MatPat

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MatPat
Personal information
Born
Matthew Patrick

Medina, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality American
OccupationScript error: No such module "Detect singular". Entertainer, Internet personality
YouTube information
Also known as MatPat
Channel
Years active 2009–present
GenreScript error: No such module "Detect singular".
Subscribers 6.2 million(The Game Theorists)
2.6 million(The Film Theorists)
561,453(GTLive)[1]
Total views 776 million(The Game Theorists)
138 million(The Film Theorists)
29.1 million(GTLive)[1]
Associated acts
Last updated: 12 May 2016

Matthew Patrick, known by his internet pseudonym MatPat, is an American actor, writer, and internet personality. He is best known as the creator of the YouTube webseries Game Theory, where he comments on the logic of video games as well as their scientific accuracy. He is also known for creating YouTube Red series MatPat's Game Lab and Game Theory spin-off Film Theory. As of May 12, 2016, Patrick has amassed over 9.3 million subscribers and over 943 million views over his three YouTube channels.

Early life

Matthew Patrick was born in Medina County, Ohio, an only child. Growing up, Patrick was very involved in the arts, especially musical theatre. Patrick states that he valued education and spent most of his school career studying or taking classes. Patrick was the Valedictorian of his graduating class, and achieved a perfect score on his SAT.[2]

After majoring in theater and psychology at Duke University, Patrick moved to New York in order to pursue a later failed acting career. After two years of unemployment, he uploaded his first episode of Game Theory.

He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.[3]

Career

Game Theory

Patrick first created a his YouTube account under the name "MatthewPatrick13" in 2009. He uploaded numerous videos of his performances and auditions for musical theatre.

On April 18, 2011, Patrick uploaded the first episode of his new show, Game Theory, where he discusses the relationship between reality and gaming in terms of science, math, and culture. He frequently uploads episodes covering Nintendo characters, as well as popular games such as Minecraft, Five Nights at Freddy's, Call of Duty, Pokémon, as well as numerous other games.[4][5] He occasionally uploads videos commenting on the gaming market, as well as on other matters that he deems noteworthy.[6] Game Theory has become known for Patrick's educational, consistent and in-depth approach to game analysis.

During the course of its life, The Game Theorists channel has hosted numerous spin-offs and separate shows: Game Exchange, a show where a squeaky voiced Goomba named Gaijin Goombah speaks about gaming in relation to various international cultures, Digressing and Sidequesting, a show hosted by Ronnie Edwards which focuses on game design, Crossover, a show hosted by Drake McWhorter that proves a select two gaming characters or series exist within the same universe, Culture Shock, a show very similar in style and content to Game Exchange and also hosted by Gaijin Goombah, Smash History a show that focuses on the development and content of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, Deadlock, a show that pits two video game concepts against each other to show their flaws and strengths, and A Brief History, a show hosted by Ryder Burgin that covers the entire development of a game in a very fast-spoken manner.

The Game Theorists reached one million subscribers in 2013.

Patrick launched a Let's Play channel in 2015 called GTLive where he streams gameplay with his wife, Stephanie, and then uploads it to his channel. The channel has used Verizon's in-game Minecraft smartphone to order a pizza, as well as take "the worlds largest selfie."[7]

Film Theory

In 2014, Patrick created a second channel called "FilmTheorists" where he debuted his second show, Film Theory. Film Theory follows the same formula as Game Theory, but in relation to films and the film industry instead of gaming. within a month of its creation, the Film Theorists channel reached one million subscribers.[8]

Like The Game Theorists, The Film Theorists channel is host to spin-off shows such as Did You Know Movies?, a spin-off of popular video game-based blog Did You Know Gaming?, and Frame by Frame, a show that analyses film techniques.

Film Theory has covered episodes on franchises like Star Wars, Marvel Studios, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, and even the 2016 United States presidential election.[9][10]

MatPat's Game Lab

In May of 2016, Patrick announced via his YouTube channel that he will be premiering a new show called MatPat's Game Lab on Google's new paid subscription service, YouTube Red. This show will mainly focus on placing video game players in real life scenarios mimicking scenarios that occur in video games, such as bomb diffusing, parkour, and military training.[11][12][13]

Personal life

Patrick is married to Stephanie Cordato, whom he met while studying at Duke University. The two became close after creating a Legend of Zelda parody called The Epic of Stew.[14]

Collaborations

Patrick has collaborated with numerous channels, featuring them as guests on his own shows, or being featured himself. He has done numerous voice-over work for video game-based blog Did You Know Gaming?, covering episodes on Mario, Portal, and Five Nights at Freddy's.

Numerous internet personalities have done voice-over work for Patrick's numerous shows such as Egoraptor and Danny Sexbang from Game Grumps, JonTron, and PeanutButterGamer.

See also

References

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External links

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