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'''Matthew Chapman''' (born [[$11.01|November 1]], 1976) is the younger of [[The Brothers Chaps]]. He and his brother [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] are the principal creators of the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|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 [https://www.imdb.com/title/nm10172649 Ida].
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During the extended [[Hiatuses|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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'''Matthew &quot;Matt&quot; 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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* [#Career 1 Career]
** [#Education 1.1 Education]
** [#Pre-Homestar 1.2 Pre-Homestar]
** [#Homestar_Runner 1.3 Homestar Runner]
** [#Acting 1.4 Acting]
** [#Film_and_Television 1.5 Film and Television]
*** [#Gravity_Falls 1.5.1 Gravity Falls]
**** [#As_writer 1.5.1.1 As writer]
**** [#Characters_voiced 1.5.1.2 Characters voiced]
* [#Music 2 Music]
** [#Favorite_Music 2.1 Favorite Music]
* [#Personal_Life 3 Personal Life]
* [#Fun_Facts 4 Fun Facts]
* [#See_Also 5 See Also]
** [#Notes 5.1 Notes]
** [#References 5.2 References]
* [#External_Links 6 External Links]
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=== <span class="mw-headline">Education</span> ===
Matt attended film school at [[Florida State University]], graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1998. His [http://www.fsufilms.com/films/moviedetail.cfm?movieid=129 thesis film Perchance] was a 15-minute short about the adventures of a boy named Toby and his dog Marmalade.
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After graduation, Matt moved back to his native [[Atlanta]] but had difficulty finding film work in the city.<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_18a [18a]]</sup></span> Instead, he began working for internet company [[Earthlink]] (formerly MindSpring), in customer service and creating icons and banner ads.<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_14 [14]]</sup></span><span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_19 [19]]</sup></span> His MindSpring email address was included on the [[Luau Main Page]].
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=== <span class="mw-headline">Homestar Runner</span> ===
The [[Original Book|original Homestar Runner storybook]] had been co-created by [[Mike Chapman]] and [[Craig Zobel]] in the summer of 1996. Matt did not contribute to this book, later joking that &quot;I worked in a movie theater that summer and they told me to shut up and to go away. NOW who's shutting up and going away?&quot;<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_2 [2]]</sup></span> Later that year, he and Mike co-created [[Super NES|a Mario Paint animation]] featuring the Homestar characters as a Christmas gift for their older brother [[Donnie Chapman|Donnie]] — the first Homestar Runner cartoon.
In 1999, after both brothers had graduated from college, they moved into an apartment together in Atlanta. Wanting to create a project together, and fascinated by the possibilities of [[Flash]] animation, they decided on Homestar Runner and launched a site to host their animations in January of 2000.<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_3 [3]]</sup></span>
Matt briefly lived in New York in 2001,<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_a [a]]</sup></span> recording audio for toons and emailing them to Mike for animation. [[Strong Bad Email]] became a weekly feature when he moved back to Georgia in 2002,<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_15 [15]]</sup></span><span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_16 [16]]</sup></span> with [[brianrietta]] as the first released at this new pace.
In August of 2002, Matt left Earthlink to work on Homestar Runner full-time,<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_b [b]]</sup></span> a move made possible due to the income from the [[Store]] and encouraged by his accountant father. The first day after quitting, he was assigned [[jury duty]]. &quot;It sucked. My first day of self-employment and I got put on a jury.&quot;<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_1 [1]]</sup></span>
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=== <span class="mw-headline">Acting</span> ===


<blockquote>&quot;Mike pretty much just refused to do any voices, so that's why I had to end up makin' 'em all up. I always say I was the youngest of five kids, so I had to make them pay attention to me somehow. So, throughout my life I just talked in dumb voices — but I never thought of it as a thing I ''do'', or wanted to be a voice actor, or any of that sort of thing; it was just a stupid thing that I did that probably annoyed most people, and I found a way to make it pay for me.&quot;<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_4 [4]]</sup></span></blockquote>
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* Egg salad sandwiches (with bits of bacon). [#shawlink [Page 4]]
* When they were young children, Mike fed Matt cupcakes with toothpaste in them. Matt retaliated by feeding Mike vinegar toast. [[Atlanta Journal-Constitution Interview - 21 Jul 2003|(Atlanta Journal-Constitution)]]
* Matt has an enthusiasm for [[Poutine|poutine]]. [#sheaflink [The Sheaf]]
* He also likes Onion Straws. He describes them as "Dismantled Awesome Blossoms." [#inkholelink [The Inkhole]]


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* Matt used to work for [[Earthlink]] (formerly [[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|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]]. [#retrolink [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. [#legionlink2 [Legion Studios (Matt)]]


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=== Film and Television ===


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* The Brothers Chaps' friend David Gordon Green made a movie called ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/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.
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* He has composed [[Songs|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!|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 (TV series)|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 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7241954 her titular episode] of the Craig Zobel-directed [[Paramount+]] series ''[[One Dollar (TV series)|One Dollar]]''.


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* Matt's top 5 favorite records at the time of the [[Wonkavision Magazine Interview]] (in no particular order):
** [[Vince Guaraldi|Vince Guaraldi Trio]] — ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas (album)|A Charlie Brown Christmas]]''
** [[The Minutemen (band)|The Minutemen]] — ''[[Double Nickels on the Dime]]''
** [[Neil Young]] — ''[[Rust Never Sleeps]]''
** [[De La Soul]] — ''[[De La Soul Is Dead]]''
** [[Sebadoh]] — ''[[Bubble and Scrape|Bubble & Scrape]]''


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=== Misc. ===
Though never formally trained for voice acting, Matt developed the skill through a hobby of mimicry, doing impressions as a kid that ranged from [[The Simpsons|Marge Simpson]] to [[Guns N' Roses|Axl Rose]].<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_5 [5]]</sup></span> Matt voices nearly the entire cast of Homestar Runner [[Characters|characters]].<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_c [c]]</sup></span> As a result, he is also the primary puppeteer for the [[Puppet Stuff]] series and live appearances of the puppets.<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_21 [21]]</sup></span>


He has also appeared on the site as [[Normal-Human Characters|normal-human characters]] through live-action footage or imagery:
* Matt can be seen as an audience member in an episode of ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163507 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]]. https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/b/bf/Matt%27s_Beard.jpg/180px-Matt%27s_Beard.jpg Matt a beard guy now. Get it?


* Various members of [[Limozeen]], primarily [[Larry Palaroncini]]
== See Also ==
* [[Litigation Jackson]]
* Dave Bjornborg and Schenkel McDoo of [[Taranchula]]
* [[Dolph Hauldhagen]]
* [[Sir Loodabert Comma]]
* [[Rather Dashing]]
* [[Videlectrix Guys|Videlectrix One]]
* [[Minor Thy Dungeonman Characters|Fat, Fat Friar]] and [[Minor Thy Dungeonman Characters|Vegetable Cart Man]]


A complete list can be found [[Category:Matt Chapman Filmography|in his Filmography category]].
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''See also [[The Brothers Chaps' Other Projects]]''
During Homestar Runner's heyday, Matt would occasionally contribute to other projects — providing voices for the web series ''Preschool Protocops'' or radio commercials for [[Mellow Mushroom]] pizza,<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_6 [6]]</sup></span> and contributing [[Songs|songs]] to ''[[Sealab 2021]]''. Both of The Brothers Chaps occasionally contributed to friends' movies, typically in producer or art roles.
Beginning in the 2010s, Matt branched out to seeking more work in television production; he moved to Los Angeles for several years. He worked on various shows as a writer, actor, or animator, most notably ''[[Yo Gabba Gabba!]]'', ''[[The Aquabats|The Aquabats! Super Show!]]'', and ''[[Gravity Falls]]''.
Around this time, The Brothers Chaps had a development deal with [[Disney]] [[Disney Television Animation|Television Animation]]. After pitching a more standard television show, they eventually produced the web short series ''[[Two More Eggs]]'' (2015-2017), which was created in a similar freeform style to Homestar Runner.
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''See also [[The Brothers Chaps' Other Projects|The Brothers Chaps' Other Projects#Television]]''
During the 2010s hiatus from the site, Matt worked on Disney TVA's ''[[Gravity Falls]]'' as a writer and voice actor in several episodes. In &quot;Weirdmageddon: Part 1&quot;, he is credited for &quot;rotatey computer graphics&quot;.
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* &quot;Dreamscaperers&quot;
* &quot;Gideon Rises&quot;
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* &quot;Scary-oke&quot;
* &quot;Into the Bunker&quot;
* &quot;Little Gift Shop of Horrors&quot;
* &quot;Society of the Blind Eye&quot;
* &quot;Not What He Seems&quot;
* &quot;A Tale of Two Stans&quot;
* &quot;Dungeons, Dungeons, and More Dungeons&quot;
* &quot;Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future&quot;
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* Mermando
* Fight Fighters game voice
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* Ye Royal Discount Putt Hutt commercial announcer
* French Lillputtian
* Hand Witch
* Hiker
* Clay cyclops
* Will E. Badger
* Greasy's Diner cook
* Marius von Fundshauser
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* Northwest Butler
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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]].
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Matt has expressed a general interest in independent music.<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_2 [2]]</sup></span> In a 2003 interview, Matt provided five favorite records (in no particular order):<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_20 [20]]</sup></span>
* [[Vince Guaraldi|Vince Guaraldi Trio]] — ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas (soundtrack)|A Charlie Brown Christmas]]''
* [[Minutemen (band)|Minutemen]] — ''[[Double Nickels on the Dime]]''
* [[Neil Young]] — ''[[Rust Never Sleeps]]''
* [[De La Soul]] — ''[[De La Soul Is Dead]]''
* [[Sebadoh]] — ''[[Bubble & Scrape]]''
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Matt is the youngest of [[Don and Harriet Chapman]]'s five children; he has stated that being ten years younger than older brother [[Donnie Chapman|Donnie]] meant that he was exposed to more '70s pop culture than he otherwise would've been aware of.<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_18b [18b]]</sup></span> Mike and Matt lived together in an apartment during the early days of producing Homestar Runner.
Matt was wed to [[Jackie Chapman|Jackie]] in December 2004;<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_11 [11]]</sup></span> she has made a few appearances on the site. They have two daughters, born in [[H*R.com updates 2007|2007]] and [[FeedBurner Page|2009]]. Eldest daughter [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10172649/ Ida Chapman] had a recurring role in the series ''[[One Dollar (TV series)|One Dollar]]'', directed by [[Craig Zobel]]; Matt also appeared in an episode.
During the extended [[Hiatuses|hiatus]] of Homestar Runner's production, Matt moved to Los Angeles for several years and [[The Brothers Chaps' Side Projects|worked on]] various children's television series in the Hollywood area. He moved back to [[Georgia]] around 2014.
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* Over the years, Matt has given several toons as his favorites:
** When interviewed in 2003, the then-new [[Where's The Cheat?]] was his favorite.<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_7 [7]]</sup></span>
** In 2005, when asked if &quot;Where's The Cheat?&quot; still held the title, he reflected that it was now more likely either the [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer|Peasant's Quest movie trailer]] or one of the [[Cheat Commandos]] toons as they differed from typical productions for the site.<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_11 [11]]</sup></span>
* His favorite [[Strong Bad Email]] is [[different town]];<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_11 [11]]</sup></span> over a decade after its release, he regarded the day he received [[They Might Be Giants|John Linnell]]'s demo of the song as a dream-come-true moment.<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_12 [12]]</sup></span>
** [[stunt double]], [[personal favorites]], and [[kids' book]] were also mentioned as favorites in 2003,<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_13 [13]]</sup></span> with personal favorites reiterated in 2006.<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_17 [17]]</sup></span>
* His favorite character is either Homestar Runner<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_11 [11]]</sup></span> or [[The Homestar Runner]].<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_14 [14]]</sup></span>
* Matt and Jackie owned a cat named [[Mabel]], who was featured in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[website]]. Mabel was memorialized in [[hygiene]] after she passed away in 2007.
* In 2003, Matt returned to his alma mater [[FSU Talk - 7 Nov 2003|for a speaking event]].
* 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.<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_7 [7]]</sup></span>
** Matt was making egg salad sandwiches with bits of bacon while Mike was being interviewed.<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_8 [8]]</sup></span>
** On [[University of Saskatchewan Talk - Mar 25 2004|a trip to Canada]], Matt discovered an interest in [[poutine]].<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_9 [9]]</sup></span>
** Matt ordered onion straws (describing them as &quot;dismantled [[Blooming onion|Awesome Blossoms]]&quot;) during an interview at a bar.<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_10 [10]]</sup></span>
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* [[Mike Chapman]]
* [[The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments]]
* [[The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments]]
* [[HRWiki:Matt's 2006 birthday card|Matt's 2006 birthday card]]
* [[HRWiki:Matt's 2006 birthday card|Matt's 2006 birthday card]]
* [[@ronginald]] — Matt's former Twitter account
* [[@ronginald]] — Matt's former Twitter account
* [[Category:Matt Chapman Filmography|Matt Chapman filmography]]
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<li>[#ref_a ^]  Mentioned in multiple places: [[The Luau]] ([[The Luau|DVD commentary]]), [[Some Stupid Turkey]] ([[Some Stupid Turkey|DVD commentary]]), [[halloweener]] ([[halloweener|DVD commentary]]),<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_15 [15]]</sup></span> Jeff Rubin interview<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_14 [14]]</sup></span></li>
<li>[#ref_b ^]  Date mentioned in multiple places: [[R!OT Radio Interview - 9 Oct 2002|R!OT Radio interview, October 2002]] (&quot;until very recently I had a real day job&quot;); ''UMFM'', May 2003 (&quot;It's become a day job for you both, correct?&quot; &quot;Yep. Right.&quot;);<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_8 [8]]</sup></span> ''Tastes Like Chicken'', June 2003 (&quot;[September 2002] was right when I quit my job&quot;);<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_3 [3]]</sup></span> [[The Boston Globe Interview - 9 Aug 2003|The Boston Globe interview, August 2003]] (&quot;last September [...] they were able to quit their day jobs&quot;); [[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005|"A Date with Homestar Runner", March 2005]] (&quot;Matt quit his job in, I think, August 2002&quot;).</li>
<li>[#ref_c ^]  Three of the [[Main Characters|main characters]] are not voiced by Matt: [[Marzipan]] is voiced by [[Missy Palmer]], [[Pom Pom]] 'speaks' with a sound effect created from a recording of Mike blowing bubbles,<span class="reference"><sup>[#endnote_11 [11]]</sup></span> and [[The Poopsmith]] has been voiced on occasion by [[They Might Be Giants|John Linnell]].</li></ol>
 
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''Additional videos and interviews are available at [[Interviews and Public Appearances]] and [[Links|Articles]].''
 
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| width="40%" valign="top"| # [#ref_1 ^]  [[Legion Studios Interviews|"Legion Interviews Matt Chapman of Homestarrunner.com", Legion Studios]], August 2003
# [#ref_2 ^]  [[Run Devil Run Interview|"Interview with Mike and Matt Chapman, creators of Homestarrunner.com", Run Devil Run]], early 2003
# [#ref_3 ^]  [[Tastes Like Chicken Interview|"Homestar Runner's The Brothers Chaps interview by Insane Wayne Chinsang", Tastes Like Chicken]], June 2003
# [#ref_4 ^]  [[Ron & Fez Show Interview - 19 Dec 2008|The Ron and Fez Show interview]], December 2008
# [#ref_5 ^]  [[Adventure Gamers Interview - 12 Dec 2008|"Strong Bad's the Brothers Chaps interview", Adventure Gamers]], December 2008
# [#ref_6 ^]  [[retroCRUSH Interview|"An Interview with Homestar Runner Creators, The Chapman Brothers", retroCRUSH]], 2001
# [#ref_7 ^]  [[Atlanta Journal-Constitution Interview - 21 Jul 2003|"Toon Bros.", Atlanta Journal-Constitution]], July 2003
# [#ref_8 ^]  [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003|"The Homestar Runner Interview", UMFM]], May 2003
# [#ref_9 ^]  [http://www.thesheaf.com/newspub/comments.cgi?view=1062 "An evening with Homestar Runner", the Sheaf], [[University of Saskatchewan Talk - Mar 25 2004|University of Saskatchewan]], May 2004 (archive link)
# [#ref_10 ^]  [[Inkhole Interview|"The Inkhole Exclusive Interview with Homestar Runner Co-Creator Matt Chapman", The Inkhole]], July 2004
# [#ref_11 ^]  [[Giant Magazine Interview|"Matt Chapman: Homestarrunner Co–creator", Giant magazine]], 2005
 
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<li>[#ref_12 ^]  [[Gizmodo Interview - 24 Jan 2017|"An Oral History of Homestar Runner, the Internet’s Favorite Cartoon", Luke Winkie, Gizmodo]], January 2017</li>
<li>[#ref_13 ^]  [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003|Matt Chapman interview, Club Aquatica]], 2003</li>
<li>[#ref_14 ^]  [[The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show Interview - 7 July 2014|"Homestar Runner's Matt Chapman", The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show]], July 2014</li>
<li>[#ref_15 ^]  [[halloweener]] ([[halloweener|DVD commentary]])</li>
<li>[#ref_16 ^]  [[The Screen Savers Interview - 24 Jan 2005|The Screen Savers interview]], January 2005</li>
<li>[#ref_17 ^]  [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|"How and Why Homestar Runner Cartoons Get Made", Flashforward 2006 Seattle]], February 2006</li>
<li>[#ref_18 ^]  [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018|"Homestar Runner: Games Games Games!", PAX East]], 8 Apr 2018: (a)[#ref_18a ^]  [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018|"Star Wars: Mechanics of the Force"]]; (b)[#ref_18b ^]  [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018|"Video Games"]]</li>
<li>[#ref_19 ^]  [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|"Homestar Runner comes to the GT Library!", Georgia Institute of Technology]], 26 April 2007</li>
<li>[#ref_20 ^]  [[Wonkavision Magazine Interview|Wonka Vision magazine, Spring 2003]]</li>
<li>[#ref_21 ^]  [[Cold Hard Flash Interview - 1 Dec 2005|"Homestar's Show Runners", Aaron Simpson, Cold Hard Flash]], 2 October 2006</li></ol>
 
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== <span class="mw-headline"> External Links </span> ==
 
* [[The Brothers Chaps]] Wikipedia article
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1480095/ Matt Chapman] on IMDb
* [http://2005.sxsw.com/interactive/conference/panels/?action=bio&amp;id=Z157891 Panelist biography] from [[SXSW Panel - 14 Mar 2005|SXSW 2005]] (archive link)
* [http://www.flashforwardconference.com/speakers?name=matt_chapman Speaker biography] from [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|Flashforward 2006]] (archive link)
* [[Matt Chapman]] at the ''Gravity Falls'' Wiki


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* [[The Brothers Chaps]] at Wikipedia
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/nm1480095 Matt Chapman's IMDb page]
* [http://2005.sxsw.com/interactive/conference/panels/?action=bio&id=Z157891 SXSW Personal Profile (Archive)]
* [http://www.flashforwardconference.com/speakers?name=matt_chapman Flashforward Conference Speaker Biography (Archive)]
* [http://www.fsufilms.com/films/moviedetail.cfm?movieid=129 Perchance] — BFA Thesis film Matt wrote and directed in 1998 (Archive)


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* [http://media.www.lsureveille.com/media/storage/paper868/news/2003/11/06/Entertainment/Home-Sweet.Homestar-2047711.shtml LSU Reveille Online, 6 Nov 2003 (Archive)]
* [http://www.thedailyeasternnews.com/news/2004/04/23/TheVerge/holy-Crap-669677.shtml Daily Eastern News, 23 Apr 2004 (Archive)]
* [http://members.shaw.ca/kevinscott/Homestar/index.html Kevin Scott interviews the brothers, 20 May 2003 (Archive)]
** [http://members.shaw.ca/kevinscott/Homestar/page4.html Page 4 (Archive)]
* [http://www.retrocrush.com/homestar/index2.html Retrocrush interview, date unknown (17 Jun 2004?, Archive)]
* [http://www.thesheaf.com/newspub/comments.cgi?view=1062 The Sheaf 12 May 2004 (Archive)]
* [http://www.theinkhole.com/homestar1.htm The Inkhole Interview (Archive)]
* [http://www.legionstudios.com/interviews/views/homestar/homestar2.html Legion Studios Matt Chapman Interview (Archive)]
** [http://www.legionstudios.com/interviews/views/homestar/homestar.html Legion Studios Mike Chapman Interview (Archive)]


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Fan of a man indeed!

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.


General Information

Food of Significant Interest

  • Egg salad sandwiches (with bits of bacon). [#shawlink [Page 4]]
  • 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. [#sheaflink [The Sheaf]]
  • He also likes Onion Straws. He describes them as "Dismantled Awesome Blossoms." [#inkholelink [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. [#retrolink [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. [#legionlink2 [Legion Studios (Matt)]]

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

Misc.

See Also

Additional videos and interviews are available at Interviews and Public Appearances.