Matt Walsh Net Worth 2024

What Is Matt Walsh’s Net Worth and Salary?

Matt Walsh is an American actor, comedian, director, author, and producer who has a net worth of $4 million. Walsh is a founding member of the Chicago-based Upright Citizens Brigade comedy troupe, and he’s finest recognized for taking part in Mike McLintock on the HBO collection “Veep” (2012–2019). Matt has greater than 160 performing credit to his title, together with the movies “Martin & Orloff” (2002), “Old School” (2003), “Semi-Pro” (2008), “Role Models” (2008), “The Hangover” (2009), and “Ghostbusters” (2016) and the tv collection “Upright Citizens Brigade” (1998–2000), “Dog Bites Man” (2006), “Players” (2010), “Hung” (2010), and “Outsourced” (2010–2011).

He served as a correspondent on “The Daily Show” from 2001 to 2002, and he created the 2010 Spike collection “Players,” which he additionally starred on, directed, and government produced. Walsh has written for “Upright Citizens Brigade” and “Dog Bites Man,” and he wrote and directed the movies “High Road” (2011) and “A Better You” (2014). He additionally directed the 1993 movie “The Stinky Onion Gang,” wrote “Martin & Orloff,” and produced “Dog Bites Man.” Matt co-hosted “Bear Down: Chicago Bears Podcast” with screenwriter/comedian Scot Armstrong, and in 2021, he started internet hosting the podcast “Second in Command: A Veep Rewatch” together with his former co-star Tim Simons.

Early Life

Matt Walsh was born Matthew Paul Walsh on October 13, 1964, in Chicago, Illinois. Walsh grew up with mom Audrey, father Dick, and 6 siblings. His brother Pat co-wrote Matt’s directorial debut, “The Stinky Onion Gang,” and he appeared within the movie; Walsh additionally solid him in his 2014 movie “A Better You.” Matt attended Hinsdale South High School, the place he was a backup tight finish on the soccer staff. After graduating in 1982, he enrolled at Northern Illinois University, incomes a Psychology diploma, and he spent a yr at Salzburg College in Austria.

Career

After he graduated from college, Walsh took improv comedy courses, turning into an everyday performer at Chicago’s ImprovOlympic and Annoyance Theater. He met Matt Besser in 1991, and the 2 began performing stand-up comedy collectively and shortly turned founding members of the Upright Citizens Brigade, together with Amy Poehler and Ian Roberts. Matt made his movie debut in 1998’s “Tomorrow Night,” adopted by “Talent” (1998), “Fatty Drives the Bus” (1999), and “Road Trip” (2000). In 2002, he starred as Dr. Eric Orloff in “Martin & Orloff,” which he co-wrote with Ian Roberts. Walsh co-starred with Will Ferrell in 2003’s “Old School” and “Elf,” and so they later reunited in 2008’s “Semi-Pro” and “Step Brothers” and 2015’s “Get Hard.” He appeared within the movies “Bad Santa” (2003), “Starsky & Hutch” (2004), “Christmas with the Kranks” (2004), “School for Scoundrels” (2006), “Be Kind Rewind” (2008), “Drillbit Taylor” (2008), and “Role Models” (2008), and he guest-starred on “Arrested Development” (2004), “Reno 911!” (2004–2009), “Human Giant” (2007–2008), “The Sarah Silverman Program” (2008), and “The League” (2009).

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In 2006, Matt starred as Kevin Beeken on Comedy Central’s “Dog Bites Man,” and in 2009, he co-starred together with his “Role Models” castmate Paul Rudd in “I Love You, Man” and with Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, and Justin Bartha within the blockbuster “The Hangover,” which grossed $469.3 million in opposition to a $35 million price range. In 2010, Walsh starred as Bruce Fitzgerald on the comedy collection “Players,” which he created. That yr he additionally appeared within the movies “Cyrus,” “Due Date,” and “Cherry,” guest-starred on “Party Down,” “Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time,” “Community,” and “Childrens Hospital,” and had a recurring function as Matt Saline on HBO’s Hung.” From 2010 to 2011, he performed Jerry Stern on NBC’s “Outsourced,” then he appeared within the movies “Queens of Country” (2012), “The Brass Teapot” (2012), “Movie 43” (2013), “Hits” (2014),  and “Into the Storm” (2014). Matt guest-starred on “Happy Endings” (2012), “Parks and Recreation” (2013), “Drunk History” (2013–2014), “How I Met Your Mother” (2014), and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (2014–2016), and he had a recurring function as L. Jefe Maninchargo on IFC’s “Comedy Bang! Bang!” (2013–2016).

From 2012 to 2019, Walsh performed the Vice President’s Director of Communications, Mike McLintock, on “Veep” alongside Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The collection aired 65 episodes over seven seasons, and it gained the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2015, 2016, and 2017 and earned Matt two Outstanding Supporting Actor nominations. In 2016, Walsh appeared within the movies “Other People,” “The Darkness,” “The Do-Over,” “Ghostbusters,” and “Office Christmas Party,” adopted by 2017’s “Brigsby Bear,” 2018’s “A Futile and Stupid Gesture,” “Life of the Party,” Under the Eiffel Tower,” and “Widows,” and 2019’s “The Perfect Date.” In latest years, he has guest-starred on “Black-ish” (2017), “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (2018), “Another Period” (2018), “The Good Fight” (2018), “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (2021), and “Ghosts” (2022).

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Personal Life

Matt married Morgan Vukovic on March 21, 2009, and so they have three youngsters, Jude, Emmet, and Celia. Morgan, who’s now often called Morgan Walsh, is an actress and author, and she or he guest-starred in a 2017 episode of “Veep.” Matt solid Morgan in “High Road” and “A Better You,” and she or he has appeared on TV reveals resembling “Burning Love,” “Childrens Hospital,” and “Games People Play.” Walsh hosts an annual charity golf match, the Turkey Bird Classic, to boost cash for Defy Ventures, an “entrepreneurship, employment, and management coaching program that serves individuals with legal histories nationally.”

Awards and Nominations

Walsh was nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for “Veep” (2016 and 2017), and he earned an Online Film & Television Association Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2016. The “Veep” solid obtained 5 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, successful in 2018. In 2011, Matt earned an Achievement Award for Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking Directing for “High Road” on the Newport Beach Film Festival, and in 2019, he shared a Gold Derby nomination for Ensemble Cast together with his “Widows” co-stars.