The following article mentions suicide, mental health struggles, and domestic violence.
“It still feels completely unreal,” Rife marveled of his stratospheric success in an interview withDeadline.
“So enjoy it,” he added, “but work on maintaining it.”
Matt Rife grew up without a father
Matt Rife never knew his dad.
“No Dad,” Rife told Kreischer.
When Kreischer asked for more details, Rife replied, “He was 20, I think.
It’s weird to think about.
But I’m older than my dad ever was.”
“My mom said it was just probably depression,” he said.
With his father out of the picture, Rife’s grandfather became his de facto father figure.
“He was a very funny guy, just a raunchy old man,” Rife recalled.
“And she was like, ‘Well, then you have to do this,'” he said.
“And then he would just watch me tank week after week after week,” Rife added.
Launching his career, however, was a slow and arduous slog.
During those difficult years, Rife also struggled with anxiety.
“It feels like you cannot breathe whatsoever …
It feels like you’re having a heart attack …
It’s the closest I’ve felt to feeling like I was going to die.”
Reviews were not kind.
“Roughly once an episode, Mr. “It was the first time I realized money didn’t buy happiness.”
Spoiler alert: he did not emerge victorious at the end of the competition.
At the time, Rife was 21, while Beckinsale was in her mid-40s.
It fizzled out weeks ago.”
However, they were reportedly spotted together the following year.
Apparently, Rife’s memories of Beckinsale were not fond ones.
“Advice for Pete?
Run,” Rife said when asked what advice he could offer Davidson.
Rife later backtracked on that remark.
“I regret saying that.
Pete, if you’re out there, sorry I said that.
Kate, I also apologize that I said that.
I shouldn’t have said that.”
Rife shared the news with his followers on social media.
“Still watch tho.
A lot of good performers left … idk what America wants.
But it’s my birthday so imma go drown my liver BRB.”
“Luckily, this kind of show is perfect for propelling my touring,” he toldMeaww.
Nothing changed, until the day that he posted one routine he’d dubbed “The Lazy Hero.”
That video unexpectedly went viral, racking up 30 million views within a few days.
Interviewed byDeadline, Rife expressed his eagerness to do more acting in the future.
“I love acting just as much, if not more than standup.
After the crowd laughed uneasily, Rife told the audience the joke was intended to test the waters.
Rife was subsequently barraged with backlash on social media, and he issued a response via Instagram Stories.
“Actually, it’s Saturn that has the rings.
It has more [visible rings] also.
And you’re mean to girls,” wrote the kid, as reported byGlobal News.
Rife responded in a since-deleted Instagram message.
“Jupiter also has [a] ring.
and Santa [Claus] isn’t real.
Your mom buys you presents with the money she makes on OnlyFans.
Good luck,” he wrote.
Interestingly, that wasn’t the only time that Rife tussled with a kid.
“F***s on your forhead [sic]?
wrote Rife (viaUniLad), referring to a raised patch of skin above the kid’s eyebrow.
Ramsey’s response was pure class.
“It’s a birthmark, not all of us are perfect,” hetweeted.
That apparently humbled Rife, who responded, “You ARE perfect bro.
Was genuinely curious lol I’ve got your new single on repeat little man.
Keep doin big things.”
Later that year, Rife appeared on “Good Morning America” and revealed that he wasn’t single.
In October, he confirmed that he and Lord were an item.
“Just because, I mean, people are literally insane,” he added with a laugh.
He credited Lord with insisting that he invest time in their relationship.
“She forces me to take personal time, obviously, and I love that.
Whenever she’s like, ‘Can we have tomorrow for ourselves?’
I’m like, ‘Thank you.
I would love to have that.'”
“I kind of hate dating,” he said.
“I don’t know Matt Rife, I never met him,” Yamini stated.
“But my silly joke shouldn’t discredit him.”
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