Matthew "Matteo" Lane (born June 28, 1986) is an American comedian,
opera singer, and oil painter.Matthew Lane was born in 1986, raised in
Arlington Heights, Illinois, and lived on the North Side. Through his
mother, Lane is of Mexican and Italian descent. His father is a
Vietnam War veteran and is of Irish descent. Lane's Italian family
originates from Agrigento and Messina in Sicily. He was nicknamed
Matteo by his Italian family. Lane has an older brother who is also
gay. He speaks English, Italian, Spanish, and French. Lane studied
German in high school. Lane started to sing opera at the age of 15
under vocal coach Nick Falco. At the School of the Art Institute of
Chicago, he studied oil painting and drawing. Lane studied art for
five months in Umbria as an oil painter and opera singer before
returning to Chicago.As a singer, Lane performed in bars in Boystown
before starting his comedy career circa 2011 at open mics in Chicago.
He moved to New York to work as a storyboard artist circa 2012. In an
interview, Lane stated that it was "the most boring job in the world."
He later quit the position to pursue comedy. After being featured in
"New Faces" at the 2014 Just for Laughs festival, MTV invited Lane to
appear on Guy Code. He was later in Joking Off and was cast in MTV's
Ladylike along with Nicole Byer, Jade Catta-Preta, and Blair Socci.
Lane was on a panel for a segment about Kim Davis on The Nightly Show
with Larry Wilmore. In 2018, Lane represented Italy at "The Ethnic
Show" at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. He is the host of
the Snapchat comedy Ghost Hunt.
opera singer, and oil painter.Matthew Lane was born in 1986, raised in
Arlington Heights, Illinois, and lived on the North Side. Through his
mother, Lane is of Mexican and Italian descent. His father is a
Vietnam War veteran and is of Irish descent. Lane's Italian family
originates from Agrigento and Messina in Sicily. He was nicknamed
Matteo by his Italian family. Lane has an older brother who is also
gay. He speaks English, Italian, Spanish, and French. Lane studied
German in high school. Lane started to sing opera at the age of 15
under vocal coach Nick Falco. At the School of the Art Institute of
Chicago, he studied oil painting and drawing. Lane studied art for
five months in Umbria as an oil painter and opera singer before
returning to Chicago.As a singer, Lane performed in bars in Boystown
before starting his comedy career circa 2011 at open mics in Chicago.
He moved to New York to work as a storyboard artist circa 2012. In an
interview, Lane stated that it was "the most boring job in the world."
He later quit the position to pursue comedy. After being featured in
"New Faces" at the 2014 Just for Laughs festival, MTV invited Lane to
appear on Guy Code. He was later in Joking Off and was cast in MTV's
Ladylike along with Nicole Byer, Jade Catta-Preta, and Blair Socci.
Lane was on a panel for a segment about Kim Davis on The Nightly Show
with Larry Wilmore. In 2018, Lane represented Italy at "The Ethnic
Show" at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. He is the host of
the Snapchat comedy Ghost Hunt.
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