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During the extended [[hiatus]] of Homestar Runner content, Matt moved out to Los Angeles for several years and [[The Brothers Chaps' Side Projects|worked on]] various children's television series in Los Angeles. He moved back to [[Georgia]] around 2014. | During the extended [[hiatus]] of Homestar Runner content, Matt moved out to Los Angeles for several years and [[The Brothers Chaps' Side Projects|worked on]] various children's television series in Los Angeles. He moved back to [[Georgia]] around 2014. | ||
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==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
=== Food of Significant Interest === | === Food of Significant Interest === | ||
| - | *Egg salad sandwiches (with bits of bacon). <sup>[[#shawlink|[ | + | *Egg salad sandwiches (with bits of bacon). <sup>[[#shawlink|[UMFM]]]</sup> |
*When they were young children, Mike fed Matt cupcakes with toothpaste in them. Matt retaliated by feeding Mike vinegar toast. <sup>[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution Interview - 21 Jul 2003|[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]]</sup> | *When they were young children, Mike fed Matt cupcakes with toothpaste in them. Matt retaliated by feeding Mike vinegar toast. <sup>[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution Interview - 21 Jul 2003|[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]]</sup> | ||
*Matt has an enthusiasm for [[Wikipedia:Poutine|poutine]]. <sup>[[#sheaflink|[The Sheaf]]]</sup> | *Matt has an enthusiasm for [[Wikipedia:Poutine|poutine]]. <sup>[[#sheaflink|[The Sheaf]]]</sup> | ||
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=== Careers === | === Careers === | ||
* Matt used to work for [[Wikipedia:Earthlink|Earthlink]] (formerly [[Wikipedia:MindSpring|MindSpring]]), an Internet company, in [[The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show Interview - 7 July 2014|customer service]] and [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|creating icons and banner ads]]. [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#More History, The Store, and Related Topics - 4:00 p.m.|In August of 2003, he quit]] in order to work on Homestar Runner full time. | * Matt used to work for [[Wikipedia:Earthlink|Earthlink]] (formerly [[Wikipedia:MindSpring|MindSpring]]), an Internet company, in [[The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show Interview - 7 July 2014|customer service]] and [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|creating icons and banner ads]]. [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#More History, The Store, and Related Topics - 4:00 p.m.|In August of 2003, he quit]] in order to work on Homestar Runner full time. | ||
| - | * Matt also did voices for Preschool Protocops and some voices for webtoons and radio commercials for [[Mellow Mushroom]]. <sup>[[#retrolink|[ | + | * Matt also did voices for Preschool Protocops and some voices for webtoons and radio commercials for [[Mellow Mushroom]]. <sup>[[#retrolink|[retroCRUSH]]]</sup> |
| - | * The first day after Matt quit his job (as the sales of Homestar Runner merchandise were so high), he got jury duty. "It sucked. My first day of self-employment and I got put on a jury," he said. <sup>[[# | + | * The first day after Matt quit his job (as the sales of Homestar Runner merchandise were so high), he got jury duty. "It sucked. My first day of self-employment and I got put on a jury," he said. <sup>[[#legionlink|[Legion Studios]]]</sup> |
=== Film and Television === | === Film and Television === | ||
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*Jackie helped write "[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]]". | *Jackie helped write "[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]]". | ||
*Matt and Jackie owned a cat named [[Mabel]] who was first featured in [[website]]. Mabel died in 2007 and was memorialized in [[hygiene]]. [[Image:Matt's Beard.jpg|thumb|Matt a beard guy now. Get it?]] | *Matt and Jackie owned a cat named [[Mabel]] who was first featured in [[website]]. Mabel died in 2007 and was memorialized in [[hygiene]]. [[Image:Matt's Beard.jpg|thumb|Matt a beard guy now. Get it?]] | ||
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| + | == Referenced Interviews == | ||
| + | :''Additional videos and interviews are available at [[Interviews and Public Appearances]] and [[Links#Articles|Articles]].'' | ||
| + | *<span id="retrolink">[[retroCRUSH Interview|''retroCRUSH'' interview]], late 2001</span> | ||
| + | *<span id="shawlink">[[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003|''UMFM'' interview]], May 20 2003</span> | ||
| + | *<span id="legionlink">[[Legion Studios Interviews#Matt Chapman interview|''Legion Studios'' interview]], August 2003</span> | ||
| + | *<span id="inkholelink">[[Inkhole Interview|''The Inkhole'' interview]], July 2004</span> | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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*[[wikipedia:The Brothers Chaps|The Brothers Chaps]] at Wikipedia | *[[wikipedia:The Brothers Chaps|The Brothers Chaps]] at Wikipedia | ||
*[[IMDb:nm1480095|Matt Chapman's IMDb page]] | *[[IMDb:nm1480095|Matt Chapman's IMDb page]] | ||
| - | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090821221324/http://2005.sxsw.com/interactive/conference/panels/?action=bio&id=Z157891 SXSW | + | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090821221324/http://2005.sxsw.com/interactive/conference/panels/?action=bio&id=Z157891 Panelist biography] from [[SXSW Panel - 14 Mar 2005|SXSW 2005]] (archive link) |
| - | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20060209234918/http://www.flashforwardconference.com/speakers?name=matt_chapman Flashforward | + | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20060209234918/http://www.flashforwardconference.com/speakers?name=matt_chapman Speaker biography] from [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|Flashforward 2006]] (archive link) |
| - | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20041210033717/http://www.fsufilms.com/films/moviedetail.cfm?movieid=129 Perchance] — BFA Thesis film | + | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20041210033717/http://www.fsufilms.com/films/moviedetail.cfm?movieid=129 Information about ''Perchance''] — 1998 FSU BFA Thesis film written and directed by Matt (archive link) |
| - | + | *<span id="sheaflink">[http://web.archive.org/web/20040620133913/http://www.thesheaf.com/newspub/comments.cgi?view=1062 "An evening with Homestar Runner" ''The Sheaf''] May 12 2004 (archive link)</span> | |
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[[Category:Chapman family members|Chapman, Matt]] | [[Category:Chapman family members|Chapman, Matt]] | ||
Revision as of 00:46, 21 July 2023
Matthew Chapman (born November 1, 1976) is the younger of The Brothers Chaps. He and his brother Mike are the principal creators of the Homestar Runner body of work. Matt is the voice actor for almost all of the characters on the site. He is married to Jackie Chapman, who had a brief cameo in Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer. They currently have two daughters, the older of whom is named Ida.
During the extended hiatus of Homestar Runner content, Matt moved out to Los Angeles for several years and worked on various children's television series in Los Angeles. He moved back to Georgia around 2014.
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General Information
Food of Significant Interest
- Egg salad sandwiches (with bits of bacon). [UMFM]
- When they were young children, Mike fed Matt cupcakes with toothpaste in them. Matt retaliated by feeding Mike vinegar toast. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution]
- Matt has an enthusiasm for poutine. [The Sheaf]
- He also likes Onion Straws. He describes them as "Dismantled Awesome Blossoms." [The Inkhole]
Careers
- Matt used to work for Earthlink (formerly MindSpring), an Internet company, in customer service and creating icons and banner ads. In August of 2003, he quit in order to work on Homestar Runner full time.
- Matt also did voices for Preschool Protocops and some voices for webtoons and radio commercials for Mellow Mushroom. [retroCRUSH]
- The first day after Matt quit his job (as the sales of Homestar Runner merchandise were so high), he got jury duty. "It sucked. My first day of self-employment and I got put on a jury," he said. [Legion Studios]
Film and Television
- The Brothers Chaps' friend David Gordon Green made a movie called All The Real Girls. Matt ended up being in it, but is only seen making a passing comment to another person in the background at one point. Mike and Craig Zobel were also involved in the production of the movie.
- He has composed music for Sealab 2021.
- He and Craig Zobel were selected to write a stop motion animated feature for The Jim Henson Co. called Monster Safari.
- Matt worked for Nickelodeon on the series Yo Gabba Gabba as a writer, director, and producer. He also wrote, directed, and acted in The Aquabats! Super Show!, another show from the Yo Gabba Gabba creators.
- He has done voice acting and writing for the Disney series Gravity Falls, including voicing the merman character Mermando and Soos' grandmother. He has also co-written several episodes of the series. This is the same for the Disney series Pickle and Peanut, voicing Mr. Mjart.
- He wrote two episodes for Wander Over Yonder, titled "The Bounty" and "The Time Bomb".
- One of the billed writers for the Mickey Mouse short "The Boiler Room".
- He voices Alfonzo in the Disney XD series Star vs. the Forces of Evil.
- He voices Carl, Neil's father, in the Rooster Teeth web series Camp Camp.
- Plays Clark Shaw, father of Cooper Shaw (Matt's daughter Ida Chapman), in her titular episode of the Craig Zobel-directed Paramount+ series One Dollar.
Favorite Music
- Matt's top 5 favorite records at the time of the Wonkavision Magazine Interview (in no particular order):
Misc.
- Matt can be seen as an audience member in an episode of Whose Line Is It Anyway?.
- Jackie helped write "Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True".
- Matt and Jackie owned a cat named Mabel who was first featured in website. Mabel died in 2007 and was memorialized in hygiene.
Matt a beard guy now. Get it?
Referenced Interviews
- Additional videos and interviews are available at Interviews and Public Appearances and Articles.
- retroCRUSH interview, late 2001
- UMFM interview, May 20 2003
- Legion Studios interview, August 2003
- The Inkhole interview, July 2004
See Also
- The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments
- Matt's 2006 birthday card
- @ronginald — Matt's former Twitter account
- Matt Chapman filmography
External Links
- The Brothers Chaps at Wikipedia
- Matt Chapman's IMDb page
- Panelist biography from SXSW 2005 (archive link)
- Speaker biography from Flashforward 2006 (archive link)
- Information about Perchance — 1998 FSU BFA Thesis film written and directed by Matt (archive link)
- "An evening with Homestar Runner" The Sheaf May 12 2004 (archive link)
