Matt Chapman

Matthew "Matt" Chapman (born on November 1, 1976)^[1] is a writer and voice actor who worked on the first two seasons of Gravity Falls. Among others, he voiced Mermando, and wrote many of the Dipper's Guide to the Unexplained shorts.^[2] He left the Gravity Falls crew in July 2014 to return to his work on Homestar Runner with his brother Mike Chapman.^[3]

Matt is also known for his work on the Flash webtoon Homestar Runner, where he was the primary voice actor. During a hiatus from the webtoon, he worked on Gravity Falls. He also voiced Alfonzo in Star vs. The Forces of Evil, Tritonio Espada in Amphibia, and Steve and Harvey Park in The Owl House.

Writing credits[]

Season 1

117. "Boyz Crazy"
119. "Dreamscaperers"
120. "Gideon Rises"

Season 2

201. "Scary-oke"
202. "Into the Bunker"
206. "Little Gift Shop of Horrors"
207. "Society of the Blind Eye"
211. "Not What He Seems"
212. "A Tale of Two Stans"
213. "Dungeons, Dungeons, and More Dungeons"
217. "Dipper and Mabel vs. the Future"

Shorts[]

Most of the shorts in Dipper's Guide to the Unexplained

Roles in Gravity Falls[]

Fight Fighters game voice
Mermando
Sev'ral Timez band members
Abuelita
Ye Royal Discount Putt Hutt commercial announcer
French Lilliputtian
Hand Witch
Unnamed hiker
Clay cyclops
Will E. Badger
Greasy's Diner cook
Marius von Fundshauser
One of the puppeteers for the live-action credits sequence of "Sock Opera"
Handlebar Bros.
Northwest Butler
Crampelter
Keyhole
Paci-Fire
Additional voices

Early life[]

Born in Indiana, Matt has spent much of his life in Georgia; he temporarily moved to Los Angeles for his time working on Gravity Falls and other Disney projects.^[4] He made many movies,^[5] audio shows,^[5] and games^[6] with his brother and their friends throughout their childhood, continuing to collaborate with his older brother Mike through the present day. Matt graduated from Florida State University Film School in 1998.^[7] He is married to Jackie Chapman and has two children.

External links[]

Homestar Runner Wiki
- Matt Chapman article on the Homestar Runner Wiki
Archive of Matt's Twitter @ronginald (now defunct, active from 2011-2013)
Matt Chapman at the Internet Movie Database
Mystery Shack Lookback podcast episode 49: "Cypher Hunt" featuring Matt Chapman as Strong Bad

References[]

↑ Chapman, Matthew and Mike Chapman. Audio commentary. "Flag Day", strongbad_email.exe Disc One. 2004. DVD. [MIKE:] "All the action figures always cost 11 dollars and one cent, which is your birthday." [MATT:] "Eleven oh-one!" [MIKE:] "November 1st."
↑ McKeon, Tim (February 14, 2014). Tweet Number 434333723593437184.
↑ Rowe, Jeffrey (2014). Instagram post.
↑ "An Oral History of Homestar Runner, the Internet’s Favorite Cartoon", Luke Winkie, Gizmodo, 24 Jan 2017
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 stunt double - Commentary Transcript. Homestar Runner Wiki.
↑ Floppy Disk Container - Cave Quest. Homestar Runner Wiki.
↑ Warren, Meryl (October 31, 2003). "FSU Film School: Warren Report 10-31-2003". The Film School: Florida State University. Archived from the original on November 4, 2004. "Matt is a 1998 BFA graduate of Florida State's film school."

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[1] Chapman, Matthew and Mike Chapman. Audio commentary. "Flag Day", strongbad_email.exe Disc One. 2004. DVD. [MIKE:] "All the action figures always cost 11 dollars and one cent, which is your birthday." [MATT:] "Eleven oh-one!" [MIKE:] "November 1st."

[2] McKeon, Tim (February 14, 2014). Tweet Number 434333723593437184.

[3] Rowe, Jeffrey (2014). Instagram post.

[4] "An Oral History of Homestar Runner, the Internet’s Favorite Cartoon", Luke Winkie, Gizmodo, 24 Jan 2017

[movies-5] 5.0 ^5.1 stunt double - Commentary Transcript. Homestar Runner Wiki.

[6] Floppy Disk Container - Cave Quest. Homestar Runner Wiki.

[7] Warren, Meryl (October 31, 2003). "FSU Film School: Warren Report 10-31-2003". The Film School: Florida State University. Archived from the original on November 4, 2004. "Matt is a 1998 BFA graduate of Florida State's film school."

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