Matt Oleander
Information
Full Name	Matthew Oleander
Nickname(s)	Matt Mr. O (by Marco)
Gender	Male
Date of Birth	c. 1985
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Black
Network
Relationships	Charlie (Ex-Girlfriend) Paige Michalchuk (Ex-Girlfriend)
Job	Student-Teacher
Affiliation(s)	Degrassi Community School Yoga Club
Production
First Episode	Neutron Dance (410)
Last Episode	Death of a Disco Dancer (503)
Reason	Moved away
Portrayed By	Christopher Jacot

Matthew "Matt" Oleander is a major recurring character on the Canadian television series, Degrassi: The Next Generation. He acted as Degrassi Community School's Media Immersion student teacher during the 2004-2005 school year, but was fired after having romantic relations with one of his students, Paige Michalchuk. He is portrayed by Christopher Jacot.

Contents 1 Character History 1.1 Background 1.2 Season 4 1.3 Season 5 2 Appearances 3 Trivia 4 Relationships 5 Comments

Character History

Background

He was sent to Degrassi Community School as a student teacher. He was assigned to the Media Immersion class, where he met Paige Michalchuk. After a period of time, she finally convinces him to enter a secret relationship with her. When Manny Santos unveils their relationship to everyone, Matt is fired and sent to Nunavut.

Season 4

In Bark at the Moon, Matt and Paige argue about their relationship. He tries to kiss her outside of the dance, but Manny accidentally sees, and they both flee the scene. Outside of school, Paige and Matt continue arguing, but come to an agreement that they want to see each other, ending up kissing. During class, Matt would give Paige notes, making Hazel, Paige's best friend, become suspicious about the two of them being together, which she later confronts Paige about. After a catfight between Paige and Manny, Manny reveals the two's secret relationship in front of everyone and Mrs. Haztilatkos. Matt tells her that Paige was obsessed with him and stalked him. Though after many fights, Paige and Matt continue to see each other.

Season 5

Matt returns in Death Of A Disco Dancer after being sent off to Nunavut. Paige gets him a gift, and he breaks up with her, finding the two of them to be too different from each other. Matt leaves for Kingston this time, and for good.

Appearances

• Neutron Dance
• Bark at the Moon
• Queen of Hearts
• Modern Love
• West End Girls
• Death of a Disco Dancer

Trivia

• He gives Chris Sharpe a lesson on respect in Modern Love, after Chris insults Emma twice. However, the lesson is shown offscreen.
• Matt is the first teacher to be in a relationship with a student, the second was Mick and the third was Ms. Oh.
• He is the first Matt in the Degrassi Franchise. The second is Matt Barnes.
• Matt is one of the five teachers to be crushed on by a student. The other four were Mr. Colby, Daphne Hatzilakos, Archie "Snake" Simpson, and Winnie Oh.

Relationships

• Charlie

  

  • Start Up: Before Neutron Dance (410)
  • Break Up: Before Bark at the Moon (413)
    • Reason: Charlie and him weren't working out.

Main article: Paige-Matt Relationship

• Paige Michalchuk

  

  • Start Up: Bark at the Moon (413)
  • Broke Up: Death of a Disco Dancer (503)
    • Reason: After a long time apart from Paige, Matt finds Paige's life too structured and orderly.