Manon Mathews

{{Infobox person | name = Manon Mathews | image = | birth_name =  | alias = | birth_date =  | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | death_date = | education = Santa Barbara City College | occupation = | years_active = 2012–present | website = {{URL|manonmathews.com/}} }}

'''Manon Mathews''' is an American comedian, actress, and social media personality. She is best known for her videos on Vine and her appearances in film and television.<ref name="RindfussOnly">{{cite news |last1=Rindfuss |first1=Brian |title=Internet Celeb and Rising Stand-Up Manon Matthews Brings Her Candid Comedy to San Antonio for One Night Only |url=https://www.sacurrent.com/ArtSlut/archives/2019/05/07/internet-celeb-and-rising-stand-up-manon-matthews-brings-her-candid-comedy-to-san-antonio-for-one-night-only |accessdate=8 May 2019 |publisher=San Antonio Current |date=7 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507232426/https://www.sacurrent.com/ArtSlut/archives/2019/05/07/internet-celeb-and-rising-stand-up-manon-matthews-brings-her-candid-comedy-to-san-antonio-for-one-night-only |archive-date=May 7, 2019}}</ref>

==Early life and education== Manon was born and raised in Los Angeles. She studied theatre, dance, and film production at Santa Barbara City College.<ref name="RindfussOnly"/>

==Career==

She began her professional career at Second City Conservatory, the Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade.<ref name="RindfussOnly"/>

Mathews rose to prominence on the video app Vine where she ultimately amassed a fan base of over 3,000,000 followers and accrued over 1,400,000,000 loops until Vine was unceremoniously shuttered. She became one of the USA's top performing members of the burgeoning subset of online entertainers known as 'Vine Stars' that dominated the app before it became defunct.<ref name="RindfussOnly"/><ref name="PehlingWeek">{{cite news |last1=Pehling |first1=Dave |title=SF Sketchfest Rolls Through First Full Week |url=https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/01/13/sf-sketchfest-rolls-through-first-full-week/ |accessdate=8 May 2019 |publisher=CBS San Francisco |date=13 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="ElizabethVine">{{cite news |last1=Elizabeth |first1=De |title=23 Stars Who Started on Vine |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/stars-who-started-on-vine |accessdate=8 May 2019 |publisher=TeenVogue |date=28 October 2016}}</ref>

===Comedy===

As a stand-up comedian, she has appeared at Dad's Garage in Atlanta, Georgia,<ref>{{cite web|title=Manon Mathews Weekend At Dad's Garage|website=creativeloafing.com|date=25 January 2019 |url=https://creativeloafing.com/event-419173-Manon-Mathews-Weekend-At-Dad's-Garage}}</ref> SF Sketchfest,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sfsketchfest2019.sched.com/artist/manon_mathews.1ytvtuav|title=SF Sketchfest|website=sfsketchfest.com}}</ref> and the 2018 Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, as part of its 'New Faces Of Comedy' program.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/07/just-for-laughs-announces-its-2018-new-faces.html|title=Just for Laughs Announces Its 2018 New Faces|website=vulture.com|date=23 July 2018}}</ref>

===Acting===

She appeared as supporting actress in the feature films ''Welcome to Forever'', ''FML'', and starred as Chloe in the 2016 film ''Holiday Breakup'',<ref name="PehlingWeek" /><ref name="DuboisCelebration">{{cite news |last1=Dubois |first1=Lauren |title=Netflix Thanksgiving Movies 2017: 6 Films To Stream During Turkey Day Celebration |url=https://www.ibtimes.com/netflix-thanksgiving-movies-2017-6-films-stream-during-turkey-day-celebration-2615155 |accessdate=9 May 2019 |work=International Business Times |date=20 November 2017}}</ref> which was written and directed by her father, Temple Mathews. She has also appeared in ''Broad City'', ''Single by 30'', and ''Sorry Not Sorry''.<ref name="PehlingWeek" />

As a talent, she has appeared in advertisements for Bud Light and also partnered with brands such as T-Mobile, Best Buy, Diet Coke, Toyota, and McDonald's.<ref name="BradleyVine">{{cite news |last1=Bradley |first1=Diana |title=Comedian and Influencer Manon Matthews On Life After Vine |url=https://www.prweek.com/article/1426404/comedian-influencer-manon-mathews-life-vine |accessdate=10 May 2019 |publisher=PR Week |date=7 March 2007}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{Official website}} * {{IMDb name}}

Category:Living people Category:Actresses from Santa Monica, California Category:American women comedians Category:American Vine (service) celebrities Category:American film actresses Category:American television actresses Category:Comedians from Santa Monica, California Category:21st-century American actresses Category:21st-century American comedians Category:Year of birth missing (living people)