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.