James Willems

James Anthony Willems (born April 6, 1984) is an American actor, voice actor, content creator, content producer, show and podcast host, video game entertainer, Twitch streamer and Internet and YouTube personality, who is formerly a Machinima employee affiliated with Inside Gaming who then became a host and producer for Funhaus, a subsidiary of Rooster Teeth Productions.

Before fame, He was an associate producer on Attack of the Show! from 2008 to 2009. He has produced events for the network G4, including Comic-Con '08 and '09 Live and E3 '09 Live.

Known for comedic commentary, and riffing on games, James is the third member to the iconic trio with Adam and Bruce. When it comes to comedy, nothing seems to be off limits for him. He has also made appearances in Achievement Hunter Let's Plays as well as On The Spot and the RT Podcast

Bio
"Sanitation Engineer. About me: Games & a girl named Wheezy. Dive through glass..."

- James' Bio on Twitter (@JamesWillems)

"James Willems is a lifelong fan of videos, games, and inappropriate humor. Naturally, he ended up on Inside Gaming to sing the praises of Psychonauts and mock ARMA. More than once he’s been described as dashing AND daring; courageous and caring; faithful and friendly; with stories to tell. He’ll march through the forest and sing out in chorus. Marchining along as his song fills the air. GUMMI BEARS BOUNCING HERE AND THERE AND EVERYWHERE. HIGH ADVENTURE THAT’S BEYOND COMPARE HE IS THE GUMMI BEARS."

- James' Bio...According to Inside Gaming

Early life and education
James grew up primarily in Charlotte, North Carolina. A professional wrestling fan since before his teenage years, he built his own wrestling ring in his backyard at 15 years old. During this time in Charlotte he attended South Mecklenburg High School for four years, starting in 1998 and graduating in 2002. He later attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill studying Media Production, attending in 2002 and graduating in 2006.

Career
James worked on Attack of the Show! (TV Series) with Adam and Bruce as an associate producer for a total of 263 episodes, from January 2, 2008 to February 18, 2009. He has also produced events for the network G4, including Comic-Con '08 (TV Movie) as an associate producer on July 24, 2008, Comic Con '09 Live (TV Movie) as an evs producer in July 25, 2009 and E3 '09 Live (TV Movie) as an associate producer on June 2, 2009.

He soon left and was unemployed for a couple of years. After leaving, he then worked at Machinima Inc's Inside Gaming group, after Adam and Bruce convinced him to join. He was working behind the scenes as an editor and script writer. Eventually, Willems was the first one to be featured in a video alongside Kovic and Greene. He was an intern there, who later became a Producer and Actor. James also starred as himself in Inside Gaming Animated (TV Series) for 10 episodes from 2014 until 2015. He also starred in Creepy Text Theatre Animated (TV Series) as himself for 7 episodes in early 2015.

Alongside Adam Kovic, Bruce Greene, Lawrence Sonntag, Matt Peake, Joel Rubin and Sean "Spoole" Poole, Willems departed from Macinima Inc in late January of 2015 in order for the group to form their own independent network while still residing and working elsewhere in Los Angeles, California. After about a week of going independent and solo, the team formed a partnership, ownership and developed an acquisition by Rooster Teeth, moving into their newly formed branch of the company's West Coast offices and studios in LA. He started off as an intern, later becoming one of the main cast members.

Willems has also made appearances in various other Rooster Teeth shows, such as an episode of Million Dollars, But... and Camp Camp as Dolph, and playing fictionalized versions of himself in Civilization: The Movie, The Eleven Little Roosters, and the upcoming video game Psychonauts 2. He's also appeared in On The Spot, the RT Podcast, and various other Achievement Hunter shows.

Family Life
James was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is married to fellow Funhaus and Rooster Teeth employee Elyse Willems, who is Canadian. The couple reside in Los Angeles, California. As revealed in a Dude Soup Podcast for the week of January 5, 2016, it was revealed that James has a lazy eye, causing him to tilt his head slightly off balance to correct this imbalance.

Role at Inside Gaming
James is often heard as an off screen voice on the news show (usually making fun of a terrible game).

While on the Inside Gaming channel James is often in the background with Adam and Bruce riffing on games.

Role At Funhaus
James is often regarded as the funny one of the group, his talent of improv and comedic timing can often be seen when he commentates over gameplay, as well as on Open Haus (Q&A) videos. He frequently makes fun of minorities in Funhaus videos, and his go-to comedic persona often leans into a misogynistic, gym obsessed bro.

Alongside Adam Kovic, Bruce Greene, Lawrence Sonntag, Matt Peake and Elyse Willems, he is also a main host, main cast member and video game entertainer on the show.

Trivia

 * James hates UFC
 * James' former Twitter is: @JustRiggz (James Willems)
 * James loves Psychonauts and hates the Last Of Us.
 * James was a professional wrestler in high school. He went by the pseudonym of El Ni ñ o and won $10,000 in a competition.
 * James is named after his Uncle, Jaime.
 * James is scared of wicker wheelchairs.
 * James has expressed a fondness for the British musician Robbie Williams on several occasions.
 * James has been noted to have one eye slightly off center from the other eye's symmetry. This being noted on DudeSoup's January 5th, 2016 issue.
 * James' shoe size is Men's 13
 * He has very notable negative opinions and feelings about several things in life but he seems to express these sentiments by making fun of them with constant jokes.
 * He once participated in an MPW event where himself and Lawrence Sonntag wrestled in a tag team event as James Angel and Lawrence "The Troll" Sakamoto.
 * James' Hogwarts house is Ravenclaw.