Matt Stone (b. 1971)

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Biography

Matthew Richard Stone is an American animator, writer, producer, songwriter, filmmaker, and actor. He is best known for co-creating the animated television series South Park and the stage 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).

Timeline

The story of Matt Stone, told in moments.

1997 Event

South Park premieres on Comedy Central. He and Parker made the original short with construction paper cutouts for under $2,000. The show is crude, profane, and sharper than anything else on television. They voice most of the characters themselves.

Was making the original South Park short for under $2,000 confidence or desperation? Did voicing most characters feel natural? How is the show crude and sharper than everything else at once?

2004 Event

Team America: World Police is released. Puppets. Graphic puppet violence. A puppet sex scene the MPAA makes them cut nine times. He and Parker write, direct, produce, and voice most of it while simultaneously making South Park episodes.

Was a puppet sex scene cut nine times by the MPAA the ultimate provocation? How do you make South Park episodes and a film simultaneously? Was Team America about politics or about puppets?

2011 Event

The Book of Mormon opens on Broadway. Written with Parker and Robert Lopez. A musical about Mormon missionaries in Uganda. Nine Tonys. Standing ovations. The Mormon Church buys ads in the playbill. Stone and Parker respect that.

Did the Mormon Church buying ads in the playbill earn your respect? Was nine Tonys for a show about Mormon missionaries in Uganda surreal? Is The Book of Mormon your masterpiece?

Artifacts (15)

365 Cars You Must Drive

What began as a solution for transportation has evolved into a desire for speed, luxury, personal expression, and freedom. For many, the thrill of the drive has eclipsed the pure utility of the...

2006

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365 Cars You Must Drive

What began as a solution for transportation has evolved into a desire for speed, luxury, personal expression, and freedom. For many, the thrill of the drive has eclipsed the pure utility of the...

2006

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Greetings from South Park

Since its debut in 1997, South Park remains Comedy Centrals highest-rated show. This collection showcases 30 full-color postcards featuring hilarious scenes and characters from the show, alongside...

2007

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McQueen's Machines: The Cars and Bikes of a Hollywood Icon

No other Hollywood star has been so closely linked with cars and bikes, from the 1968 Ford Mustang GT Fastback he drove in Bullitt (in the greatest car chase of all time) to the Triumph motorcycle of...

2010

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The Book of Mormon

"The best musical of this century. Heaven on Broadway. The Book of Mormon achieves something like a miracle." —Ben Brantley, New York Times "A crowning achievement. A huge smash success. So good it...

2012

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Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

DIVIn Winning, authors Matt Stone and Preston Lerner present the incredible racing biography of Paul Newman, whose fame as a Hollywood actor largely overshadowed his amazing passion for...

2014

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The Natural Cook: Maximum taste, zero waste

How do you cook irresistible food without harming the planet? It's all about adopting new habits - opening your eyes to local foods and making the best of them, reducing waste by using every last bit...

2016

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McQueen's Motorcycles: Racing and Riding with the King of Cool

McQueen's Motorcycles takes a close look at the unique bikes that McQueen raced and collected. Any true McQueen or motorcycle fan will love this focused look inside McQueen's garage.

2017

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Bullitt: The Cars and People Behind Steve McQueen

Get the behind the scenes view of arguably the most iconic automotive movie car and scene in history. Ask any automotive enthusiast what his or her favorite chase scene to appear in a movie is, and...

2020

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Porsche Special Editions

Porsche is a world-renowned brand that is known best for producing highly sought-after sports cars and exotic cars and more recently for high-performance sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and high-tech...

2022

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DeLorean: The Rise, Fall and Second Acts of the DeLorean Motor Company

Glory, scandal, downfall, fame, and rebirth—discover the dramatic story of the rebel auto industry titan behind the stainless-steel-bodied, gull-winged sports car we all know and love from Back to the...

2024

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I was putting you under stress and asking you to meet a difficult deadline.

ect was finished within the next three days. Kalam met the deadline, impressing the Dean, who later said to him, "I was putting you under stress and asking you to meet a difficult deadline." Later, he...

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My First Car: Recollections of First Cars from Jay Leno, Tony Stewart, Carroll Shelby, Dan Ackroyd, Tom Wolfe and Many M

Celebrities such as Jay Leno, Mario Andretti, Patrick Dempsey, Danica Patrick reflect on their first cars.

2011

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Hot Rod Empire: Robert E. Petersen and the Creation of the World's Most Popular Car and Motorcycle Magazines

Hot Rod Empire details Robert E. Petersen's creation of Hot Rod Magazine in the 1940s and the Petersen Publishing empire that grew to the mainstream juggernaut we know today. The end of World War II...

2018

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The IROC Porsches: The International Race of Champions, Porsche’s 911 RSR, and the Men Who Raced Them

The IROC Porsches details the creation and first season of the International Race of Champions, a series divined as a means to pit the world’s top international racing drivers (from IndyCar, Formula...

2021

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