The Stanford Prison Experiment' review: Low-grade science story with Billy Crudup". New York Daily News. July 16, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  21. ^ Thomas, Bri (August 6, 2019). "10 Movies To Watch About The Manson Family". Screen Rant. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  22. ^ "'Victorious' star returning to DJ party in Albany". MSN. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  23. ^ Grant, Stacey (June 10, 2016). "Ariana Grande Thinks Her Victorious Costar's New Album Is 'Fire'". MTV. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  24. ^ a b Matt Bennett - Terminal Cases, retrieved 2023-04-12
  25. ^ Jones, Marcus (November 20, 2019). "Ariana Grande stages a 'Victorious' reunion with Liz Gillies and Matt Bennett at her Atlanta show". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  26. ^ Aniftos, Rania (November 21, 2019). "Ariana Grande & Liz Gillies Recreated a 'Victorious' Scene Onstage & We Were Suddenly Transported to 2010". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  27. ^ Swift, Andy (August 13, 2022). "Dynasty Stages Victorious Reunion With Liz Gillies and Matt Bennett — Watch". Yahoo News. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  28. ^ Swift, Andy (August 13, 2022). "Dynasty Stages Victorious Reunion With Liz Gillies and Matt Bennett — Watch". TVLine. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  29. ^ "iParty with DJ Matt Bennett". House of Blues. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  30. ^ "IN PHOTOS: A night of early 2000s childhood nostalgia with Matt Bennett's Party 101". vanderbilthustler.com. 2 April 2023.
  31. ^ "'Victorious' star Matt Bennett brings throwback hits to Big Night Live". huntnewsnu.com. 26 March 2023.
  32. ^ "Party101 with DJ Matt Bennett". Party101 with DJ Matt Bennett. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  33. ^ "Robbie From 'Victorious' is in Ariana's New Video". www.bustle.com. 16 February 2015.
  34. ^ "The Evolution of Matt Bennett: From Victorious to Music and Beyond". tvovermind.com. 22 January 2022.
  35. ^ "Ariana Grande stages a Victorious reunion with Liz Gillies and Matt Bennett at her Atlanta show". finance.yahoo.com. 21 November 2019.
  36. ^ "WATCH: Ariana Grande Releases Video For 'One Last Time'". iHeartRadio. February 17, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  37. ^ @arianagrande (November 20, 2018). "Instagram video by Ariana Grande • Nov 27, 2018 at 6:00 AM". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  38. ^ Matt Bennett - Terminal Cases Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-04-12
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