Matt Sloan (director)

Matt Sloan

Aaron Yonda (left) & Matt Sloan at ROFLCon 2010
Born November 4, 1974
Madison, Wisconsin,
 United States

Matthew Paul Sloan (born November 4, 1974) is an American director and comedian from Madison, Wisconsin.[1][2] He and his friend Aaron Yonda are notable as the co-creators of Chad Vader, who he also voices in both series and 'spin-off' episodes. Additionally, he appears in season one as the main antagonist, and has a minor appearance in the first few episodes of the second series as said antagonist's father.[3] He hosts a movie reviewing and discussion show on YouTube called "Welcome to the Basement"[4] with his friend Craig Johnson, who stars in the web series "Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager" as well. Furthermore, he leads regularly with his friend Aaron Yonda in a popular web series "Beer and Board Games."

Star Wars

As a voice actor, Sloan played Darth Vader in Soulcalibur IV. Sloan went on to reprise his role as the voice of Darth Vader in the LucasArts video games Star Wars: The Force Unleashed,[5] and Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption. He also appeared as the voice of Darth Vader during an episode of Deal or No Deal. Sloan also played Vader for the comedy short promoting TomTom devices. He returned as Vader for The Force Unleashed sequel: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. In 2012, Sloan voiced Darth Vader in both Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out and Kinect Star Wars.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Callender, David (2007-10-15). "In a City Far, Far Away From Hollywood, the YouTube Tales of a Lesser Vader". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-10-15. (registration required (help)).
  2. ↑ "Store Wars". Metro.co.uk. 2007-02-26. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
  3. ↑ Foleythe, Ryan J. (2007-02-22). "Vader's brother: He's no Darth". Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  4. ↑ http://welcometothebasementshow.com/about/
  5. ↑ "The Game Has Changed". Vanity Fair. 2008-02-05. Retrieved 2008-02-06.

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