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Matt Rife

Matt Rife, American comedian and actor

Life at a glance

Born
1995 · September 10
Age this year
31No death recorded in our data
Known as
television actor, actor, comedian, and film actor. Citizenship: United States
Born
31st anniversary of their birth this year

Their story

Who they were

Personal life Rife resides in Rhode Island near Burrillville. [ 1 ] He identifies as a Christian but is not religious, [ 2 ] stating in an Instagram post that "I wear a Jesus cross around my neck for the same reason regular dudes wear NBA player basketball jerseys – I've never met the guy, but I tell people I can dunk like him at LA Fitness ." [ 3 ] In his 2021 special Only Fans, Rife discussed his clinical depression and anxiety disorder diagnoses. [ 4 ]

Matthew Steven Rife is an American comedian and actor. He is known for his self-produced comedy specials Only Fans (2021), Matthew Steven Rife (2023), and Walking Red Flag (2023); his 2023 Netflix specials Natural Selection and Lucid; his Christmas special Unwrapped; and his recurring role on the sketch improv comedy and rap show Wild 'n Out.

Early life

Early life Matt Rife was born in Columbus, Ohio , and raised in the village of North Lewisburg, Ohio . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He also lived in New Albany and Mount Vernon . [ 3 ] Rife first took an interest in comedy at 14 years old, when a teacher mentioned a talent show at his high school. After encouragement from a friend, he performed in the show. The next year, he began performing professionally. [ 4 ] He has four siblings: three older stepsisters and one younger half-sister. [

Path and career

Career In 2015, Rife began working as a cast member on Wild 'n Out and in 2017, he was a host on the short-lived reboot of TRL and appeared on MTV 's The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 2018, he played a role in the B-movie slasher film Black Pumpkin . [ 3 ] Rife is also a paranormal investigator featured on the YouTube channel "Overnight". [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] He was further featured on the television series Bring the Funny in 2019, [

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Questions about Matt Rife

When was Matt Rife born?

September 10 1995.

How old would Matt Rife be today?

31 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.

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