The Brothers Chaps

"Matt Chapman" redirects here. For the baseball player, see Matt Chapman (baseball).

Matthew & Michael Chapman
Matt (left) and Mike (right) Chapman at Heroes Convention 2008 in Charlotte, North Carolina
Born	(1976-11-01) November 1, 1976 (Matt) (1973-09-20) September 20, 1973 (Mike) Indiana
Residence	Atlanta, Georgia
Other names	The Brothers Chaps, Matt and Mike Chapman
Occupation	Voice actor (Matt), writer (Matt & Mike), director (Matt)
Known for	Homestar Runner
Website	HomestarRunner.com

The Brothers Chaps are Michael "Mike" Chapman and Matthew "Matt" Chapman, creators of the Homestar Runner series of animated cartoons. The brothers are originally from Indiana, but now live in Atlanta, Georgia.

Career

Growing up in the 1980s, the two were creating comic books, filming Super 8 movies and eventually toying with a video camera.^[1]

Matt is the primary voice actor of the site Homestar Runner. He currently works as a writer and director for the children's television series Yo Gabba Gabba!, as well as for the Disney Channel animated series Gravity Falls and The Hub live-action series The Aquabats! Super Show!, where he also contributes occasional voice work and supporting acting roles. Most notably on The Aquabats! Super Show!, he played the main antagonist of the season one episode "CobraMan!", playing a sleazy carnival barker named Carl, whose voice and appearance were modeled directly after Strong Bad. Matt wrote the Wander Over Yonder episodes "The Bounty" and "The Timebomb" in collaboration with the show's writing staff.

Mike is responsible for half of the Adobe Flash animation, the technical aspects of a site, and provides intentionally-poor imitations of his brother's voice work for the Powered by The Cheat cartoon series. He has also 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 have a general development deal with Disney Television Animation, and are currently developing a series of short animations for Disney XD titled Two More Eggs.^[2]^[3] 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 and "LA Lindsay" by Y-O-U, the band who also collaborated with the brothers on Strong Bad Sings.

References

↑ "Homestar’s Show Runners". ColdHardFlash.com. Retrieved 2006-10-02.
↑ Los Angeles Times
↑ http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/23/8833781/homestar-runner-creators-two-eggs-disney-xd-cartoon

External links

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Mike Chapman at the Internet Movie Database
Matt Chapman at the Internet Movie Database

Homestar Runner

Media	Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People

People	The Brothers Chaps Craig Zobel

Characters	Strong Bad Other characters

Related	They Might Be Giants Experimental Film (song) Y-O-U Poker Night at the Inventory The Aquabats

They Might Be Giants

John Flansburgh John Linnell Dan Miller Danny Weinkauf Marty Beller Hal Cragin Brian Doherty Jonathan Feinberg Dan Hickey Kurt Hoffman Graham Maby Tony Maimone Eric Schermerhorn

Rock albums	They Might Be Giants (1986) Lincoln (1988) Flood (1990) Apollo 18 (1992) John Henry (1994) Factory Showroom (1996) Long Tall Weekend (1999) Mink Car (2001) The Spine (2004) The Else (2007) Join Us (2011) Nanobots (2013) Glean (2015) Phone Power (2016)

Children's albums	No! (2002) Here Come the ABCs (2005) Here Come the 123s (2008) Here Comes Science (2009) Why? (2015)

EPs	Why Does the Sun Shine? Back to Skull Working Undercover for the Man They Might Be Giants in Holidayland Bed, Bed, Bed Indestructible Object The Spine Surfs Alone

Singles	"Don't Let's Start" "(She Was A) Hotel Detective" "They'll Need a Crane" "Ana Ng" "Purple Toupee" "Birdhouse in Your Soul" "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" "The Statue Got Me High" "I Palindrome I" "The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)" "O Tannenbaum" "S-E-X-X-Y" "Doctor Worm" "Boss of Me" "Man, It's So Loud in Here" "Experimental Film" "Kids Go!" "I'm Impressed" "Can't Keep Johnny Down"

Other notable songs	"Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head" "Particle Man" "James K. Polk" "You're on Fire"

Live albums	Live!! New York City 10/14/94 Severe Tire Damage Live The Spine Hits the Road Almanac Venue Songs First Album Live Flood Live in Australia

Compilations	Don't Let's Start Miscellaneous T Then: The Earlier Years Best of the Early Years They Got Lost Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants Venue Songs DVD/CD Album Raises New and Troubling Questions Idlewild

Video releases	Direct from Brooklyn Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Here Come the ABCs Venue Songs DVD/CD Here Come the 123s Here Comes Science

Related articles	Discography Mono Puff State Songs The Brothers Chaps International Space Year

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