Geoff Ramsey
Encyclopedia
Geoff Lazer Ramsey, born Geoff Fink (born 1975) before taking his stepfather's surname, is a machinima
producer and voice actor for Rooster Teeth Productions
. Ramsey often posts under the handle
geoff and is known for having numerous tattoo
s all over his body; his Red vs. Blue character, Grif, even promotes and glorifies them in a public service announcement
. Out of all the employees of Rooster Teeth Productions
, Ramsey is the only one to have served in the military.
area where he attended a primary and secondary school, and was a semi pro bowler in his teenage years, but he had lived in Florida
and the outlying areas of New Orleans when he was younger. He enlisted into the United States Army
before graduating high school
and began United States Army Basic Training
at Fort Jackson (South Carolina) shortly afterwards. In Ramsey's early years he served in the military as a photojournalist in Kuwait
and was based out of Fort Hood during that time. After leaving, he secured a job at the tech support company TeleNetwork Partners, at which he befriended Burnie Burns
who was then a manager and later president of the company. Prior to working for Rooster Teeth Productions
and TeleNetwork, Ramsey worked as a production assistant
for View Askew Productions
, before that a roadie for the band Catch 22. He also created a web site with his friend, Gustavo Sorola
, called Drunk Gamers, which later evolved into Rooster Teeth Productions
. Ramsey currently resides in Austin, Texas
with his wife Griffon Ramsey and daughter Millicent Ramsey, who was born in 2005.
While changing his surname to his stepfather's, "Ramsey", he was informed by the court that it would not cost any more to change any other of his names. As a joke, he changed his middle name to "Lazer".
(voice of Grif) with friend Burnie Burns
in 2003. Since then, he has gone on to become an Internet celebrity, regularly appearing at conventions such as PAX
and Comic-Con. Ramsey, besides working on Red vs. Blue
, also very frequently joins Gustavo Sorola
, Burnie Burns
and Joel Heyman
on the Rooster Teeth Podcast, tentatively titled "The Drunk Tank" (renamed to "The Rooster Teeth Podcast" in October 2011). He is a regular in the RT Shorts and video podcasts.
In 2008, Geoff Ramsey started a new series at Rooster Teeth productions called Achievement Hunter. The site is run by two full-time Rooster Teeth staff Geoff Ramsey and Jack Pattillo, who regularly release achievement guides, easter egg videos and other game-related videos. Unlike many other achievement-dedicated websites, Achievement Hunter is highly dependent on public contributions and so has guides across many different games and platforms, allowing the site to expand its focus from Xbox 360
games to those on PC
, PS3, Steam
, iPhone
and even Windows Phone 7
. Achievement Hunter also puts out a weekly video highlighting the last weeks news in gaming called Achievement Hunter Weekly Update. Abbreviated to AHWU, which has fan submitted openings.
Recently, Geoff and Jack created a game through Halo: Reach's Forge mode, called Achievement HORSE, new episodes every Wednesday. Gamers send in maps they have created and Geoff and Jack play them. The first to complete the map wins while the other loses. The loser gains a letter (e.g. Geoff wins round 1, Jack gets the letter H). The loser overall is the person to have lost 5 rounds first, completing the word "Horse". Sometimes for Horse they are busy and have to do a replacement called Pig which has the same rules as Horse but is shorter. Starting in October they had a company wide HORSE tournament, Geoff was eliminated early on.
In addition to Achievement HORSE, Geoff and Jack started the highly popular Halo: Reach Fails of the Weak series. Here, fans can send in funny or interesting videos clips containing gameplay footage from Halo: Reach. Each Friday, Geoff and Jack organize a montage of fails and narrate them with their usual antics. Many used to be on Halo: Waypoint. Since they receive so many videos from people they made a YouTube channel called GameFails, where they put all of the other videos. They are also available on their website.
Machinima
Machinima is the use of real-time 3D computer graphics rendering engines to create a cinematic production. Most often, video games are used to generate the computer animation...
producer and voice actor for Rooster Teeth Productions
Rooster Teeth Productions
Rooster Teeth Productions is a production group from Austin, Texas that specializes in the creation of live action shorts, animated peices and machinima, or films created using real-time, interactive engines from computer and video games. The name Rooster Teeth is a euphemism for Cockbite, an...
. Ramsey often posts under the handle
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
geoff and is known for having numerous tattoo
Tattoo
A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification, and tattoos on other animals are most commonly used for identification purposes...
s all over his body; his Red vs. Blue character, Grif, even promotes and glorifies them in a public service announcement
Public service announcement
A public service announcement or public service ad is a type of advertisement featured on television, radio, print or other media...
. Out of all the employees of Rooster Teeth Productions
Rooster Teeth Productions
Rooster Teeth Productions is a production group from Austin, Texas that specializes in the creation of live action shorts, animated peices and machinima, or films created using real-time, interactive engines from computer and video games. The name Rooster Teeth is a euphemism for Cockbite, an...
, Ramsey is the only one to have served in the military.
Background
Geoff grew up in the Mobile, AlabamaMobile, Alabama
Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
area where he attended a primary and secondary school, and was a semi pro bowler in his teenage years, but he had lived in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
and the outlying areas of New Orleans when he was younger. He enlisted into the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
before graduating high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
and began United States Army Basic Training
United States Army Basic Training
United States Army Basic Training is the program of physical and mental training required in order for an individual to become a soldier in the United States Army, United States Army Reserve, or Army National Guard. It is carried out at several different Army posts around the United States...
at Fort Jackson (South Carolina) shortly afterwards. In Ramsey's early years he served in the military as a photojournalist in Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
and was based out of Fort Hood during that time. After leaving, he secured a job at the tech support company TeleNetwork Partners, at which he befriended Burnie Burns
Burnie Burns
Michael Justin "Burnie" Burns is an independent filmmaker living in Texas. His best known contributions have been in machinima, although he has also worked with live-action. In April 2003, Burns, along with several of his friends, created the Internet machinima series Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch...
who was then a manager and later president of the company. Prior to working for Rooster Teeth Productions
Rooster Teeth Productions
Rooster Teeth Productions is a production group from Austin, Texas that specializes in the creation of live action shorts, animated peices and machinima, or films created using real-time, interactive engines from computer and video games. The name Rooster Teeth is a euphemism for Cockbite, an...
and TeleNetwork, Ramsey worked as a production assistant
Production assistant
A production assistant, also known as a PA, is a job title used in filmmaking and television for a person responsible for various aspects of a production...
for View Askew Productions
View Askew Productions
View Askew Productions is an American film and television production company founded by Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier in 1994. Actors Ben Affleck, Jeff Anderson, Matt Damon, Walter Flanagan, Bryan Johnson, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, Brian O'Halloran and Smith himself are just some of the stars that...
, before that a roadie for the band Catch 22. He also created a web site with his friend, Gustavo Sorola
Gustavo Sorola
Gustavo "Gus" Sorola is a computer technichan for Rooster Teeth Productions, and is also a voice actor in their machinima series, including Red vs. Blue as Private Dick Simmons and in The Strangerhood as the Computer, a role he shared with Geoff Ramsey...
, called Drunk Gamers, which later evolved into Rooster Teeth Productions
Rooster Teeth Productions
Rooster Teeth Productions is a production group from Austin, Texas that specializes in the creation of live action shorts, animated peices and machinima, or films created using real-time, interactive engines from computer and video games. The name Rooster Teeth is a euphemism for Cockbite, an...
. Ramsey currently resides in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
with his wife Griffon Ramsey and daughter Millicent Ramsey, who was born in 2005.
While changing his surname to his stepfather's, "Ramsey", he was informed by the court that it would not cost any more to change any other of his names. As a joke, he changed his middle name to "Lazer".
Career
Ramsey co-created Red vs. BlueRed vs. Blue
Red vs. Blue, often abbreviated as RvB, is a set of related comic science fiction video series created by Rooster Teeth Productions and distributed through the Internet and on DVD...
(voice of Grif) with friend Burnie Burns
Burnie Burns
Michael Justin "Burnie" Burns is an independent filmmaker living in Texas. His best known contributions have been in machinima, although he has also worked with live-action. In April 2003, Burns, along with several of his friends, created the Internet machinima series Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch...
in 2003. Since then, he has gone on to become an Internet celebrity, regularly appearing at conventions such as PAX
Penny Arcade Expo
The Penny Arcade Expo is a semi-annual gamer festival held in Seattle and Boston. PAX was created by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, the authors of the Penny Arcade webcomic, because they wanted to attend a show that gave equal attention to console gamers, computer gamers, and tabletop...
and Comic-Con. Ramsey, besides working on Red vs. Blue
Red vs. Blue
Red vs. Blue, often abbreviated as RvB, is a set of related comic science fiction video series created by Rooster Teeth Productions and distributed through the Internet and on DVD...
, also very frequently joins Gustavo Sorola
Gustavo Sorola
Gustavo "Gus" Sorola is a computer technichan for Rooster Teeth Productions, and is also a voice actor in their machinima series, including Red vs. Blue as Private Dick Simmons and in The Strangerhood as the Computer, a role he shared with Geoff Ramsey...
, Burnie Burns
Burnie Burns
Michael Justin "Burnie" Burns is an independent filmmaker living in Texas. His best known contributions have been in machinima, although he has also worked with live-action. In April 2003, Burns, along with several of his friends, created the Internet machinima series Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch...
and Joel Heyman
Joel Heyman
Joel Pearce Heyman is an actor who is frequently used in Rooster Teeth Productions machinima series, including Red vs. Blue as Private Michael J. Caboose/O'Malley and The Strangerhood as Wade, as well as Bidderman in 1-800-MAGIC. He also wrote 1-800-MAGIC, and occasional Rooster Teeth Shorts for...
on the Rooster Teeth Podcast, tentatively titled "The Drunk Tank" (renamed to "The Rooster Teeth Podcast" in October 2011). He is a regular in the RT Shorts and video podcasts.
In 2008, Geoff Ramsey started a new series at Rooster Teeth productions called Achievement Hunter. The site is run by two full-time Rooster Teeth staff Geoff Ramsey and Jack Pattillo, who regularly release achievement guides, easter egg videos and other game-related videos. Unlike many other achievement-dedicated websites, Achievement Hunter is highly dependent on public contributions and so has guides across many different games and platforms, allowing the site to expand its focus from Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
games to those on PC
PC
PC most commonly refers to:* Personal computer, a computer whose original sales price, size, and capabilities make it useful for individuals* Political correctness, language or behavior that appears calculated to provide a minimum of offense...
, PS3, Steam
Steam
Steam is the technical term for water vapor, the gaseous phase of water, which is formed when water boils. In common language it is often used to refer to the visible mist of water droplets formed as this water vapor condenses in the presence of cooler air...
, iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
and even Windows Phone 7
Windows Phone 7
Windows Phone is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft, and is the successor to its Windows Mobile platform, although incompatible with it. Unlike its predecessor, it is primarily aimed at the consumer market rather than the enterprise market...
. Achievement Hunter also puts out a weekly video highlighting the last weeks news in gaming called Achievement Hunter Weekly Update. Abbreviated to AHWU, which has fan submitted openings.
Recently, Geoff and Jack created a game through Halo: Reach's Forge mode, called Achievement HORSE, new episodes every Wednesday. Gamers send in maps they have created and Geoff and Jack play them. The first to complete the map wins while the other loses. The loser gains a letter (e.g. Geoff wins round 1, Jack gets the letter H). The loser overall is the person to have lost 5 rounds first, completing the word "Horse". Sometimes for Horse they are busy and have to do a replacement called Pig which has the same rules as Horse but is shorter. Starting in October they had a company wide HORSE tournament, Geoff was eliminated early on.
In addition to Achievement HORSE, Geoff and Jack started the highly popular Halo: Reach Fails of the Weak series. Here, fans can send in funny or interesting videos clips containing gameplay footage from Halo: Reach. Each Friday, Geoff and Jack organize a montage of fails and narrate them with their usual antics. Many used to be on Halo: Waypoint. Since they receive so many videos from people they made a YouTube channel called GameFails, where they put all of the other videos. They are also available on their website.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | (voice), producer | |
| 2004 | (voice), producer | |
| 2005 | PANICS PANICS PANICS or P.A.N.I.C.S., an acronym for People Acting Normal In Crazy-Ass Situations, is a comic science fiction mini-series created by Rooster Teeth Productions and released in 2005... |
Alpha Squad Member (voice) |
| 2005 | (voice), producer | |
| 2006 | (voice), producer | |
| 2006 | The Strangerhood Season One The Strangerhood The Strangerhood is a comedy series created by Rooster Teeth Productions. The series is produced primarily by using the machinima technique of synchronizing video footage from computer and video games to pre-recorded dialogue and other audio. The animation is created using the computer game The... |
The Omnipotent Voice (voice), producer |
| 2006 | 1-800-MAGIC | Troll 1 |
| 2007 | (voice), producer | |
| 2007 | Halo 3 Halo 3 Halo 3 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie for the Xbox 360 console. The third installment in the Halo franchise, the game concludes the story arc begun in Halo: Combat Evolved and continued in Halo 2... |
UNSC Marine |
| 2008 | Red vs. Blue: Reconstruction Red vs. Blue: Reconstruction Red vs. Blue: Reconstruction is a 2008 action-comedy machinima series produced by Rooster Teeth Productions and distributed via the Rooster Teeth website. A sequel to Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles, Red vs Blue: Reconstruction picks up where the Red vs. Blue: Recovery One miniseries left... |
(voice), producer |
| 2008 | Captain Dynamic | Himself, producer |
| 2009 | Red vs. Blue: Recreation Red vs. Blue: Recreation Red vs. Blue: Recreation is a 2009 Halo 3 machinima series created by Rooster Teeth Productions, Set three days after Red vs. Blue: Relocated, the Red team are back plotting against the Blue team, which currently consists of only one person, Caboose. In the main story line, the series is considered... |
, producer |
| 2009–2010 | RT Shorts Season 1 | Himself |
| 2010 | Red vs. Blue: Revelation Red vs. Blue: Revelation Red vs. Blue: Revelation is a Halo 3 action comedy machinima series created in 2010 by Rooster Teeth Productions, set after Red vs. Blue: Recreation. In the main story line, the series is considered the eighth season of Red vs. Blue. This series will mark the end of the Recollections trilogy,... |
, producer |
| 2010–2011 | RT Shorts Season 2 | Himself |
| 2010–2011 | Immersion | Himself |
| 2011–present | RT Shorts Season 3 | Himself |
| 2011 | Red vs. Blue: Season 9 Red vs. Blue: Season 9 Red vs. Blue: Season 9 is a 2011 action comedy animated/machinima series, produced by Rooster Teeth Productions and loosely based in the Halo universe. The series premiered on June 14, 2011 as a continuation of Red vs. Blue: Revelation.... |
|
| 2011 | O Brave New World | Himself |