Matty Rich facts for kids

Matty Rich (born Matthew Statisfield Richardson on November 26, 1971) is an American film director, screenwriter, and a leader in the video game world. He is known for making movies and video games.

Matty Rich's Early Career in Film

Matty Rich started his film journey with the movie Straight Out of Brooklyn in 1991. He found ways to pay for the movie using credit cards and donations. In the film, Matty Rich also played a main character named Larry Love.

Straight Out of Brooklyn: A Big Success

This movie was made with a small budget of only $450,000. But it earned a lot of money, bringing in $2.7 million at the box office. Matty Rich first wrote the story for this film when he was just 17 years old. He even made a short 8-minute film version for his high school friends. The movie was highly praised by critics and won many awards, including an Independent Spirit Award.

Challenges and Other Films

Matty Rich once shared that he left New York University's (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts after only one month. He felt he could still make great films even without finishing his studies there. His next movie was The Inkwell in 1994. This film got different kinds of reviews, some good and some not so good. He has not directed another movie since then.

Matty Rich's Video Game Work

In 2005, Matty Rich started working in the video game industry. He became the director and screenwriter for the video game 187 Ride or Die.

Matty Rich Games: A New Focus

Today, Matty Rich is the CEO of Matty Rich Games. This company is based in Los Angeles. It creates video games that are made for families and often have Christian themes. These games are especially designed for the African-American community.

Matty Rich's Personal Life

On January 19, 2008, Matty Rich married Leah "Reid" Johnson, who works as a publicist. They live together in Los Angeles.