Matt Stone
Matthew Richard Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter, actor and voice actor. He is one of the co-creators of the hit animated television series South Park.
Pre-Fame
Stone was born in Houston, Texas to Gerald Whitney Stone, an Irish Catholic, and Sheila Lois Belasco, a secular Sephardic Jew. He was raised in the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colorado, though contrary to popular belief, he did not attend Columbine High School but rather Heritage High School, a cross-town rival of Columbine. He holds degrees in film and mathematics from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
In 1997, Comedy Central debuted South Park, which he and Trey Parker created. He was said to be the basis for the character of Kyle Broflovski on the show, which is now in its tenth season.
Bowling For Columbine and minor Moore feud
In 2002, Stone was interviewed for the Michael Moore documentary Bowling for Columbine, where he mostly discusses his experiences growing up in Littleton, Colorado and the social alienation that might have driven situations such as the Columbine High School massacre. In the film, there is a short animated segment about the history of guns, presented in a tone and animation style similar to that of South Park.
Stone expressed anger over what he saw as a misleading attempt by Moore to insinuate that he and Trey Parker had produced the animation, when in fact they had actually turned down a request from Moore to contribute a similar short to the film. Subsequently, Stone and Parker portrayed Moore, in their film Team America: World Police, as a suicide bomber who is revealed to have been made of ham. Stone later stated that he does not "really hate the guy" and feels he has evened the score.
Musical Career
Stone is also a member of the band DVDA with Trey Parker, for which he plays drums. He also has played drums on the soundtrack of both South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, and Team America.
Miscellaneous facts
- Is a libertarian
- Loves the movie Babe
- Has two dogs named Mr. Yes and Rodney
Filmography
Collaborations with Trey Parker
- Poultrygeist: Attack of the Chicken Zombies (2006)
- Team America: World Police (2004): co-writer, voices, producer
- That's My Bush! (TV series, 2001): co-creator, writer, executive producer
- "Even If You Don't" by Ween (music video, 2000): director
- South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999): voices, co-writer, producer
- BASEketball (1998): actor
- South Park (TV series, 1997-present): co-creator, voices, writer, additional music, executive producer
- Orgazmo (1997): actor, co-writer, producer
- The Spirit of Christmas (Jesus vs. Santa, 1996; Jesus vs. Frosty, 1992)
- Cannibal! The Musical (1994): actor, co-writer, producer
Voices on South Park
- Kyle and his father
- Kenny and his father
- Jimbo Kern
- Jesus
- Butters Stotch
- Saddam Hussein
- Pip
- Terrance
- Tweek
- Jimmy's father
External link
- Matt Stone at IMDb