Michael Vincent Jones (born July 24, 1987) is an American actor, podcast host and

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who is known for his work with

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's gameplay division Achievement Hunter. He also co-hosted three-time Podcast Award winner ''Internet Box''. Jones has worked extensively with Rooster Teeth, having also starred in the second and third seasons of ''Immersion'', the comedy murder mystery series ''

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'', and voices the character

Sun Wukong The Monkey King, also known as Sun Wukong ( zh, t=孫悟空, s=孙悟空, first=t) in Mandarin Chinese, is a legendary mythical figure best known as one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese novel '' Journey to the West'' ( zh, ...

in Rooster Teeth's ''

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'', and Max in '' Camp Camp''. He starred in Rooster Teeth's science fiction action comedy film ''

Lazer Team ''Lazer Team'' is a 2015 American science fiction action comedy film directed, produced, and co-written by Matt Hullum. The first feature film produced by Rooster Teeth, it stars Burnie Burns, Gavin Free, Michael Jones, Colton Dunn, Allie DeBe ...

'', released in 2016, as well as its sequel the following year. His work outside of Rooster Teeth includes voicing Sting Eucliffe in ''

Fairy Tail ''Fairy Tail'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from August 2006 to July 2017, with the individual chapters collected and published into 63 ' ...

'', Dogra in ''

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'', Rapture in '' Ninja Slayer From Animation'', and Gen in '' World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman''.

Career

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After graduating from high school, Jones worked as an electrician for almost five years. Jones first came to attention after his video "

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– Orbs = Bullshit" reached the front page of

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. He received an email from Rooster Teeth asking him to join and make a new show for Achievement Hunter, which became ''Rage Quit''. In September 2011, he co-founded the triple award-winning ''Internet Box'' podcast hosted by himself,

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, Ray Narvaez, Jr., Andrew Blanchard, Mike Kroon, and Dylan "Dylon" Saramago, with Lindsay Jones and Kerry Shawcross being added to the cast later on. He is an occasional guest on the ''Rooster Teeth Podcast'' and is currently the main host of the Achievement Hunter podcast ''Off Topic'' and co-host of ''Face Jam'' along with Jordan Cwierz. In 2022 Jones participated in State Farm’s ''The Gamerhood Challenge.'' Jones has worked as both an actor and a

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in multiple projects, several of which are produced by Rooster Teeth. For Rooster Teeth's animated productions, he has voiced Sun Wukong in ''

'', lead character Max in '' Camp Camp,'' and Mogar in X-Ray and Vav. He has also portrayed live-action fictionalized versions of himself in both ''Rooster Teeth Shorts'' and''

'', as well as Zach in the sci-fi comedy film ''

and Lazer Team 2''. He has co-starred in the Rooster Teeth series ''Immersion'' since season two. His non-Rooster Teeth credits include the animated shows ''

'', as Sting Eucliffe, and '' World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman'', as Gen. On October 1, 2016, Jones announced via

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that he will be playing Dogra in ''

''. The creator of the video game '' Surgeon Simulator'' named the alien character Gworb after a remark made by Jones in a

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video in which Jones was conversing with

Gavin Free Gavin David Free (born 23 May 1988) is an English actor, director, cinematographer, and internet personality. He is best known for his work at Rooster Teeth—where he formerly served as creative director—featuring in many of their projects ...

. In addition Gworb has an organ known as the "Gavichal", which is a combination of Michael Jones' and Gavin Free's names.

Personal life

Lazer Team premiere - Lindsay and Michael Jones (27404476666)

Jones was born in

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to "devout Roman Catholic parents." On May 9, 2014, Jones married his long-time romantic partner and Rooster Teeth voice actor Lindsay Tuggey. During Rooster Teeth's 2016

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livestream, the couple announced that they are expecting a child, which was later revealed to be a girl in January 2017. They announced the birth of their daughter, Iris Elise Jones, born May 24, 2017. On August 5, 2018, Jones announced at RTX 2018 that he and Lindsay were expecting their second child in February 2019. Luna Claire Jones was born February 18, 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Video games

References

External links

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