The Brothers Chaps

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(l-r) Mike and Matt Chapman

Biography

The Brothers Chaps are Mike and Matt Chapman, native "Atlantians" and the creators of Homestarrunner.com. Yes, the amazing, spectacular, incredibly awesome people who are behind the wonders of Homestar Runner.

History

In 1996 during the Olympics in Atlanta, Mike Chapman and his friend Craig Zobel created a children's book called "The Homestar Runner". They did this out of pure boredom and just to make fun of the pathetic looking children's books they saw at their local mall. After writing and drawing it, they copied about 10 books and gave them to some of their friends to read for fun.

Forward to 1999. Mike started learning Flash and decided to practice it on some of the characters from the Homestar Runner storybook (see Original Book). His little brother Matt Chapman did the voices for the cartoons, and together they launched a tiny website to show their close friends their little cartoons. Word of mouth spread about the funny cartoons, and they became a smash hit.

Fun Facts

• Their father is Don Chapman, a retired chief financial officer of an insurance firm.
• Their mother is Harriet Chapman.
• They have 3 (other) siblings.
• They were raised in a religious family.
• When they were toddlers, Mike fed Matt cupcakes with toothpaste in them.
• TBC had a friend called David Green, who made a movie called All the Real Girls. Matt ended up being in it, but he has no speaking part. He's in the background at one point just sitting on a couch. In the credits, he is listed as Strong Bad. Mike, Craig Zobel & Missy Palmer were also involved in the movie.

External Links

Video and radio interviews are available in the Links section.