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Matt D’Avella Age Birthday, Wife, Wiki, Height, Biceps, Net Worth, Bio

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Name Matt D’Avella

Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB December 15, 1987. As of 2025, he is around 38 years old.

Wedding & Marriage / Wife / Engaged / Spouse / Partner Check the full bio for relationship details.

Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background

Introduction :

  • Matt D’Avella is an American filmmaker, self-proclaimed minimalist, and podcast host who hails originally from New Jersey.
  • Smart, innovative and creative, D’Avella is a simple man who enjoys coming up with new ways to live a creative life without forking out crazy amounts of money.

Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :

  • Matt was born on December 15, 1987, and grew up in New Jersey, USA.
  • His star sign is Sagittarius.
  • Currently, D’Avella is romantically involved with an Australian entrepreneur, food blogger and traveler named Natalie Pidding who operates her own blog called Yum Yum Pork Bun. Her company, Kimchi Creative, specializes in managing and growing social media accounts for major corporations.
  • Natalie’s blog Yum Yum Pork Bun is dedicated to highlighting different dishes she prepares and tries out at different restaurants and locations. She also promotes her work on Instagram, taking several pictures of her travelling adventures and new food that she tries out.

Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info

  • Matt completed his Bachelor’s degree in 2010. When he graduated, he owed $97,000 in student loans. He then decided it would be a good idea to buy himself a new car, but it turned out to be detrimental to his finances as he was left with an even bigger debt of more than $100,000!

Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :

  • After graduating from university, Matt ended up back at his parents’ house in New Jersey, in their basement, as he was burdened with a lot of debt. He started pursuing a career as a professional filmmaker but struggled financially.
  • Over the years, Matt read several books on self-help and learned a lot about how to live life as a minimalist, something that later helped him launch the successful life of his career.
  • In the space of 5 years, he turned his life around & was able to repay his student and car loans.
  • In 2014, he set out to write, direct, produce and edit his very own full-length documentary called Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things. The documentary premiered on Netflix in 2014 and trended on the iTunes list of Top 10 Documentaries.
  • In 2015, he worked as a cinematographer on another documentary titled ‘Design Disruptors,’ He eventually started his own website dedicated to showing off his film work.
  • He released a 6 part series on his website Making Minimalism, which showed the behind-the-scenes journey of the entire production of his documentary. The series was available free of charge.
  • Matt has also worked as a Commercial Director, and his productions have been viewed all over the world through platforms like Netflix. His works have been featured in popular theatres such as San Francisco’s Castro Theatre and the Palladium in London, UK.
  • In his documentary, Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things, he featured ABC News anchor and correspondent Dan Harris and fellow filmmaker, Joshua Fields Millburn.
  • Besides his work on films, Matt is also the host of his own podcast, ‘The Ground Up Show.’

Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :

  • Matt has a personal YouTube channel dedicated to his film work and vlogs, and it has gained over 3.25 million subscribers.
  • He is also pretty active on social media and boasts over 375,000 followers on Instagram alone.

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