Vernon Chatman

Early life

Chatman was born in Manhattan, New York, but grew up in San Jose, California. He is of mixed race, born to a Euro-American mother and an African-American father. 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 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. On March 22, 2023, it was announced that he will write Whitney Springs, a musical comedy film, with involvement from Kendrick Lamar, Dave Free, Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

Voices on ''South Park''

• Towelie (2001–2010, 2018–present)
• Tiger Woods
• C.D.C. Man #5
• Dominic Cobb
• Matt Hasselbeck

Discography

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• 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

Film

Video games

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, )

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"

References

References

1. [http://lca.sfsu.edu/news-brief/2013/09/10/13126 Alumni Vernon Chatman] {{webarchive. link. (March 25, 2014)
2. "Alumni Vernon Chatman and John Lee".
3. "Smash Your TV and Have Adventures: An Oral History of ‘Wonder Showzen’".
4. Barsanti, Sam. (May 17, 2017). "Adult Swim announces new stop-motion series ''The Shivering Truth''". [[The A.V. Club]].
5. (March 22, 2023). "Exclusive: Trey Parker to Direct Untitled Paramount Comedy From Producers Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free {{!}} Above the Line".
6. "Blog".
7. 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".
8. Reilly, Luke. (January 7, 2026). "South Park/Fortnite Crossover Arrives This Week". [[IGN]].
9. Chatman, Vernon. (2013). "Mindsploitation: Asinine Assignments for Online Homework Cheating Industry". Seven Footer Press.
10. Writers Guild of America East. (February 19, 2013). "Louis CK Accepts the Writers Guild Award for "Louie"".