Matt Meese Explained

Matt Meese
Birth Name:Matthew Ryan Meese
Birth Date:10 October 1983
Birth Place:New Jersey
Occupation:Actor, sketch comedian, screenwriter

Matthew Ryan Meese (born October 10, 1983)[1] is a sketch comedian and actor who is best known for his role as an actor, head writer, and co-creator of Studio C, a sketch comedy show produced by BYUtv.

Early life and education

Meese was born in New Jersey but raised in Phoenix, Arizona as the second of four children.[2] After high school, Meese served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Chicago, Illinois, after which he attended and later graduated from BYU with an undergraduate degree in Psychology.[3] Before and after his college graduation, he worked for the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum for a total of five years.[4]

Studio C

It was during his membership of BYU's on-campus sketch comedy group, Divine Comedy that Meese and other original members of Studio C first conceived the idea for the show. The show was not considered by BYUtv until Meese personally met with content director Jared Shores, his best friend, and pitched him the idea. Meese is acknowledged as one of the creators of Studio C and the show's head writer.[5] Matt is known for many roles in his sketch comedy.

Meese's most well-known role is as Scott Sterling,[6] an unlucky soccer and volleyball player who continually receives blows to the head and by doing so ultimately helps his team to victory. In terms of views, the Sterling series are the most successful sketches of Studio C,[7] [8] being the only Studio C videos to exceed 75 million views on YouTube.[9]

As confirmed in August 2018, while Studio C had a 10th season, he and the other nine original cast members left after the 9th season to create and star in a new production company called JK! Studios. After sharing the news, he also expressed that he would like to do future guest spots for the show when the opportunity arises. On April 27, 2024, Studio C announced that Meese would be returning for seasons 19 and 20 of the series. [10]

JK! Studios

Matthew stars in the JK! Studios series “Freelancers” playing Ryan. Meese along with fellow JK! Studios cast members Mallory Everton, Stacey Harkey, Jason Gray, Natalie Madsen, and Jeremy Warner, participated in the first season of the televised comedy competition, Bring the Funny, making it all the way to the semi-finals.

Personal life

Meese is colorblind.[11]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008UnhingedRightShort
2012Abandoned in SpaceCalvinShort
2012–2019Studio CHimself/Scott Sterling/Various OthersMain Cast (Season 1-9)
Serves also as head writer and co-creator
2014Daniel BarlowMovie
2016Jester'Z Improv Comedy LiveHimself/VariousDVD Special
2017ConanHimself- Studio C1 episode
Frankly FaraciHimself1 episode
2018The Laughter LifeHimselfDocumentary about Studio C
2019Bring the FunnyHimself- JK! Studios3 episodes
Writer- 1 episode
2019-FreelancersRyanMain Cast, Web-series
Serves also as a staff writer
2023Go WestCaptain Evander Lillianquist, Willy, Flour Man, JeffMovie

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.ageeyehaircolor.com/matthew-meese/. 2016-12-07.
  2. Web site: Matt Meese — Mormon Artist. mormonartist.net. 2016-11-29. 2016-12-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20161214021204/http://mormonartist.net/interviews/matt-meese/. live.
  3. News: Studio C - Mallory Everton and Matt Meese Interview - Episode 2.2 - The Good Word Podcast. 2014-01-24. The Good Word Podcast. en-US. 2016-11-29. 2016-11-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20161130040313/http://www.radiogoldproductions.com/thegoodword/studio-c-mallory-everton-matt-meese-interview-episode-2-2/. live.
  4. Web site: Klemetson. Rebecca. Matt Meese: Living a life of laughter. universe.byu.edu. The Universe. 2014-06-23. 2016-06-29. 2016-07-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20160712170857/http://universe.byu.edu/2014/06/23/matt-meese-living-a-life-of-laughter/. live.
  5. Web site: Brady. Meagan. Matt Meese. mormonartist.net. 2016-06-29. 2016-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20160622162308/http://mormonartist.net/interviews/matt-meese/. live.
  6. Web site: Joseph. Andrew. Meet Scott Sterling, that guy whose face keeps getting pummeled in delightful videos. ftw.usatoday.com. 2016-03-30. 2016-06-29. 2016-06-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20160615002043/http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/03/scott-sterling-matt-meese-volleyball-face-video. live.
  7. Web site: Petersen. Sarah. 50 million views: Behind the scenes of the viral video from 'Studio C'. deseretnews.com. 20 July 2016. 2014-11-25. 2016-07-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20160702032245/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865616389/10-million-views-in-10-days-Behind-the-scenes-of-the-viral-video-from-Studio-C.html?pg=all. live.
  8. Web site: Williams. Lindsey. New Scott Sterling sketch from 'Studio C' making national, international headlines. deseretnews.com. 20 July 2016. 2016-03-31. 2016-06-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20160629013037/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651252/New-Scott-Sterling-sketch-from-6Studio-C7-making-national-international-headlines.html?pg=all. live.
  9. Web site: Studio C . youtube.com . 20 July 2016 . 12 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112020312/https://www.youtube.com/user/BYUTelevision/videos?flow=grid&view=0&sort=p . live .
  10. Web site: Facebook . 2024-04-28 . www.facebook.com.
  11. Web site: The Ultimate Guide to Studio C: Everything You Wanted to Know About the Cast and the Show. 14 September 2016. 12 March 2017. 13 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170313214124/http://www.ldsliving.com/The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Studio-C-Everything-You-Wanted-to-Know-About-the-Cast-and-the-Show/s/82954. live.