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. 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" (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 dog, Oswald. Their previous dog, Benjamin, died on 3 May 2021. 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.