Gus Sorola Explained

Gustavo Sorola
Birth Name:Gustavo Raul Sorola III
Birth Date:22 February 1978
Birth Place:Austin, Texas, U.S.
Occupation:Actor, podcast host
Years Active:2003–present
Employer:Rooster Teeth
Spouse:Esther Sorola

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

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 was a founding member of Rooster Teeth Productions,[5] appearing in many of their productions. Sorola was employed by Rooster Teeth until their closure in May of 2024. 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 ", 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 demo.[21]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Lazer Team Scientist
2017 Lazer Team 2 Scientist
2024 Red vs. Blue: Restoration Simmons Voice; Direct-to-Video

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
2003–2020 Red vs. Blue Simmons, Gene[22] Voice; also producer
2004–2006, 2015 The Strangerhood Mister Mystery Voice; credited as Gustavo Sorola
2008–2023 Rooster Teeth Podcast Himself (host)
2009–2020 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
2023-present Stinky Dragon Adventures Catawumpus, Rusty, Scuz, additional voices Voice

Video games

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet Rooster Teeth, the online video powerhouse. January 25, 2016. Stuff.co.nz. 11 April 2016.
  2. Web site: Interview - Gus Sorola - RTX Australia. Rorke. Adam. January 31, 2016. Player2.net.au. 11 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Weiss . Geoff . 2018-10-24 . Rooster Teeth Co-Founder Gus Sorola To Explore Immigration In New RT Doc Ahead Of U.S. Midterms . 2022-05-25 . Tubefilter . en-US.
  4. Web site: Gross . Joe . July 6, 2004 . 'Red Vs. Blue' = Green . Austin American-Statesman . Cox Texas Newspapers, L.P . July 12, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071016070016/http://www.austin360.com/movies/content/movies/aasstories/2004_july/redvsblue_07-06-04.html . October 16, 2007 .
  5. Web site: 2018-10-24 . Rooster Teeth Co-Founder Gus Sorola To Explore Immigration In New RT Doc Ahead Of U.S. Midterms . 2022-07-30 . Tubefilter . en-US.
  6. Web site: How Rooster Teeth Conquered Hollywood With 'Lazer Team' - Fortune. Gaudiosi. John. February 3, 2016. Fortune. 11 April 2016.
  7. Meet the Makers of The Strangerhood. Wired. April 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160423094654/http://archive.wired.com/wired/images.html?issue=13.01&topic=play&img=1&pg=1. April 23, 2016. dead.
  8. Web site: 2017-06-23 . 'Unconventional' Trailer: Rooster Teeth Documentary Explores the Wild World of Fan Conventions . 2022-05-25 . IndieWire.
  9. Web site: Rosenthal . Abigail . 2018-04-19 . Rooster Teeth Turns 15 . 2022-05-25 . Austin Monthly Magazine . en-US.
  10. Web site: Whittaker . Richard . November 2, 2018 . Rooster Teeth Finds Some Common Ground . 2022-05-25 . www.austinchronicle.com . en-US.
  11. Web site: Here It Is, the Worst Virtual Reality App Idea Ever. September 9, 2015. Re/code. Johnson. Eric. April 13, 2016.
  12. Web site: Gustavo Sorola - Discuss MovieChat . 2022-07-30 . moviechat.org . en.
  13. Web site: The Patch . 2022-07-30 . Podchaser . en.
  14. Web site: 2017-01-18 . Rooster Teeth Unveils Slate Of 12 Talk Shows And Podcasts For 2017 (Exclusive) . 2022-07-30 . Tubefilter . en-US.
  15. Web site: Weiss . Geoff . 2017-01-18 . Rooster Teeth Unveils Slate Of 12 Talk Shows And Podcasts For 2017 (Exclusive) . 2022-05-25 . Tubefilter . en-US.
  16. Web site: March 31, 2022 . 'Mind Love' Wins Top Honor In The 2022 Quill Podcast Awards. . 2022-05-25 . Insideradio.com . en.
  17. Web site: 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 . 2022-07-08 . The Daily Dot . en-US.
  18. Web site: 2022 Nominees . 2022-05-25 . www.quillpodcasting.com . en.
  19. Web site: ANMA . 2022-05-25 . Spotify . en.
  20. 1388967276523753472. sorola. Today Benjamin Linus Sorola passed away. He was the most remarkable dog I've ever known. . 2 May 2021.
  21. https://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?cid=78 Red vs. Blue : The Interview
  22. Web site: Sixteen Years of Red vs. Blue: An Interview With Gus Sorola . December 14, 2018. Bleedingcool.com.