Gus Sorola

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

Gus Sorola
Sorola at RTX 2013
Born	Gustavo Raul Sorola III February 22, 1978 Austin, Texas, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Rice University
Occupation	Actor, podcast host
Years active	2003–present
Employer	Rooster Teeth
Notable work	Red vs. Blue Rooster Teeth Podcast
Spouse(s)	Esther Sorola

Early life

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

Career

Sorola is a founding member of Rooster Teeth Productions. 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.[4] He was also a voice actor in The Strangerhood from 2004 to 2006.[5] His live-action credits include Rooster Teeth Shorts, which started in 2009, and Immersion, which started in 2010.

Sorola has also managed and hosted the Rooster Teeth Podcast[6] (formerly known as the Drunk Tank) since 2008. On the podcast, Sorola shares many anecdotes about his life, including his childhood and early career. He was also a host on Rooster Teeth's video game podcast, The Patch.

Personal life

Married to Esther Sorola, the pair live in Austin, Texas with their two dogs, Oswald and Benjamin. 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.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Lazer Team	Scientist
2017	Lazer Team 2	Scientist

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	@midnight	Himself	Contestant
2017	Bill Nye Saves the World	Himself	Episode: "Cheat Codes for Reality"

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003–present	Red vs. Blue	Simmons, Gene (voices)
2004–2006, 2015	The Strangerhood	Mister Mystery (voice)	Credited as Gustavo Sorola
2008–present	Rooster Teeth Podcast	Himself (host)
2009–present	Rooster Teeth Shorts	Himself
2010–2015	Immersion	Himself
2012–2013	The Gauntlet	Himself
2014	X-Ray and Vav	X-Ray's Mom (voice)
2014	Ten Little Roosters	Gus
2016	Crunch Time	Bartender	Episode: "The Beginning"
2017	The Eleven Little Roosters	So'Rolla
2020	RWBY	Fiona's Uncle

Video games

Year	Title	Role
2007	Halo 3	Additional Voices
2016	Marvel Avengers Academy	Hawkeye

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. 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.
4. Gaudiosi, John (February 3, 2016). "How Rooster Teeth Conquered Hollywood With 'Lazer Team' - Fortune". Fortune. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
5. "Meet the Makers of The Strangerhood". Wired. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
6. Johnson, Eric (September 9, 2015). "Here It Is, the Worst Virtual Reality App Idea Ever". Re/code. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
7. Red vs. Blue : The Interview

External links

• Gus Sorola at IMDb
• Gus Sorola on Twitter