1. Matthew Gregory Besser was born on September 22,1967 and is an American actor, comedian, director, producer, writer, and one of the four founding members of the Upright Citizens Brigade sketch comedy troupe, who had their own show on Comedy Central from 1998 to 2000.
Matt Besser's father was Jewish, whereas his mother was Christian.
Matt Besser is a quarter German and a quarter French from his mother's side.
Matt Besser was recruited to play soccer after starting on his high school team, but instead attended Amherst College with a major in American Studies.
Matt Besser worked various odd jobs, including stints as a substitute teacher, a host at Carnegie Deli and as a host at Dick's Last Resort.
Matt Besser is a founding member of Upright Citizens Brigade, which began as a sketch comedy group in Chicago in 1990.
In 2008, Matt Besser played the part of "Courtney Frenchip", the hippie roommate of David Cross in David's Situation, a pilot made for HBO written by Cross and Bob Odenkirk.
Matt Besser makes frequent appearances on many podcasts on the Earwolf podcasting network, including Comedy Bang Bang, as well as hosting "The Earwolf Challenge", a reality-competition series where several podcasters compete against each other.
In 2011, Matt Besser began hosting the Improv4humans podcast, where he and guest improvisers perform scenes based on suggestions sent in via Twitter.
Matt Besser wrote and directed his first film, Freak Dance, based on his long-running UCB stage show.
Matt Besser co-starred in both seasons of the Hulu comedy series The Hotwives, which stars his wife Danielle Schneider, who co-created the series.