Ross O'Donovan

Ross O'Donovan
Born Ross O'Donovan
June 17, 1987
Perth, Western Australia
Residence Glendale, California
Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality Australian American
Ethnicity Irish
Alma mater Corpus Christi College
Occupation Animator, cartoonist, voice actor, internet personality
Years active 2006–present
Known for Gamer Tonight
Steam Train
Spouse(s) Holly Conrad
(m. 2012–present)
Website
Ross O'Donovan's channel on YouTube

Ross Kenry O'Donovan, also known as "RubberRoss" or "RubberNinja," is an Australian animator, voice actor, and internet personality. He is known for his YouTube and Newgrounds cartoons. He co-hosts the internet show Steam Train, a spin-off of YouTube Let's Play webseries Game Grumps, along with Dan Avidan, Arin Hanson, Suzy Berhow, and Barry Kramer.

Early life

Ross Kenry O'Donovan was born on June 17, 1987 in Perth, Western Australia to Irish parents. He graduated from Corpus Christi College.

As a child, he used to have night terrors. He recalled this on a Steam Train episode, saying, "I used to see eyes on walls and shit, it was really crazy." He also made an animation about it, called "Nocturnus."

Career

Animation

O'Donovan studied animation at Film and Television Institute of Western Australia in Fremantle, Western Australia.[1] O'Donovan's best known work is the series Gamer Tonight, which is voiced and co-written by Arin Hanson, and was produced for the ABC2 video game-based program Good Game.[2] The series features a fictitious talk show called Gamer Tonight with Richard Farkas, whose host would interview various types of gamers.[3] He also created the show Gameoverse, which featured Hanson in every speaking role. Gameoverse has since been put on hiatus, but on many occasions, including MAGFest attendances and livestreams, O'Donovan has expressed interest in rebooting the series.[4]

O'Donovan started animating on Newgrounds, under the name "RubberNinja." He then moved his animations to YouTube, but as a result of not being able to keep the username RubberNinja, he went under the name "CondomNinja." In January 2014, he received possession of the name RubberNinja, and uploaded a video on his old channel telling subscribers to transfer over to his new one. This move was chancy, as he risked losing those already subscribed to his channel. He is currently transferring his previous videos to his new channel.

Other Works

Ross will be a playable character in the game Hex Heroes for Wii U. He will also be providing voiceover work for his character.[5]

Other appearances

In November 2014, he appeared as a guest on the Skybound Entertainment and Maker Studios web series Superfight, hosted by Janet Varney.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "FTI 2008 Annual Report" (PDF). 6 April 2009.
  2. ↑ "Newgrounds - Gamer Tonight".
  3. ↑ "Good Game - Gamer Tonight". ABC. 7 April 2008.
  4. ↑ "Animation Panel at MAGFest 12/2014". Zeherfoto (YouTube). 8 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Prismatic Games LLC (2014-09-04). "OUR GRUMPIEST ANNOUNCEMENT YET". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
  6. ↑ Fowler, Matt (2014-11-13). "Exclusive Superfight Clip: Korra's Janet Varney Gets a Special Power". IGN. Retrieved 2014-11-15.