Matt grew up in the town of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, a suburb just west of Philadelphia. He is the youngest of 4, but when he was born his siblings were already grown, so he was more or less an only child. He was raised Christian, but it wasn’t until second grade that his family converted to Catholicism. In the fall of 2016 he began his studies Temple University where he is currently studying computer science and hoping to continue to grow in his faith.