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'''Geoff |
'''Geoff Laser Ramsey''' (born '''Geoff Fink'''; June 19, 1975) before taking his stepfather's surname, is a [[machinima]] producer and [[voice actor]] for [[Rooster Teeth Productions]]. Ramsey often posts under the [[pseudonym|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. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Revision as of 07:36, 4 December 2011
Geoff Laser Ramsey | |
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| Born | Geoff Fink June 19, 1975 |
| Nationality |  American |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer and actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Employer | Rooster Teeth Productions |
| Spouse(s) | Griffon E. Ramsey (née O'Connell) (m. June 2005–present) |
| Children | Millicent "Millie" Ramsey |
| Website | http://roosterteeth.com/Geoff |
Geoff Laser Ramsey (born Geoff Fink; June 19, 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 tattoos 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.
Background
Geoff grew up in the Mobile, Alabama 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,[1] before that a roadie for the band Catch 22.[citation needed] 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".[2]
Career
Ramsey co-created Red vs. Blue (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 and Halo: C E Anniversary. 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 |
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| 2003 | Red vs. Blue Season One | Grif (voice), producer |
| 2004 | Red vs. Blue Season Two | Grif (voice), producer |
| 2005 | PANICS | Alpha Squad Member (voice) |
| 2005 | Red vs. Blue Season Three | Grif (voice), producer |
| 2006 | Red vs. Blue Season Four | Grif (voice), producer |
| 2006 | The Strangerhood Season One | The Omnipotent Voice (voice), producer |
| 2006 | 1-800-MAGIC | Troll 1 |
| 2007 | Red vs. Blue Season Five | Grif (voice), producer |
| 2007 | Halo 3 | UNSC Marine |
| 2008 | Red vs. Blue: Reconstruction | Grif (voice), producer |
| 2008 | Captain Dynamic | Himself, producer |
| 2009 | Red vs. Blue: Recreation | Grif, producer |
| 2009–2010 | RT Shorts Season 1 | Himself |
| 2010 | Red vs. Blue: Revelation | Grif, 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 | Grif |
| 2011 | O Brave New World | Himself |
References
- ^ Drunk Tank Podcast
- ^ Sal Basile (2010). "Halo: Visit Blood Gulch With Geoff Ramsey". UGO's The Goods (Website). UGO Entertainment, Incorporated. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
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