Matt Rogers (born March 5, 1990) is an American comedian, actor, writer, podcaster, television host, and recording artist. He is best known for co-hosting the pop culture podcast ''

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'' with

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since 2016.

Early life and education

Rogers was born to Richard and Katrina Rogers and raised on

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, New York. Rogers attended

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and was named

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king at his senior prom. Rogers was on his high school's cross country team and ran a 4:36-mile at age 15, and during his senior year of high school he scored a perfect 100 on his New York State Regents English examination and a 5 on both the AP Language and Composition exam and the AP English Literature exam. After graduating, he earned a BFA in dramatic writing from

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...

(NYU). While studying there, Rogers became a member of the improvisational group Hammerkatz and started studying at the

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(UCB) in 2009. It was while at NYU that Rogers first met Bowen Yang.

Career

While studying at UCB, Rogers performed in several shows, including ''Characters Welcome'' and ''Amazing Welcome''; he also performed in the Maude team and served as the artistic director of the musical sketch comedy group, Pop Roulette. In 2011, Rogers worked as an intern on the set of ''

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''. In 2016, Rogers was recognized as a "Comic to Watch" by

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. Since 2016, Rogers has co-hosted the podcast ''Las Culturistas'' with fellow NYU alumnus Bowen Yang. Guests on the show have included

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, and

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. In 2020, Rogers hosted two television competition series. '' Gayme Show'', co-hosted with Dave Mizzoni, was based on a popular comedy night in which straight men were quizzed on queer culture; the show aired for one season on the streaming platform

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. The show was renewed for a second season, but Quibi closed in October 2020 before it could be produced. Also in 2020, Rogers became the host of '' Haute Dog'', which aired on

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and saw dog groomers compete for a cash prize. As an actor, Rogers has made guest appearances on multiple television series, including '' Shrill'', ''

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'', and '' Search Party''. In 2021, it was announced that Rogers would have a starring role on the comedy series ''

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'', in addition to a supporting role in the film ''

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'', a gay retelling of ''

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''. As a voice actor, Rogers serves as the voice of several recurring characters on the comedy series ''

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''. Since 2021, he has voiced the character of Twink on the

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comedy ''

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'', on which he also serves as a writer. In December 2022 Rogers released his musical comedy special, '' Have You Heard of Christmas?'' on

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. The special follows Rogers's journey to entering the Christmas canon as the "Pop Prince of Christmas". The TV special features original songs and guest appearances by Bowen Yang,

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, and Aaron Jackson. The comedy special was developed into Rogers's debut album of the same name, which was released in November 2023 under

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Personal life

After living in

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for an extended period, Rogers moved to Los Angeles and has since described himself as bicoastal with homes in both Los Angeles and New York City. Rogers is gay, having

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while a student at NYU. Rogers is also

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. Rogers previously dated and lived with musician and frequent collaborator, Henry Koperski.

Filmography

Film

Television

Writer

Source:

Discography

All song credits adapted from

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and

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As lead artist

Singles

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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