Key Takeaway:
Mike Matei is an internet personality and content creator from Rahway, New Jersey, in the United States. He created the YouTube channel "JamesNintendoNerd", which later became Cinemassacre.
He created the channel for his good friend, filmmaker James Rolfe, so that James could upload his "Angry Video Game Nerd" series to the channel. It was the beginning of an exciting and lucrative business venture for both of them, and they would later end up becoming internet famous. 😅
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| Mike Matei playing an arcade game cabinet. |
Mike's first appearance online
Michael made his first internet appearance in August 2006, in the Friday the 13th AVGN episode.
He played Jason Voorhees, which was a non-speaking role for him.
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| A still screenshot from the "Minecraft with Gadget" video. |
Later roles
He later appeared as more characters in AVGN, and also as "MFM" in the Board James series on the same channel. He appeared in various videos on the Cinemassacre channel over the years, including the long-running "James and Mike Mondays" series.
"Around 2015, he began doing live streams on the Cinemassacre channel, and then later moved over to Twitch, where he still streams to this day."
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| Mike standing in front of a famous Hollywood house. |
Additional info
He is part-owner of the Cinemassacre YouTube channel and brand, alongside James Rolfe. He lives with his girlfriend Erin Plays (who is also a Twitch streamer and YouTuber) in New Jersey. He has stated that he's retired and just streams for fun as a hobby, but still helps with content on Cinemassacre from time to time.