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| + | '''Matthew Chapman''' (born November 1, 1976) is the younger of [[The Brothers Chaps]]. He and his brother [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] are the co-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 one child. | ||
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| + | ==General Information== | ||
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| + | === Food of Significant Interest === | ||
| + | *Egg salad sandwiches (with bits of bacon). [http://members.shaw.ca/kevinscott/Homestar/page4.html] | ||
| + | *When they were young children, Mike fed Matt cupcakes with toothpaste in them. [http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,59261,00.html] Matt retaliated by feeding Mike [[marzipan|vinegar toast]]. | ||
| + | *Matt has a new-found enthusiasm for [[Wikipedia:Poutine|poutine]]. [http://www.thesheaf.com/newspub/comments.cgi?view=1062] | ||
| + | *He also likes Onion Straws. He describes them as "Dismantled Awesome Blossoms." [http://www.theinkhole.com/homestar1.htm] | ||
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| + | === Careers === | ||
| + | * Matt used to work for [http://www.earthlink.net Earthlink], an Internet company. [http://www.legionstudios.com/interviews/views/homestar/homestar.html] | ||
| + | * Matt also did voices for Preschool Protocops and some voices for webtoons and radio commercials for [[Mellow Mushroom]]. [http://www.retrocrush.com/homestar/index2.html] | ||
| + | * The first day 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. [http://www.legionstudios.com/interviews/views/homestar/homestar2.html] | ||
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| + | ==== Film and Television ==== | ||
| + | * The Brothers Chaps' friend, David Green, made a movie called ''[[IMDb:tt0299458|All The Real Girls]]''. Matt ended up being in it, but has no speaking part. He's in the background at one point, just sitting on a couch. In the credits, he's listed as [[Strong Bad]]. Mike and [[Craig Zobel]] were also involved in the movie. | ||
| + | *He has a [http://oracleofbacon.org/cgi-bin/oracle/movielinks?firstname=Bacon%2c+Kevin&game=1&secondname=Chapman%2c+Matt+%28II%29&using=1 Bacon Number] of 2. | ||
| + | *He has composed [[Songs#Songs_by_Matt_Chapman_from_Sealab_2021|music for Sealab 2021]]. | ||
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| + | === Favorite Music === | ||
| + | *Matt's top 5 favorite records of all time (in no particular order): | ||
| + | **[[Wikipedia:Vince Guaraldi|Vince Guaraldi Trio]] — [[Wikipedia:A Charlie Brown Christmas (album)|A Charlie Brown Christmas]] | ||
| + | **[[Wikipedia:The Minutemen (band)|The Minutemen]] — [[Wikipedia:Double Nickels on the Dime|Double Nickels on the Dime]] | ||
| + | **[[Wikipedia:Neil Young|Neil Young]] — [[Wikipedia:Rust Never Sleeps|Rust Never Sleeps]] | ||
| + | **[[Wikipedia:De La Soul|De La Soul]] — [[Wikipedia:De La Soul Is Dead|De La Soul Is Dead]] | ||
| + | **[[Wikipedia:Sebadoh|Sebadoh]] — [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000035FO/ Bubble & Scrape] | ||
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| + | === Misc. === | ||
| + | *Matt can be seen as an audience member in an episode of ''[[IMDb: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]]. | ||
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| + | == See Also == | ||
| + | *[[The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments]] | ||
| + | *[[HRWiki:Matt's 2006 birthday card|Matt's 2006 birthday card]] | ||
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| + | == External Links == | ||
| + | ''Videos and interviews are available at [[Interviews and Public Appearances]].'' | ||
| + | *<!--[http://www.lsureveille.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/11/06/3fa9e1d30b7dd LSU Reveille Online, 6 Nov 2003] old link-->[http://media.www.lsureveille.com/media/storage/paper868/news/2003/11/06/Entertainment/Home-Sweet.Homestar-2047711.shtml LSU Reveille Online, 6 Nov 2003] | ||
| + | *[http://www.thedailyeasternnews.com/news/2004/04/23/TheVerge/holy-Crap-669677.shtml Daily Eastern News, 23 Apr 2004] | ||
| + | *[http://members.shaw.ca/kevinscott/Homestar/index.html Kevin Scott interviews the brothers, 20 May 2003] | ||
| + | *[http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,59261,00.html Wired Interview, 23 Jun 2003] | ||
| + | <!-- *[http://www.thesheaf.com/newspub/comments.cgi?view=1062 The Sheaf (includes poutine mention) 12 May 2004] Not there, cannot find in archive --> | ||
| + | *[http://www.retrocrush.com/homestar/index2.html Retrocrush interview, date unknown (17 Jun 2004?)] | ||
| + | *[[IMDb:nm1480095|Matt Chapman's IMDb page]] | ||
| + | *[http://2005.sxsw.com/interactive/conference/panels/?action=bio&id=Z157891 SXSW Personal Profile with photograph] | ||
| + | <!-- *[http://www.flashforwardconference.com/speakers?name=matt_chapman Flashforward Conference Speaker Biography] Bio is no longer there --> | ||
| + | <!-- | ||
| + | *[http://www.fsufilms.com/filmmakers/peopledetail.cfm?peopleid=818 FSU Films page] | ||
| + | **[http://www.fsufilms.com/films/moviedetail.cfm?movieid=129 Perchance] BFA Thesis film Matt wrote and directed in 1998 | ||
| + | The above like appear to be dead as fsu redesigns its webpage. Hopefully after the redesign we can find them again.--> | ||
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| + | [[Category:Chapman family members|Chapman, Matt]] | ||
Revision as of 20:11, 4 November 2007
Matthew Chapman (born November 1, 1976) is the younger of The Brothers Chaps. He and his brother Mike are the co-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 one child.
Contents |
General Information
Food of Significant Interest
- Egg salad sandwiches (with bits of bacon). [1]
- When they were young children, Mike fed Matt cupcakes with toothpaste in them. [2] Matt retaliated by feeding Mike vinegar toast.
- Matt has a new-found enthusiasm for poutine. [3]
- He also likes Onion Straws. He describes them as "Dismantled Awesome Blossoms." [4]
Careers
- Matt used to work for Earthlink, an Internet company. [5]
- Matt also did voices for Preschool Protocops and some voices for webtoons and radio commercials for Mellow Mushroom. [6]
- The first day 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. [7]
Film and Television
- The Brothers Chaps' friend, David Green, made a movie called All The Real Girls. Matt ended up being in it, but has no speaking part. He's in the background at one point, just sitting on a couch. In the credits, he's listed as Strong Bad. Mike and Craig Zobel were also involved in the movie.
- He has a Bacon Number of 2.
- He has composed music for Sealab 2021.
Favorite Music
- Matt's top 5 favorite records of all time (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.
See Also
External Links
Videos and interviews are available at Interviews and Public Appearances.
