Shayne Topp

{{Short description|American YouTuber and comedian (born 1991)}} {{BLP primary sources|date=August 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox actor | name = Shayne Topp | image = Shayne Topp DLL (cropped).png | caption = Topp in 2009 | birth_name = Shayne Robert Topp | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|9|14|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Florida, U.S. | alma_mater = Arizona State University (BA) | spouse = {{Marriage|Courtney Miller|2024}} | module = {{Listen | embed = yes | filename = Shayne topp voice 2009.wav | title = Topp's voice | description = From an interview at the L.A. Film Festival in 2009 }} | occupation = {{hlist|YouTuber|comedian|actor|podcaster|host}} | known_for = {{plainlist| *''Dear Lemon Lima'' *''iCarly'' *''Smosh'' *''So Random!'' *''The Goldbergs''}} | height = | years_active = 2006–present | employer = Smosh }}

'''Shayne Robert Topp''' (born September 14, 1991) is an American YouTuber, comedian, actor, podcaster, and host. He is most known for starring in ''Dear Lemon Lima'' and his work on the YouTube comedy collective Smosh, of which he has been a cast member since 2015 and the co-host of its podcast ''Smosh Mouth'' (2023–present). He is also known for his roles as Shayne Zabo on the Disney Channel series ''So Random!'' (2011–2012), and as Matt Bradley in seasons 4–10 on the ABC series ''The Goldbergs'' (2017–2023).

==Early life== Topp was born on September 14, 1991, in Florida, to Catherine Topp (née Person) and Robert Royal Topp, a fighter pilot.<ref>{{cite tweet |number=763148254246600704 |user=supershayne |title=I am Shayne Topp, son of Robert Topp, listener of the Spinning Tops, fan of Top Gun, collector of Topp's baseball cards, eater of Top Ramen- |first=Shayne |last=Topp |author-link=Shayne Topp |date=August 9, 2016 |access-date=August 24, 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Instagram |postid=BbXZgchnOhI |user=shaynetopp |title=My grandfather, Wayne Topp, was a fighter pilot. My father, Robert Topp, was a fighter pilot. And I, Shayne Topp... Am a huge idiot. |first=Shayne |last=Topp |date=November 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/shaynetopp/1645896369641941064 |archive-date=December 25, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=August 2025}} He grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, but moved to Los Angeles, California when he was a teenager, where he attended a high school for young actors to be able to continue acting while going to school.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwxUd_WEu1s |title=If Movies Were Real 6 |date=October 28, 2019 |language=en |publisher=Smosh |access-date=April 3, 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=August 2025}}

At 18 months old, Topp was alone in a baby playpen at his family home in Florida when he managed to escape and get outside. Whilst throwing rocks into the pool, he fell in and drowned. Topp was legally dead for an unknown amount of time before his mother came outside, and paramedics were called.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBxAzAD_uZI |title=HOW SHAYNE DIED (The Show w/ No Name) |date=November 1, 2016 |medium=YouTube |language=en |time=08:15 |access-date=January 6, 2026 |archive-url= |archive-date= |quote=At this point, I am dead, I am completely gray, floating in the pool, and my Dad was in his full flight jacket... and so he jumped in there with his whole gear on, comes out holding me, just this dead baby. My dad was apparently frozen. My mom said she started performing CPR immediately, my brothers say it was a good minute of panicking before anybody did anything. |work=Smosh}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=August 2025}}

==Career== Topp got his acting debut with a leading role in the 2006 film ''Moonpie'' and later had a guest role in the Nickelodeon series ''iCarly.'' He went on to win the Jury Prize at the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival for his performance in ''Dear Lemon Lima''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Han |first1=Angie |title='Dear Lemon Lima' Trailer |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/dear-lemon-lima-trailer/ |website=www.slashfilm.com |access-date=November 9, 2017 |language=en |date=February 13, 2011 |archive-date=November 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114935/http://www.slashfilm.com/dear-lemon-lima-trailer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, Topp appeared in the Disney Channel show ''So Random!'' alongside fellow future Smosh member Damien Haas.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fuentes |first=Tamara |date=April 23, 2020 |title=The "Sonny with a Chance" and "So Random!" Casts are Having a Reunion with Demi Lovato |url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a32253713/sonny-with-a-chance-so-random-cast-reunion/ |magazine=Seventeen Magazine |location= |publisher=Hearst Magazines |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628054041/https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a32253713/sonny-with-a-chance-so-random-cast-reunion/ |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |access-date=September 23, 2025}}</ref>

Topp played recurring character Matt Bradley on ABC's ''The Goldbergs'' in seasons 4–10 from 2017–2023, and reprised his role in a cameo in the spin off series ''Schooled''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Nellie Andreeva |date=February 23, 2023 |title='The Goldbergs' To End With Season 10 On ABC |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/the-goldbergs-end-season-10-canceled-abc-1235267086/ |access-date=February 23, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223225758/https://deadline.com/2023/02/the-goldbergs-end-season-10-canceled-abc-1235267086/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Topp also has experience in theater performances, starring in ''The Best Christmas Pageant Ever'' at Wonderworks Theatre Company and ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'' at Highland Lakes Theatre (in the title role). Additionally, he has appeared in commercials.<ref name="résumé">{{cite web |last=Topp |first=Shayne |author-link=Shayne Topp |title=Shayne R Topp: Résumé |url=http://www.lacasting.com/resume/resumeprint.asp?crypt=diagnimephhohdjjcljpdljngcoodjmbdfaoonlehdedeegb |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629022434/http://www.lacasting.com/resume/resumeprint.asp?crypt=diagnimephhohdjjcljpdljngcoodjmbdfaoonlehdedeegb |archive-date=June 29, 2018 |access-date=August 24, 2021 |publisher=Casting Networks, Inc.}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=August 2025}}

== Smosh == His first ever appearance with the Smosh ensemble was during the video "THE SUMMER GAMES ARE HERE! (Smosh Summer Games),"<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI_ZVU131Uc&list=PLmlRBCD-xxvgRMUebqVrtX7VmsGGIJY2J&index=3 |title=THE SUMMER GAMES ARE HERE! (Smosh Summer Games) |date=2015-07-03 |last=Smosh Games |access-date=2026-02-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref> where he appeared as a referee. On July 17, 2015, during a main channel video titled "HAND BOMB," he was announced as a new cast member alongside Courtney Miller. Since joining, he has become a mainstay of the "Smosh Squad" and has expanded his role to include hosting various shows and podcasts, such as ''Smosh Mouth'' and ''Smosh Reads Reddit Stories''.

==Personal life== Topp holds a degree in psychology from Arizona State University, which he completed in 2019 after ten years of intermittent online studies.<ref name="Schooling">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yXMTfApDcA |title=Surprising Shayne with a Graduation Ceremony (he cries) |date=December 5, 2019 |language=en |publisher=Smosh Pit |access-date=April 3, 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4SMuSjSgJM |title=Shayne Topp’s 10 Year College Journey |date=December 19, 2025 |medium=YouTube |language=en |time= |access-date=January 6, 2026 |archive-url= |archive-date= |quote= |work=Study Hall}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=August 2025}}

On March 29, 2024, Topp married fellow Smosh cast member Courtney Miller at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse. They intentionally chose to announce their marriage on April Fools' Day, previously having kept their relationship private.<ref>{{cite web | last=Caplan | first=Anna Lazarus | title=Smosh's Courtney Miller and Shayne Topp Are Really Married – Why They Announced the News on April Fools' Day - Why They Announced the News on April Fools' Day | website=People.com | date=2024-04-03 | url=https://people.com/smoshs-courtney-miller-shayne-topp-are-really-married-8624230 | access-date=2025-12-17}}</ref>

==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |2006 |''Moonpie'' |John Paul | | |- |2009 |''Dear Lemon Lima'' |Philip Georgey | | <ref>{{cite news |last=Dunham |first=Mike |date=December 5, 2009 |title=Seattle settings blunts tale of Native identity |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/1062984892 |work=Anchorage Daily News |location=Anchorage, Alaska |volume= |issue= |page=A4 |access-date=December 6, 2025}}</ref> |- |2011 |''All Kids Count'' |Corey | | |- |2012 |''Hi, Lillian'' |Dylan |rowspan=3|Short film | |- |rowspan=2|2013 |''The Violation'' |Oscar Heim | |- |''First'' |Rick | |- |2015 |''A Sort of Homecoming'' |Dylan Conti | | <ref>{{cite news |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=January 31, 2014 |title=Film being shot in Lafayette is looking for extras |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/486119917 |work=The Daily Review |location=Morgan City, Louisiana |volume=52 |issue=22 |page=11 |access-date=December 6, 2025}}</ref> |- |2016 |''Ghostmates'' |Adult film actor |Uncredited cameo | |- |2021 |''Terrordactyl: Extinction USA'' |College Student |Short film | |- |2023 |''Howdy, Neighbor!'' |Officer Crowley | |<ref>{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=Wilson|date=2022-07-07|title=Disney Channel Stars Debby Ryan, Alyson Stoner, Matthew Scott Montgomery and More to Star in LGBTQ Horror Film|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/disney-debby-ryan-alyson-stoner-1235311033/|website=Variety|access-date=2025-10-25}}</ref> |- |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Series ! Role ! Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |2008 |''iCarly'' |Philip Brownley |Episode: "iMight Switch Schools" |<ref name="2024TheStreet">{{cite web|last=Battle|first=Patricia|date=2024-05-09|title=Smosh's Shayne Topp is Hoping 'Things Go Wrong' at Next Live Show|url=https://www.thestreet.com/entertainment/smoshs-shayne-topp-hoping-things-go-wrong-at-next-live-show|website=The Street|access-date=2025-10-25}}</ref> |- |2010 |''Eli Stone'' |Young Nathan Stone |Pilot | |- |2011 |''Love Bites'' |Ian |Episode: "Too Much Information" | |- |rowspan=2|2012 |''Fred: The Show'' |Steve |Episode: "Expired Cow" | |- |''So Random!'' |Shayne Zabo |Recurring role |<ref name="2024TheStreet" /> |- |2014 |''Sam & Cat'' |Vance Anderson |Episode: "#StuckInABox" | |- |rowspan=3|2015 |''Switched at Birth'' |Taylor Halsted |Episode: "I Lock the Door Upon Myself" | |- |''Henry Danger'' |Dennis |Episode: "Captain Jerk" | |- |''Astrid Clover'' |Cop with Taser |Episode: "Photo Fads" | |- |2017–2023 |''The Goldbergs'' |rowspan=2| Matt Bradley |Recurring role |<ref>{{cite web |author1=BWW News Desk |title=Scoop: THE GOLDBERGS on ABC – Today, November 1, 2017 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Scoop-THE-GOLDBERGS-on-ABC-Today-November-1-2017-20171031 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |access-date=November 9, 2017 |language=en |date=November 1, 2017 |archive-date=November 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114836/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Scoop-THE-GOLDBERGS-on-ABC-Today-November-1-2017-20171031 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2024TheStreet" /> |- |2019 |''Schooled'' |Episode: "Dr. Barry" | |}

===Web=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Series ! Role ! Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |2013 |''What's Next for Sarah?'' |Chad |Episode 2 | |- |2015–present |''Smosh'' |Himself |Main cast member |<ref name="2024TheStreet" /> |- |2015–2016 |''The Warp Zone'' |News Anchor,<br>Captain America |Episodes: "A Very Warped Christmas 5"<br>"Captain America: Civil War - The Avengers Pick Teams" | |- |2017 |''YouTube Rewind'' |rowspan=6|Himself |Episode: "The Shape of 2017" | |- |rowspan=2|2018 |''The Chaos Wolves'' |Episode: "The Problem with Smosh" | |- |''No, That's Okay. I'm Good.'' |Episode: "Damien Haas, Shayne Topp & Matthew Scott Montgomery" | |- |2019 |''Alternative Lifestyle'' |Episode: "Smosh is Moving In" | |- |2024 |''Dirty Laundry'' |Episode: "Who Wrote a Short Story That Seriously Disturbed a Teacher?" | |- |2025 |''Smartypants'' |3 Episodes | |}

===Podcasts===

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |2018–2021 |''The Valleycast'' |Himself |Episodes: "I died in a pool when I was a baby w/ Shayne Topp from SMOSH"<br>"Shayne Topp Reveals His Secrets To Us!" | |- |2019–2021 |''SmoshCast'' |Co-Host |Main cast member | |- |2019 |''Podcast But Outside'' |rowspan=6|Himself |Episode: "A Thanksgiving Eve Celebration With Shayne Topp" | |- |2021 |''Crazy Stupid Fangirls'' |Episode: "The So Random Cast on How Disney Treats Their Stars Behind Closed Doors" | |- |2021–2025 |''Syd & Olivia Talk Shit'' |Episodes: "Surprise, We're Drunk (feat. Shayne Topp)"<br>"Shayne Topp's Bachelorette Party" | |- |rowspan=3|2022 |''The Axis Effect'' |Episodes: "Funny Is As Funny Does! Smosh Comedy Series"<br>"Smosh Comedy Series: Finding Humor in Life, Every Day is Funny With Smosh!" | |- |''Artists on Artists on Artists on Artists'' |Episode: "Animatronics (w/ Shayne Topp)" | |- |''Trevor Talks Too Much'' |Episode: "Live at Mythicon ft. Shayne and Courtney from Smosh" | |- |2022–present |''Smosh Reads Reddit Stories'' |rowspan=2|Host |All Episodes |<ref>{{cite web|last=McCauley|first=Tara|date=2025-03-13|title=Smosh's Shayne Topp Takes on the Internet One Reddit Post at Time|url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/smoshs-shayne-topp-takes-on-the-internet-one-reddit-post-at-time-interview/|website=Escapist Magazine|access-date=2025-10-25}}</ref> |- |2023–present |''Smosh Mouth'' |All episodes except: "The Tell All Episode"<br>"Shayne's Gone, Let's Party"<br>"Introducing Your New Hosts"<br>"Our Wildest Takes" |<ref>{{cite web|last=Colechin|first=Hannah|date=2024-02-29|title=Smosh Mouth: A Podcast for Anyone|url=https://theboar.org/2024/02/smosh-mouth-a-podcast-for-anyone/|website=The Boar|access-date=2025-10-25}}</ref> |- |rowspan=3|2024 |''Two Hot Takes'' |Himself |Episode: "Suffer with Us.. Ft. Shayne Topp from Smosh" |<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGPANz1pLUE|title=Suffer with Us.. Ft. Shayne Topp from iCarly {{!}}{{!}} Two Hot Takes Podcast {{!}}{{!}} Reddit Readings|date=2024-03-06|last=Two Hot Takes|access-date=2024-11-18|via=YouTube}}</ref> |- |rowspan=2|''Chuckle Sandwich'' |Himself |Episode: "Shayne Topp & Courtney Miller" |<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqPTrebYHaI|title=Shayne Topp & Courtney Miller {{!}} Chuckle Sandwich|date=2024-12-05|last=Chuckle Sandwich |access-date=2025-03-31|via=YouTube}}</ref> |- |Anthony Padilla |Episode: "Ian Hecox & Anthony Padilla of Smosh" |<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDLUaW4f91U|title=Ian Hecox & Anthony Padilla of Smosh {{!}} Chuckle Sandwich|date=2024-12-18|last=Chuckle Sandwich |access-date=2026-04-25|via=YouTube}}</ref> |}

==Awards and nominations== {{awards table}} |- | 2009 | rowspan=3|''Dear Lemon Lima'' | Los Angeles Film Festival (Jury Prize) – Outstanding Performance | {{won}} |- | 2010 | Method Fest – Best Ensemble Cast | {{won}} |- | 2014 | Young Hollywood Awards – New Exciting Face (Male) | {{nom}} |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|2425775}} * [https://www.gettyimages.ca/photos/shayne-topp Shayne Topp] at Getty images * [https://nationaltoday.com/birthday/shayne-topp/ Shayne Topp] at [https://nationaltoday.com National Today]

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