Bennett was born and raised in
Massapequa Park, New York. Bennett had his first starring film role in
The Virginity Hit, which was produced by
Funny or Die founders
Will Ferrell and
Adam McKay and released in October 2010. Described as a "documentary style comedy," Bennett stated that the film's "directors gave us cameras in our spare time, and he said do pranks, talk amongst yourselves, do things and film that. So we did, and most of the movie is what we filmed. So I feel like 20% is scripted but the rest is all real." He said in another interview with
MTV News that the film is "not just another teen sex romp. It's a film with heart and a bit of a soul and deep-down it’s a cool love story." '' Bennett co-starred as Robbie Shapiro in the
Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious from 2010 to 2013. He was nominated for a 2011 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award (UK) in the category of "Nick UK's Funniest Person". Also in 2015, he starred in the music video for
Poppy's 2015 "
Lowlife" and guest-starred as Josh Wolowitz in
The Big Bang Theory episode "The Fortification Implementation". He had roles in the films
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl,
The Stanford Prison Experiment and
Manson Family Vacation, all of which were released in 2015. In 2016, Bennett had a role on the show
Fresh Off the Boat. On February 2, 2016, he announced his debut
studio album Terminal Cases, which he described as "a
concept album about my parents' divorce where every song is inspired by different
Robin Williams movies." It was released
independently on June 10, 2016. In 2019, Bennett, alongside Elizabeth Gillies, made a surprise appearance during the November 19 show of Ariana Grande's
Sweetener World Tour in
Atlanta, in which Grande and Bennett performed "I Think You're Swell" and Grande and Gillies performed "Give It Up" from
Victorious. In 2022, Bennett guest-starred on an episode of the
soap opera Dynasty, a reboot of the
1981 series of the same name, reuniting with Elizabeth Gillies who leads the show. Beginning in 2022, Bennett has toured as a DJ, playing songs from
Disney and
Nickelodeon series at several venues, including
House of Blues chains. The shows are billed as "iParty with DJ Matt Bennett," and since 2023, "Party101 with Matt Bennett." As of 2025, these tours have gone international, reaching locations such as the UK and Australia. ==Filmography==