Netflix reality TV show fans will want to keep an eye out for “Perfect Match” star Justin Assad when going out in Boston this summer. The 27-year-old Massachusetts native is single and says he’s so serious about “finding his person” that, at this point, he is “dating to marry.” “I really don’t have a type, to be honest.
I like an easygoing person. Someone who’s kind, personable, has a good sense of humor, is passionate in her endeavors but doesn’t take life too seriously,” he said. Who is Justin Assad? Assad’s close-knit, Lebanese-Irish family originally hails from Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood, but during his childhood, his parents moved him, his older brother, twin sister and younger sister north to Melrose.
“I spent summers on the Cape, just like every other Massachusetts kid,” he said. “I’m really just a typical Massachusetts boy-next-door-type person.” Assad attended high school at Hamilton’s Pingree School and became a notable athlete, playing football, basketball, lacrosse and running track.
Taking after his father — who played football at Springfield’s American International College — Assad went on to attend Assumption College in Worcester on a football scholarship and played as a wide receiver while studying business management and English. A beach-lover at heart, Assad initially hated living in Worcester, he said. But by the end of his time at Assumption, he never wanted to leave.
“Worcester has an amazing culture .
