Matt Stone

He claims to have grown up as an agnostic and identifies himself as an atheist.

Matthew Richard ‘Matt’ Stone was born on May 26, 1971 to Gerald Whitney Stone, Jr., who was an economics professor and author and Sheila Lois Belasco in Houston, Texas.

He and his sister grew up in the suburban neighbourhood of Littleton, Colorado. There he went to the Heritage High School and later graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

In 1992, he was the actor, producer, director and writer for the animated short film titled, ‘Jesus vs. Frosty’. This film was made while he was still a student at the University of Colorado.

In 1994, while he was at university, he acted in and produced the musical film, ‘Cannibal! The Musical’. This was an independent black comedy film that was directed by Trey Parker.

In 1995, he directed, produced, acted and wrote the film titled, ‘Jesus vs. Santa’. The film was praised and it also won an award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

In 1997, along with Trey Parker he co-created the animated TV show for adults titled, ‘South Park’. The show was broadcast on the Comedy central television network.

In 1998, he starred in the American sports comedy film, ‘BASEketball’, which was directed by David Zucker. The film was not well received and gained mixed reviews.

He is the co-creator of ‘South Park’, which is one of Comedy central television networks highest rated shows. The show is also broadcast internationally in India, New Zealand and Europe.