Vernon Chatman facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Vernon Chatman |
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Chatman at the Peabody Awards in May 2013
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| Born | October 31, 1972 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | San Francisco State University |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Genres | Surreal humor Black comedy Satire |
| Children | 2 |
Vernon Chatman (born October 31, 1972) is an American television producer, writer, voice actor, stand-up comedian, musician and a member of PFFR, an art collective based in Brooklyn, New York City.
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Early life
Chatman was born in Brooklyn, New York. He is of mixed race, half Euro-American and half African-American. Chatman attended San Francisco State University, 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 The Chris Rock Show (for which he won an 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 MTV2 series Wonder Showzen. In 2012, he became a producer on the third season of the FX series Louie. In 2017, Adult Swim ordered The Shivering Truth, a "darkly surreal anthology comedy" from Chatman. 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.
Discography
- Rock Rocker Rocketh (2001, self-released)
- United We Doth (2003, Birdman)
- Dark Louds Over Red Meat (2018, Housewife Records)
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Executive producer | Actor | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | 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 / 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 | 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 | 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 ... | 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 |
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| 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 | Yes | Yes | Towelie | ||||
| 2022 | South Park: The Streaming Wars Part 2 | Yes | ||||||
| 2023 | South Park: Joining the Panderverse | Yes | ||||||
| TBA | Untitled Kendrick Lamar film | Yes | Yes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Executive producer | Actor | Role | Notes |
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| 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)
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 "200/201"
- 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.
- 2013 – Comedy Series - Series for "Louie"
- 2000 – Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series for "Late Night with Conan O'Brien"
