Gus Sorola

Gustavo Raul "Gus" Sorola III (born February 22, 1978) is an American actor and podcast host, known for his work with Rooster Teeth.[1][2]

Gustavo Sorola
Sorola at RTX 2013
Born
Gustavo Raul Sorola III

(1978-02-22) February 22, 1978
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, podcast host
Years active2003–present
EmployerRooster Teeth
Notable work
SpouseEsther Sorola

Early life

Sorola was born in Austin, and raised in Eagle Pass, Texas, near the Mexico–United States border.[3] After choosing to drop out from Rice University, he started working at a tech support company, teleNetwork, where he met Rooster Teeth co-founders Burnie Burns and Geoff Ramsey.[4]

Career

Sorola is a founding member of Rooster Teeth Productions.[3][5] He is still currently employed at the company and appears in many of their productions. Since 2003, he has voiced the character of Richard Simmons in the machinima series Red vs. Blue.[6] He was also a voice actor in The Strangerhood from 2004 to 2006.[7] His live-action credits include Rooster Teeth Shorts, which started in 2009, and Immersion, which started in 2010. He also starred in three RT Docs: Unconventional, Why We're Here, and Common Ground.[8][9][10]

Sorola has also managed and hosted the Rooster Teeth Podcast[11] (formerly known as the Drunk Tank[12]) since 2008. On the podcast, Sorola shares many anecdotes about his life, including his childhood and early career. He was also part of several other podcasts such as The Patch,[13] Let Me Clarify,[14] and Heroes & Halfwits.[15] Since March 2020 he has co-hosted the award-winning podcast Black Box Down.[16][17] Sorola was nominated for Host of the Year at the 2022 Quill Podcast Awards for his work on Black Box Down.[18] In May 2022 he began co-hosting the ANMA podcast.[19]

Personal life

Sorola is married to Esther Sorola, and they live in Austin, Texas with their dog, Oswald. Their previous dog, Benjamin, died on May 2, 2021.[20] He is an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church and has performed several marriages for his friends and colleagues. A pragmatic, straightforward person, Sorola describes himself as asocial and tries to avoid interactions with others.

A self-proclaimed fan of Bungie "since Minotaur: The Labyrinths of Crete", Sorola was instrumental in making Rooster Teeth fans of Halo, the series in which Red vs. Blue is made, as when he, Burns, Ramsey and Matt Hullum visited E3 2001, Sorola made them visit the Bungie booth, featuring a Halo: Combat Evolved demo.[21]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Lazer TeamScientist
2017Lazer Team 2Scientist

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014@midnightHimselfContestant
2017Bill Nye Saves the WorldHimselfEpisode: "Cheat Codes for Reality"

Web
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003–presentRed vs. BlueSimmons, Gene[22]Voice; also producer
2004–2006, 2015The StrangerhoodMister MysteryVoice; credited as Gustavo Sorola
2008–2023Rooster Teeth PodcastHimself (host)
2009–presentRooster Teeth ShortsHimself
2010–2015Immersion Himself
2012–2013The GauntletHimself
2014X-Ray and VavX-Ray's MomVoice
2014Ten Little RoostersGus
2016Crunch TimeBartenderEpisode: "The Beginning"
2017The Eleven Little RoostersSo'Rolla
2020RWBYFiona's Uncle

Video games
YearTitleRole
2007Halo 3Additional Voices
2016Marvel Avengers AcademyHawkeye

References
  1. "Meet Rooster Teeth, the online video powerhouse". Stuff.co.nz. January 25, 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  2. Rorke, Adam (January 31, 2016). "Interview - Gus Sorola - RTX Australia". Player2.net.au. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  3. Weiss, Geoff (2018-10-24). "Rooster Teeth Co-Founder Gus Sorola To Explore Immigration In New RT Doc Ahead Of U.S. Midterms". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  4. Gross, Joe (July 6, 2004). "'Red Vs. Blue' = Green". Austin American-Statesman. Cox Texas Newspapers, L.P. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved July 12, 2006.
  5. "Rooster Teeth Co-Founder Gus Sorola To Explore Immigration In New RT Doc Ahead Of U.S. Midterms". Tubefilter. 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  6. Gaudiosi, John (February 3, 2016). "How Rooster Teeth Conquered Hollywood With 'Lazer Team' - Fortune". Fortune. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  7. "Meet the Makers of The Strangerhood". Wired. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  8. "'Unconventional' Trailer: Rooster Teeth Documentary Explores the Wild World of Fan Conventions". IndieWire. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  9. Rosenthal, Abigail (2018-04-19). "Rooster Teeth Turns 15". Austin Monthly Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  10. Whittaker, Richard (November 2, 2018). "Rooster Teeth Finds Some Common Ground". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  11. Johnson, Eric (September 9, 2015). "Here It Is, the Worst Virtual Reality App Idea Ever". Re/code. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  12. "Gustavo Sorola - Discuss | MovieChat". moviechat.org. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  13. "The Patch". Podchaser. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  14. "Rooster Teeth Unveils Slate Of 12 Talk Shows And Podcasts For 2017 (Exclusive)". Tubefilter. 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  15. Weiss, Geoff (2017-01-18). "Rooster Teeth Unveils Slate Of 12 Talk Shows And Podcasts For 2017 (Exclusive)". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  16. "'Mind Love' Wins Top Honor In The 2022 Quill Podcast Awards". Insideradio.com. March 31, 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  17. Stanley, Grace (2022-07-07). "Rooster Teeth's Gustavo Sorola and Chris Demarais talk meeting fans, creator workloads, podcasting, and monetization backstage at this year's 'RTX' Convention". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  18. "2022 Nominees". www.quillpodcasting.com. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  19. "ANMA". Spotify. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  20. @sorola (2 May 2021). "Today Benjamin Linus Sorola passed away. He was the most remarkable dog I've ever known" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. Red vs. Blue : The Interview
  22. "Sixteen Years of Red vs. Blue: An Interview With Gus Sorola". Bleedingcool.com. December 14, 2018.
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