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James Rolfe is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Editor American born on 10 july 1980 at Haddonfield (USA)
James Duncan Rolfe (born July 10, 1980) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and internet personality best known for starring in the web television series The Angry Video Game Nerd, a joint production of Rolfe's Cinemassacre Productions, GameTrailers, and ScrewAttack. His other projects include Board James, in which he and his best friend Mike Matei review classic board games; Monster Madness, in which Rolfe reviews 31 horror movies every October; and Movie Reviews for the Spike network. James and Mike also have their own weekly YouTube series, "James & Mike Mondays", which is also highly popular, in which they play and review games from all eras.
Rolfe began filming Nintendo video game reviews as a child in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He has created more than 270 films during his career. His career fully took off in 2004 with the beginning of the Angry Video Game Nerd. Two years later, Rolfe gained mainstream attention when one of his videos went viral after Matei persuaded him to publish them on the Internet. Between his time, he filmed videos he created on his own and most of them have been released on his website Cinemassacre. He also performed briefly in music playing on the drums. In 2008 and '09, Rolfe's character went through a fictional feud with the Nostalgia Critic. Rolfe recently released his first full-length feature film, Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, and is due to make an appearance in the low-budget film Plan 9, a remake of Plan 9 from Outer Space. Website 4 Color Rebellion named Rolfe as "the everyman's video game reviewer" in his role as "The Nerd".
Rolfe attended the University of the Arts of Philadelphia from 1999 to 2004. Later in 2004 he got a job editing industrial training videos, which he quit in early 2007.
In the winter of 2004, Rolfe was involved in a head-on car crash with a trailer that was unattached with its supporting vehicle. According to Rolfe, no physical injuries occurred during the crash. His quotes from the wreckage include "grabbed the wheel and waited for death".
Rolfe met April Rolfe (née Chmura) in July 2004; she was a cinematographer on the early Nerd episodes. They began dating shortly after and were married in November 2007. He announced at the premiere trailer for Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie in November 2012, that they were expecting their first child, a daughter, Darcy, who was born in April 2013. Rolfe has not divulged details about his daughter except for a few photos and expressing thanks that his wife got past complications resulting during the childbirth. April posted an update on James' Cinemassacre website that their daughter is continually seeking medical treatment due to unnamed complications.
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James Rolfe
Rolfe began filming Nintendo video game reviews as a child in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He has created more than 270 films during his career. His career fully took off in 2004 with the beginning of the Angry Video Game Nerd. Two years later, Rolfe gained mainstream attention when one of his videos went viral after Matei persuaded him to publish them on the Internet. Between his time, he filmed videos he created on his own and most of them have been released on his website Cinemassacre. He also performed briefly in music playing on the drums. In 2008 and '09, Rolfe's character went through a fictional feud with the Nostalgia Critic. Rolfe recently released his first full-length feature film, Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, and is due to make an appearance in the low-budget film Plan 9, a remake of Plan 9 from Outer Space. Website 4 Color Rebellion named Rolfe as "the everyman's video game reviewer" in his role as "The Nerd".
Biography
Rolfe is originally from New Jersey. He moved to Philadelphia for college. He continued residing in Philadelphia after graduation. He briefly relocated to Los Angeles while filming the AVGN movie, but is now back in Philadelphia again. He has a younger sister named Gina (born 1984). In the summer of 2001, he played in a death metal band named CyberSushi Deluxe, a punk rock band called The DayStarr and a garage rock band called Draxoniz.Rolfe attended the University of the Arts of Philadelphia from 1999 to 2004. Later in 2004 he got a job editing industrial training videos, which he quit in early 2007.
In the winter of 2004, Rolfe was involved in a head-on car crash with a trailer that was unattached with its supporting vehicle. According to Rolfe, no physical injuries occurred during the crash. His quotes from the wreckage include "grabbed the wheel and waited for death".
Rolfe met April Rolfe (née Chmura) in July 2004; she was a cinematographer on the early Nerd episodes. They began dating shortly after and were married in November 2007. He announced at the premiere trailer for Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie in November 2012, that they were expecting their first child, a daughter, Darcy, who was born in April 2013. Rolfe has not divulged details about his daughter except for a few photos and expressing thanks that his wife got past complications resulting during the childbirth. April posted an update on James' Cinemassacre website that their daughter is continually seeking medical treatment due to unnamed complications.
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Shooting Clerks (2021)
Directed by Christopher Downie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy
Actors Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Brian O'Halloran, Ernest O'Donnell, Christopher Downie, Chris Bain
Roles Leonard James Nash
Rating59%
, 2hDirected by James Rolfe
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure
Actors Jeremy Suarez, James Rolfe, Sarah Glendening, Time Winters, Eddie Pepitone, Jeremy Shada
Roles The Angry Video Game Nerd
Rating84%
The story centers around the alleged burial of over 1 million copies of the proclaimed "worst video game of all time", E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600, as The Nerd embarks on a quest to prove that there is nothing buried there after being pressured by fans to review the video game, while being pursued by federal authorities who believe he is investigating Area 51 and the crash of an unidentified flying object.
, 1h55Directed by James Rolfe
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about video games
Actors James Rolfe, Sarah Glendening, Robbie Rist, Eddie Pepitone, Jeremy Suarez, Logan Grove
Roles The Angry Video Game Nerd
Rating54%
In 1983, 2 million copies of the "worst video game of all time", Eee Tee for the Atari 2600 are dumped into a landfill outside Alamagordo, New Mexico . In the present day, game executive Mandi (Sarah Glendening) of Cockburn Industries, Inc. proposes to her bosses creating an intentionally badly made sequel, "Eee Tee 2". Thanks to the massive popularity and success of the Angry Video Game Nerd, the sales of poorly made video games has increased dramatically, and a review of Eee Tee 2 by the Nerd would cause his fans to buy the game and make profits for Cockburn.
, 21minutesDirected by James Rolfe
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors James Rolfe
Roles Narrator (uncredited)
Rating84%
The film is about a portrait of a rebellious student named Jason (Dan Kelly) in his search for the unknown. It starts with him in class, giving a presentation on the existence of UFOs. The other students ridicule his ideas, and his teacher (John Phillips) rejects the presentation.
Director
, 2hDirected by James Rolfe
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure
Actors Jeremy Suarez, James Rolfe, Sarah Glendening, Time Winters, Eddie Pepitone, Jeremy Shada
Rating84%
The story centers around the alleged burial of over 1 million copies of the proclaimed "worst video game of all time", E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600, as The Nerd embarks on a quest to prove that there is nothing buried there after being pressured by fans to review the video game, while being pursued by federal authorities who believe he is investigating Area 51 and the crash of an unidentified flying object.
, 1h55Directed by James Rolfe
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about video games
Actors James Rolfe, Sarah Glendening, Robbie Rist, Eddie Pepitone, Jeremy Suarez, Logan Grove
Rating54%
In 1983, 2 million copies of the "worst video game of all time", Eee Tee for the Atari 2600 are dumped into a landfill outside Alamagordo, New Mexico . In the present day, game executive Mandi (Sarah Glendening) of Cockburn Industries, Inc. proposes to her bosses creating an intentionally badly made sequel, "Eee Tee 2". Thanks to the massive popularity and success of the Angry Video Game Nerd, the sales of poorly made video games has increased dramatically, and a review of Eee Tee 2 by the Nerd would cause his fans to buy the game and make profits for Cockburn.
, 21minutesDirected by James Rolfe
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors James Rolfe
Rating84%
The film is about a portrait of a rebellious student named Jason (Dan Kelly) in his search for the unknown. It starts with him in class, giving a presentation on the existence of UFOs. The other students ridicule his ideas, and his teacher (John Phillips) rejects the presentation.
Scriptwriter
, 2hDirected by James Rolfe
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure
Actors Jeremy Suarez, James Rolfe, Sarah Glendening, Time Winters, Eddie Pepitone, Jeremy Shada
Roles Writer
Rating84%
The story centers around the alleged burial of over 1 million copies of the proclaimed "worst video game of all time", E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600, as The Nerd embarks on a quest to prove that there is nothing buried there after being pressured by fans to review the video game, while being pursued by federal authorities who believe he is investigating Area 51 and the crash of an unidentified flying object.
, 1h55Directed by James Rolfe
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about video games
Actors James Rolfe, Sarah Glendening, Robbie Rist, Eddie Pepitone, Jeremy Suarez, Logan Grove
Roles Writer
Rating54%
In 1983, 2 million copies of the "worst video game of all time", Eee Tee for the Atari 2600 are dumped into a landfill outside Alamagordo, New Mexico . In the present day, game executive Mandi (Sarah Glendening) of Cockburn Industries, Inc. proposes to her bosses creating an intentionally badly made sequel, "Eee Tee 2". Thanks to the massive popularity and success of the Angry Video Game Nerd, the sales of poorly made video games has increased dramatically, and a review of Eee Tee 2 by the Nerd would cause his fans to buy the game and make profits for Cockburn.
, 21minutesDirected by James Rolfe
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors James Rolfe
Rating84%
The film is about a portrait of a rebellious student named Jason (Dan Kelly) in his search for the unknown. It starts with him in class, giving a presentation on the existence of UFOs. The other students ridicule his ideas, and his teacher (John Phillips) rejects the presentation.
Producer
, 2hDirected by James Rolfe
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure
Actors Jeremy Suarez, James Rolfe, Sarah Glendening, Time Winters, Eddie Pepitone, Jeremy Shada
Roles Producer
Rating84%
The story centers around the alleged burial of over 1 million copies of the proclaimed "worst video game of all time", E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600, as The Nerd embarks on a quest to prove that there is nothing buried there after being pressured by fans to review the video game, while being pursued by federal authorities who believe he is investigating Area 51 and the crash of an unidentified flying object.
, 1h55Directed by James Rolfe
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about video games
Actors James Rolfe, Sarah Glendening, Robbie Rist, Eddie Pepitone, Jeremy Suarez, Logan Grove
Roles Producer
Rating54%
In 1983, 2 million copies of the "worst video game of all time", Eee Tee for the Atari 2600 are dumped into a landfill outside Alamagordo, New Mexico . In the present day, game executive Mandi (Sarah Glendening) of Cockburn Industries, Inc. proposes to her bosses creating an intentionally badly made sequel, "Eee Tee 2". Thanks to the massive popularity and success of the Angry Video Game Nerd, the sales of poorly made video games has increased dramatically, and a review of Eee Tee 2 by the Nerd would cause his fans to buy the game and make profits for Cockburn.
, 21minutesDirected by James Rolfe
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors James Rolfe
Roles Producer
Rating84%
The film is about a portrait of a rebellious student named Jason (Dan Kelly) in his search for the unknown. It starts with him in class, giving a presentation on the existence of UFOs. The other students ridicule his ideas, and his teacher (John Phillips) rejects the presentation.
Editor
, 1h55Directed by James Rolfe
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about video games
Actors James Rolfe, Sarah Glendening, Robbie Rist, Eddie Pepitone, Jeremy Suarez, Logan Grove
Rating54%
In 1983, 2 million copies of the "worst video game of all time", Eee Tee for the Atari 2600 are dumped into a landfill outside Alamagordo, New Mexico . In the present day, game executive Mandi (Sarah Glendening) of Cockburn Industries, Inc. proposes to her bosses creating an intentionally badly made sequel, "Eee Tee 2". Thanks to the massive popularity and success of the Angry Video Game Nerd, the sales of poorly made video games has increased dramatically, and a review of Eee Tee 2 by the Nerd would cause his fans to buy the game and make profits for Cockburn.
, 21minutesDirected by James Rolfe
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors James Rolfe
Rating84%
The film is about a portrait of a rebellious student named Jason (Dan Kelly) in his search for the unknown. It starts with him in class, giving a presentation on the existence of UFOs. The other students ridicule his ideas, and his teacher (John Phillips) rejects the presentation.