Justin Roiland

Biography

Justin Roiland is an American actor, voice artist, animator, writer, director, and producer. He is popular for voicing both the characters in the Animation series Rick and Morty.

Some of his other notable works are- Fish Hooks (2010-2014) where he voiced the character Oscar. Adventure Time(2010) where he voiced the character Earl of Lemongrab. 2 Girls, 1 Cup: The Show(2008) where he voiced the character Cup. 

Recently he has voiced Terry & Korvo in the science fiction comedy Animation Solar Opposites(2020-), Chubbie Webbers, Janitor & other roles in the Action comedy animation Hot Streets(2016-)

Childhood - Family

Justin Roiland was born on 21st February 1980, in Stockton, California, United States. He grew up in Almond orchard, Manteca, California, United States.

Education

• High school: Justin attended the 'Sierra High School'- a Microsoft showcase school located in Thomas Street Manteca, California 95337.
• High School: In the first quarter of his senior year, Justin switched to "Manteca High School" located in East Yosemite Avenue, Manteca, California. He graduated from the high school in 1998. Notable alumni of the school include- NFL player Ernie Barber, boxer Tony Dominguez Jr., baseball player Ken Huckaby, fitness expert Jay Blahnik, and others
• College: Justin attended the "Modesto Junior College", a public community college in Modesto, California. Some of the popular alumni of the college are- lawyer Oscar Zeta Acosta, golfer Matt Bettencourt, film director John Soares, athlete Dot Jones.

Interesting Facts & Trivia

• Dyslexia: Justin was born with Dyslexia- a learning disorder that affects the parts of the brain related to language processes. It makes reading difficult, it makes it difficult to identify sounds and relate them to words.
• The Grandma's Virginity Podcast: He hosted the show named "The Grandma's Virginity Podcast" with Ryan Ridley.
• Not Justin Roiland: Justin runs a popular youtube channel playfully named "Not Justin Roiland". It hasn't been active recently
• Political inclination: He is opposed to Donald Trump's presidency. Has been vocally critical of Trump on Social Media.
• Rick & Morty T-shirts: He sold Rick & Morty T-shirts online, with the money collected he helped find homes for homeless puppies.
• A movement against traffic: He participated in the Los Angeles people's movement to reduce traffic congestion in L.A.
• Animal lover: He has many pets, loves to keep dogs for pets, one of them named "Jerry".
• He writes humorous descriptions of the cartoon shows he is part of.
• Friendly rivalry: Venture Bros creator Christopher McCulloch & Justin are said to have a friendly rivalry between them. Some other popular works of Christopher McCulloch are- The Tick, Star Wars: Detours, Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart, Superjail! and others
• Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions!: Justin founded the animation studio with that funny name in 2007, "Rick and Morty", "Hot Streets", "Solar Opposites", "Gloop World" are among some of the projects to come out of the production house.
• Hurricane relief fundraising: In 2017, Justin along with Alex Hirsch and Ethan Klein raised about $200,000 towards the hurricane relief efforts through Twitch live stream. He had prank called the Houston Lakewood Church on the live stream.
• Meme Review: In 2019 February Justin co-hosted the show "Meme review" on (the most popular youtuber) PewDiePie's youtube channel with the entrepreneur Elon Musk (of Tesla fame)

Career

• Squanchtendo: In 2016 he launched Squanchtendo, a virtual reality studio (a play on the character Squanchy from Rick and Morty)

Justin multi-talented, he has handled various creative responsibilities of the movie-making. Some of them are

• Actor
• Animator
  • Animation director
  • Animation supervisor
  • Character designer
• Artist
  • Illustrator
• Cinematographer
• Composer
  • Music vocals
  • Theme music composer
• Costume designer
• Creator
• Director
• Editor
• Lighting director
• Makeup artist
• Performer
• Producer
  • Animation producer
  • Executive producer
  • Production assistant
• Set decorator
• SFX Editor
  • Dialogue editor
  • sound mixer
• Voice Artist
• Writer

Soundtracks

Filmography

Movies List

TV/ Web series List

Short movies List

Documentaries List

Video Games List

Awards

• For his series Rick and Morty(2015) he received nominations at the Annie Award(2015) & Teen Choice Awards(2017)

News & Updates

• He attended the San Diego Comic-Con International (2014).

Quotes

• All the best people are crazy.
• Everyone stop fucking fighting.
• I keep taking what makes my soul happy and turning it into work.
• Thank god for mute. It's 2017 and we can mute people.
• It's okay to disagree with people on some topics and still like them/ be friends with them. Most people are more than their opinions. Most.
• I fucking hate people. Including myself. Thank god we all eventually die. We are a miserable disgusting species.
• Legalize drugs. Use profits for free universal healthcare and education.
• We all gon' die eventually and our energy will fold into the polluted earth
• I'm worried about world war three starting. I feel like the stage is being set.
• It's like the '60s but without free love or any of the good stuff
• I just wish we had less mass shootings and more mass f**kings is all
• I'd rather have a hyper-sexualized society than a hyper-violent one. We have a hyper-violent society. Also, bring back Benji the dog movies.
• F**k everyone all the time
• 80% of success is just showing up or finishing the thing

Sources

1. Justin Roiland wiki
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