Vernon Chatman

Vernon Chatman
Pseudonym	Towelie, Clarence
Birth name	Vernon Chatman
Born	(1972-10-31) October 31, 1972 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up, Television, Film, Music, Books
Nationality	American (Multiracial-American)
Years active	1996–present
Genres	Satire, Political satire, Observational comedy, Black comedy, Cringe comedy, Alternative comedy, Surreal humor, Absurdist humor, Meta humour, Transgressive
Subject(s)	Everyday life, Self-deprecation, Politics, Philosophy, Race relations, Sociology, Spirituality, Religion, Pessimism, Sexuality, Post-modernism, Metamodernism
Spouse	Unknown
Notable works and roles	Wonder Showzen, Xavier: Renegade Angel, Delocated, The Heart, She Holler, Doggy Fizzle Televizzle

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 is known for creating the animated series Xavier: Renegade Angel and voicing Towelie in South Park.

Life and career

Vernon Chatman was a student of the San Francisco State University, where he graduated in 1994. Chatman is mixed race, half African-American and half Euro-American.

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 PFFR collaborator John Lee created the Snoop Dogg comedy series Doggy Fizzle Televizzle for MTV.

Along with long-time friend John Lee (also of PFFR), 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 the voice of 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.

Voices on South Park

• Towelie (2001-2010)
• Tiger Woods
• C.D.C. Man #5
• Dominic Cobb
• Matt Hasselbeck Insheeption

Discography

Main article: PFFR

• Rock, Rocker, Rocketh (2001, self-released)
• Injustice Center (2003, Invasion Planete France)
• United We Doth (2004, Birdman)

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					Yes	Lars Wishner	1 episode
2001	That's My Bush!		Yes					Staff writer
2001	Late Friday					Yes	Lars Wishner	1 episode
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	Various (voices)	Also creator
2009	How's Your News?			Yes
2009–2013	Delocated			Yes
2011	The Problem Solverz				Yes			Episode: "Neon Knome"
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

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

Side projects

2000s

• Final Flesh (2009)

2010s

• The External World, Co-written alongside David O'Reilly (2010)
• The Original Black Swan, Collaboration with Todd Barry (2011)

Bibliography

Book	Year	Notes
Mindsploitation: Asinine Assignments for 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"

External links

• Vernon Chatman at IMDb