Matt Bennett

"I'll be honest: I though they should call the show "Sam & Cat & Robbie"." — Matt in a promo.

Matt Bennett
Biographical information
Full Name	Matthew H. Bennett
Nickname(s)	Matt
Gender	Male
Born	November 13, 1991 (age 32) Massapequa, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, writer, musician, singer-songwriter
Years active	2009 - present
Physical description
Height	5'10" (1.78m)
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Hazel
Production information
First appearance	#TheKillerTunaJump
Last appearance	#TheKillerTunaJump
Role	Robbie Shapiro

Matthew H. "Matt" Bennett (born November 13, 1991) is an American actor, singer and screenwriter. He is best known for playing the role of Robbie Shapiro in the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious and for starring in the Will Ferrell-produced film The Virginity Hit. He is a guest cast member on Sam & Cat.

Biography

Early life

Bennett grew up in Massapequa, New York, and attended Massapequa High School.

Career

After appearing in numerous commercials, Bennett began his television career as Greg the Intern in the pilot episode of the Comedy Central sketch comedy series, Michael & Michael Have Issues.

He starred in and co-wrote the short film Text Me in 2010. Bennett later starred in The Virginity Hit, released in October 2010. Described as a "documentary style comedy," Bennett stated in an interview that the film's "directors gave us cameras in our spare time, and he said do pranks, talk amongst yourselves, do things and film that. So we did, and most of the movie is what we filmed. So I feel like 20% is scripted but the rest is all real."

Bennett co-starred as Robbie Shapiro in the Nickelodeon sitcom, Victorious. He was nominated for a 2011 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award (UK) in the category of "Nick UK's Funniest Person". The show ran from March 27, 2010 to February 2, 2013.

Bennett independently released an EP of songs that he wrote, Warm Fuzzies, on May 20, 2012. In March 2013 it was announced that Bennett would host a web series for the YouTube channel Nerdist. On the series, entitled "Nerdy Jobs," Bennett will go behind the scenes of many "Nerdy" jobs to show how interesting they are.

Other credits

Television work

Year	Series	Role	Notes
2009	Totally for Teens	Jamie	Pilot episode
2009	Michael & Michael Have Issues	Greg the Intern	Episode 1: "Greg the Intern"
2010–2013	Victorious	Robert "Robbie" Shapiro	Main role
2011	Bridesmaids	Helen's stepson	Cameo
2012	Figure It Out	Himself	Panelist
2014	Sam & Cat	Robert "Robbie" Shapiro	Cameo: "#MommaGoomer' (uncredited;Season 1, Episode 9) Episode:"#TheKillerTunaJump: #Freddie #Jade #Robbie"(Season 1,Episode 23)

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2010	The Virginity Hit	Matt	Film debut, main role

Discography

Year	Song	Album	Notes
2011	Broken Glass	Victorious (soundtrack)	Lead vocals
	Leave It All to Shine (Victorious and iCarly casts)		Backing vocals
	All I Want Is Everything (Victorious cast)
	I Want You Back (Victorious cast)
2012	Don't You (Forget About Me) (Victorious cast)	Victorious 2.0
	Shut Up 'N Dance (Victorious cast)
	Five Fingaz to the Face (Victorious cast)
	I Think You're Swell		Lead vocals

Trivia

• Matt Bennett has been referred to look like Andy Samberg several times.
• He is good friends with Ariana Grande and Elizabeth Gillies.
• He has been slimed by Nickelodeon 21 times.