Nev Schulman

Nev Schulman
Schulman at the Obvious Child premiere in June 2014
Born	Yaniv Schulman (1984-09-26) September 26, 1984 (age 32) New York City
Alma mater	Sarah Lawrence College
Occupation	Producer, photographer & tv host
Known for	Catfish
Relatives	Ariel Schulman (brother)

Yaniv "Nev" Schulman (born September 26, 1984) is an American producer, actor, and photographer. He is best known for the 2010 documentary Catfish. He is also the host and executive producer to the follow up TV series Catfish: The TV Show on MTV and MTV Suspect.

Schulman started taking pictures and became involved with photography after having studied dance for 5 years. At the age of 19, he and his older brother, actor/filmmaker Ariel, started a film/photography production company. In 2004, Schulman started photographing dance as he became involved with the contemporary ballet community in New York City. Schulman is a founding member of the Young Leadership Committee for the youth organization, Leave Out Violence.

Shulman attended Sarah Lawrence University and studied Photography and Dance from 2004-2006. On April 28, 2006 he was involved in an incident with a female student and expelled, Shulman claims he hit the women in self-defense.

In 2010, Schulman became the subject of the documentary Catfish, filmed by Ariel and business partner Henry Joost, in which Schulman met and fell in love with a girl he met online. The premise followed Schulman on the journey of falling in love with a girl he meets on the internet, but later finds out that she may not be exactly who she claimed to be.

In 2012, Schulman became the host and executive producer of the follow up show Catfish: The TV Show for MTV, with his filmmaking partner Max Joseph, where he introduces couples in real life who have fallen for each other online but have yet to meet.

Schulman is of German, Russian, Jewish, and Romanian descent.

In May 2016, Schulman announced he was expecting his first child, a baby girl, with his girlfriend, Laura Perlongo. The couple got engaged on May 26, 2016. Laura gave birth to their daughter, Cleo James, on October 21, 2016.