Shayne Topp

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Shayne Topp
Topp in 2009
Born	Shayne Robert Topp (1991-09-14) September 14, 1991 (age 34) Florida, U.S.
Alma mater	Arizona State University (BA)
Occupations	Internet personality comedian actor host
Years active	2006–present
Employer	Smosh
Known for	Dear Lemon Lima Smosh So Random! The Goldbergs iCarly
Spouse	Courtney Miller ​ (m. 2024)​
Topp's voice From an interview at the L.A. Film Festival in 2009

Shayne Robert Topp (born September 14, 1991) is an American internet personality, comedian, actor, writer, and host. He is most known for his work on the YouTube comedy group 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).

Topp was born on September 14, 1991, in Florida, to Catherine Topp (née Person) and Robert Royal Topp, a fighter pilot.^{[1][2][better source needed]} 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.^{[3][better source needed]}

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.^{[4][better source needed]}

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.^[5] In 2012, Topp appeared in the Disney Channel show So Random! alongside fellow future Smosh member Damien Haas.^{[6][better source needed]}

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.^[7]

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.^{[8][better source needed]}

Topp holds a degree in psychology from Arizona State University, which he completed in 2019 after ten years of intermittent online studies.^{[9][better source needed]}

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.^[10]

• Shayne Topp at IMDb
• Shayne Topp at Getty images
• Shayne Topp at National Today