A-List Actors That Had Relationships With Budding Comedian Matt Rife
Robert Clark
Published Mar 30, 2026
Long-time Matt Rife fans will know that his first bout of success was on the MTV improv game show "Wild 'n Out." "Spit that water out so I can get your number, please" he famously told Zendaya in a 2015 episode (via YouTube). Although it didn't work out between the up-and-coming comedian and the future "Spider-man" star, he did go on to date actor Kate Beckinsale between 2017 and 2018. He was 21 and she was 43.
"[Beckinsale] really seems to like him," an anonymous source told People at the time, adding, "She refers to him as an old soul. There is obviously a physical attraction, too. The age difference doesn't matter to her. Matt is amazing to her." However, the relationship wasn't necessarily a positive experience for Rife. "We dated for a year and it was complicated," he told TMZ, adding that there were "a lot of ups and downs." After their break up, Beckinsale went on to date Pete Davidson, who's become known for his list of high-profile relationships. When asked if he had any advice for his fellow comedian "man to man," Rife only had one word to share: "Run." According to the TikTok sensation, he wouldn't want to get back together with Beckinsale in the future.