Line #3 Creator/MikeMatei


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3	Mike Matei (born 5 October 1980) is an actor, artist, [=YouTuber=], streamer, and a former executive producer of Cinemassacre Productions, owned by his best friend Creator/JamesRolfe, who he works with on writing, editing, and starring in a multitude of series.
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5	Matei most notably works on Rolfe's famous Internet series ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'', for which he co-writes, plays a variety of characters ([[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]], [[Film/TheWizardOfOz The Cowardly Lion]], [[Franchise/{{Batman}} The Joker]], [[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]], WesternAnimation/BugsBunny, [[Franchise/StarTrek a Klingon]], [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael Myers]], etc.), and illustrated the title cards for Episodes 5-100 as well as 139. Matei was also the one who encouraged Rolfe to upload the first ''AVGN'' videos to Website/YouTube and make more of them, since at the time he only wanted to make a trilogy of them. Eventually Rolfe was convinced, and the rest is history.
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7	Matei has also worked on different series of Rolfe's such as ''WebVideo/BoardJames'', in which he has his own character, the cheating {{Jerkass}} Motherfucker Mike. Him and James have their own series, ''WebVideo/JamesAndMikeMondays'', where they review various types of video games. Matei is the editor for James & Mike Mondays.
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9	Matei also contributes to Rolfe's site, [[http://cinemassacre.com Cinemassacre.com]], with movie and game reviews, such as when Rolfe was away to California to film ''Film/AngryVideoGameNerdTheMovie'' in 2012.
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11	In 2015, he started playing video games on live streams and [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNatApsEKldRcy_sOrRSlmdU1e7MGOWhB uploading them]] to [=YouTube=]. They include ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1989'', ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'', ''VideoGame/DrJekyllAndMrHydeNES'', and many others.
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13	He's also known, and rather infamous for, his skit video ''WebVideo/MinecraftWithGadget'', which depicts him and an [[RogerRabbitEffect animated]] WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget playing and reviewing ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}''. The video has been subject to much MemeticMutation, which likely comes from Music/SiIvaGunner and WebVideo/OneyPlays' frequent references to it.
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15	In December 2020, Matei left Cinemassacre (though on amicable terms, as he remains friends with James) to focus on his video game streaming.
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17	!!Tropes associated with him:
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19	* TheCameo: His only appearance in an ''AVGN'' video without makeup or a costume is at the very end of ''VideoGame/LethalWeapon'', in a demonstration of the player character swap mechanic, after which he says the famous line, "I'm getting too old for this shit."
20	* {{Determinator}}: He tends to play NintendoHard [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] games on his stream. To date he has beaten them ''all'' but it can take hours of trying. Key examples:
21	** ''VideoGame/DrJekyllAndMrHydeNES'': Time needed to finish exclusively the last stage [[spoiler:and get the best ending]]: 1 hour and 50 minutes.
22	** ''[[VideoGame/NinjaGaiden Ninja Gaiden 1]]'': Time needed to finish exclusively the stage-6 levels and final boss: Two hours and thirty minutes.
23	** ''Bucky O'Hare'' [[OneHitPointWonder Hard Mode]]: Time needed to finish exclusively the boss of the penultimate stage: 2 hours and 30 minutes.
24	** ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins (Arcade)'': Time needed to finish exclusively stage 6 in total across three separate streams: '''13 hours and 54 minutes!'''
25	* LargeHam: His guest appearances on [[WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd AVGN]] tend to fall into this category more often than not. The best example of this would probably be his performance as [[Franchise/{{Batman}} The Joker]].
26	* ManOfAThousandVoices: He does all sorts of accents and voices for each ''AVGN'' video he appears in.
27	* RedOniBlueOni: Often Red to James' Blue. Out of character, he's a lot more outgoing and vocal than the comparatively shy, introverted James, and his CrazyIsCool and over-the-top characters are often juxtaposed to the angry but more collected Nerd.
28	* SirSwearsALot: Indeed, and arguably moreso than James. You'd be hard-pressed to find a video of his (or at least with him in it) that doesn't include him swearing.
29	* ThoseTwoGuys: With James in general, but especially in ''James & Mike Mondays''.
30	* VulgarHumor: Pretty much a staple in his works. Aside from ''AVGN'', ''James & Mike Mondays'', and his live streams, a great example of this would be his deleted yet infamous review of ''Film/TheAdventuresOfElmoInGrouchland''.

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