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( February 2017 ) Matthew Patrick Matthew Patrick in 2016 Matthew Robert Patrick ( 1986 - 11 - 15 ) November 15, 1986 ( age 30 ) Medina, Ohio, U.S. Education Duke University Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation Internet personality Spouse ( s ) Stephanie Patrick ( m. 2012 ) YouTube information Pseudonym MatPat Years active 2009 -- present Subscribers 8.5 million+ ( The Game Theorists ) 4.9 million+ ( The Film Theorists ) 1.2 million+ ( GTLive ) Total views 1.2 billion+ ( The Game Theorists ) 420 million+ ( The Film Theorists ) 115 million+ ( GTLive ) Network Long Haul Management Clients & Partners / Studio 71 Associated acts ScrewAttack The Completionist Did You Know Gaming ? Catchphrase ( s ) `` But hey, that 's just a theory / stream, a GAME THEORY / FILM THEORY / LIVE STREAM ! Thanks for watching ! / And Cut '' `` Hello Internet, welcome to GAME THEORY / FILM THEORY / GTLIVE ! Play buttons 100,000 subscribers 2013 1,000,000 subscribers 2013 Subscriber and view counts updated as of June 1, 2017. Matthew Robert `` Matt '' Patrick, also known by screen name MatPat, is an American internet personality, actor, writer, and producer. He is best known as the creator and narrator of the YouTube webseries Game Theory, where he comments on topics such as the logic, scientific accuracy, and lore of various video games and the gaming industry. He is also known for creating the spinoff Film Theory, centering around cinema and internet filmography. In 2015, Patrick created one of YouTube 's first live gaming channels, GTLive, and in 2016, he created the YouTube Red series MatPat 's Game Lab. As of June 2017, Patrick has amassed over 13 million subscribers and over 1.6 billion views total across his three channels. Between July 1, 2016 and July 31, 2016, he starred in the game show The Runner. The show was produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon and was available on Go90. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 The Game Theorists 2.1. 1 Viewer demographics 2.2 The Film Theorists 2.3 MatPat 's Game Lab 2.4 GTLive 2.5 Theorist Media 3 Collaborations 4 Personal life 5 Awards and nominations 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Early life Matthew Patrick was born on November 15, 1986 in Medina County, Ohio. Growing up, Patrick was very involved in the arts, especially musical theatre. He valued education and spent most of his school career studying or taking classes. His enthusiasm led him to skip his lunch periods to take classes and to spend his summer vacations taking courses at college campuses. He eventually became the valedictorian of his graduating class, and earned a perfect score on his SAT. His strong academic record earned him a full academic scholarship into Duke University. Immediately after graduating Summa Cum Laude from Duke University with a double major in neuroscience and theater, Patrick moved to New York City in order to pursue an acting career, which he eventually quit because he could not make a lot of money. After two years of mostly unemployment, he uploaded the promotional trailer for Game Theory, and four days later, he uploaded the first episode, explaining the scientific accuracy of the time travel of the SNES game Chrono Trigger. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife Stephanie Cordato. Career The Game Theorists Patrick first created a YouTube account under the name `` MatthewPatrick13 '' in 2009. He uploaded numerous videos of his performances and auditions for musical theatre, including one where he sang `` It Takes Two '' from the musical Hairspray. The first video he put a lot of time to edit was a video he used to propose to his now wife, Stephanie. On April 18, 2011, he uploaded the first episode of his new show, Game Theory, where he discusses the relationship between reality and gaming in terms of science, math and culture. Inspired by the YouTube series Extra Credits episode Tangential Learning ( March 23, 2011 ) he created Game Theory with the goal of creating `` gaming 's tangential learning experience '' to show his abilities to companies that might watch his channel. He frequently uploads episodes covering Nintendo characters, as well as popular games such as Minecraft, Five Nights at Freddy 's, Call of Duty and Pokémon, as well as numerous other games. Early on in the show 's history, MatPat was interviewed by Ronnie Edwards, host of his Internet show Random Encounters. After this meeting, Ronnie accepted MatPat 's offer to be Game Theory 's main editor. Before this, MatPat was the sole editor of the show. The first episode of Game Theory that Ronnie edited was How Much is Minecraft Diamond Armor Worth ? He occasionally uploads videos commenting on the gaming market, as well as on other matters that he deems noteworthy. He gained subscribers and his videos were being posted on the front pages of sites such as ScrewAttack and GameTrailers. Game Theory has become known for Patrick 's educational, consistent and in - depth approach to game analysis. During the course of its life, The Game Theorists has hosted numerous spin - offs and separate shows. Some of the shows are only partly on The Game Theorists and consist of more episodes on the creators ' channels. Game Exchange ( July 5, 2012 -- June 7, 2014 on The Game Theorists, still on Gaijin Goombah ) is a show by Michael Sundman where he talks in a high - pitched voice as a Goomba character named Gaijin Goombah about gaming in relation to various international cultures. The version on The Game Theorists has since been replaced permanently with Culture Shock which started on April 10, 2014 as a show very similar in style and content. Starting in 2016, his real voice was used in The Game Theorists version. Digressing and Sidequesting ( December 26, 2011 -- ) is a show hosted by Ronnie Edwards which focuses on game design. It started on the YouTube channel DigressingNSQ and moved to The Game Theorists on August 30, 2012. Crossover ( December 28, 2013 -- September 9, 2014 ) was a show hosted by Drake McWhorter and Ken Landefeld which proved that two gaming characters or series exist within the same universe. In February 2016, the script for a relaunch was finalised. In August 2016, McWhorter tweeted that the first episode of the second season has already been done and they were waiting for the official approval. In June 2016, they announced that they had n't received any response and that the project was in limbo. In August 2017, Landefeld tweeted that `` MatPat did n't pick up the season 2 pilot of Crossover so ( they ) ended it there ''. Smash History ( August 26, 2014 -- July 23, 2016 ) was a show by Drake McWhorter that focused on the development and content of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. According to McWhorter, the show was cancelled because `` it 's not as high quality, the Smash hype is dead, and it 's not an educational show. '' In early November 2016 all episodes were made private and McWhorter himself did not know the reason for this. Because of this, he started to upload the series on his channel Trailer Drake on November 9, 2016. A Brief History ( February 4, 2013 -- August 24, 2017 on The Game Theorists, still on FootofaFerret ) is a show hosted by Ryder Burgin that covers the entire development of a game series in a very fast - spoken manner. It started on the YouTube channel FootofaFerret and partly moved to The Game Theorists on April 20, 2015. In the episode of August 24, 2017, Burgin announced that that episode would be the last episode on The Game Theorists and the series would fully move back to FootofaFerret. DeadLock ( February 17, 2015 -- ) is a show by Matthew Patrick that pits two video game concepts against each other to show their flaws and strengths. Each episode usually features Patrick and another member of The Game Theorists debating these concepts. Two special episodes feature Patrick debating against Nintendo of America 's own Reggie Fils - Aimé. The first one was released on June 25, 2016 with them debating on the grounds of motion controls versus traditional controls in The Legend of Zelda series and the second one was released on January 28, 2017 with them debating if Nintendo should continue making consoles. As of July 29, 2017, there are nine episodes of the show. Break Down ( December 25, 2015 -- ) is a show by Forrest Lee ( tehFurst ) which similarly to A Brief History talks about the development of a video game series. The SCIENCE ! ( January 29, 2016 -- ) is a show by Austin Hourigan which picks video games apart with science and logic. It started on the YouTube channel ShoddyCast, the first video on The Game Theorists was uploaded on December 21, 2016. The Game Theorists reached one million subscribers on December 17, 2013. On October 1, 2013, a re-mastered version of the first episode of the Newgrounds show TOME : Terrain of Magical Expertise by Chris Niosi ( Kirbopher ) was uploaded to the channel to generate more attention for the series and give it more exposure. On October 31, 2013, the second episode featuring JonTron was uploaded. According to Niosi, the episodes were uploaded to the channel and he was given a cut of the revenue each month because he was n't able to earn money from Google AdSense on his YouTube channel. Within two months, the show was pulled from the channel and the episodes were removed. Niosi stated that the reason behind this was because it did n't perform as well as projected within the first two episodes. In February 2017, Patrick stated in a GTLive episode that `` YouTube would n't let ( the video ) be monetized because (... ) ' someone else owns this video '. (... ) It also deviated far too much from what we did because it (... ) had nothing to do with education and gaming. '' Viewer demographics In the GTLive episode of August 29, 2017, responding to allegations of The Game Theorists being watched mainly by younger viewers, The Game Theorists revealed their viewership at that time to mainly consist of people between the age of 18 and 34. According to the data, 78 percent of his viewers are male, while 22 percent are female. Shown data from a one - month period leading up to the livestream is as follows : Age class Male Female Total 13 -- 17 years 9.9 % 3.7 % 13.6 % 18 -- 24 years 27 % 8.2 % 35.2 % 25 -- 34 years 25 % 5.1 % 30.1 % 35 -- 44 years 9.4 % 3.1 % 12.5 % 45 -- 54 years 4.5 % 1.6 % 6.1 % 55 -- 64 years 0.8 % 0.3 % 1.1 % 65 + years 1.3 % 0.3 % 1.4 % All ~ 78 % ~ 22 % 100 % The Film Theorists On May 12, 2014, Patrick created a second channel called The Film Theorists where he debuted his second show, Film Theory. The first video was uploaded on June 2, 2015, focusing on the science of the TV series Doctor Who. Film Theory follows the same formula as Game Theory, but in relation to films and series as well as the film industry instead of gaming. Within a month following the first episode, The Film Theorists reached one million subscribers. Like The Game Theorists, The Film Theorists is a host of spin - off shows. Did You Know Movies ? ( June 2, 2015 -- ) is a spin - off of the popular video game - based blog Did You Know Gaming ?. Frame by Frame ( June 9, 2015 -- 2017 ) by Kyle Adams of YouTube channel PwnageShow is a show analyzing film techniques. As of August 26, 2017, only one episode is still available on the channel. The latest episode called `` How Spielberg Makes the Cut !... A Guide to Scene Transitions '' was uploaded on July 25, 2017. Film Legends ( February 18, 2017 -- ) by the creators of the YouTube channel Wisecrack is a show hosted by Jacob Salamon evaluating a movie in different categories in order to rank it and thus finding the best movie of all time. Film Theory has covered episodes on franchises like Star Wars, Marvel Studios, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, and even the 2016 United States presidential election. MatPat 's Game Lab Main article : MatPat 's Game Lab On June 8, 2016, Patrick posted via his YouTube channel his new show, MatPat 's Game Lab, on Google 's paid subscription service, YouTube Red. The show mainly focuses on placing video game players in real life scenarios mimicking scenarios that occur in video games, such as bomb defusing, parkour, and military training. GTLive Patrick started a Let 's Play series called GTLive on August 26, 2015 where he streams mostly gameplay with his wife Stephanie and then uploads it to the GTLive archive channel he created on September 14, 2015. Streams are usually conducted at 4 pm PST. Regular guest appearances on the streams include Jason, the producer of GTLive, the co-producer Chris, who became part of the streams after standing in for Jason during his wedding, the Patricks ' cat Skip, also known as `` CatPat, '' Peepachu, a cushion in the form of a yellow, rabbit - shaped Peep and a llama plushie, referred to as `` Drama Llama ''. Repeated themes of this livestream include `` Mario Maker Wednesday '' ( abbr. `` MMW '' ), `` Motion - Control Thursday '' and `` Scary Games Friday '' ( abbr. `` TGISGF '' for `` Thank Goodness It 's Scary Games Friday '' ), also occasionally known as `` Spoopy Games Friday ''. A common feature is the ' clap - and - a-half ' which Patrick reclaimed from his seventh grade Social Studies teacher. On one live stream, they used Verizon 's in - game Minecraft smartphone for ordering pizza as well as taking `` the worlds largest ( in - game ) selfie ''. Starting on October 3, 2016, the Monday streams became part of YouTube Gaming Primetime and are therefore scheduled for 3 pm to 5 pm PST. It also includes a voting mechanism, which can be used by Patrick to conduct quick polls. As of 2016, GTLive streams five days per week on average, garnering roughly 80,000 to 110,000 total viewers for each stream. On April 3, 2017, Patrick announced that the show would go on a brief hiatus until April 25, 2017, due to VidCon Europe and scouting different filming locations. Due to VidCon Australia, the show was again paused on September 4, 2017 and is scheduled to return on September 25, 2017. Theorist Media Patrick is the Founder and President of Theorist Media, a digital media production and consulting company. He co-owns Theorist Media with his spouse, Stephanie. Collaborations Patrick has collaborated with numerous channels, featuring them as guests on his own shows, or being featured himself. He has done numerous voice - over work for video game - based blog Did You Know Gaming ?, covering episodes on Portal, Super Mario, and Five Nights at Freddy 's. He often shouts out the Wisecrack channel at the end of videos of Film Theory. Patrick has also played in Random Encounters ' FNAF : The Musical, and voiced Bendy in Bendy and the Ink Musical from the same channel. He also has collaborated with Petcentric by Purina in the Pet - U-Cation videos. Patrick has also worked with plenty of clients, including Samsung, Warner Bros., Ubisoft, Defy Media, and YouTube. Numerous internet personalities have done voice - over work for Patrick 's numerous shows, such as Austin Hargrave ( PeanutButterGamer ) and Jonathan Jafari, as well as Arin Hanson ( Egoraptor ) and Dan Avidan ( Ninja Sex Party ) of the web series Game Grumps. In the popular web series Death Battle by ScrewAttack, Patrick voiced Keith Kogane from the Voltron franchise in the `` Power Rangers vs Voltron '' episode. Patrick will voice Computron in the Transformers : Titans Return animated series. Personal life Patrick is married to Stephanie Cordato, whom he met while at Duke University. The two became close after creating a Legend of Zelda parody called The Epic of Stew. The couple married on May 19, 2012 in North Carolina. The couple owns a cat named Skip, who occasionally makes appearances in livestreams and is also known as ' CatPat ' Awards and nominations Year Nominated Work Award Result 2015 Streamy Awards The Game Theorists Gaming Nominated The Game Theorists, Ronnie Edwards, Forrest Lee Black, and Ryder Burgin Editing Nominated 2016 Streamy Awards The Game Theorists Show of the Year Nominated Gaming Won MatPat 's Game Lab Non-Fiction Nominated Virtual Reality and 360 Won Shorty Awards The Game Theorists Tech and Innovation : Gaming Nominated 2017 Shorty Awards MatPat Tech and Innovation : Gaming Nominated See also List of YouTube personalities The Runner ( 2016 reality series ) References Jump up ^ Roster of Long Haul Management Clients & Partners Jump up ^ The Game Theorists, Socialblade. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Just got ordained to officiate Jason 's wedding. But I can do house blessings and funerals too ! I 'M A ONE - STOP SHOP ! # PastorPat ''. Twitter. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 27. Jump up ^ The Game Theorists ( 2017 - 06 - 20 ), GTLive : SHE LOVES ME NOT ? ! Emily is Away Too ( Part 4 ), retrieved 2017 - 06 - 23, If you spell your name Matt, it 's M-A-T-T, not M-A-T. Not like ' doormat '. Jump up ^ `` Ben Affleck & Matt Damon 's Interactive Series, The Runner, Gets Trailer ''. People.com. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 01. Jump up ^ The Game Theorists ( 2013 - 09 - 24 ), Draw My Life - Game Theory, MatPat, and YOU !, retrieved 2016 - 05 - 11 Jump up ^ `` Matthew Patrick Facebook ''. www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 11. ^ Jump up to : `` A Brief History Of The Game Theorists ''. YouTube. Retrieved January 24, 2015. Jump up ^ `` ' Five Nights At Freddy 's ' Theorist MatPat Claims To Solve Scott Cawthon 's Lore, Video Incoming ''. Design & Trend. 2015 - 11 - 18. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 11. Jump up ^ `` ' Five Nights At Freddy 's 4 ' Story Theories : Why Scott 's Child Character Is Truly Golden Freddy ''. Design & Trend. 2015 - 09 - 05. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 11. Jump up ^ FootofaFerret ( August 3, 2014 ), A Brief History Of The Game Theorists, retrieved October 28, 2016 Jump up ^ `` Game Theory : YouTube Is Broken, Even For PewDiePie - New Media Rockstars ''. New Media Rockstars. 2014 - 12 - 23. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 11. Jump up ^ `` AngryJoe Drives a Tank ! -- ( War Thunder Event ) ''. The Angry Joe Show. 2014 - 12 - 17. Retrieved 2016 - 06 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Tweet by Drake McWhorter ''. Twitter. 2016 - 02 - 18. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 19. We finalized the script for the re-launch of Crossover. Here 's a taste ! :D Jump up ^ `` Tweet by Drake McWhorter ''. Twitter. 2016 - 04 - 22. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 19. The first episode of Crossover season 2 has been done for a while. We 're just waiting to hear if it 's official back. Jump up ^ `` Tweet by Ken Landefeld ''. Twitter. 2016 - 06 - 03. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 19. To be perfectly honest, Crossover 's in limbo. We finished the first episode, sent it off, and never heard back. :-( Jump up ^ `` Tweet by Ken Landefeld ''. Twitter. 2017 - 08 - 10. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 24. MatPat did n't pick up the season 2 pilot of Crossover so we ended it there. Jump up ^ `` Tweet by Drake McWhorter ''. Twitter. 2016 - 07 - 23. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 19. Smash History does n't belong on Game Theory. It 's not as high quality, the Smash hype is dead, and it 's not an educational show. `` Tweet by Drake McWhorter ''. Twitter. 2016 - 07 - 23. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 19. It 's not self deprecation. It 's literally why the show was canceled. I am explaining the situation. Jump up ^ McWhorter, Drake ( 2016 - 11 - 09 ). `` Smash History : Mario & Dr. Mario - Trailer Drake ''. Yes, this is a reupload. I am putting the old Smash Histories onto my channel while we figure out why they were taken off of the Game Theorists. Jump up ^ `` SERIES PREMIERE : TOME Promo and Episode 1 ''. YouTube. The Game Theorists. 2013 - 10 - 01. Archived from the original on 2013 - 10 - 01. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Post by MatPat ''. Facebook. 2013 - 10 - 01. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 21. (... ) today we premiere a web series that deserves much more attention than it has received up until now : TOME. Jump up ^ `` Post by Kirbopher ''. Tumblr. 2013 - 10 - 01. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Tweet by Chris Niosi ''. Twitter. 2013 - 10 - 31. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 21. TOME Episode 02 : Mansion Midnight is now live on the Game Theorist YouTube channel ! Jump up ^ `` TOME : Mansion Midnight ( ft. JonTron ) ''. YouTube. The Game Theorists. 2013 - 10 - 31. Archived from the original on 2013 - 11 - 06. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 21. Jump up ^ `` YouTube Updates ' n Vlogs + New TOME stuff COMING SOON ! ''. Newgrounds. Kirbopher. 2013 - 12 - 06. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 21. I have n't been able to get google adsense to work on my YouTube channel for well over a year. The `` experiment '' was MatPat would be uploading TOME episodes and shorts to their channel as a new show ( since they have 3 shows on the GT channel ) and giving me a cut of the revenue each month. However, the show did n't perform as well as we were hoping within the first two episodes, so it was ultimately decided to pull it from their channel. Jump up ^ `` TOME now on Game Theorist YT & Progress Report ''. Newgrounds. Kirbopher. 2013 - 10 - 09. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 21. MatPat and the Game Theorist crew reached out to me, as fans of the show, and wanted to give it more exposure. So, they 've graciously invited me to be part of their channel and help TOME reach a bigger audience than before. Jump up ^ The Game Theorists ( 3 February 2017 ). GTLive : Our PlayDate From HELL ! Emily Wants to Play. The Game Theorists. YouTube. Event occurs at 55 : 53. Retrieved 29 August 2017. Jump up ^ The Game Theorists ( August 29, 2017 ). GTLive : MATPAT REACTS to YOUTUBERS REACT to GAME THEORY !. The Game Theorists ( Internet video ). YouTube. Event occurs at 0 : 55 : 37. Retrieved August 29, 2017. Jump up ^ Film Theory : Can a Doctor Who Doctor ACTUALLY EXIST ? ( pt. 1, Biology ) on YouTube Jump up ^ `` MatPat Theorizes How He Hit 1MM Subscribers In A Month On His Film Theorists Channel ( INTERVIEW ) - New Media Rockstars ''. New Media Rockstars. 2015 - 07 - 09. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 11. Jump up ^ Simpson, Ian M. `` This Professional Theorist Proves Luke Skywalker Has Joined The Dark Side ! ? ''. moviepilot.com. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 11. Jump up ^ `` This video gives logical reasoning why Batman can totally win against Superman ( spoiler alert ) ''. The Indian Express. 2016 - 03 - 22. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 11. Jump up ^ `` YouTube Teases ' Red ' Series From CollegeHumor, The Game Theorists, Joey Graceffa In Latest Trailer ''. Tubefilter. 2016 - 05 - 05. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 11. Jump up ^ `` YouTube Red gives Game Theorists star MatPat a science - meets - video games show ''. VentureBeat. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 11. Jump up ^ The Game Theorists ( 2016 - 05 - 06 ), NEW SHOW ! Get Ready for Game Lab !, retrieved 2016 - 05 - 11 Jump up ^ GT Live : FNAF Chat with MatPat ! on YouTube Jump up ^ `` Take Selfies and Order Pizza in Minecraft With Verizon 's In - Game Smartphone - Interactive ( video ) - Creativity Online ''. creativity-online.com. Jump up ^ http://www.megaphonetv.com/news-list/2016/9/30/youtube-launches-primetime-gaming-lineup-with-interactive-technology-from-megaphone-tv Jump up ^ GTLive : THE FINAL EPISODE Reacting to My Old Videos ! on YouTube Jump up ^ GTLive : CHLOE, GET GOOD ! Life is Strange : Before the Storm ( Part 2 ) on YouTube Jump up ^ http://collider.com/transformers-titans-return-peter-cullen-optimus-prime/ Jump up ^ `` Stephanie & Matthew 's Wedding Website ''. cordatopatrick.ourwedding.com. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 11. External links MatPat on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MatPat&oldid=800861130 '' Categories : 1986 births American male video game actors American YouTubers Duke University alumni Gaming YouTubers Living people Male YouTubers People from Medina, Ohio Streamy Award winners Video game commentators Video game critics Web series producers Hidden categories : Articles lacking reliable references from February 2017 All articles lacking reliable references BLP articles lacking sources from February 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 16 September 2017, at 03 : 38. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where did clap and a half come from
Answer: Patrick reclaimed from his seventh grade Social Studies teacher