Justin Roiland
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Justin Roiland in 2010 | |
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Stockton, California, U.S. | February 21, 1980
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Years active | 2003βpresent |
Home town | Manteca, California |
Justin Roiland (born February 21, 1980)[1] is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, and director. 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 Cartoon Network's Adventure Time, and several characters (most notably Blendin Blandin) on Gravity Falls.
Biography
Roiland grew up on an almond orchard in Manteca, California.[2] 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.[3][4] He appeared regularly on The Sarah Silverman Program on Comedy Central as "Blonde Craig".[5][6]
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.[7] 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.
On August 25, 2016, Roiland launched Virtual Reality studio Squanchtendo, a portmanteau of the company Nintendo and Rick and Morty character Squanchy.[8]
Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions!
Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions! is an American animation studio founded by Roiland. The studio is known for producing Rick and Morty and the upcoming Hot Streets on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Tenacious D: Time Fixers | Abe Lincoln | Short film |
2006 | The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and Mharti | Doc Smith, Mharti McDonhalds (voice) | Short film |
2013 | Underdogs | Rippers (voice) | English dub |
2015 | Krampus | Clumpy (voice) | |
2017 | Alien: Covenant - Rick and Morty | Rick Sanchez, Morty Smith (voice) | Short film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Cheap Seats without Ron Parker | Rhonda's Son | Episode: "1973 Superstars" |
2007 | Acceptable.TV | Various characters | 20 episodes; also writer, executive producer, director |
2007β2010 | The Sarah Silverman Program | Blonde CraiG, Chant Leader | 8 episodes |
2010β2014 | Fish Hooks | Oscar (voice) | 89 episodes; also story writer |
2011βPresent | Adventure Time | Earl of Lemongrab, Lemonhope, various voices | 12 episodes |
2012β2015 | Gravity Falls | Blendin Blandin, Bobby Renzobbi, various voices | 7 episodes |
2013 | Out There | Chris Novak (voice) | 10 episodes |
2013βpresent | Rick and Morty | Rick Sanchez, Morty Smith, various voices | Also co-creator, writer, executive producer, director |
2015 | The Simpsons | Rick Sanchez, Morty Smith | Episode: "Mathlete's Feat" |
2015 | Community | Ice Cube Head (voice) | Episode: "Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television" |
2015 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Honest Abe Lincoln's Hot Links Mascot (voice) | Episode: "Mouth Quest" |
2015β2017 | Pig Goat Banana Cricket | Psychopath Giraffe, Radical Rick, Customer (voice) | 7 episodes |
2015 | Yo Gabba Gabba! | Sea Queen (voice) | Episode: "Mermaids" |
2016 | Animals. | H&M (voice) | Episode: "Cats" |
2016 | Future-Worm! | Homework Android (voice) | Episode: "The Bleak Shall Inherit the Earth/Lobster Boy Movie Trailer/Makin' History" |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Lasagna Cat | Vocals | Episode: "10/20/1984" |
Video games
Year | Title | Voice | Notes |
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2013 | Dota 2 | Rick and Morty Announcer | Rick and Morty Announcer DLC Pack[10] |
2013 | Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I Don't Know! | Earl of Lemongrab | |
2015 | Lego Dimensions | Earl of Lemongrab | |
2015 | Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and the Terribly Cursed Emerald | Various voices | |
2015 | Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations | Earl of Lemongrab | |
2016 | Pocket Mortys | Rick Sanchez, Morty Smith | |
2016 | The Lab | Various Personality Cores | |
2016 | Job Simulator | Cars Talking host | |
2016 | Accounting | Various voices | Also co-director and co-writer |
2017 | Rick and Morty Simulator: Virtual Rick-ality | Rick Sanchez, Morty Smith | |
2017 | Lawbreakers | Blitzball |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Annie Award | Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Rick and Morty | Nominated | [11] |
2017 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Animated TV Show | Rick and Morty | Pending | [12] |
References
- β "Jason Sudeikis". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- β "Justin Roiland, "Oscar"". Disney Channel. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- β "Justin Roiland - Filmography". The New York Times. January 26, 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- β "Justin Roiland". Channel101. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- β "The Sarah Silverman Program". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- β "The Sarah Silverman Program: TV Show Cancelled; No Season Four". TV Series Finale. May 12, 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- β "The Grandma's Virginity Podcast". iTunes. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- β Rosenberg, Adam (August 25, 2016). "'Rick and Morty' co-creator launches a new VR studio, Squanchtendo". Mashable. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- β "Justin Roiland Explains Origin of "Rick and Morty" Catchphrase". Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- β "Steam Workshop :: Rick and Morty Announcer Pack". steamcommunity.com. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
- β "42ND ANNUAL ANNIE AWARDS CATEGORIES AND NOMINEES". annieawards.org. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- β Ceron, Ella (June 19, 2017). "Teen Choice Awards 2017: See the First Wave of Nominations". Teen Vogue. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
External links
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- The Grandma's Virginity Podcast
- Cartoons, Comics, and stuff by Justin Roiland