Matt Tarrant | |
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Born | Matthew Tarrant 18 April 1987 |
Nationality | Australian |
Education | Brighton Secondary School [1] |
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Years active | 2006–present |
Television | |
Website |
matt-tarrant |
Matt Tarrant (born 18 April 1987) is an Australian magician and mentalist known for his touring stage shows and as a contestant on Australian Survivor. [1]
Tarrant grew up in Adelaide, South Australia and studied at Brighton Secondary School from 2000 to 2004. [1]
Tarrant began performing at the age of 18 and established his career at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, winning the People's Choice of the Adelaide Fringe award for five years consecutively. [2] [3] [4] His debut solo show in 2016, Honestly Dishonest, received generally positive reviews and won the Best Magic awards in 2016 and 2017 at the festival's weekly awards. [5] [6] [7] Deception ran for an entire season at the Adelaide Fringe 2014 with his performing partner Vinh Giang. [8] [9]
In 2017, Tarrant toured Australia, starting with the Fringe World Festival in Perth, [10] followed by the Adelaide Fringe Festival. [6] Tarrant won the Adelaide Fringe Pick Of the Fringe award in 2019, one of 29 prizes awarded at the closing night ceremony. [11] In January 2023, Tarrant became a board member of the Adelaide Fringe Foundation, which donated grants to artists and disadvantaged communities. [12]
In 2016, Tarrant appeared on the third season of Australian Survivor, which was the first series of the Network Ten iteration of the show, finishing in fifth place. [13] [14] [15]
In 2022, he competed on the tenth season of Australia's Got Talent and was eliminated as a semi-finalist. [16]
An avid Port Adelaide Football Club supporter, Tarrant became an official celebrity ambassador for the club in 2014. [17]
Tarrant is also an Ambassador for South Australian charities Hutt St Centre [18] and Barkuma. [19]
Matt Tarrant | |
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Born | Matthew Tarrant 18 April 1987 |
Nationality | Australian |
Education | Brighton Secondary School [1] |
Occupations |
|
Years active | 2006–present |
Television | |
Website |
matt-tarrant |
Matt Tarrant (born 18 April 1987) is an Australian magician and mentalist known for his touring stage shows and as a contestant on Australian Survivor. [1]
Tarrant grew up in Adelaide, South Australia and studied at Brighton Secondary School from 2000 to 2004. [1]
Tarrant began performing at the age of 18 and established his career at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, winning the People's Choice of the Adelaide Fringe award for five years consecutively. [2] [3] [4] His debut solo show in 2016, Honestly Dishonest, received generally positive reviews and won the Best Magic awards in 2016 and 2017 at the festival's weekly awards. [5] [6] [7] Deception ran for an entire season at the Adelaide Fringe 2014 with his performing partner Vinh Giang. [8] [9]
In 2017, Tarrant toured Australia, starting with the Fringe World Festival in Perth, [10] followed by the Adelaide Fringe Festival. [6] Tarrant won the Adelaide Fringe Pick Of the Fringe award in 2019, one of 29 prizes awarded at the closing night ceremony. [11] In January 2023, Tarrant became a board member of the Adelaide Fringe Foundation, which donated grants to artists and disadvantaged communities. [12]
In 2016, Tarrant appeared on the third season of Australian Survivor, which was the first series of the Network Ten iteration of the show, finishing in fifth place. [13] [14] [15]
In 2022, he competed on the tenth season of Australia's Got Talent and was eliminated as a semi-finalist. [16]
An avid Port Adelaide Football Club supporter, Tarrant became an official celebrity ambassador for the club in 2014. [17]
Tarrant is also an Ambassador for South Australian charities Hutt St Centre [18] and Barkuma. [19]