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Mathew Pritchard

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Mathew Pritchard
Pritchard in 2015
Born (1973-03-30) 30 March 1973 (age 51)
Cardiff, Wales[1]
Other namesMatt Pritchard
Pritch
Mr. 50/50
Occupation(s)Skateboarder, stunt performer, celebrity chef, triathlon athlete
Years active2001–present
Known forDirty Sanchez
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Websitemathewpritchard.com

Mathew Pritchard (born 30 March 1973)[2] is a Welsh professional skateboarder, stunt performer, celebrity chef, and triathlon athlete. He is best known as the star and co-creator of MTV UK's Dirty Sanchez. In 2019, he hosted the first BBC vegan cookery show, Dirty Vegan. He authored three cookbooks: Dirty Vegan, Dirty Vegan: Another Bite, and Dirty Vegan: Fast and Easy.

Career

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Early career

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Pritchard worked for Globe Shoes for six years and later designed his own signature shoe, a Sleep When You're Dead model named after his motto.[3] He began skateboarding at the age of 15. His first sponsor was City Surf skate shop in Cardiff.[4]

Dirty Sanchez and Balls of Steel

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Pritchard filmed the skating video Pritchard vs Dainton, in which Pritchard and Lee Dainton skated against, hit, and pranked each other. This formed the basis of Dirty Sanchez,[citation needed] an MTV stunt programme starring Pritchard, Dainton, Michael "Pancho" Locke, and Dan Joyce.[5] This ran from 2003 to 2008,[citation needed] and in 2006 the four released Dirty Sanchez: The Movie, in which they traveled around the globe doing stunts and pranks that related to the Seven Deadly Sins.[6] Pritchard was also involved in multiple spin-off series. Dainton and Pritchard hosted MTV's 2007 stunt-based game show Wrecked,[citation needed] and Sanchez Get High was a spin-off in which Pritchard and Dainton visited indigenous peoples and took traditional medicines.[5] It aired on MTV in 2008.

Pritchard appeared with Locke as the "Pain Men" in 10 episodes of the Channel 4 game show Balls of Steel, which ran from 2005 to 2008.[7]

Dirty Vegan

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Pritchard became vegan in 2015 after watching Cowspiracy.[8] In 2017, he launched a YouTube-based cookery series called Proper Vegan Cookin'.[9] In 2019, he hosted Dirty Vegan, the BBC's first vegan cookery show.[10] He also produced tie-in cookbooks for the series: Dirty Vegan and Dirty Vegan: Another Bite.[11][12][13] His third book, titled Dirty Vegan: Fast and Easy, came out on 7 December 2023.[14]

Other works

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In 2018, BBC Wales filmed a documentary titled Wild Man to Ironman in which Pritchard performs a 14-day ironman challenge in Wales.[15]

Personal life

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On 7 September 2009, Pritchard was attacked with a set of keys in a supermarket in Toftwood, Norfolk, suffering serious stab wounds to his neck and chest.[16][17] His assailant was jailed for five years in 2010, after being found guilty of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.[18]

Mathew has a dog named Lemmy.

Filmography

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Pritchard in 2008

Films

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Pritchard vs Dainton Himself Direct-to-video release
2003 Stupidity Himself Documentary
Archive footage
2006 Dirty Sanchez: The Movie Himself Writer
Associate producer
2007 The Man Who Souled the World Himself Documentary
2014 Pritchard vs Dainton - The Rise and Falls Himself Documentary
2019 Mathew vs Pritchard Himself Short documentary
2023 The Road of Excess Himself Documentary

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2003-2007 Dirty Sanchez Himself Co-creator
Writer
29 episodes
2003 MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2003 Himself Presenter
2005-2008 Balls of Steel Himself Segment: "Pain Men"
2005 Comedy Lab Alice Episode 7.7
2005 TRL UK Himself 1 episode
2006 Death Wish Live Himself 2 episodes
2007 Wrecked Himself Co-host
2007 MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2007 Himself Presenter
2008 Sanchez Get High Himself 8 episodes
2008 Nike: Put It Where You Want It Himself Commercial series
2009 Jailbait Himself TV special
2009 Gumball 3000 Himself TV documentary
2009 The Noughties... Was That It? Himself TV documentary
2010-2016 The Dudesons Himself 4 episodes
2011 Snog Marry Avoid? Himself Episode 4.8
2012 Rally On Himself 8 episodes
2012 Gumball 3000: Number 13 Himself TV documentary
2018 Wild Man to Ironman Himself TV documentary
2019-2020 Dirty Vegan Himself Host
Co-creator

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes
2015-2019 London Real Himself 2 episodes
2020 The Sanchez Story Volume 1 Himself Documentary
Podcast
2021 The Sanchez Story Volume 2 Himself Documentary
Podcast
2021 The Lazy Generation[19][20] Himself 1 episode

Music videos

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Year Artist Track Role Notes
2006 Turbonegro "All My Friends Are Dead" Himself

Bibliography

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  • Dirty Vegan (2018)
  • Dirty Vegan: Another Bite (2019)
  • Dirty Vegan: Fast and Easy (2023)

References

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  1. ^ English, James (27 June 2021). "Dirty Sanchez Legend Mathew Pritchard Tells His Story". YouTube. Event occurs at 4:40. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ^ Pritchard, Mathew (30 March 2023). "50 years 50 miles ✅ What a great start to my birthday, Swansea to Cardiff via the A48". Instagram. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Dirty Sanchez The Movie – Home". 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Mathew Pritchard – City Surf Cardiff: Surf & Skate Shop est. 1986". 7 August 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b Bevan, Nathan (13 July 2018). "An oral history of Dirty Sanchez". walesonline.
  6. ^ "Dirty Sanchez". Empire. 25 August 2006.
  7. ^ Walker, Danny (21 August 2015). "Where are the stars of Balls of Steel now?". mirror.
  8. ^ "Meet the star of Dirty Vegan - Matt Pritchard | Vegan Food & Living". veganfoodandliving.com. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  9. ^ Hughes, Marcus (8 September 2017). "Dirty Sanchez star Pritchard launches online vegan cooking show". walesonline.
  10. ^ "A brand new vegan cookery show is set to air on the BBC". veganfoodandliving.com. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Dirty Sanchez star to host vegan show". BBC News. 21 November 2018 – via bbc.co.uk.
  12. ^ Horton, Helena (2 January 2019). "BBC goes vegan with vegetable-packed cookery show hosted by former daredevil". The Telegraph – via telegraph.co.uk.
  13. ^ Morrissy-Swan, Tomé (31 December 2019). "Dirty Vegan Another Bite cookbook review: Avoids fake meats and celebrates proper plant-based food". The Telegraph – via telegraph.co.uk.
  14. ^ Pritchard, Mathew (13 July 2023). "Dirty Vegan Book 3". Instagram. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  15. ^ "DIRTY SANCHEZ MATT PRITCHARD'S JOURNEY FROM WILD MAN TO IRON MAN". Cardiff Times. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  16. ^ Hall, Sarah. "MTV star stabbed in Norfolk attack". Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  17. ^ "Dirty Sanchez man stabbed in shop". BBC News. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  18. ^ "Dirty Sanchez stabbing man jailed". BBC News. 27 August 2010 – via bbc.co.uk.
  19. ^ "The Lazy Generation Webisode 2: "Basics" ft. Treadmill High Dive, Lazy Low Card & SPECIAL GUESTS..." YouTube. 11 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  20. ^ "The Lazy Generation Webisode 2: "Basics" ft. Treadmill High Dive, Lazy Low Card & SPECIAL GUESTS..." thelazygeneration.co.uk. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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