Biography

Actor, comedian and best-selling author, Matt Knudsen (Kah-nood-sen) was born in Hawaii, raised in the Mid-west and sailed around the world as a merchant marine. After trips to Europe, Africa and the Far East, he eventually put down his sea bag, picked up a microphone and began performing stand up comedy all across the country.

As an actor, Matt has shared the screen with Oscar winners Michael Douglas, Alan Arkin, Sean Penn and more, and has been in dozens of Emmy and Golden Globe winning television shows like Key & Peele, Workaholics, The Big Bang Theory, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, The League, NCIS, Big Love, Boston Legal and Malcolm in the Middle. You can see him recurring as Steven in Bill Lawrence's hit series Shrinking on AppleTV+ starring Harrison Ford and Jason Segel.

As a comedian, you've seen him on Conan, The Late Late Show, Last Call, and Comics Unleashed. His latest stand up special Good News was produced by Dry Bar Comedy and currently has millions of views throughout their distribution network. His critically acclaimed albums The Comedy Stylings of Matt Knudsen, American, and Yes And, are heard regularly on SiriusXM and Pandora radio, "...and it's all finely crafted comedy from a strong central voice." (The Huffington Post)

Variety says Matt's Hollywood tell-some, Have I Seen You In Anything? "...gives us a fresh and funny look behind-the-scenes with some of our favorite people and programs. All entertainers can benefit from his stories from the trenches, and all humans will enjoy his memorable encounters with everyone from Dick Van Dyke to the cast of The Simpsons."

PROUD TO SUPPORT: St. Jude Children's Hospital, The Special Olympics, Meals on Wheels, The American Red Cross, Step Up on Second & The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Monica
- IMDb mini biography by: Rory B. Bellows