Joel Pearce Heyman (born September 16, 1971) is an American actor, best known for voicing Michael J. Caboose in the

Rooster Teeth Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC is an American digital media company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2003 by Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey, Jason Saldaña, Gus Sorola, and Joel Heyman, Rooster Teeth is a subsidiary of Warner ...

web series ''

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'' from 2003 until 2020. He co-founded Rooster Teeth with

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Geoff Ramsey Geoffrey Lazer Ramsey (born Geoffrey Paul Wright, later Geoffrey Paul Fink on June 19, 1975) is an American voice actor, film producer and internet personality. He co-founded the production company Rooster Teeth and is known for voicing Dexter G ...

and

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 St ...

and has appeared in their other projects, including ''

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'' (2004–2006, 2015), ''The Gauntlet'' (2012) and ''

RWBY ''RWBY'' (pronounced "Ruby") is an American anime-influenced computer-animated web series created by Monty Oum for Rooster Teeth. It is set in the fictional world of Remnant, where young people train to become warriors (called "Huntsmen" and " ...

'' (2013–2020).

Career

Heyman's credited roles include Private Michael J. Caboose and O'Malley in the popular

web series ''

'',

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in ''

'' and Bartholomew Oobleck in

. In addition to his involvement in

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, he starred in ''The Schedule'', a live-action film written and directed by

, the creator of ''Red vs. Blue'', and has also appeared on shows such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Inside'' and '' Alias''. He has reprised his ''Red vs. Blue'' role as a Blue Prison Guard in the G4 show '' Code Monkeys'' and had a minor role in ''

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'' as a UNSC Marine. He was also a recurring member of ''The Rooster Teeth Podcast'' (previously ''The Drunk Tank'') and hosted a series of Rooster Teeth gaming videos called ''How To'', where he and fellow employee Adam Ellis play various video games while under the effects of alcohol. He had a cameo role in the film ''

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'', playing a news reporter. On June 1, 2020, Joel replied to a user on Twitter that he had been "laid off" by Rooster Teeth for personal reasons with the company.

Personal life

Heyman is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where he received a

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degree in drama production. He has recently moved back to

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, where he lived during the first season of ''Red vs. Blue''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heyman, Joel 1971 births American male voice actors American male web series actors 21st-century American male actors American animated film producers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Male actors from Austin, Texas Rooster Teeth people Moody College of Communication alumni Screenwriters from Texas 21st-century American screenwriters Texas Democrats