Matt Walsh Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2011, he won the award for outstanding achievement in filmmaking directing for "High Road" at the Newport Beach Film Festival
• Earned a degree in psychology from Northern Illinois University
• Married actress Morgan Vukovic
• Got interested in comedy after taking classes in improv at the Second City in Chicago
• Worked as a camp counselor before deciding to become a stand-up comic
• Is often featured in films that are produced by filmmaker Todd Phillips
• One of the founding members of the sketch comedy theater Upright Citizens Brigade
• Created the Bear Down podcast with screenwriter Scot Armstrong and actor Joe Nunez to discuss their hometown team, the Chicago Bears, during football season