Biography
Date of Birth
22 December 1985, Westchester Country, New York, USA
Birth Name
Matthew Samuel Ballinger
Nickname
The Trouble Maker
Height
5' 7" (1.7 m)
Trivia
Did jingles for products such as Sudafed, and Blue's Clues.
Performed on Broadway in plays such as "The King and I", "Inherit the Wind", and "The Sound of Music".
While playing chess off stage during the production of "The King and I", a metal locker fell down on his head. Although a cast member yelled to warn him, he still got hit. After 10 stitches and a bloody mess, his understudy still had to finish the play for him.
Has played lacrosse for the Panthers since he was eight.
Was a member of the music group Dream Street, along with Frankie J. Galasso, Chris Trousdale, Jesse McCartney & Greg Raposo.
Is one of two children. He has a younger brother, David.
Now in a new band called "The Juice" [April 2005]
going to high school and playing for his school's varsity soccer team, The Panthers. [September 2002]
Graduated from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts in 2007.