Matt Walsh is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, director, writer, and producer best known for being cast as Mike McLintock in the HBO series of political satire comedies. Veep , for which he was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2016 and 2017). He has also appeared in a variety of TV shows and films including A Pointless and Stupid Gesture , Life of the Party , Brigsby Bear , Strangers With Candy , Rick and Morty , Under the Eiffel Tower , The Perfect Date ,Keeping Up with the Joneses , Wild Oats , Bad Night , Freak Dance , Into the Storm , Bob’s Burgers , Animals ., Dante’s Inferno , and Escape the Wonderful Life . Matt Walsh also pursued his penchant for sketch comedy and improv by forming the improv troupe Upright Citizens Brigade along with Matt Besser, Amy Poehler and Ian Roberts. He also served as the creator, writer, director and executive producer of Spike TV’s comedy show. Player , on which he starred alongside Ian Roberts. Matt Walsh is a big fan of The Chicago Bearswho he talks about on the podcast, Suppress , with comedian Scot Armstrong. Also, he is a person who enjoys the company of nature and hikes with his friends and family whenever he has the time. Matt Walsh has also amassed a huge social media following with 180,000+ followers on Twitter, 20,000+ followers on Instagram and 5,000+ followers on Facebook.

Born name

Matthew Paul Walsh

nickname

Matt

Sun sign

Scale

Place of birth

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Residence

Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA

nationality

training

Matt Walsh attended Hinsdale South High School , which is a 4-year public high school located at the corner of 75th Street and Clarendon Hills Road in Darien, Illinois, a southwestern suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States, where he graduated in 1982 graduated. As a high school student, he played for the football team as a backup fixed end.

He then attended Northern Illinois University located in DeKalb, Illinois and earned a degree in psychology. He also went abroad for a year to study at Salzburg Hochschule which is located in Salzburg, Austria. He also attended improv comedy classes in Chicago, studying under the tutelage of legendary improv teacher and actor Del Close.

occupation

Actor, Voice Actor, Comedian, Director, Screenwriter, Producer

family

• Vater – Richard “D * ck” Jude Walsh
• Mutter – Audrey J. (Gosack)
• Siblings – Pat Walsh (brother) (actor, writer). Matt Walsh has 5 other siblings.
• Others –Patrick Francis Walsh (paternal grandfather),Michael Walsh (paternal great-grandfather), Mary Grady (paternal great-grandmother), Agnes Bridget Gavin (paternal great-grandmother), Michael Gavin (paternal great-grandmother), Mary McGreal (paternal great-grandmother), Michael Peter Gosack (maternal grandfather ), Michael Anton Gosack (maternal great-grandfather), Theresa J. Lorenci (maternal great-grandmother), Edith Lorraine Thompson (maternal great-grandmother), Luther Otto Thompson (maternal great-grandfather), Thomas Twigg Thompson (maternal great-grandfather), Susan Jane Day (maternal great-grandmother) great-grandmother), Zetta Corene Fry (maternal great-grandmother), Henry Lee Fry (maternal great-great-grandfather), Pearl Viola Palmer (maternal great-great-grandmother)

Manager

Matt Walsh is represented by United Talent Agency, Beverly Hills, California, USA.

To build

Slim

Height

6ft or 183cm

weight

75 kg or 165.5 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Matt Walsh dated –

1. Morgan Walsh (2009 – Present) – Matt Walsh is in a relationship with actress, writer and director Morgan Walsh. The couple married in Santa Barbara on March 21, 2009 and were blessed with three children. Matt Walsh and Morgan Walsh have also collaborated on a few projects and she has also appeared in a number of films and shows such as Shameless , Brooklyn Nine-Nine , Happy Endings , Love Burning , The Orlando Hotwives , Children’s Hospital , UCB Comedy -Originals , Under the Eiffel Tower , The Red Sandwich Christmas Hour , and Surviving Eden. Matt and Morgan Walsh celebrated their 10-year wedding anniversary on March 21, 2019 by spending time with their children at the beach.

race/ethnicity

Mixed (White and Black)

Matt Walsh is of Irish descent on his father’s side and of Slovene, English, Scots Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Dutch and African descent on his mother’s side.

hair colour

Hellbraun

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Receding hairline
• Do you do sports?
• long face
• Deep set eyes

brand promotion

Matt Walsh has appeared in a number of TV commercials for –

• Black & Decker (2002)
• Office Depot (2002)
• Sears (2002)
• MTVicons – Metallica (2003)
• Comedy Central (2003)
• CVS (2003)
• Honda Accord (2003)
• Showtime Is Dead Like Me (2004)
• Diet Dr. Pepper (2004)
• Black & Decker Lazer Levelers (2005)
• Make-A-Wish Foundation “Give Wishes Wing” (2015)

Known for

• Cast as Mike McLintock in the political satirical comedy TV series, Veep alongside Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Reid Scott and Timothy Simons
• Appears on a variety of shows such as Upright Citizens Brigade , The Daily Show , Cheap Seats Without Ron Parker , Dog Bites Man , Human Giant , The Sarah Silverman Program , Little Britain USA , Gambler , Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time , Funny Or The Presents , Hung , Outsourced , Children’s Hospital , The Aquabats! Great show! , Drunken Story , How I Met Your Mother ,Brooklyn Nine – Nine Hot in Cleveland Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Black-ish Want to See a Corpse ? , Crazy Ex Girlfriend , No Activity , The Good Fight , and The Guest Book
• Voice overs on a number of TV shows and films including O’Grady , Aqua Teen Hunger Force , Bob’s Burgers , Rick and Morty , Animals. , Dante’s Inferno , Strangers With Candy , and Escape The Wonderful Life
• Co-starred in several films such as A Pointless and Stupid Gesture , Life of the Party , Brigsby Bear , Under the Eiffel Tower , The Perfect Date , Keeping Up with the Joneses , Wild Oats , Bad Night , Freak Dance , and Into the Storm

first movie

Matt Walsh made his first motion picture appearance as The Stranger in the 1994 sci-fi comedy film, Abe Lincoln: S*x Alien . The film starred the likes of Eric Hoffman, Rich Fulcher and Steve Cowdrey.

As a voice actor, Matt Walsh made his feature film debut singing the characters of Mussolini / Fox Reporter / Airport Security Pursuer in the animated film. Dante’s Inferno The film premiered at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival in January 2007.

First TV show

Matt Walsh made his first TV show appearance in an episode of the comedy series, The Armando Diaz Experience, Theatrical Movement and Hootenanny , in 1995.

He made his TV show debut as a voice actor by singing the Banker/Doctor Robots character in an episode titled Yes You Ca n’t of the comedy show, Strangers With Candy in January 2000. However, he was not cast for his part credited.

Matt Walsh later made his credited TV show debut as a voice actor by singing the character of Ray in an episode titled Fry Legs , of the animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force in May 2009.

Matt Walsh favorite things

• Essen – Sushi
• Scenes from ‘Veep’ – Mike throwing jokes at an empty chair (Season 1, Episode 5: “Nicknames”), Mike singing “Goober Peas” to get out of a traffic jam (Season 3, Episode 3: “Alicia”), Mike falls off the ball (season 3 episode 4: “Clovis”), Selina team steals Mike’s seed (season 3 episode 5: “Fishing”)
• Californian Songs – California Dreamin’ by The Mamas and the Papas , A Long December by Counting Crows
• Restaurant in California – Little Izaka-ya
• Football Team – The Chicago Bears

Matt Walsh The fact

1. He is the 4th of a total of 7 siblings.
2. After graduating from college, Matt Walsh performed at Annoyance Theater and ImprovOlympic.
3. He began his career as a stand-up comedian after meeting actor, director and comedian Matt Besser in 1991.
4. Matt Walsh also founded the Upright Citizens Brigade improv troupe with Matt Besser, Amy Poehler and Ian Roberts. He was also cast as a trotter in the troupe’s sketch comedy series on Comedy Central.
5. He has proven his writing skills and has worked on several projects including Escape the Wonderful Life , Upright Citizens Brigade , Martin & Orloff , Dog Bite Man , Shutterbugs , Wainy Days , Wild Girls Gone , Gamblers , The UCB Show , and UCB Comedy Originals .
6. He has also directed a few projects such as Act Like Kids , The Stinking Onion Gang , Mythbusters , NPR Dancers , MYRKL , Gamer , Country Road , UCB Comedy Originals , and A Better You .
7. Matt Walsh has been cast in various popular supporting roles in a number of comedy films such as Cyrus , Old School , The Hangover , Role Models , and Semi-Pro .
8. As a producer he has worked on numerous projects including Dog Bites Man , ASSSSCAT: Improv , Daisy Does America , NPR Dancers , Wild Girls Gone , Gamblers , Andy Richter’s Home For The Holidays , Under The Eiffel Tower , The UCB Show , UCB Comedy Originals , and Thank You , Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon .
9. Matt Walsh has been cast in many comedy films by director, producer and screenwriter Todd Phillips, where he usually plays the character “Walsh”.
10. In 2010 he played Bruce Fitzgerald along with his partner Ian Roberts who appeared as Ken Fitzgerald. They were cast as brothers who run a sports bar together.
11. Matt Walsh has also served as the host for the podcast, Suppress , alongside comedian Scot Armstrong. The podcast is based around discussions about The Chicago Bears and sports comedy like making fake calls and interviewing characters.
12. In both 2016 and 2017, Matt Walsh received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance as Mike McLintock on HBO’s political satire comedy series. Veep .
13. He is a great nature lover and enjoys hiking and glamping, i. H. Glamorous Camping. He also likes the mountain trails at Wildwood Canyon in Burbank or in Griffith Park.
14. Matt Walsh believes the biggest misconception people have about Californians is that they believe all Californians are rich and drive Teslas. However, he drives an electric car.
15. The most stereotypical thing about California is that everyone loves to surf.
16. He loves to be out and about with his friends and family.
17. Matt Walsh is left-handed.
18. Follow Matt Walsh on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.