MatPat

Matthew Robert Patrick{{cite tweet|number=790656726550716416|user=MatPatGT|title=Just got ordained to officiate Jason's wedding. But I can do house blessings and funerals too! I'M A ONE-STOP SHOP! #PastorPat|author=Patrick, Matthew Robert|author-link=|date=October 24, 2016|access-date=October 26, 2021|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002015550/https://twitter.com/MatPatGT/status/790656726550716416|archive-date=October 2, 2021|url-status=live}} was born on November 15, 1986,{{cite tweet|number=269216430212382720|user=MatPatGT|title=Today's my birthday. Best comment so far: "I was 26 when I was your age."|author=Patrick, Matthew|date=November 14, 2012|access-date=March 24, 2023}} in Medina, Ohio.{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mkuIP_i3js|title=Draw My Life - Game Theory, MatPat, and YOU!|date=September 25, 2013|last=Patrick|first=Matthew|type=Videotape|publisher=The Game Theorists|access-date=December 15, 2022|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121091842/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mkuIP_i3js|url-status=live}}{{rp|at=02:00|q=timestamp}} He has Polish, Czech, and Slovak ancestry.{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bi3_Fnsj8U|title=Food Theory: I Cooked 100 Year Old Family Recipes!|date=February 25, 2024|publisher=The Food Theorists|access-date=February 25, 2024|archive-date=February 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225211824/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bi3_Fnsj8U&feature=youtu.be|url-status=live}}{{rp|at=00:15|q=timestamp}} He was nicknamed "MatPat" by his friends in sixth grade. An only child, MatPat was interested in video games, theater and school early on.{{rp|at=01:50–03:20|q=timestamp}} He was the valedictorian of his high school and received an academic scholarship to Duke University,{{cite web|last=Gutelle|first=Sam|date=February 27, 2014|title=YouTube Millionaires: The Game Theorists Think Hard About Video Games|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2014/02/27/youtube-millionaires-the-game-theorists-matthew-patrick/|access-date=March 24, 2023|website=Tubefilter|archive-date=June 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607020209/https://www.tubefilter.com/2014/02/27/youtube-millionaires-the-game-theorists-matthew-patrick/|url-status=live}} graduating in 2009 with a double major in theater and psychology with a concentration in neuroscience.{{Cite web|last=Hernandez|first=Patricia|date=2016-06-08|title=Meet The King Of YouTube Fan Theories|url=https://kotaku.com/meet-the-king-of-youtube-fan-theories-1781315009|access-date=2023-03-24|website=Kotaku|language=en|archive-date=March 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324121011/https://kotaku.com/meet-the-king-of-youtube-fan-theories-1781315009|url-status=live}}

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To fulfill his dream of becoming an actor, MatPat moved to New York after graduating and performing in theater productions to little success, spending two years unemployed.{{rp|at=04:20–06:15|q=timestamp}} His first YouTube videos were auditions for stage plays. In 2011, he decided to revamp his channel as a "portfolio" which could demonstrate to potential employers his ability to write, research, and edit videos online. Inspired by an Extra Credits episode on tangential learning, MatPat uploaded the first episode of Game Theory on April 18, 2011.{{Cite web|last=Alexander|first=Julia|date=March 20, 2021|title=MatPat looks at YouTube's biggest changes over the last decade — and what lies ahead|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/19/22337007/matpat-game-theory-10-year-anniversary-youtube-interview-gaming|access-date=March 25, 2023|website=The Verge|archive-date=March 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319133307/https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/19/22337007/matpat-game-theory-10-year-anniversary-youtube-interview-gaming|url-status=live}} It discussed the idea of time portals and quantum mechanics in the 1995 video game Chrono Trigger.

The channel slowly gained subscribers and his videos were posted on the front pages of sites such as ScrewAttack and GameTrailers.{{cite web|title=Theorist Media About|url=https://www.theoristmedia.com/about|website=Theorist Media|date=November 13, 2017|publisher=Theorist Inc.|access-date=March 2, 2022|archive-date=March 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302090715/https://www.theoristmedia.com/about|url-status=live}} In 2012, MatPat introduced two new segments hosted by fellow YouTubers Gaijin Goombah and Ronnie Edwards, and Austin Hourigan's "The SCIENCE!".{{Citation|title=The History Of The Game Theorists {{!}} A Brief History|date=December 2, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liriU5NbR7Y|language=en|access-date=2022-12-15|archive-date=December 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215130050/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liriU5NbR7Y|url-status=live}} In 2015, MatPat launched the spin-off channel Film Theory, which covers movies and television. This channel reached over one million subscribers in a month.{{cite web|last=Klima|first=Jeff|date=July 9, 2015|title=MatPat Theorizes How He Hit 1MM Subscribers In A Month On His Film Theorists Channel [INTERVIEW]|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2015/07/matpat-theorizes-how-he-hit-1mm-subscribers-in-a-month-on-his-film-theorists-channel-interview/|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916172528/http://newmediarockstars.com/2015/07/matpat-theorizes-how-he-hit-1mm-subscribers-in-a-month-on-his-film-theorists-channel-interview/|archive-date=September 16, 2015|access-date=|website=NewMediaRockstars|language=en-US}}

He occasionally uploaded videos commenting on the gaming market and gamers, as well as on other matters that he deemed noteworthy.{{cite web|date=December 23, 2014|title=Game Theory: YouTube Is Broken, Even For PewDiePie|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2014/12/game-theory-youtube-is-broken-even-for-pewdiepie/|access-date=May 11, 2016|website=New Media Rockstars|language=en-US|archive-date=October 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022154508/https://newmediarockstars.com/2014/12/game-theory-youtube-is-broken-even-for-pewdiepie/|url-status=live}} MatPat started a Let's Play series called GTLive on August 26, 2015,{{YouTube|4KJilra5M5I|GT Live: FNAF Chat with MatPat!}} where he posts gameplay and video reactions with his wife Stephanie. Starting on October 3, 2016, the Monday streams became part of YouTube Gaming Primetime, and were therefore scheduled for 3 pm to 5 pm PST. It also included a voting mechanism, which can be used by MatPat to conduct quick polls.{{cite web|title=YouTube launches Primetime Gaming Lineup with Interactive Technology from Megaphone TV|url=http://www.megaphonetv.com/news-list/2016/9/30/youtube-launches-primetime-gaming-lineup-with-interactive-technology-from-megaphone-tv|access-date=July 26, 2018|work=Megaphone TV|date=September 30, 2016|archive-date=July 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726135211/https://www.megaphonetv.com/news-list/2016/9/30/youtube-launches-primetime-gaming-lineup-with-interactive-technology-from-megaphone-tv|url-status=dead}} As of March 2022, GTLive had 2.94 million subscribers and over 649 million views. As of 2022, the GTLive channel continues to upload mostly unedited, pre-recorded content.

On June 8, 2016, MatPat posted via his YouTube channel a new show, MatPat's Game Lab, on Google's paid subscription service, YouTube Premium. The show mainly focused on placing video game players in real-life scenarios mimicking scenarios that occur in video games, such as bomb defusing, parkour, survival and military training.{{cite web|date=May 5, 2016|title=YouTube Teases 'Red' Series From CollegeHumor, The Game Theorists, Joey Graceffa In Latest Trailer|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2016/05/05/youtube-red-teases-series-from-collegehumor-the-game-theorists-joey-graceffa/|access-date=May 11, 2016|website=Tubefilter|archive-date=July 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716091551/http://www.tubefilter.com/2016/05/05/youtube-red-teases-series-from-collegehumor-the-game-theorists-joey-graceffa/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|date=October 21, 2015|title=YouTube Red gives Game Theorists star MatPat a science-meets-video games show|url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/10/21/youtube-red-gives-game-theorists-star-matpat-a-science-meets-video-games-show/|access-date=May 11, 2016|website=VentureBeat|archive-date=April 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409020533/https://venturebeat.com/2015/10/21/youtube-red-gives-game-theorists-star-matpat-a-science-meets-video-games-show/|url-status=live}} Despite MatPat's interest in developing a second season, YouTube did not announce any further development into the project.{{cite web|date=June 8, 2016|title=MatPat's Game Lab Cancelled Or Renewed For Season 2?|url=https://www.renewcanceltv.com/matpats-game-lab-cancelled-renewed-season-2/|access-date=March 2, 2022|website=Renew Cancel TV|publisher=Cancelled and Renewed TV shows News|archive-date=March 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302090711/https://www.renewcanceltv.com/matpats-game-lab-cancelled-renewed-season-2/|url-status=live}} He was also a part of the YouTube Premium series Scare PewDiePie (2016),{{Citation|title=LEVEL 6 {{!}} THE ULTIMATE HANG|date=March 16, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veYSwGigsY0&list=PLYH8WvNV1YEmL5mviAZ_jxS76yB5-WDh2&index=6|language=en|access-date=2022-10-26|archive-date=September 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922004940/https://accounts.google.com/v3/signin/identifier?continue=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fsignin%3Faction_handle_signin%3Dtrue%26app%3Ddesktop%26hl%3Den%26next%3D%252Fsignin_passive%26feature%3Dpassive&hl=en&ifkv=ARpgrqdg7jG3mo6JxpjWxoxAylXhnZ4H5psKVAnkfDqnH83DvspIkKL566Ds9LIFSsKBOhQDCjRMZw&passive=true&service=youtube&uilel=3&flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=ServiceLogin&dsh=S-1222423434%3A1726966180338459&ddm=1|url-status=live}} created by PewDiePie, and the third season of Escape the Night (2018), created by Joey Graceffa, in addition to cameo appearances in Markiplier's YouTube Original films A Heist with Markiplier (2019) and In Space with Markiplier (2022).

On May 29, 2016, MatPat and eleven other YouTubers met with Pope Francis for an hour. MatPat asked the Pope to encourage others to "fight for what's right" and gifted him a copy of Undertale (2015), saying that its recurrent theme of mercy fits the Pope's proclamation that 2016 would be the "year of mercy for the Catholic church".{{Cite news|last=Ohlheiser|first=Abby|date=May 31, 2016|title=Pope Francis met with a bunch of YouTube vloggers. Here's what he told them.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/05/31/pope-francis-met-with-a-bunch-of-youtube-vloggers-heres-what-he-told-them/|url-access=subscription|access-date=March 25, 2023|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-date=September 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912193259/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/05/31/pope-francis-met-with-a-bunch-of-youtube-vloggers-heres-what-he-told-them/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Good|first=Owen S.|date=July 6, 2016|title=Someone gave the pope a copy of Undertale|url=https://www.polygon.com/2016/7/6/12105428/pope-undertale-youtuber|access-date=March 25, 2016|website=Polygon|archive-date=January 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105051853/https://www.polygon.com/2016/7/6/12105428/pope-undertale-youtuber|url-status=live}}

In 2019, The Game Theorists held a 9-hour charity livestream that generated $1.3 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.{{Cite web|last=Weiss|first=Geoff|date=December 4, 2019|title=The Game Theorists' Star-Studded Stream Raises $1.3 Million — And Counting — For St. Jude|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/12/04/the-game-theorists-1-3-million-st-jude/|access-date=January 18, 2022|website=Tubefilter}} The stream included guests Markiplier, TheOdd1sOut, Rosanna Pansino, Scott Cawthon, and others. Two other charity streams were held for St. Jude in 2020 and 2021, respectively.{{Citation|title=The Game Theory $1,000,000 Challenge for St. Jude! ft. MrBeast, Markiplier, Dream, Pokimane, & more!|date=December 2020|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an4pHcye2Mc|language=en|access-date=2022-10-26|archive-date=September 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922004958/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an4pHcye2Mc|url-status=live}}{{Citation|title=The Game Theory $1,000,000 Challenge for St. Jude! ft. MrBeast, Dream, Markiplier & more!|date=November 30, 2021|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TVJPh_hrIU|language=en|access-date=2022-10-26|archive-date=October 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026174605/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TVJPh_hrIU|url-status=live}}

The third Theory channel, and fourth overall, The Food Theorists, began releasing videos in July 2020. The Food Theorists, using the same style as its predecessors, blends food science with psychology, physiology, and conspiracy.{{Citation|title=Food Theory: The MicRib Conspiracy! (McDonald's)|date=December 4, 2021|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BsYiMDjiL0Y|access-date=10 February 2023|archive-date=September 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922005016/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=BsYiMDjiL0Y|url-status=live}} The channel was being developed for two years before its launch.{{cite web|date=July 23, 2020|title=Matthew and Stephanie Patrick Add Fourth Channel to 'Theorist' Portfolio for Food Investigations|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/07/23/matthew-stephanie-patrick-the-food-theorists/|access-date=November 6, 2020|archive-date=September 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922004925/https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/07/23/matthew-stephanie-patrick-the-food-theorists/|url-status=live}} As of October 2022, The Food Theorists had 4 million subscribers and over 499 million views. It had reached 1 million subscribers exactly a week after launch and had then gained another million over the succeeding 4 months.{{Cite news |last=Farzan|first=Antonia Noori|authorlink=Antonia Noori Farzan |date=2019-02-13 |title=Chuck E. Cheese's oddly shaped pizza ignites a bizarre conspiracy theory viewed by millions on YouTube |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/02/13/chuck-e-cheeses-oddly-shaped-pizza-ignites-bizarre-conspiracy-theory-viewed-by-millions-youtube/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US}}

On December 20, 2022, a fourth Theory channel, and fifth overall, was announced on the Game Theory channel,{{Citation |title=Game Theory: This is Not My Channel | date=December 20, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJfE5U6gn9g |access-date=2022-12-20 |language=en}} along with the purchase of their company Theorist Media by startup Lunar X.{{Cite web |last=Dodgson |first=Lindsay |date=December 21, 2022 |title=The Game Theorists Have Sold Their YouTube Company to a Startup |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/the-game-theorists-have-sold-youtube-company-to-startup-2022-12?r=US&IR=T |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=Business Insider |archive-date=January 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109225511/https://www.businessinsider.com/the-game-theorists-have-sold-youtube-company-to-startup-2022-12?r=US&IR=T |url-status=live }} On February 18, 2023, The Style Theorists was launched. Like the other channels, it focuses on the science, math, history, psychology, and mystery of fashion. It reached a million subscribers three days later.

MatPat also made cameo appearances in multiple installments of YouTube Rewind.

On August 27, 2023, MatPat hosted the Streamy Awards,{{Cite magazine |last=Jones |first=CT |date=August 15, 2023 |title=Streamys Host MatPat on Starting 'Game Theorists,' Supporting Creators |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/streamys-matpat-game-theorists-creators-1234806533/ |access-date=January 9, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}{{Cite web |last=Youshaei |first=Jon |date=August 27, 2023 |title=YouTube Veteran Matthew Patrick To Host 2023 Streamy Awards On Sunday |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonyoushaei/2023/08/25/youtube-veteran-matthew-patrick-to-host-2023-streamy-awards-this-sunday/ |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=Forbes |archive-date=January 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109222932/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonyoushaei/2023/08/25/youtube-veteran-matthew-patrick-to-host-2023-streamy-awards-this-sunday/ |url-status=live }} which scored 15 million views across digital platforms in its first 48 hours, beating the 2021 record of 9.7 million views as the most-watched show in its 13-year history.{{Cite web |last=Zee |first=Michaela |date=January 9, 2024 |title=MatPat Announces Retirement From YouTube |url=https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/matpat-youtube-retirement-game-theorists-1235866896/ |access-date=January 10, 2024 |website=Variety |archive-date=January 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109235904/https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/matpat-youtube-retirement-game-theorists-1235866896/ |url-status=live }}

On January 9, 2024, MatPat announced in a video titled "Goodbye Internet" that he would step down from hosting the channels on March 9,{{Cite magazine |last=Jones |first=CT |date=January 9, 2024 |title=YouTuber MatPat Announces Retirement |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/youtuber-matpat-retirement-game-theorists-1234943292/ |access-date=January 9, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509002253/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/youtuber-matpat-retirement-game-theorists-1234943292/ |url-status=live }} and would be replaced by a different member of the Theorist team for each channel, while still retaining a creative role and making occasional appearances on the channels, along with GTLive, until mid-2024.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R1_TqU68yo|title=Goodbye Internet|date=January 9, 2024|publisher=The Game Theorists|access-date=January 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109201246/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R1_TqU68yo|archive-date=January 9, 2024|url-status=live|via=YouTube}} While he joked that his decision was inspired by Tom Scott, who had recently ended his decade-long run of posting weekly videos, MatPat said that he and his wife had been working towards the change for years.{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=January 10, 2024 |title=More big YouTubers are stepping back. |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/10/24033019/more-big-youtubers-are-stepping-back |access-date=January 11, 2024 |website=The Verge |archive-date=January 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110235349/https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/10/24033019/more-big-youtubers-are-stepping-back |url-status=live }} They also chose a ten-week timeframe when announcing his retirement.{{Cite magazine |last=Jones |first=C. T. |date=March 9, 2024 |title='I Wouldn't Have Had It Any Other Way': YouTuber MatPat Says Goodbye |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/matpat-retires-youtube-game-theorists-1234984364/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310022659/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/matpat-retires-youtube-game-theorists-1234984364/ |archive-date=March 10, 2024 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} He additionally revealed that following the departure, he would continue to pursue creative projects. One such project includes a lo-fi mystery series entitled LoreFi;{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Kh67eRsiao |title=Game Theory: We SOLVED Golden Freddy… Again! (ft. MatPat) |date=2024-07-13 |last=The Game Theorists |access-date=2024-07-13 |via=YouTube |archive-date=September 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922005018/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Kh67eRsiao |url-status=live }} its channel was launched in summer 2024.

MatPat was involved in the web series Terrain of Magical Expertise. He gained the series more attention and exposure by uploading a remastered version of the first episode on the channel on October 1, 2013, and then providing a platform for the series.{{cite web|date=December 6, 2013|title=YouTube Updates 'n Vlogs + New TOME stuff COMING SOON!|url=http://kirbopher.newgrounds.com/news/post/877816|access-date=February 21, 2017|website=Newgrounds|publisher=Kirbopher|quote=I haven't been able to get Google Adsense to work on my YouTube channel for well over a year. The "experiment" was MatPat would be uploading TOME episodes and shorts to their channel as a new show (since they have 3 shows on the GT channel) and giving me a cut of the revenue each month. However, the show didn't perform as well as we were hoping within the first two episodes, so it was ultimately decided to pull it from their channel.|archive-date=July 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726104119/https://kirbopher.newgrounds.com/news/post/877816|url-status=live}}{{cite web|date=October 9, 2013|title=TOME now on Game Theorist YT & Progress Report|url=http://kirbopher.newgrounds.com/news/post/870481|access-date=February 21, 2017|website=Newgrounds|publisher=Kirbopher|quote=MatPat and the Game Theorist crew reached out to me, as fans of the show, and wanted to give it more exposure. So, they've graciously invited me to be part of their channel and help TOME reach a bigger audience than before.|archive-date=July 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726104115/https://kirbopher.newgrounds.com/news/post/870481|url-status=live}} MatPat, alongside Cordato, Sundman, Hourigan, and Edwards, also contributed their likeness and voices for self-parodied opponents in the video game adaptation.{{cn|date=March 2023}} The game was released on Steam on September 9, 2021.

In 2017, MatPat and his wife Stephanie participated in Nintendo's Pokkén Tournament DX Invitational, an event held during E3 2017. He was paired with Allister Singh, the only pro-Pokkén Tournament player in the event. His team eventually won the tournament.{{cite web|author=Myers, Maddy|date=June 14, 2017|title=The Sole Pokken Pro Won The E3 Pokken Tournament Invitational, Unsurprisingly|url=https://compete.kotaku.com/the-sole-pokken-pro-won-the-e3-pokken-tournament-invita-1796110163|access-date=March 12, 2018|work=Compete|archive-date=September 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922004937/https://kotaku.com/the-sole-pokken-pro-won-the-e3-pokken-tournament-invita-1796110163|url-status=live}} MatPat voiced Computron in the animated series Transformers: Titans Return (2017).{{cite web|date=July 18, 2017|title='Transformers: Prime Wars Trilogy' Adds Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime in "Titans Return"|url=http://collider.com/transformers-titans-return-peter-cullen-optimus-prime/|access-date=July 26, 2018|website=Collider.com|archive-date=April 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411041805/https://collider.com/transformers-titans-return-peter-cullen-optimus-prime/|url-status=live}}

In 2016, MatPat hosted the go90 reality series The Runner.{{cite web|date=July 18, 2016|title=As Pokemon Go Thrives, Verizon's Own Bid for Mobile Mania Falters with 'The Runner'|url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/the-runner-go-verizon-mobile-reality-show-1201812755/|access-date=May 21, 2023|website=Variety.com|archive-date=May 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521050157/https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/the-runner-go-verizon-mobile-reality-show-1201812755/|url-status=live}} In 2019, MatPat partnered with Nickelodeon to make the show Fact or Nicktion.{{Cite web|date=2019-09-05|title=Viacom Digital Studios Readies Facebook Watch Slate With Grace Helbig, MatPat, Joey Graceffa|url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/09/05/viacom-digital-studios-facebook-watch/|access-date=2022-10-10|website=Tubefilter|language=en-US|archive-date=October 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010202211/https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/09/05/viacom-digital-studios-facebook-watch/|url-status=live}} In this show, MatPat examined various phenomena in Nickelodeon shows, such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Rugrats to determine whether they could or couldn't happen in real life.

MatPat is a co-producer of the Broadway play Grey House.{{Cite web|last=Evans|first=Greg|date=February 21, 2023|title=Laurie Metcalf & Tatiana Maslany Set For Broadway Thriller 'Grey House'; Joe Mantello Will Direct|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/grey-house-broadway-thriller-laurie-metcalf-tatiana-maslany-joe-mantello-1235266226/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307182723/https://deadline.com/2023/02/grey-house-broadway-thriller-laurie-metcalf-tatiana-maslany-joe-mantello-1235266226/amp/|archive-date=March 7, 2023|access-date=April 23, 2023|publisher=Deadline Hollywood}}

MatPat's videos about the video game series Five Nights at Freddy's have made him prominent within the series' fandom, which is known for its dedication to theorizing about the underlying narrative of the series.{{Citation|last1=Paklons|first1=Ana|title=The cryptographic narrative in video games: the player as detective|date=2021|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv1nnwhjt.14|work=Mediating Vulnerability: Comparative approaches and questions of genre|pages=182–183|editor-last=Masschelein|editor-first=Anneleen|access-date=2023-07-19|series=Comparative Literature and Culture|publisher=UCL Press|doi=10.2307/j.ctv1nnwhjt.14|isbn=978-1-80008-114-7|last2=Tratsaert|first2=An-Sofie|jstor=j.ctv1nnwhjt.14|s2cid=244676592|editor2-last=Mussgnug|editor2-first=Florian|editor3-last=Rushworth|editor3-first=Jennifer|archive-date=November 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101150836/https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv1nnwhjt.14|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}} He made a cameo appearance in its 2023 film adaptation as a waiter.{{Cite web|last=Robertson|first=Joshua|date=2023-10-27|title=Five Nights At Freddy's Features The YouTuber Cameo Everyone Was Hoping For|url=https://www.thegamer.com/five-nights-at-freddys-youtuber-matpat-cameo/|access-date=2023-10-29|website=TheGamer|language=en|archive-date=November 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101152536/https://www.thegamer.com/five-nights-at-freddys-youtuber-matpat-cameo/|url-status=live}} In 2024, he collaborated with the series for a Youtooz figure and pins.{{Cite web |title=MatPat – Youtooz Collectibles |url=https://youtooz.com/collections/matpat |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=Youtooz |language=en |archive-date=September 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922005052/https://youtooz.com/collections/matpat |url-status=live }} In total, he made 68 theory videos on the series.{{cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL6mCZtaHLQ|website = YouTube|access-date = 2 March 2024|title = Game Theory: FNAF, Thanks For The Memories|date = March 2, 2024|archive-date = March 2, 2024|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240302202055/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL6mCZtaHLQ|url-status = live}}

In May 2024, MatPat appeared on an episode of Wired's "Web's Most Searched Questions" series.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TkLU8EJpww |title=MatPat Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions {{!}} WIRED |language=en |access-date=2024-05-05 |via=www.youtube.com |archive-date=May 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505102139/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TkLU8EJpww |url-status=live }}

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MatPat is married to Stephanie "Steph" (né 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". They married on May 19, 2012.: {{cite web

|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bi9yaGCDcqx/?hl=en|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Bi9yaGCDcqx|archive-date=December 23, 2021|title=Matthew Patrick on Instagram: "Six years ago, I married my best friend thinking it was impossible to love her any more than I did on that day…"|website=Instagram|access-date=August 4, 2020}}{{cbignore}} Their son, Oliver Julian Patrick, was born in 2018,{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BlLxbNQjSEU/|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BlLxbNQjSEU|archive-date=December 23, 2021|title=Matthew Patrick on Instagram: "It's my greatest honor to introduce you to Oliver Julian Patrick…"|website=Instagram|access-date=July 26, 2018}}{{cbignore}} and the family currently divides their time between living in California and North Carolina.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B9e-rixHNAm/?igshid=18h3mpi80onyd|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B9e-rixHNAm|archive-date=December 23, 2021|title=Matthew Patrick on Instagram: "Road trip lunch break!…"|website=Instagram|access-date=November 26, 2020}}{{cbignore}}

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