Matt Tarrant

Early life Tarrant grew up in Adelaide, South Australia and studied at Brighton Secondary School from 2000 to 2004. His debut solo show in 2016, Honestly Dishonest, received generally positive reviews and won the Best Magic awards in 2016 and 2017 at the festival's weekly awards. Deception ran for an entire season at the Adelaide Fringe 2014 with his performing partner Vinh Giang.

In 2017, Tarrant toured Australia, starting with the Fringe World Festival in Perth, followed by the Adelaide Fringe Festival. In January 2023, Tarrant became a board member of the Adelaide Fringe Foundation, which donated grants to artists and disadvantaged communities.

Television appearances In 2016, Tarrant appeared on the third season of Australian Survivor, which was the first series of the Network Ten iteration of the show, finishing in fifth place.

In 2022, he competed on the tenth season of Australia's Got Talent and was eliminated as a semi-finalist.

Personal life

An avid Port Adelaide Football Club supporter, Tarrant became an official celebrity ambassador for the club in 2014.

Tarrant is also an Ambassador for South Australian charities Hutt St Centre and Barkuma.