Who is Matt Kaplan?
Matthew ‘Matt’ Kaplan was born on 14 April 1984 under the zodiac sign of Aries, in California USA. He is a 37-year-old film producer and entrepreneur, probably best recognized for working on such titles as “The Lazarus Effect”, “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before”, “The Perfect Date”, and “Before I Fall”. He’s also known as the ex-husband of famous actress Claire Holt.
How rich is he, as of now? Matt Kaplan Net Worth
As of early 2022, Matt Kaplan’s net worth is estimated at over $7 million, earned through his successful involvement in the entertainment industry, working on more than 45 television and film titles since he launched his career back in the early 2000s.
Early Life, Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity, Religion, Educational Background
Matt Kaplan spent his early years in California, where he was raised by his parents; however, their names and professions aren’t revealed in the media, and it’s also unknown whether he has any siblings or is an only child. He holds American nationality, belongs to White Caucasian ethnic group, and is Jewish. Regarding his education, he attended a local high school, and then enrolled in Columbia University, from which he obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Film Studies.
Professional Career
Matt Kaplan launched his career in the industry through internships at the United Talent Agency and the Todd Phillips Company.
He also worked in the low-budget division of Lionsgate Entertainment, then established the company One Films, and produced his first feature film in 2013, with the fantasy comedy “Rapture-Palooza”, starring Craig Robinson and Anna Kendrick. He continued on producing such film titles as “Date and Switch” in 2014, and “The Lazarus Effect” in 2015. The following year, Matt worked on seven film titles, including Brad Peyton’s horror-thriller “Incarnate”, Colin Duffy’s musical “Straight Outta Oz”, and Greg McLean’s horror-thriller “The Darkness”. In 2017, he produced the teen drama film “Before I Fall”, which is based on the novel of the same title by Lauren Oliver, and the drama TV series “Versus”. At the time, he also served as President of Awesomeness Films.
In 2018, Matt Kaplan served as an executive producer for the Netflix romantic comedy-drama film “Irreplaceable You”, and the AwesomenessTV-produced teen comedy series “My Dead Ex”, broadcast on go90. Afterwards, he produced the film series “To All The Boys”, consisting of three film titles – “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” (2018), “To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You” (2020), and “To All The Boys: Always And Forever” (2021).
He then worked on the YTV horror anthology series “Are You Afraid Of The Dark?” from 2019 to 2021, and his other recent projects include the 2019 romantic comedy film “The Perfect Date”, and the romantic comedy-horror film “Spontaneous”. Speaking about his upcoming projects, he is currently working on “The Statistical Probability Of Love At First Sight”, “Hello, Goodbye And Everything In Between”, and “White Smoke”, to name a few.
He’s also the founder and CEO of the entertainment company called Ace Entertainment.
Appearance and Vital Statistics
Matt Kaplan has short dark hair and hazel eyes. He stands at a height of 5ft 10ins (1.78m), while his weight is around 143lbs (65kgs). Information about his vital statistics, biceps size, and shoe size isn’t available.
Personal Life
Matt Kaplan once dated famous fashion designer and former actress Ashely Olsen but little is known about their romance. In 2014, he became romantically involved with actress and model Claire Holt; the two became engaged in the summer of the following year, and eventually exchanged their wedding vows in April 2016. Unfortunately, their marriage didn’t last long, since he filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences in April 2017.
Following the divorce, he began dating Alexandra Cooper, known for hosting the podcast “Call Her Daddy”. The two tied the knot at a ceremony on 3 February 2021; their current residence is in Los Angeles, California.
Who is his ex-wife? Claire Holt Short Wiki/Bio
Claire Rhiannon Serenity Holt was born on 11 June 1988 under the zodiac sign of Gemini, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She was raised by her Australian father, John Holt, and her British mother, Ann Holt. She has a brother named David and two sisters named Madeline and Rachel. She matriculated from Stuartholme School in Toowong, Queensland in 2005.
Rise to Prominence
Claire Holt launched her acting career in 2006, when she was chosen to portray the main role of Emma Gilbert in the Network Ten fantasy teen drama series “H2O: Just Add Water”, which earned her a Nickelodeon Australia Kids’ Choice Award and Logie Award. She left the series after the second season, to play Lindsay Rollins in the 2009 supernatural horror film “Messengers 2: The Scarecrow”, which is a prequel to “The Messengers”. It was followed by her portrayals of Chastity Meyer in the made-for-TV teen comedy film “Mean Girls 2”, broadcast on ABC Family, and Samara in the first two seasons of the highly popular Freeform teen drama mystery thriller series “Pretty Little Liars”, both in 2011.
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Continued Success
Claire Holt gained international fame when she joined the cast of The CW’s supernatural teen drama series “The Vampire Diaries”, in which she landed the recurring role of Klaus and Elijah’s younger sister, Rebekah Mikaelson, appearing in 37 episodes from 2011 to 2014. The series was developed by Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson, and based on the book series of the same title by L. J. Smith; she reprised the role in its spin-off series “The Originals”, which lasted for five seasons from 2013 to 2018, then in 2021 appeared in the episode “I Thought You’d Be Happier To See Me” of “Legacies”, which is the spin-off series from “The Originals”,. Her performance in “The Originals” earned her a Teen Choice Award nomination for Choice TV Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy.
Further Work
Concurrently, Claire Holt continued to work on other projects, playing Penny in the 2012 comedy-drama film “Blue Like Jazz”, directed by Steve Taylor, and featured in the main role of Charmain Tully in the NBC period crime drama series “Aquarius” from 2015 to 2016. It was followed by her appearances as Kate opposite Mandy Moore in the survival horror film “47 Meters Down”, and as Kayla in the made-for-TV drama film “Doomsday”, both released in 2017.
Two years later, she was cast as Susan in the romantic comedy film “The Divorce Party” and played Abbey Campbell in the crime film “A Violent Separation”. Most recently, she featured as Kelly in the horror-comedy film “Untitled Horror Movie”, next to Darren Barnet and Katherine McNamara, and as Sasha in the crime thriller film “Painted Beauty”, both in 2021.
