Matt Stone Net Worth and Career as a Television Star

Matt Stone is an Actor, Producer, Animator, Writer and Musician in America. His greatest-known works include The Book of Mormon and South Park, which he co-created with Trey Parker.

He met Parker while studying film and maths at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he first became attracted to the idea of a career in showbiz. The two collaborated on several short films and appeared in the feature-length musical Cannibal.

Stone and Parker's second film, Orgazmo (1997), was written after they relocated to Los Angeles. Comedy Central broadcast South Park in August 1997, just before its premiere, to great appreciation.

Do you ever wonder what Matt Stone's net worth is and where his earnings come from? Let's explore:

Matt Stone Net Worth

Matt Stone net worth is estimated to be at $700 million. He became wealthy by co-creating the Comedy Central show "South Park."

Co-creators Matt and Trey of the Broadway hit musical Book of Mormon, which has made over $500 million in revenue from ticket sales, merchandise, and other sources, were recognised with nine Tony Awards in 2011.

In August 2021, he agreed to a $900 million contract with ViacomCBS. He earns $10–20 million annually from Matt Stone merchandise and international syndication. He earned $125 million when HBOMax purchased the streaming license to "South Park."

Personal Life

Matt Stone's wife is Angela Howard. 2001, Stone met Comedy Central director Angela Howard, and the two soon started dating. They got married in 2008, and they share two kids. Matt Stone's house is in Venice, Los Angeles, where he lived with his family.

Because his mother is Jewish, Stone has identified as ethnically Jewish.

Early Life

Gerald Whitney Stone, an economics professor, and Sheila Lois gave birth to Matt Stone in Houston, Texas. His father's side of the family is Irish-American, while his mother's side is Jewish.

They are the names of the South Park characters. Raised in Littleton, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, Stone and his younger sister Rachel attended Tradition High School.

He was a student at Colorado University Boulder. His father demanded that his son focus on something "practical" because he was afraid he would "turn into a musician and a bum." Matt's decision to major in both film and mathematics was a compromise. 1993 Stone earned a Bachelor of Arts in two fields of study.

Professional Career

The Avenging Conscience was a production company established in 1992 by Stone, Parker, and Ian Hardin. The business was named for the same-titled D. W. Griffith film. They used cutouts from construction paper to create the short film "Jesus vs. Santa".

They also call the 1995 short "Jesus vs. Santa" and this one "The Spirit of Christmas." The guys who would go on to become Eric Cartman, Kenny McCormick, Stan Marsh, and Kyle Broflovski make their debut in it.

After the movie became successful, the group relocated to Los Angeles without Hardin. When they got there, a William Morris Agency lawyer they met introduced them to producer Scott Rudin.

Following that, Parker and Stone started talks with Comedy Central and MTV. Parker feared MTV would make the show into a kids' program; therefore, he chose Comedy Central to create it. Doug Herzog, an executive at Comedy Central, saw the short and ordered the show's development into a television series.

South Park

When South Park debuted in August 1997, it quickly moved to the top of the cable television ratings, regularly attracting an audience of 3.5 to 5.5 million people each week. Comedy Central requested seven more episodes after its initial six episodes proved successful. The first season of the show concluded in February 1998.

The show's popularity made Parker and Stone famous; Parker stated that, because of South Park's fame, he was able to live a lifestyle of partying with women in Las Vegas for a while.

Sound Track Albums

Filmography

• Cannibal! The Musical in 1993
• Orgazmo in 1997
• BASEketball in 1998
• South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut in 1999
• Terror Firmer in 1999
• Bowling for Columbine in 2002
• Run Ronnie Run in 2002
• Team America: World Police in 2004
• The Aristocrats in 2005
• This Film Is Not Yet Rated in 2006
• Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo in 2007
• Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage in 2010

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What do you know about Matt Stone and Trey Parker dresses?

2000 Matt Stone and Trey Parker added humour to the red carpet. Without speaking a word, the "South Park" founders made a statement by dressing like Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Lopez and walking the red carpet.

Q. Have Trey Parker and Matt Stone received any Oscars?

Even though Matt Stone and Trey Parker Oscars moment was more about their drug use than anything else, the South Park authors did manage to win their first Emmy in 2005 for Outstanding Animated Program.

Q. How much money is made by South Park each episode?

The show's creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, are projected to earn $25 million a year between them, almost $1.25 million for each episode.