Matt Gourley
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Matt Gourley
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Matthew James Gourley May 23, 1973 Whittier, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | California State University, Long Beach |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, podcaster, teacher |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Matt Gourley (born May 23, 1973) is an American actor, comedian, and podcaster best known for his work on the Superego podcast, Drunk History, and as a Volkswagen spokesperson.
Gourley was born in Whittier, California on May 23, 1973. He grew up near Richard Nixon's childhood home.
Gourley graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a bachelor's degree in technical theater and an MFA in performance.
Gourley has acted in, directed, and worked on the technical side of productions in the Los Angeles area since the early 1990s, including as Curly in Of Mice and Men, Antipholus in The Comedy of Errors, Dogberry's henchman in Much Ado About Nothing, Orville in The Doctor In Spite of Himself, Hal in Loot, Brindsley in Black Comedy, the director of Tooth and Nail at the Little Fish Theatre, and as a set/lighting designer on The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged). Gourley did video work and set design for multiple productions of Fellowship!.
Gourley began performing with ComedySportz in Los Angeles during high school. He met Jeremy Carter at a ComedySportz tournament in San Jose in the mid-90s. He spent years as an actor and improviser at various Disney theme parks along with Carter and Mark McConville, among others. Gourley has also performed at Second City, ImprovOlympic, and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.
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