Cory Matthews

Cornelius "Cory" A. Matthews is a supporting character in Girl Meets World and is portrayed by Ben Savage.

Character Information
Cory Matthews is the father of Riley Matthews and Elliott Matthews, and the husband of Topanga Matthews. He is the seventh grade history teacher at Riley's school and is also Riley and Maya's history teacher.

Appearances
Season 1
 * Pilot

Trivia

 * His daughter, Riley, is more close to her mother than Cory.
 * Cory has a great dislike of wool. The reasons given for this vary; he says once that he has an allergy for it but later just complains that it chafes.
 * Cory loves pudding.
 * Cory's favorite ice cream flavor is vanilla.[1]
 * Cory can not spell his best friend Shawn's name.
 * Cornelius happens to be his real name though nicknamed Cory. It has been stated that even Topanga does not know this and Shawn is assumed to not know this either.
 * Cory is a hypochondriac. [2]
 * Cory is terrified of change. [3] [4]
 * There are a few comparisons between Mr. Williams and Cory and Mr. Turner and Shawn, respectively. For example in The Pink Flamingo Kid, it is shown that both Cory and Mr. Williams cannot sweep their hands through their hair and in My Best Friend's Girl, Shawn asked Cory's girl (Topanga) out just like Mr. Turner apparently did to Mr. Williams as well.
 * Cory loves Backgammon; he even calls it his middle name.
 * Cory temporarily used alcohol to cope with his break-up with Topanga in Season 5.[5]
 * Cory dated Theresa Keiner
 * Cory is very insecure about his curly hair. This is pointed out in at least 4 different episodes, notably Cory's Alternative Friends (where he tries to straighten it but fails miserably), Pairing Off (Where he is jealous of Shawn's hair since stroking it attracts girls to him), The Pink Flamingo Kid (Where Shawn brags to Cory about his hair, angering Mr. Williams as mentioned above), and Hair Today, Goon Tomorrow (Where Cory, still insecure about his hair, requires Topanga's help to realize it's not a big deal).
 * He is left handed.