Justin Chapman | |
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Born |
Glendora, California |
September 21, 1985
Occupation | Communications Associate, Pacific Council on International Policy |
Spouse(s) | Mercedes Blackehart |
Website | www.saturnaliathebook.com |
Justin Douglas Chapman (born September 21, 1985) is an American and Irish author, journalist, actor, musician, and politician. He currently serves as Communications Associate at the Pacific Council on International Policy. He is the author of the travel memoir Saturnalia: Traveling from Cape Town to Kampala in Search of an African Utopia, published by Rare Bird Books in January 2015. Chapman was the youngest elected member of the Altadena Town Council at age 19. He is currently attending University of Southern California and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2009. He has written for over 20 publications. As a professional child actor he often performed in commercials, television shows, and movies. He lives in Pasadena, California.
Justin Chapman was born on September 21, 1985, in Glendora, California. He is the son of Sharon F. Green, a teacher in the Pasadena Unified School District, and Howard D. Chapman III, a handyman and computer programmer. He has two younger siblings, Galvin T. Chapman and Kelsey M. Chapman. Chapman grew up in Altadena, California. He has dual citizenship with the United States and Ireland.
Chapman graduated from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA), where he majored in Theatre. He went on to attend Los Angeles City College, Pasadena City College, and University of California, Berkeley, where he majored in Mass Communications/Media Studies. He is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California, where he serves as an editor of the Public Diplomacy Magazine.
Chapman is married to Mercedes S. Blackehart, a freelance artist, photographer, graphic designer, production designer, painter, videographer, and editor. Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek officiated their wedding at Zorthian Ranch in Altadena, California. Mercedes' parents, Nancy and Sidney Kirkpatrick, are best-selling authors.