Editing Matt Stone (section)

{{Short description|American actor, animator and filmmaker (born 1971)}}
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{{Infobox person
| image              = Matt Stone by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
| caption            = Stone at the 2016 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]
| birth_name         = Matthew Richard Stone
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1971|05|26}}
| birth_place        = [[Houston]], Texas, U.S.
| alma_mater         = [[University of Colorado Boulder]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|animator|writer|producer|musician}}
| years_active       = 1992–present
| works              = [[List of roles and awards of Matt Stone|Filmography and awards]]
| spouse             = {{Marriage|Angela Howard|2008}}
| children           = 2<ref name=children/>
}}
'''Matthew Richard Stone'''<ref name=tvg>{{cite magazine |title=Matt Stone: Biography |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/matt-stone/bio/165314/ | magazine=[[TV Guide]] |access-date=February 27, 2019|archive-date=May 17, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190517092710/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/matt-stone/bio/165314/|url-status=live}}</ref> (born May 26, 1971)<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/05/26/UPI-Almanac-for-Tuesday-May-26-2020/8311589816609/|title= UPI Almanac for Tuesday, May 26, 2020|work= [[United Press International]] | date= May 26, 2020|access-date=June 10, 2020 | archive-date= June 11, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200611014223/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/05/26/UPI-Almanac-for-Tuesday-May-26-2020/8311589816609/|url-status=live|quote=… filmmaker/actor Matt Stone in 1971 (age 49)}}</ref> is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, and musician. He is best known for co-creating ''[[South Park]]'' (since 1997) and ''[[The Book of Mormon (musical)|The Book of Mormon]]'' (2011) with his creative partner [[Trey Parker]]. Intrigued by a career in entertainment at a young age, he studied film and mathematics at the [[University of Colorado Boulder]], where he met Parker. During their attendance, the two worked on various short films and starred in the feature-length musical ''[[Cannibal! The Musical]]'' (1993).

Stone and Parker moved to Los Angeles and wrote their second film, ''[[Orgazmo]]'' (1997). Before its premiere, ''South Park'' aired on [[Comedy Central]] in August 1997 and was met with widespread praise. Following its success, the two directed a film based on the series, ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]'' (1999), which was met with positive critical reception. Outside of ''South Park'', Stone has written, produced, and starred in the satirical action film ''[[Team America: World Police]]'' (2004), as well as the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical ''[[The Book of Mormon (musical)|The Book of Mormon]]'' (2011), which, after long-tenured delays and years of development, was met with positive reviews.

Stone is the recipient of numerous accolades, including five [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] for his work on ''South Park'', as well as three [[Tony Awards]] and one [[Grammy Award]] for ''The Book of Mormon''.