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Justin Roiland
Justin Roiland
Justin Roiland
Born
Mark Justin Roiland

(1980-02-21) February 21, 1980 (age 44)
Stockton, California
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian
Years active2003–present
Known forRick and Morty
RelativesAmy 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

  • Krampus (2015) – Voice Actor (as Clumpy)
  • Underdogs (2013) – Voice Actor (as Rippers; USA version)

Television

Video games

References

  1. ^ "Justin Roiland, "Oscar"". Disney Channel, http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/. Retrieved 26 January 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Justin Roiland - Filmography". The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/. January 26, 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Justin Roiland". Channel101. Retrieved January 31, 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "The Sarah Silverman Program". The Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com. Retrieved 26 January 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "The Sarah Silverman Program: TV Show Cancelled; No Season Four". TV Series Finale, http://tvseriesfinale.com/. May 12, 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "The Grandma's Virginity Podcast". iTunes, https://itunes.apple.com/. Retrieved 26 January 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Steam Workshop :: Rick and Morty Announcer Pack". steamcommunity.com. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
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