Vernon Chatman
| Vernon Chatman | |
|---|---|
| Pseudonym | Towelie, Clarence |
| Birth name | Vernon Chatman |
| Born |
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 |
| Influences | Lenny Bruce, Trey Parker, Richard Pryor, Andy Kaufman, George Carlin, Jodorowsky, David Lynch, Kenneth Anger, Luis Buñuel, Louis C.K., David Cronenberg, Matt Stone, Psychedelic drugs |
| Influenced | P.F.F.R fans, Adult Swim fans |
| 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 Wonder Showzen, the animated series Xavier: Renegade Angel, and voicing Towelie in South Park.
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.
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