Matthew Weathers is the son of the late Carl Weathers, an American actor, director, and football linebacker who died quietly in his sleep on February 1, 2024, at the age of 76. Carl Weathers was an iconic actor who played Apollo Creed in the Rocky movies or as the tough mercenary in Predator or as the charming mentor in The Mandalorian.
Matthew paid tribute to his father saying, “My dad was an exceptional human being who lived an extraordinary life. He was a loving father, a loyal friend, and a legend in his own right. I will always be proud to be his son and to carry on his legacy. Rest in peace, dad. I love you.” Let’s get to know more about Matthew in this article.
Who Is Matthew Weathers?
Matthew Weathers was born in 1976 to Carl Weathers and Mary Ann Castle who is Carl’s first wife in Orange County, California, USA. He has a younger brother, Jason Anthony Weathers who was born in 1979. Matthew was raised in an athletic and entertainment-oriented household; his mother was a model and singer, while his father was a prominent actor and former NFL player. He inherited his mother’s musical talent and his father’s love of athletics. In addition to playing football and basketball, he studied the piano and guitar in high school.
In 1988, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and mathematics from Biola University in La Mirada, California. In 2000, he completed MSc at the University of California, Riverside. In 2004, he completed his doctorate in mathematics at the University of California.
Matthew Weathers has been married to a beautiful woman whom he met at Biola University. They came into a relationship and got married. This couple has been blessed with a son and a daughter.
Matthew Weathers’ Career
In 2005, Matthew Weathers began working as an assistant professor of mathematics at Biola University, where he teaches discrete mathematics, algebra, calculus, and cryptography. In 2005, Matthew Weathers began working as an assistant professor of mathematics at Biola University, where he teaches discrete mathematics, algebra, calculus, and cryptography.
The illusions in his video are a result of his graphic design and editing abilities. The videos “April Fool’s Prank (2010),” “Halloween Trick or Treat (2011),” and “April Fool’s Prank (2017)” are the ones that have received the most views. He is also a YouTube sensation who has gained fame for the creative and hilarious pranks that he pulls on his maths class.
About Matthew Weathers’ Parents
Carl Weathers, the father of Matthew Weathers, was an American football linebacker, director, and actor. He was well-known for playing the roles of Combat Carl in the Toy Story franchise, Colonel Al Dillon in the Predator, and Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky movies. Although Matthew’s father had three marriages, he only had two children with Mary Anne Castle, his first wife.
Mary Ann Castle, Matthew’s mother, was a singer and model. Following the divorce of his parents in 1983, his father married Rhona Unsell in 1984 and separated from her in 2006. Then, in 2007, his father married Jennifer Peterson; the two later got divorced in 2009.
