Justin Roiland
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 Justin Roiland | |
| Born |
Mark Justin Roiland February 21, 1980 Stockton, California |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Known for | Rick and Morty |
| Home town | Manteca, California |
| Relatives | Amy Roiland (sister) |
Mark Justin Roiland (born February 21, 1980) is an American actor, voice actor, animator, writer, producer, director, and comedian. He is best known as the co-creator and executive producer of the Adult Swim animated series Rick and Morty, in which he voices both of the show's eponymous characters, the voice of Oscar on the Disney Channel's animated television show Fish Hooks, as well as the Earl of Lemongrab on Adventure Time, and Blendin Blandin on Gravity Falls.
Biography
Justin Roiland grew up on an almond orchard in Manteca, California.[1] He attended Sierra High School and Manteca High School, graduating in 1998. He eventually moved to Los Angeles, and in early 2004, got involved with Channel101, an L.A. media collective started by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab, where he made and acted in numerous movie shorts (such as 2 Girls One Cup: The Show and House of Cosbys) and in the VH1 television show Acceptable TV.[2][3] He appeared regularly on The Sarah Silverman Program on Comedy Central as "Blonde Craig".[4][5]
He now works as a voice actor, most notably as the title characters of Rick & Morty, for which he is also co-creator, co-writer and executive producer with Dan Harmon. Since 2010, he has co-hosted The Grandma's Virginity Podcast with Rick and Morty writer, Ryan Ridley, and Steven Universe producer, Jackie Buscarino.[6] He stated at the Rick and Morty panel at San Diego Comic-Con International 2014 that one of his main influences was Pendleton Ward and that he enjoyed watching The Ren & Stimpy Show as a child.
Projects
Films
Television
- Animals. (2016) – Voice Actor (as H&M)
- Pig Goat Banana Cricket (2015) – Voice Actor (several characters)
- Yo Gabba Gabba! (2015) – Voice Actor (as Sea Queen)
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever (2015) – Voice Actor (credited as Rustin Joyland)
- Community (2015) – Voice Actor (as Ice Cube Head)
- The Simpsons episode Mathlete's Feat (2015) – Guest animator, Guest star (as Rick Sanchez, Morty Smith)
- Rick and Morty (2013–present) – Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Voice Actor (as Rick Sanchez, Morty Smith, Various)
- Out There (2013) – Voice Actor (as Chris Novak)
- Gravity Falls (2012–2016) – Voice Actor (as Blendin Blandin, Bobby Renzobbi)
- Adventure Time (2011–present) – Voice Actor (as The Earl of Lemongrab, Lemonhope, Lemongrab subjects)
- Web Soup (2011) – Voice Actor (as Chilly the Christmas Pole)
- Fish Hooks (2010–2014) – Voice Actor (as Oscar), Writer
- Yacht Rock (2005–2010) – Actor (as Christopher Cross/ Chris Geppert)
- The Sarah Silverman Program (2007–2010) – Actor (as Blonde Craig)
- Marooned? (2009) – Actor (as Cadet Moore)
- Acceptable TV (2007) – Director, Actor, Voice Actor, Producer
- Channel 101 (2006) – Director, Actor, Producer, Writer
- Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker (2004) – Actor (Rhonda's Son)
- Laser Fart (2004) – Actor (as the Person in the news)
- Fresh Baked Video Games (2006) – Producer
- House of Cosbys (2005) – Creator, Writer, Voice Actor (Curiosity Cosby, Data Analysis Cosby)
- Premiere Women in Hollywood Awards (2004) – Producer
- Crossballs: The Debate Show (2004) – Producer
- Comedy Central Presents: The Commies (2003) – Producer
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (2003) – Associate Producer
Video games
- Jerry's Game (2014) – Voice actor (as Rick Sanchez, Morty Smith)
- Dota 2 (2015) – Voice actor (Rick and Morty Announcer Pack)[7]
- Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and the Terribly Cursed Emerald (2015) – Voice actor
- Pocket Mortys (2016) – Voice actor (as Rick Sanchez, Morty Smith)
- Hover Junkers (2016) – Voice actor (as Bartender)
- The Lab (2016) – Voice actor (as Various Personality Cores)
References
- ↑ "Justin Roiland, "Oscar"". Disney Channel, http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/. Retrieved 26 January 2011. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Justin Roiland - Filmography". The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/. January 26, 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Justin Roiland". Channel101. Retrieved January 31, 2011. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "The Sarah Silverman Program". The Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com. Retrieved 26 January 2011. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "The Sarah Silverman Program: TV Show Cancelled; No Season Four". TV Series Finale, http://tvseriesfinale.com/. May 12, 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2011. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "The Grandma's Virginity Podcast". iTunes, https://itunes.apple.com/. Retrieved 26 January 2011. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Steam Workshop :: Rick and Morty Announcer Pack". steamcommunity.com. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
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