Matt and Mike Chapman | |
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Born | Matthew Alan Chapman November 1, 1976 Michael Raymond Chapman September 20, 1973 Indiana, U.S. (both) |
Other names | The Brothers Chaps |
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Years active | 1996–present |
Spouse(s) | Matt: Jackie Chapman Mike: Missy Palmer (m. 2004) |
Children | Matt: 2 [1] [2] Mike: 1 [3] |
Matthew Alan "Matt" Chapman [4] (born November 1, 1976) and Michael Raymond "Mike" Chapman [4] (born September 20, 1973), known collectively as The Brothers Chaps, are American writers, voice actors, directors, animators, producers and composers. They are best known as the creators of the animated series Homestar Runner .
While Matt and Mike Chapman were born in Indiana, they grew up in Decatur, Georgia and later resided in Atlanta. Growing up in the 1980s, the Brothers Chaps were creating comic books, filming Super 8 movies and eventually toying with a video camera. [5]
Mike attended the University of Georgia and studied photography, [6] [7] while Matt went to film school at Florida State University. [8]
Mike Chapman created the character of Homestar Runner in 1996 with friend Craig Zobel. [7] The character debuted in the children's book The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest, which was subsequently posted online as a series of images. [9] In 2000, the Brothers Chaps began to create cartoons with the character using Adobe Flash. As the series progressed, more characters were added to the series and spin-off series were created, notably Strong Bad Emails in 2001. [10] During production of Homestar Runner, Matt has been the primary voice actor for the titular character as well as characters like Strong Bad. Mike has been responsible for much of the animation, as well as the technical aspects of the Homestar Runner site. Both brothers contributed to the writing and direction of the series. [11]
For a time, Matt Chapman worked as a writer and director for the children's television series Yo Gabba Gabba!. He also worked for the Disney Channel animated series Gravity Falls and The Hub live-action series The Aquabats! Super Show! , where he also contributed occasional voice work and supporting acting roles. Matt wrote the Wander Over Yonder episodes "The Bounty" and "The Timebomb" in collaboration with the show's writing staff. Matt also appeared in the second-season finale of Camp Camp , an animated series by Rooster Teeth, as the voice of Neil's father, Carl. [12]
Mike also provides intentionally poor imitations of his brother's voice work for the Powered by The Cheat cartoon series on the Homestar Runner website. In addition, he has served as a writer for Yo Gabba Gabba! , and — like his brother Matt — has collaborated with the Wander Over Yonder staff, credited for writing the episode "The Liar".
The brothers had a general development deal with Disney Television Animation, and developed a series of short animations for Disney XD titled Two More Eggs which ran from 2015 to 2017. [13] [14] They have directed several music videos, including "Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse" by Of Montreal, "Experimental Film" (featuring the Homestar Runner characters, most notably Strong Sad) and "Figure Eight" by They Might Be Giants, "Brand of Skin" by Folk Implosion, and "LA Lindsay" by Y-O-U, the band who also collaborated with the brothers on Strong Bad Sings . In 2017, the duo along with Robert Schneider and James Husband formed the Air-sea Dolphin project, which had two split singles with Honey Radar and the fictional band Sloshy from the Homestar Runner universe. [15]
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Year | Title | Role as | Notes | |
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Matt Chapman | Mike Chapman | |||
2004 | Sealab 2021 | Larry Palaroncini | — | Singing voice during the montage in the episode Sharko's Machine. |
2007; 2011–15 | Yo Gabba Gabba! | — | — | writers, directors, and occasionally animators |
2012–14 | The Aquabats! Super Show!' | Bob Higginsbottom / Carl | — | Showrunner, writer, director, actor on the episodes "Haunted Battletram" and "Cobraman!" |
2012–16 | Gravity Falls | Abuelita / Mermando / Paci-Fire / Marius / additional voices | — | Writer and actor |
2014 | Wander Over Yonder | — | — | Matt: Writer; 2 episodes and actor Mike: Writer; 1 episode |
2014 | Mickey Mouse | — | — | Writer; 1 episode |
2015–19 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Alfonzo Dolittle | — | |
2015–16 | Pickle and Peanut | Mr. Mjart / Mr. Jmart / additional voices | — | |
2015–17 | Two More Eggs | Dooble / CGI Palz / Hot Dip / Eggpos / Trauncles Narrator / Hector / Joshow / additional voices | — | both: creators Matt: Voice role |
2017; 2018 | Camp Camp | Carl / Graggle | — | Matt: Voice role, 2 episodes |
2018 | One Dollar | Clark Shaw | — | episode: Cooper Shaw |
2019–2022 | Amphibia | Tritonio Espada, additional voices | — | |
2020–23 | The Owl House | Harvey Park, Steve (as of season 2), additional voices | — | |
2024 | Teen Titans Go! | Platz | — | Matt: Voice role, 5 episodes; Writer, 2 episodes |
Year | Title | Role as | Notes | |
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Matt Chapman | Mike Chapman | |||
2008 | Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People | Strong Bad / Homestar Runner / Strong Sad / Strong Mad / Bubs / additional voices | Pom Pom / Craig | |
2010 | Poker Night at the Inventory | Strong Bad | — | |
2019 | Vacation Simulator | additional voices | — | |
2022 | Homestar Runner: Halloween Hide n' Seek | Strong Bad / Homestar Runner / Strong Sad / Strong Mad / Bubs / additional voices | — | Originally released in 2021 without voice acting |
2023 | Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate | Dangeresque / Dangeresque Too / Renaldo / Perducci / additional voices | — | First episode originally released in 2008 without voice acting |
Homestar Runner is an American comedy animated web series and website created by Mike and Matt Chapman, known collectively as The Brothers Chaps. The series centers on the adventures of a large and diverse cast of characters, headed by the titular character, Homestar Runner. It uses a blend of surreal humor, self-parody, satire, and references to popular culture, in particular video games, classic television, and popular music.
Strong Bad is a fictional character from Homestar Runner, a series of animated Flash videos, who is inspired by "The Strong Bads" from the video game Tag Team Wrestling. He is voiced by Matt Chapman, the principal voice actor and co-creator of the series. Strong Bad enjoys pranking the other characters of the series, along with his ever-diligent lackey pet named "The Cheat" and his older brother Strong Mad. The main segment that Strong Bad is a part of is Strong Bad Email, in which he answers emails sent to him by fans. The Strong Bad Email series grew to be so popular that six DVDs featuring the emails have been released, as well as a podcast where emails could be downloaded to digital media players, since its first episode in 2001.
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