Rich broke into the film world with the 1991 film
Straight Out of Brooklyn, he still made a successful film. This drew criticism from
Spike Lee, a Tisch graduate, who accused Rich of being "ignorant". Rich's second film, 1994's
The Inkwell, received mixed reviews. which was not a success. He is CEO of Matty Rich Games, a Los Angeles–based gaming company that specializes in family-oriented and Christian-themed video games geared toward the African-American community. ==Personal==