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Matt Stone

American screenwriter, actor, and producer
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Matt Stone (born May 26, 1971, Houston, Texas, U.S.) is an American screenwriter, actor, and producer who was best known as the cocreator, with Trey Parker, of the subversive animated television series South Park (1997– ). Together with songwriter Robert Lopez, the pair also created the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, which won numerous Tony Awards. At a young age, Stone moved with his family to Littleton, Colorado, where he spent his childhood. While...

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