Matthew Robinson (born May 26, 1978) is an American author, screenwriter, film director, actor, television writer, film producer, and podcaster. He came to prominence by writing and directing the film ''

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'' (2009) in collaboration with the English comedian

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Music career

Robinson was a member of the satirical hip-hop group The Trilambs, performing under the name "Matty Boom." The group took a sideways look at the excessive world of rap culture, mocking the glorification of materialism, misogyny and homophobia. Their only album, entitled ''It Wasn't Not Funny'', was released in 2001.

Screenwriting

Robinson wrote a script, which was titled ''This Side of Truth'' at the time, which was included in the 2007 official

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of the "most liked" un-produced scripts in Hollywood. Robinson and producer

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the script out of the blue in the hope that it would spark his interest. Gervais loved it and eventually flew Robinson to London to retool the script and make the movie which became ''

'' (2009). Robinson's original idea for a feature film grew from a skit he wrote about two people on a date who don't have the ability to lie. He later expanded on the idea for more skits with the same premise and then adapted them into a full film script. Robinson ended up co-directing the movie with Gervais. Robinson wrote the original script for ''

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'' (2016), while the shooting script was written by

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. Robinson received a story credit. On December 7, 2016, it was reported that

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was set to direct a revamped film of the musical ''

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'' (1960) with Robinson writing the script. In March 2019, it was reported that Robinson would rewrite the screenplay for the ''

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'' (2014) sequel. Robinson was reported to be writing the upcoming ''

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'' spin-off film ''Rogue Squadron''.

Podcasting

Robinson co-hosted the podcast ''Get Up On This'' with Jensen Karp, in which they, along with a guest, discuss things they think they should know about. Robinson and Karp also hosted ''Get Up Off This'', the podcast within a podcast where they discuss things that people should not like and other replacements. The show ran from August 2011 until October 2018 with 371 episodes made. Karp and Robinson choose Ali Segel and Erin Mallory Long to replace them as hosts. On March 22, 2019, he started the podcast ''Game Brain: A Board Game Podcast'', where he would discuss

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with guests.

Personal life

Robinson married actress Rachel Germaine on January 23, 2016. The couple welcomed their first child, a son named Strider Myer Robinson, on December 29, 2017. This was followed by a daughter, Joni Isley Robinson, who was born on October 15, 2019.Welcone to the world little girl
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Filmography

Film Television

Bibliography

*''Just Can't Get Enough'' (2007) (co-written with Jensen Karp)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Matthew 1978 births Living people American film directors American film producers American male screenwriters Male screenwriters Writers from Los Angeles