• Matt Cornett is an American actor born in 1998 in Arizona
• He is best known for his role as Zach Barnes in the sports comedy “Bella and the Bulldogs”
• He appeared in TV series such as “Nightmare U”, “Life in Pieces”, “The Goldbergs” and “High School Musical: The Musical – The Series”
• He also acted in movies like “Can”, “Fading” and “Alex & Me”
• Matt is currently in a relationship with Brookelynn Elizabeth and his net worth is estimated to be over $300,000.
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Who is Matt Cornett?
Matt Cornett was born in Rogers, Arizona, USA, on October 6, 1998 – his zodiac sign is Libra and he is an American national. He’s an actor who is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Zach Barnes in the sports comedy “Bella and the Bulldogs”, created by Jonathan Butler and Gabriela Garza, and starring Brec Bassinger, Coy Stewart and Jackie Radinsky. The story follows Bella who is a cheerleader and unexpectedly becomes the quarterback of the school team, The Bulldogs – it aired in 2015 and 2016 and won four awards while being nominated for six others.
Early life, family and education
Matt was raised in Rogers alongside his older sister and brother, by their father Art and their mother Rhonda – their father was a stage actor while their mother was a singer. Matt is very close to his family and they can often be seen in his photos on Instagram.
Matt got interested in acting at a very young age as he spent most of his spare time at home watching movies and TV series. He was a member of his primary school’s drama club and acted in nearly all the plays staged there, going on to play both The Flying Monkey King and The Farmer. in the play “The Wizard of Oz”performed at Benton County School of the Arts, which he later attended.
Matt enrolled in 2016 and decided not to pursue a college degree, instead focusing on his acting career.
Roles in TV series
Matt made his TV series debut in 2013 when he was cast to play Lou in the “Off Duty” episode of the crime thriller “Southland”, and gained recognition playing Daniel in three episodes of the thriller series “Nightmare U created by Justin Dabrow, and starring Meredith Yinger, Mark Wells and Luke Morgan.
Matt appeared in few episodes of many series such as 2015 family comedy “Future Shock”, the 2016 comedy “The Middle”. and the 2016 crime drama mystery ‘Criminal Minds’. In 2018, Matt Ryan starred in four episodes of the comedy “Life in Pieces”, starring Colin Hanks, Betsy Brandt and Thomas Sadoski, in the story that changes the lives of all members of a family follows – it was nominated for four awards. Matt next plays Logan in the episode “A Drama Story” of the comedy “Alone Together”, and in 2019 he played Blake in three episodes of the comedy series “Game Shakers”.
Two of Matt’s most recent TV series roles were in the 2019 comedy ‘The Goldbergs’, in which he played Andrew Gallery in two episodes, and the 2020 comedy drama musical ‘High School Musical: The Musical – The Series’, in which he played the main character EJ in 11 episodes.
Matt recently finished shooting for the upcoming comedy drama series ‘School for Boys’.
Roles in movies
Matt made his screen debut in 2012, playing one of the main characters Bully #2 in the short adventure “Family Treasure”, written and directed by Justin Dabrow, and also starring Peter Dawson and Timothy Delaney – the story follows a teenager who is looking for his father, and must find him before his uncle.
The following year, he played Diego, the main character in the adventure drama “Can”, which is about Diego collecting cans in his neighborhood and becoming involved in the drug trade – the film received mostly positive reviews. He continued playing supporting characters the 2015 family movie “I Think My Babysitter’s an Alien”.the 2015 comedy ‘The Dunes Club’ and the 2016 drama thriller ‘Inconceivable’. In 2017, Matt starred in the short musical “Fading”, directed by Kenneth Arnold Taylor and written by Kaleigh Krause, and in 2018 portrayed Logan Wills in the family sports film “Alex & Me”.
Two of his most recent roles in films were in the 2018 sci-fi “Perfect Citizens” and the 2019 thriller “Stressed to Death”.
Other appearances
In 2016, Matt appeared in the TV special “37th Annual Young Artist Awards”, when he won the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor, for his performance in “Bella and the Bulldogs”.
In 2017, he appeared in another TV special, “The 2nd Annual Young Entertainer Awards”, and was subsequently invited to appear on the dance competition show “Dancing with the Stars” and the talk show “Good Morning America”.
In 2019, he appeared in both the documentary short film “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Story” and the TV special “Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade”. Most recently, in early 2020, Matt appeared in two TV specials: “The Disney Family Singalong” and “The Alive+Well Fest”.
Love life and GF
Matt gets a little secretive when it comes to his love life, but he is known to be currently in a relationship with Brookelynn Elizabeth, an American Instagram star and model. Born on December 29, 1998 under the zodiac sign of Capricorn, she has been working as a full-time model since her teens while she only gained recognition after dating the famous pop singer Liam Attridge.
Matt and Brookelynn were apparently introduced by a mutual friend at a party and started dating several days later – they’ve been together for over a year now and there are no rumors or controversies surrounding the relationship.
Matt has not spoken about any other girls he may have dated and as of October 2020 he is in a relationship, is not married and has no children.
Hobbies and other interests
Matt is a huge fan of football and cheers for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has seen almost all of their matches on TV or live in the stadium.
He started playing the guitar at the age of nine and then took singing lessons – if he hadn’t become an actor, Matt would have become a singer.
Happy Birthday America!! 🇺🇸 Thank you to everyone who has or is currently serving our great country for giving us our freedom. 🙏🏼
Posted by Matt Cornett on Tuesday, July 4, 2017
He is an animal lover and has a Siberian Husky dog named Kota.
Matt is a gamer who has played on a variety of consoles including PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, and the console he currently plays the most on is PlayStation 4.
He enjoys driving and spends most of his spare time with his family and friends.
Matt has his own favorite actor and actress, which are Robert De Niro and Natalie Portman, and some of his favorite movies are “The Avengers”, “Ironman” and “V for Vendetta”. He likes to watch comedy series and his favorite is “The 3rd Rock from the Sun”.
Age, height and power
Matt is 22 years old. He has short brown hair and light blue eyes, is 1.83 m tall and weighs about 75 kg.
As of October 2020, his net worth is estimated at over $300,000.
