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. He created the television series Wonder Showzen, Xavier: Renegade Angel, The Heart, She Holler and The Shivering Truth. He also produces and voices characters for South Park.
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Born | (1972-10-31) October 31, 1972 (age 50) 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 |
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,[1][2] from which he graduated in 1994.
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 as well as the Adult Swim shows Xavier: Renegade Angel and The Heart, She Holler. The two met as undergraduates at San Francisco State University. One of his most high-profile voice acting roles is as Towelie, the marijuana-smoking talking towel on South Park, where he also serves as a staff writer. 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.[3] In January 13 2022, it was announced that he will write an untitled comedy film with involvement from Kendrick Lamar, Dave Free, Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
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–present | The Shivering Truth | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Narrator | Also creator | |
2018 | Trigger Warning with Killer Mike | Yes |
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 | ||||||
TBA | Untitled Kendrick Lamar film | Yes | Yes | [5] |
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 |
Chatman has been nominated for seven Emmy Awards, winning four.[7]
Chatman has won two WGA Awards.[7][8]
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1990–1999) | |
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