Vernon Chatman
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Brooklyn, New York , U.S. | |
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| Alma mater | Horror comedy Satire |
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Vernon Chatman is an American screenwriter, producer, director, voice actor, stand-up comedian, musician, and a member of
Brooklyn, New York City. He created the television series Wonder Showzen, Xavier: Renegade Angel, The Heart, She Holler and The Shivering Truth. He also produces, voices characters, and writes for South Park
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Early life
Chatman was born in
from which he graduated in 1994.Career
In 1996 Chatman began his career as a stand-up comedian and eventually a comedy writer, producer, musician, and television creator. Chatman previously wrote for television shows such as Emmy), Late Night with Conan O'Brien, That's My Bush! and The Downer Channel. Before Wonder Showzen, he and long-time friend and PFFR collaborator John Lee created the Snoop Dogg comedy series Doggy Fizzle Televizzle for MTV.
Along with Lee, he is the co-creator of the
Louie. In 2017, Adult Swim ordered The Shivering Truth, a "darkly surreal anthology comedy" from Chatman.[3] On March 22, 2023, it was announced that he will write an untitled comedy film with involvement from Kendrick Lamar, Dave Free, Trey Parker and Matt Stone.[4]
Voices on South Park
- Towelie(2001–2010, 2018–present)
- Tiger Woods
- C.D.C. Man #5
- Dominic Cobb
- Matt Hasselbeck[5]
Discography
- Rock Rocker Rocketh (2001, self-released)
- Injustice Center (2003, Invasion Planète Recordings)
- United We Doth (2003, Birdman)
- Chrome Ghost (2005, Birdman)
- Dark Louds Over Red Meat (2018, Housewife Records)
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Executive producer | Actor | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Comics Come Home 3 | Himself | Stand-up | |||||
| 1997–1998 | The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show | Yes | 11 episodes | |||||
| 1998 | Premium Blend | Himself | Stand-up | |||||
| 1998–1999 | The Chris Rock Show | Yes | 12 episodes | |||||
| 1999 | Armagedd'NSync | Yes | TV special | |||||
| 1999 | 1999 Teen Choice Awards | Yes | Segment producer | |||||
| 1999 | 1999 MTV Video Music Awards | Consultant | ||||||
| 1999–2000 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Yes | 144 episodes | |||||
| 2001 | Late Friday
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Yes | Lars Wishner | 1 episode | ||||
| 2001 | That's My Bush! | Yes | Staff writer | |||||
| 2001 | The Downer Channel | Yes | 2 episodes | |||||
| 2001–present | South Park | Yes | Yes | Yes | Towelie (season 5-25) / Vernon - Butt-Out Member / Tiger Woods / C.D.C Man #5 / Dominic Cobb / Ron (voices) | Consultant writer (2001–2007), producer (2007–present) | ||
| 2002–2003 | Doggy Fizzle Televizzle | Yes | Yes | Also creator | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 MTV Video Music Awards | Consultant | ||||||
| 2005–2006 | Wonder Showzen | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Chauncey / Clarence / Various (voices) | Also creator | |
| 2007–2009 | Xavier: Renegade Angel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xavier / Various (voices) | Also creator | |
| 2009 | How's Your News? | Yes | ||||||
| 2009–2013 | Delocated | Yes | ||||||
| 2011 | Totally for Teens | Yes | ||||||
| 2011 | Neon Knome
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Yes | Later reworked into The Problem Solverz, which he wasn't involved in. | |||||
| 2011 | China, IL | Yes | Consulting producer; 5 episodes | |||||
| 2011–2014 | The Heart, She Holler | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also creator | |||
| 2012–2015 | Louie
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Yes | Yes | Jack Dahl's Receptionist #3 | Episode: "Late Show: Part 2" | |||
| 2015 | Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter | Yes | ||||||
| 2016 | Horace and Pete | Yes | Yes | Story co-writer of episode 10 | ||||
| 2016 | Gigglefudge, U.S.A. | Yes | Yes | Television special | ||||
| 2018–2020 | The Shivering Truth | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Narrator | Also creator | |
| 2018 | Trigger Warning with Killer Mike | Yes | ||||||
| 2019 | Di Bibl | Yes | ||||||
| 2021 | Teenage Euthanasia | Yes | Yes | Succatash / Charlie Pants (voices) | ||||
| 2022 | Dogvvalker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Various (voices) | Also creator |
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Executive producer | Actor | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Jackass: The Movie | Yes | Concepts | |||||
| 2009 | Final Flesh | Yes | ||||||
| 2010 | The External World | Yes | Short film | |||||
| 2011 | The Original Black Swan | Yes | Short film | |||||
| 2017 | I Love You, Daddy | Yes | Yes | |||||
| 2021 | South Park: Post Covid | Yes | ||||||
| 2021 | South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid | Yes | ||||||
| 2022 | South Park: The Streaming Wars
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Yes | Yes | Towelie | ||||
| 2022 | South Park: The Streaming Wars Part 2
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Yes | ||||||
| 2023 | South Park: Joining the Panderverse | Yes | ||||||
| 2023 | South Park (Not Suitable for Children) | Yes | ||||||
| TBA | Untitled Kendrick Lamar film | Yes | Yes | [6] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Executive producer | Actor | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | South Park: Tenorman's Revenge | Yes | Towelie | |||||
| 2017 | South Park: Phone Destroyer | Yes | Towelie | Archival Recording | ||||
| 2017 | South Park: The Fractured but Whole | Yes | Towelie |
Books
- The External World, co-written with David O'Reilly(2010)
- The Original Black Swan, collaboration with Todd Barry (2011)
- Mindsploitation: Asinine Assignments for the Online Homework Cheating Industry (April 23, 2013, ISBN 978-1934734919)[7]
Awards and nominations
Emmy Awards
Chatman has been nominated for seven Emmy Awards, winning four.
- 2013 – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) for "Raising the Bar"
- 2009 – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) for "Margaritaville"
- 2008 – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or More) for "Imaginationland"
- 1999 – Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program for "The Chris Rock Show"
Nominations
- 2011 – Outstanding Animated Program for "Crack Baby Athletic Association
- 2010 – Outstanding Animated Program for "201"
- 2000 – Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program for "The Chris Rock Show"
Writers Guild of America Awards
Chatman has won two
WGA Awards.[8]
- 2013 – Comedy Series - Series for "Louie"
- 2000 – Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series for "Late Night with Conan O'Brien"
References
- ^ Alumni Vernon Chatman Archived March 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Alumni Vernon Chatman and John Lee".
- ^ Barsanti, Sam (May 17, 2017). "Adult Swim announces new stop-motion series The Shivering Truth". The A.V. Club.
- ^ "Exclusive: Trey Parker to Direct Untitled Paramount Comedy From Producers Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free | Above the Line". March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "Blog" – via southpark.cc.com.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (January 13, 2022). "Kendrick Lamar, Dave Free & 'South Park' Duo Matt Stone And Trey Parker To Produce Comedy Penned By Vernon Chatman For Paramount". Deadline. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ISBN 978-1934734919.
- ^ Writers Guild of America East. "Louis CK Accepts the Writers Guild Award for "Louie"". Archived from the original on December 22, 2021 – via YouTube.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vernon Chatman.
- Vernon Chatman at IMDb
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