Vernon Chatman (born circa 1972) is a television producer, writer, voice actor, stand-up comedian, musician and a member of PFFR, an art collective based in Brooklyn, NYC.
Together with long time friend John Lee (also of PFFR), he is the creator, executive producer, writer and star of the MTV2 series Wonder Showzen and the Adult Swim series Xavier: Renegade Angel. The pair met as undergraduates at San Francisco State University. He is probably best known as the voice of Towelie, the pot-smoking talking towel on South Park.
Previously, Chatman worked as a consultant for South Park and as a staff writer for 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 John Lee created and co-wrote Doggy Fizzle Televizzle for MTV.
Many interviews given by Vernon Chatman (usually along with John Lee and/or PFFR) tend to be unpredictable and silly. However, when serious he proves to be eloquent, informative and entertaining.
On a DVD commentary, South Park co-creator Matt Stone claimed that Chatman's subtle African-American accent is apparently easy to hear, through Towelie's voice.
