Biography
Who is Matt Harding?
Early life and game career
Matt Harding grew up in Westport, Connecticut. He started his professional career at a shop called Cutting Edge Entertainment. He then worked as an editor for GameWeek Magazine in Wilton, Connecticut.
Matt later became a software developer for Activision. He held this role in Santa Monica, California, and Brisbane, Queensland. He worked on several titles including Zork: Grand Inquisitor in 1997 and Battlezone in 1998.
Creating Destroy All Humans!
Matt contributed to the 2005 game Destroy All Humans!. He received a conceptual credit for this project. Pandemic Studios developed the game based on a sarcastic joke he made about shoot 'em up titles.
He did not want to spend two years writing a game centered on killing everyone. Following this, Matt left his job to start traveling. He released his first YouTube video in July 2006.
Where the Hell is Matt? videos
Matt Harding created a series of videos where he dances in front of street scenes and landmarks. These videos use the song Sweet Lullaby Dancing Remix by Deep Forest. Jawed Karim, a YouTube co-founder, called it his favorite video.
The first video, Dancing 2005, was filmed between 2003 and 2004 in 15 countries and 4 US states. The 2006 version covered 28 countries and Antarctica. It also included 6 US states and Guam.
Later travels and work
Matt filmed a 2010 video exclusively in South Africa for the World Cup. The 2012 video featured 40 countries, 13 US states, Puerto Rico, and one Canadian province. He released another video in 2016.
The 2016 footage included 15 countries, 12 US states, DC, and 2 Canadian provinces. By that time, he had visited roughly 99 countries and 21 US states. He also visited Puerto Rico, Guam, and Antarctica.
Birthday and age
Matt Harding was born on September 27, 1976, which makes Matt 50 years old today. That birthday falls under the Libra sign. Matt shares the date with 37 other famous people.
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