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'''Matthew "Matt" Alan Chapman''' (born [[$11.01|November 1]], 1976) is one half of [[homestarrunner.com]] creative duo [[The Brothers Chaps]]. Alongside older brother [[Mike Chapman]], he serves as one of the principal creators of the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work. Matt is the voice actor for nearly all of the characters on the site. | '''Matthew "Matt" Alan Chapman''' (born [[$11.01|November 1]], 1976) is one half of [[homestarrunner.com]] creative duo [[The Brothers Chaps]]. Alongside older brother [[Mike Chapman]], he serves as one of the principal creators of the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work. Matt is the voice actor for nearly all of the characters on the site. | ||
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After graduation, Matt moved back to his native [[Atlanta]] but [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018#Star Wars: Mechanics of the Force|had difficulty finding film work]] in the city. | After graduation, Matt moved back to his native [[Atlanta]] but [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018#Star Wars: Mechanics of the Force|had difficulty finding film work]] in the city. | ||
| - | He worked for internet company {{w|Earthlink}} (formerly MindSpring), in [[The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show Interview - 7 July 2014|customer service]] and [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|creating icons and banner ads]]. His MindSpring email address was included on the [[Luau Main Page]]. [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#More History, The Store, and Related Topics - 4:00 p.m.|In August of 2002, he was able to quit]] in favor of working on Homestar Runner full time due to income from the [[Store]]. The first day after quitting, he was assigned {{w|jury duty}}. "It sucked. My first day of self-employment and I got put on a jury." | + | He worked for internet company {{w|Earthlink}} (formerly MindSpring), in [[The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show Interview - 7 July 2014|customer service]] and [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|creating icons and banner ads]]. His MindSpring email address was included on the [[Luau Main Page]]. [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#More History, The Store, and Related Topics - 4:00 p.m.|In August of 2002, he was able to quit]] in favor of working on Homestar Runner full time due to income from the [[Store]]. The first day after quitting, he was assigned {{w|jury duty}}. "It sucked. My first day of self-employment and I got put on a jury."{{ref|1}} |
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[[File:TwitterAquabats.jpg|thumb|Rough-horsing and house-rousing with [[The Aquabats]]]] | [[File:TwitterAquabats.jpg|thumb|Rough-horsing and house-rousing with [[The Aquabats]]]] | ||
{{seealso|The Brothers Chaps' Other Projects}} | {{seealso|The Brothers Chaps' Other Projects}} | ||
| - | * Matt also did voices for Preschool Protocops and some voices for webtoons and radio commercials for [[Mellow Mushroom]]. | + | * Matt also did voices for Preschool Protocops and some voices for webtoons and radio commercials for [[Mellow Mushroom]].{{ref|2}} |
*The Brothers Chaps' friend David Gordon Green made a movie called ''[[IMDb:tt0299458|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. | *The Brothers Chaps' friend David Gordon Green made a movie called ''[[IMDb:tt0299458|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 [[Songs#Songs by Matt Chapman from Sealab 2021|music for Sealab 2021]]. | *He has composed [[Songs#Songs by Matt Chapman from Sealab 2021|music for Sealab 2021]]. | ||
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==Fun Facts== | ==Fun Facts== | ||
| - | *Several interviews or appearances have specifically mentioned foods | + | *Several interviews or appearances have specifically mentioned foods: |
| - | **When they were young children, Mike fed Matt cupcakes with toothpaste in them; Matt retaliated by feeding Mike vinegar toast. | + | **When they were young children, Mike fed Matt cupcakes with toothpaste in them; Matt retaliated by feeding Mike vinegar toast.{{ref|3}} |
| - | ** | + | **Matt was making egg salad sandwiches with bits of bacon while Mike was being interviewed.{{ref|4}} |
| - | + | **On [[University of Saskatchewan Talk - Mar 25 2004|a trip to Canada]], Matt discovered an interest in {{w|poutine}}.{{ref|5}} | |
| - | ** | + | **Matt ordered onion straws (describing them as "dismantled {{w|Blooming onion|Awesome Blossoms}}") during an interview at a bar.{{ref|6}} |
| - | <!-- *Matt can be seen as an audience member in an episode of ''[[IMDb:tt0163507|Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]''. completely unverified. is this mentioned by Matt in an interview or documented anywhere? | + | <!-- *Matt can be seen as an audience member in an episode of ''[[IMDb:tt0163507|Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]''. completely unverified. is this mentioned by Matt in an interview or documented anywhere? WLIIA filmed in LA making this unlikely--> |
*Matt and Jackie owned a cat named [[Mabel]] who was first featured in [[website]]. Mabel died in 2007 and was memorialized in [[hygiene]]. | *Matt and Jackie owned a cat named [[Mabel]] who was first featured in [[website]]. Mabel died in 2007 and was memorialized in [[hygiene]]. | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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*[[@ronginald]] — Matt's former Twitter account | *[[@ronginald]] — Matt's former Twitter account | ||
*[[:Category:Matt Chapman Filmography|Matt Chapman filmography]] | *[[:Category:Matt Chapman Filmography|Matt Chapman filmography]] | ||
| - | === | + | === References === |
| - | + | ''Additional videos and interviews are available at [[Interviews and Public Appearances]] and [[Links#Articles|Articles]].'' | |
| - | + | # {{note|1}} [[Legion Studios Interviews#Matt Chapman interview|''Legion Studios'' interview]], August 2003 | |
| - | + | # {{note|2}} [[retroCRUSH Interview|''retroCRUSH'' interview]], late 2001 | |
| - | + | # {{note|3}} [[Atlanta Journal-Constitution Interview - 21 Jul 2003|"Toon Bros." ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', July 2003]] | |
| - | + | # {{note|4}} [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003|''UMFM'' interview]], May 2003 | |
| + | # {{note|5}} [http://web.archive.org/web/20040620133913/http://www.thesheaf.com/newspub/comments.cgi?view=1062 "An evening with Homestar Runner" ''the Sheaf''] May 2004 (archive link) | ||
| + | # {{note|6}} [[Inkhole Interview|''The Inkhole'' interview]], July 2004 | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| - | * | + | *{{w|The Brothers Chaps}} Wikipedia article |
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1480095/ Matt Chapman's IMDb page] | *[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1480095/ Matt Chapman's IMDb page] | ||
*[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) | *[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 Speaker biography] from [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|Flashforward 2006]] (archive link) | *[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) | ||
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[[Category:Chapman family members|Chapman, Matt]] | [[Category:Chapman family members|Chapman, Matt]] | ||
Revision as of 17:48, 31 July 2023
Matthew "Matt" Alan Chapman (born November 1, 1976) is one half of homestarrunner.com creative duo The Brothers Chaps. Alongside older brother Mike Chapman, he serves as one of the principal creators of the Homestar Runner body of work. Matt is the voice actor for nearly all of the characters on the site.
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Career
Education
Matt attended film school at Florida State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1998. His thesis film Perchance was a 15-minute short about the adventures of a boy named Toby and his dog Marmalade.
In 2003, The Brothers Chaps returned to FSU for a speaking event.
Pre-Homestar
After graduation, Matt moved back to his native Atlanta but had difficulty finding film work in the city.
He worked for internet company Earthlink (formerly MindSpring), in customer service and creating icons and banner ads. His MindSpring email address was included on the Luau Main Page. In August of 2002, he was able to quit in favor of working on Homestar Runner full time due to income from the Store. The first day after quitting, he was assigned jury duty. "It sucked. My first day of self-employment and I got put on a jury."[1]
Homestar Runner
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Acting
Matt voices nearly all the Homestar Runner characters, Marzipan and Pom Pom being the main exceptions. As such, he is the primary puppeteer for the Puppet Stuff series and live appearances of the puppets.
He has also appeared on the site as normal-human characters through live-action footage or imagery:
- Various members of Limozeen, primarily Larry Palaroncini
- Litigation Jackson
- Dave Bjornborg and Schenkel McDoo of Taranchula
- Dolph Hauldhagen
- Sir Loodabert Comma
- Rather Dashing
- Videlectrix One
- Fat, Fat Friar and Vegetable Cart Man
Film and Television
- See also The Brothers Chaps' Other Projects
- Matt also did voices for Preschool Protocops and some voices for webtoons and radio commercials for Mellow Mushroom.[2]
- 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.
Music
Matt creates music as a songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist. He has performed music as members of Limozeen, Taranchula, and sloshy both on the site and in live performances.
Outside of Homestar Runner, Matt has released music as part of groups The New You, Mark Margarine, and Air-Sea Dolphin.
Favorite Music
Matt has expressed a general interest in independent music. In a 2003 interview, Matt provided five favorite records (in no particular order):
- Vince Guaraldi Trio — A Charlie Brown Christmas
- Minutemen — Double Nickels on the Dime
- Neil Young — Rust Never Sleeps
- De La Soul — De La Soul Is Dead
- Sebadoh — Bubble & Scrape
Personal Life
Matt is the youngest of Don and Harriet Chapman's five children; he has stated that being ten years younger than older brother Donnie meant that he was exposed to more '70s pop culture than he otherwise would've been aware of. Mike and Matt lived together in an apartment during the early days of producing Homestar Runner.
Matt 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's production, 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.
Fun Facts
- Several interviews or appearances have specifically mentioned foods:
- When they were young children, Mike fed Matt cupcakes with toothpaste in them; Matt retaliated by feeding Mike vinegar toast.[3]
- Matt was making egg salad sandwiches with bits of bacon while Mike was being interviewed.[4]
- On a trip to Canada, Matt discovered an interest in poutine.[5]
- Matt ordered onion straws (describing them as "dismantled Awesome Blossoms") during an interview at a bar.[6]
- Matt and Jackie owned a cat named Mabel who was first featured in website. Mabel died in 2007 and was memorialized in hygiene.
See Also
- Mike Chapman
- The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments
- Matt's 2006 birthday card
- @ronginald — Matt's former Twitter account
- Matt Chapman filmography
References
Additional videos and interviews are available at Interviews and Public Appearances and Articles.
- ^ Legion Studios interview, August 2003
- ^ retroCRUSH interview, late 2001
- ^ "Toon Bros." Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 2003
- ^ UMFM interview, May 2003
- ^ "An evening with Homestar Runner" the Sheaf May 2004 (archive link)
- ^ The Inkhole interview, July 2004
External Links
- The Brothers Chaps Wikipedia article
- Matt Chapman's IMDb page
- Panelist biography from SXSW 2005 (archive link)
- Speaker biography from Flashforward 2006 (archive link)
