Matthew VanDyke

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matthew VanDyke
Occupation	Filmmaker
Date Of Birth	Jun 11, 1979(1979-06-11)
Age	45
Birthplace	Baltimore
Country	United States
Birth City	Maryland
Horoscope	Gemini

Matthew VanDyke Biography

Matthew VanDyke is one of the most popular and richest Filmmaker who was born on June 11, 1979 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

At UMBC, VanDyke first began to study the Arab world. VanDyke later studied in the Security Studies Program (SSP) at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service from 2002-2004. He received his master’s degree in Security Studies with a Middle East regional concentration in 2004. As a graduate student at Georgetown University he wrote a political column for the campus newspaper, The Hoya, and co-hosted a radio talk show on the Georgetown University radio station, WGTB. VanDyke is a member of Mensa, a social organization whose members are in the top 2% of intelligence as measured by an IQ test entrance exam.

In 2002, VanDyke received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), graduating summa cum laude.

Matthew VanDyke Net Worth

Matthew VanDyke is one of the richest Filmmaker from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Matthew VanDyke 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Matthew VanDyke (born (1979-06-11 ) June 11, 1979) is an American documentary filmmaker, revolutionary, and former journalist. He gained fame during the Libyan Civil War as a foreign fighter on the side of the uprising and as a prisoner of war.

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VanDyke made several close friends in Tripoli, Libya in 2008; those friendships were instrumental in making his decision to fight in the Libyan Civil War in 2011. VanDyke lived in Iraq later in 2008 and 2009, teaching English at a University to fund his motorcycle journey. He also filmed the US military in Iraq and briefly worked as a war correspondent.

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Matt Ranked on the list of most popular Filmmaker. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Matthew VanDyke celebrates birthday on June 11 of every year.

After 85 days VanDyke was blindfolded, handcuffed, and transported to Abu Salim prison, where he would spend the next 81 days, also in solitary confinement. The psychological torture of the solitary confinement was made worse by VanDyke’s obsessive-compulsive disorder. Prisoners broke the lock off his cell on August 24, 2011 and he escaped prison. Free from prison, VanDyke stayed at the home of a fellow escapee for a few days before relocating to the Corinthia Hotel Tripoli as a guest of the National Transitional Council, and spoke to reporters about his experience as a prisoner of war.