Matthew Hoffman is an American television personality, TV host, narrator and Broadway investor. He is best known for being the narrator and co-writer of Love Island USA for over 125 episodes on CBS and Netflix and Laid Bare on Paramount+.
He has also served as an on-screen personality, correspondent, or host for television programs such as ABC News, Extra, and the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. He is the creator and host of A-List Living on Hulu, and co-creator, series producer and host of Previously On; The Official Love Island USA Podcast With Matthew Hoffman produced by ITV America and Peacock. He was termed as the voice and soul of Love Island US. He is the co-creator and host of Fame To Table on Apple TV, as well as Love Notes, a weekly radio show for Amazon Radio. He also narrates the HGTV lifestyle television series Cheap A$$ Beach Houses.
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Early life and education
Hoffman was raised on Long Island, New York and graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre from The Boston Conservatory.
Career
Television hosting
In 2019, Hoffman was chosen to be the official voice, narrator and co-writer of the inaugural season of the American version of Love Island.
Matthew Hoffman has voiced and co-written over 125 episodes of Love Island for CBS, with MUD referring to him as “the voice and soul” of Love Island. Buzzfeed wrote Hoffman was "the most iconic part of the show", Reality Blurred named Hoffman as all of the top three reasons why viewers should watch the reality TV show, while Vulture commented that Hoffman was one of the show's "biggest appeals.”
In addition to voicing all Love Island commercials from 2019 - 2022 Hoffman also wrote and voiced exclusive narration for The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless, and Big Brother. The spots featured Hoffman's signature narration woven through previously filmed moments from all three shows.
It was announced he would return for the second season in August 2020.
On May 13, 2021, Hoffman hosted and moderated a live discussion regarding the CBS Reality Summer Slate. Hoffman interviewed Julie Chen Moonves, and Arielle Vandenberg, with the three announcing that both shows would premiere on July 7, exclusively on CBS. He returned for the show's third season in 2021.
He serves as a co-writer on the show. Hoffman also provided narration for the show's spinoffs on Paramount+.
Hoffman made an appearance at an open casting call for Love Island hosted by the ECHL hockey team Orlando Solar Bears on March 4, 2020.
In 2020, Hoffman appeared as a special guest at the CBS Thanksgiving Day Celebration.
In 2016, Hoffman hosted the segment "The Greatest Interview Ever with Matthew Hoffman" on ABC News’ People’s List, which starred Jerry O'Connell. Since 2019, Hoffman serves as a celebrity commentator for "The Year: with Robin Roberts" on ABC produced by ABC News, which airs on ABC and streams on Hulu. The 2024 season marked his fifth year with the show.
Theater investing
Hoffman is an investor in Magic Mike Live, as well as the Tony Award Winning Broadway shows Merrily We Roll Along, Sterophonic, Stranger Things, Life Of Pi, Prima Facie, A Strange Loop, Oh, Mary!, and the West End's A Little Life based on the best selling novel.
In pop culture
In her follow up to the "Fifty Shades Of Grey" series, Author E.L. James named a character after Hoffman in her romance novel "The Mister.”
Hoffman attended the Tony Awards as a guest of Vogue Editor Anna Wintour. Matthew was picked out of the audience by host Hugh Jackman and took to the stage of Radio City Music Hall, where the two had a musical encounter. That impromptu moment was reported in The New York Post with Liz Smith declaring "If Matthew Hoffman becomes a star it'll be the best up-from-nowhere tale since Shirley MacLaine." Hoffman and Wintour publicly reunited at the Tony Awards in 2016 where they spoke about the evening in an on camera interview for ABC.
Philanthropy
Hoffman has been volunteering weekly since 2010 and his volunteer program "Tuesdays With Matthew" has raised thousands of meals for Meals On Wheels America. In March 2020, Hoffman raised over $12,000 for Meals On Wheels COVID outreach. His volunteer work was profiled on the cover of The New York Times "Sunday Styles" section.