The Brothers Chaps are
Michael "Mike" Chapman and
Matthew "Matt" Chapman, creators of the
Homestar RunnerHomestar Runner is a Flash animated Internet cartoon. It mixes surreal humor with references to 1970s, '80s, and '90s pop culture, notably video games, classic television, and popular music...
series of animated cartoons. The brothers are originally from
IndianaIndiana is a U.S. state, the 19
th admitted to the Union. It is located in the Great Lakes region, and with approximately 6.3 million residents, is ranked 16
th in population and 17
th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38
th in land area, and is the...
, but now live in
Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta is the capital and most populous city in the state of Georgia, as well as the urban core of one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States....
.
Matt (born November 1, 1976) is the primary voice actor of the site. Matt graduated from Florida State University Film School. He is currently married to Jackie Chapman and has one child. He plays in a band frequently referenced in the "Strong Bad Emails", Limozeen (which were actually played by
Y-O-UY-O-U, also known as the Pleaserock collective, is a rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, probably most widely known for their collaborations with The Brothers Chaps on projects such as Strong Bad Sings and the karaoke music from strongbad email.exe...
in addition to Matt in their live Atlanta performances).
Mike (born September 20, 1973), a
University of GeorgiaThe University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning. Founded in 1785, UGA claims to be the oldest public university in the United States....
alumnus, is responsible for half of the
Adobe FlashAdobe Flash is a multimedia platform originally acquired by Macromedia and currently developed and distributed by Adobe Systems. Since its introduction in 1996, Flash has become a popular method for adding animation and interactivity to web pages...
animation, the technical aspects of the site, and provides intentionally poor imitations of his brother's voice work for the Powered by The Cheat cartoon series. He is married to Melissa "Missy" Palmer, who provides the voice of Marzipan in the
Homestar Runner series and has one child.
Growing up in the 1980s, the two were creating comic books, filming
Super 8Super 8 mm film, also simply called Super 8, is a motion picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement of the older 8 mm home movie format, and the Cine 8 format....
movies and eventually toying with a video camera.
The brothers have directed several music videos, including "
Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse"Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse" was the first single released by Polyvinyl Records from Of Montreal's 2007 album Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?...
" by
Of Montrealof Montreal is an American indie pop band formed in Athens, Georgia. Fronted by Kevin Barnes, it was among the second wave of groups to emerge from The Elephant 6 Recording Company.-History:...
, "
Experimental Film"Experimental Film" is a song by They Might Be Giants. It is the first song on their 2004 album The Spine and it's the album's lead single...
" and "Figure Eight" by
They Might Be GiantsThey Might Be Giants is a double Grammy Award-winning American alternative rock band which began as a duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell, and currently also includes Marty Beller, Dan Miller, and Danny Weinkauf. Formed in 1982, they are best known for an unconventional and experimental style...
, the former of which features the Homestar Runner characters, most notably Strong Sad, and "LA Lindsay" by
Y-O-UY-O-U, also known as the Pleaserock collective, is a rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, probably most widely known for their collaborations with The Brothers Chaps on projects such as Strong Bad Sings and the karaoke music from strongbad email.exe...
, the band who also collaborated with the brothers on
Strong Bad SingsStrong Bad Sings is a compilation album featuring songs by Strong Bad and other characters from the Homestar Runner web cartoon series. Strong Bad Sings is the first CD spinoff from the online cartoon world of homestarrunner.com...
.
External links
The Brothers Chaps are
Michael "Mike" Chapman and
Matthew "Matt" Chapman, creators of the
Homestar RunnerHomestar Runner is a Flash animated Internet cartoon. It mixes surreal humor with references to 1970s, '80s, and '90s pop culture, notably video games, classic television, and popular music...
series of animated cartoons. The brothers are originally from
IndianaIndiana is a U.S. state, the 19
th admitted to the Union. It is located in the Great Lakes region, and with approximately 6.3 million residents, is ranked 16
th in population and 17
th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38
th in land area, and is the...
, but now live in
Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta is the capital and most populous city in the state of Georgia, as well as the urban core of one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States....
.
Matt (born November 1, 1976) is the primary voice actor of the site. Matt graduated from Florida State University Film School. He is currently married to Jackie Chapman and has one child. He plays in a band frequently referenced in the "Strong Bad Emails", Limozeen (which were actually played by
Y-O-UY-O-U, also known as the Pleaserock collective, is a rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, probably most widely known for their collaborations with The Brothers Chaps on projects such as Strong Bad Sings and the karaoke music from strongbad email.exe...
in addition to Matt in their live Atlanta performances).
Mike (born September 20, 1973), a
University of GeorgiaThe University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning. Founded in 1785, UGA claims to be the oldest public university in the United States....
alumnus, is responsible for half of the
Adobe FlashAdobe Flash is a multimedia platform originally acquired by Macromedia and currently developed and distributed by Adobe Systems. Since its introduction in 1996, Flash has become a popular method for adding animation and interactivity to web pages...
animation, the technical aspects of the site, and provides intentionally poor imitations of his brother's voice work for the Powered by The Cheat cartoon series. He is married to Melissa "Missy" Palmer, who provides the voice of Marzipan in the
Homestar Runner series and has one child.
Growing up in the 1980s, the two were creating comic books, filming
Super 8Super 8 mm film, also simply called Super 8, is a motion picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement of the older 8 mm home movie format, and the Cine 8 format....
movies and eventually toying with a video camera.
The brothers have directed several music videos, including "
Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse"Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse" was the first single released by Polyvinyl Records from Of Montreal's 2007 album Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?...
" by
Of Montrealof Montreal is an American indie pop band formed in Athens, Georgia. Fronted by Kevin Barnes, it was among the second wave of groups to emerge from The Elephant 6 Recording Company.-History:...
, "
Experimental Film"Experimental Film" is a song by They Might Be Giants. It is the first song on their 2004 album The Spine and it's the album's lead single...
" and "Figure Eight" by
They Might Be GiantsThey Might Be Giants is a double Grammy Award-winning American alternative rock band which began as a duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell, and currently also includes Marty Beller, Dan Miller, and Danny Weinkauf. Formed in 1982, they are best known for an unconventional and experimental style...
, the former of which features the Homestar Runner characters, most notably Strong Sad, and "LA Lindsay" by
Y-O-UY-O-U, also known as the Pleaserock collective, is a rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, probably most widely known for their collaborations with The Brothers Chaps on projects such as Strong Bad Sings and the karaoke music from strongbad email.exe...
, the band who also collaborated with the brothers on
Strong Bad SingsStrong Bad Sings is a compilation album featuring songs by Strong Bad and other characters from the Homestar Runner web cartoon series. Strong Bad Sings is the first CD spinoff from the online cartoon world of homestarrunner.com...
.
External links
The Brothers Chaps are
Michael "Mike" Chapman and
Matthew "Matt" Chapman, creators of the
Homestar RunnerHomestar Runner is a Flash animated Internet cartoon. It mixes surreal humor with references to 1970s, '80s, and '90s pop culture, notably video games, classic television, and popular music...
series of animated cartoons. The brothers are originally from
IndianaIndiana is a U.S. state, the 19
th admitted to the Union. It is located in the Great Lakes region, and with approximately 6.3 million residents, is ranked 16
th in population and 17
th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38
th in land area, and is the...
, but now live in
Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta is the capital and most populous city in the state of Georgia, as well as the urban core of one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States....
.
Matt (born November 1, 1976) is the primary voice actor of the site. Matt graduated from Florida State University Film School. He is currently married to Jackie Chapman and has one child. He plays in a band frequently referenced in the "Strong Bad Emails", Limozeen (which were actually played by
Y-O-UY-O-U, also known as the Pleaserock collective, is a rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, probably most widely known for their collaborations with The Brothers Chaps on projects such as Strong Bad Sings and the karaoke music from strongbad email.exe...
in addition to Matt in their live Atlanta performances).
Mike (born September 20, 1973), a
University of GeorgiaThe University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning. Founded in 1785, UGA claims to be the oldest public university in the United States....
alumnus, is responsible for half of the
Adobe FlashAdobe Flash is a multimedia platform originally acquired by Macromedia and currently developed and distributed by Adobe Systems. Since its introduction in 1996, Flash has become a popular method for adding animation and interactivity to web pages...
animation, the technical aspects of the site, and provides intentionally poor imitations of his brother's voice work for the Powered by The Cheat cartoon series. He is married to Melissa "Missy" Palmer, who provides the voice of Marzipan in the
Homestar Runner series and has one child.
Growing up in the 1980s, the two were creating comic books, filming
Super 8Super 8 mm film, also simply called Super 8, is a motion picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement of the older 8 mm home movie format, and the Cine 8 format....
movies and eventually toying with a video camera.
The brothers have directed several music videos, including "
Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse"Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse" was the first single released by Polyvinyl Records from Of Montreal's 2007 album Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?...
" by
Of Montrealof Montreal is an American indie pop band formed in Athens, Georgia. Fronted by Kevin Barnes, it was among the second wave of groups to emerge from The Elephant 6 Recording Company.-History:...
, "
Experimental Film"Experimental Film" is a song by They Might Be Giants. It is the first song on their 2004 album The Spine and it's the album's lead single...
" and "Figure Eight" by
They Might Be GiantsThey Might Be Giants is a double Grammy Award-winning American alternative rock band which began as a duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell, and currently also includes Marty Beller, Dan Miller, and Danny Weinkauf. Formed in 1982, they are best known for an unconventional and experimental style...
, the former of which features the Homestar Runner characters, most notably Strong Sad, and "LA Lindsay" by
Y-O-UY-O-U, also known as the Pleaserock collective, is a rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, probably most widely known for their collaborations with The Brothers Chaps on projects such as Strong Bad Sings and the karaoke music from strongbad email.exe...
, the band who also collaborated with the brothers on
Strong Bad SingsStrong Bad Sings is a compilation album featuring songs by Strong Bad and other characters from the Homestar Runner web cartoon series. Strong Bad Sings is the first CD spinoff from the online cartoon world of homestarrunner.com...
.
External links