Gus Sorola


Gustavo Raul "Gus" Sorola III is an American actor and podcast host. He is best known for his work with Rooster Teeth.

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.

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. He was also a voice actor in The Strangerhood from 2004 to 2006. 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 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. He enjoys playing video games.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Video games