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Matthew Richard Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an American animator, filmmaker, songwriter and actor. He studied film and mathematics at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he met his creative partner Trey Parker. As students, they made the independent film Cannibal! The Musical (1993). They found fame with the animated satire South Park (since 1997) and the film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999). Their satirical action film Team America: World Police (2004) stars a cast of marionettes. With Robert Lopez, they co-created the musical The Book of Mormon (2011).
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Stone is the recipient of numerous accolades, including five Primetime Emmy Awards and a Peabody for South Park and three Tony Awards and a Grammy Award for The Book of Mormon. In 2026, he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. The Colorado History Museum exhibited South Park: Handmade in Colorado from December 6, 2026, through October 3, 2027 that "traces the origins of the show and its creators, Colorado natives Matt Stone and Trey Parker."
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