The Brothers Chaps

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Matt (left) and Mike (right) Chapman at HeroesCon 2008 in Charlotte, North Carolina

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.

Matthew Chapman

Matt Chapman
Born	Matthew Chapman November 1, 1976 (1976-11-01) (age 35) Indiana, U.S.
Nationality	United States
Years active	2000—2010 (on hiatus)
Known for	Homestar Runner
Spouse	Jackie Chapman

Matt (born November 1, 1976) is the primary voice actor of the site. Matt graduated from Florida State University Film School. He is married to Jackie Chapman and has two children. He plays in a band frequently referenced in the "Strong Bad Emails", Limozeen (who were actually played by Y-O-U in addition to Matt in their live Atlanta performances). He now works as a writer and director for Yo Gabba Gabba.

Michael Chapman

Mike Chapman
Born	Michael Chapman September 20, 1973 (1973-09-20) (age 38) Indiana, U.S.
Nationality	United States
Years active	2000—2010 (on hiatus)
Known for	Homestar Runner
Spouse	Missy Palmer

Mike (born September 20, 1973), a University of Georgia alumnus, is responsible for half of the Adobe Flash 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.

Career

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

The brothers have directed several music videos, including "Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse" by Of Montreal, "Experimental Film" and "Figure Eight" by They Might Be Giants, the former of which features the Homestar Runner characters, most notably Strong Sad, and "LA Lindsay" by Y-O-U, the band who also collaborated with the brothers on Strong Bad Sings.

Notes

1. ^ "Homestar’s Show Runners". ColdHardFlash.com. http://coldhardflash.com/2006/10/homestars-show-runners-part-1.html. Retrieved 2006-10-02. 

External links

• The Brothers Chaps at Homestar Runner Wiki
  • Mike Chapman at Homestar Runner Wiki
  • Matt Chapman at Homestar Runner Wiki
• Mike Chapman at the Internet Movie Database
• Matt Chapman at the Internet Movie Database