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Sail Away: The Oral History of ‘Yacht Rock’

By Drew Toal

This story was originally published on June 26, 2015

I n the late 1970s and early 1980s, musical artists like Kenny Loggins , Michael McDonald , Steely Dan , Toto , Hall and Oates , and dozens of others regularly popped up on each other’s records, creating a golden era of smooth-music collaboration.

And on June 26th, 2005, an internet phenomenon was born. In 12 short but memorable episodes — first via the the short-film series Channel 101 and then online — JD Ryznar, Hunter Stair, Dave Lyons, Lane Farnham and their friends redefined an era and coined a term for the sultry croonings of McDonald, Fagen, et al.: “yacht rock.”

As “Hollywood” Steve might say, these guys docked a fleet of remarkable hits. This is the story of Yacht Rock, told from stem to stern — a reimagining of a bygone soft-rock renaissance, courtesy of hipsters with fake mustaches, impeccable record collections and a love of smoothness. Long may it sail.

Dave Lyons (“Koko”): You know how, in the Seventies, these big bands started playing arena rock? We liked the idea of these smooth bands playing “Marina Rock.” I thought it was a better name.

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Lane Farnham (editor, “Jimmy Messina”): JD and I had talked about Journey for a year before we did Yacht Rock. In the third episode, that whole “you need to fly like a pilot” bit? Those are direct lines from Steve Perry in this crazy documentary we found. He’s coked to the gills, in the Eighties, just blabbering about who knows what. We got a kick out of that stuff. 

Ryznar: My musical tastes are not that interesting, and they never were.

Huey: I turned 30 right before we started doing the series, and I thought, well, this is a nice round number. What do 30-year-olds do? I feel like it’s time I get into Steely Dan. I bought most of the catalogue and was like, This is my new identity. I’m gonna unwind, start listening to Steely Dan, and leave parties early.

Ryznar : It was a cool scene at the time: Justin Roiland had [Channel 101 series] House of Cosbys, Dan Harmon had Laser Fart. Our friends Drew Hancock and Wade Randolph, who would go on to play Hall and Oates, they had a show about a regular guy who got angry, and turned into a smaller, shirtless weaker guy who didn’t turn green or anything.

Drew Hancock (“Oates”): That was called “Man to Man: Metamorphosis Ultra.” It was the lowest stakes Incredible Hulk show you could possibly have.

Justin Roiland (co-creator of Rick & Morty and House of Cosbys, “Christopher Cross”): Every single month you’re making something, and then you’re testing it in front of a live audience. You see what works, what doesn’t work.

Ryznar : It was a January 2005 screening where we started the school of Channel 101, where you’re showing the stuff you made in front of 200, maybe 300 people. And then they put it on the “internet,” which was very hard to do back then. There was no “YouTube.” Listen to Old Man Ryznar here.

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Lyons: Two paddles and a ball that you hit back and forth on the beach. We turned it into a soap opera .

Stair : We started playing Kenny Loggins’ “Playing With the Boys” [from Top Gun ] on repeat as we drove a convertible around Playa del Rey. Just to get in the mood.

Ryznar : There were some Phil Collins music cues, I think. A lot of sports music from Eighties movies — “You’re the Best Around” and whatnot. We used a great Kenny Loggins song for the climax. It’s from Caddyshack II . . .

Christening the Ship Ryznar : Hunter and Dave Lyons came up with an idea for a show about a couple of jewel thieves who lived on a yacht and listened to that music.

Stair : That was actually called Steal Away.

Lyons: I believe Hunter and I were talking about a private eye detective team called Loggins & Loggins that lived on a houseboat and solved mysteries — like Simon & Simon.

Ryznar : I said: How about we play Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald as they co-write “What a Fool Believes” together? We had Stevie Nicks in there originally, for some reason. And then Drew Hancock and Wade Randolph said, we want to be Hall and Oates. I had gotten into the H&O song “Portable Radio” pretty hard. I needed to introduce it to the world. That was very important to me.

Stair : The seed of Koko the manager is . . . there’s a Doobie Brothers album that has a sweet looking manager dude on it. I remember sitting there with JD and being like, look how awesome this guy is.

Ryznar : Dave Lyons invented the Koko character while out drinking with Hunter one night. He just put on a bunch of garbage Seventies clothes he had around the house, and had a little stupid whistle around his neck. All these little touches — that’s what Dave is so great at.

Lyons: No, [Dan Harmon] wasn’t an immediate fan. That’s because he doesn’t get music. Just listen to the theme song for  Community — it’s terrible. Dan looks at things differently than most people, and I don’t think he loves music the way we do. But he came around. He came to really enjoy it. [Harmon would eventually play record producer Ted Templeman in two episodes.]

Huey: I was a published music writer, and that lent me a voice of authority that I might not have otherwise had amongst a hardcore group of music nerds. “Oh this guy’s viewpoint has to be legitimate! He’s published.”

Steve Agee (“Steve Porcaro”): Channel 101 at that point in time was really known for people making videos kind of purposely shitty. So we couldn’t tell if it was made to look bad on purpose.

Hancock: When Wade and I saw the first episode, we were like, eh, this isn’t very good. We didn’t like it. I didn’t understand it. So when it had this meteoric response, I was very surprised.

Ryznar : So Yacht Rock got screened, we were very nervous, and it went over like gangbusters. Just bona fide love from beginning to end from the audience. And we got voted number one on our first try, which hadn’t been done too often on Channel 101.

Stair : It got the biggest laugh of the night. As soon as it was over, we knew we were in. We weren’t totally sure it was going to be number one, but we knew we’d be up there.

Ryznar : A lot of people wanted parts. People had ideas. So we got to work with people we wanted to work with. Before we even knew we were picked up for a second episode, Hunter came up to me and said, “Uh, just talking to Doug Benson. I told him he could play Peter Cetera in the next episode.”

Lyons: The thing about the Channel 101 screenings, they’re always at a place that serves lots of alcohol. And after we saw how well it went over, we’re all drinking at the bar; Dan Harmon is doing a show with Sarah Silverman [ The Sarah Silverman Program ] at the time, and Doug was there with her. Yes, Hunter promised him the role of Peter Cetera. Which is great casting. 

Episode Two: The Songwriting Contest In the second episode, Hall and Oates challenge Loggins and Messina to songwriting contest. It ends with the creation of some of the greatest smooth music ever.

Ryznar : I mean, imagine if you saw Hall and Oates where Oates, with all that hair and the mustache, was the top, and Hall was the bottom? They were sort of the opposite of the smooth California scene. So they sort of made the perfect antagonists.

Huey: The only reason they were picked as antagonists is because they’re from Philadelphia, which is a mean place.

Wade Randolph (“Daryl Hall”): The Hall wig is named the De Carlo. I don’t know why.

Hancock: I remember for the mustache, I think I tried a regular handlebar mustache but it just wasn’t thick enough. So I just ended up taking a lock of the wig and fashioning a mustache out of that.

Stair : And Justin Roiland coming in, doing “Sailing.” The way the whole thing flowed, it’s so fast and perfect. I think that was Yacht Rock ‘s the finest hour.

Roiland: JD asked me, would you play Christopher Cross? I’d never heard “Sailing” before, believe it or not. I remember the first few listens going I don’t get the appeal of this fucking song. It’s an acquired taste.

Huey: We didn’t quite know what we had at that point, and so you kind of had to establish the value system. Smoothness is the main value in this world. The second episode, when that screened for the live audience, I’ve never seen a Channel 101 audience go that apeshit for anything. I remember walking out of the screening going, we’re rock stars! Granted, it’s only this one room, with like 300 people in it, but in that one room of 300 people, I think we might be rock stars.

Koko Makes His Final Voyage Lyons: As soon as we got in for the first one, JD called me and said here’s the idea for the second one: I’m gonna kill off Koko. Well, thanks a pantload, JD. He’s like, no it’ll be great. You’ll come back later as a ghost or something.

Stair : So JD wanted this guy Koko to have this totem at this fight; I suggested a trident, since it’s more nautical. But Anchorman had come out, and they had the fight scene with the trident. We still needed something, so we settled on a harpoon.

Stair : You can’t kill Loggins. You can’t kill McDonald. These are real people. Koko had to die.

Lyons: My thought is that Koko fell on his own harpoon and martyred himself. I like to think that Koko was the Jesus Christ of Yacht Rock. [ Pause ] That’s going to sound arrogant. How about: Koko died to deliver smooth music to the rest of the musicians.

Huey: I don’t think it was ever decided who killed Koko until the very end. The important thing is, like Jesus, he died for a cause. Which, in this case, was smooth music. But you know what’s gonna happen if you’re in the middle of a melée with a bunch of guys from the mean streets of Philadelphia. You’re going to die of a harpoon injury. That’s why they call it the city of harpoon murders.

Randolph: I always assumed it was Oates.

Wyatt Cenac (“James Ingram”): Who killed Koko? You know, very good question. If I had to go with anybody… I’d say maybe Loggins and McDonald together. That’s the secret twist. I think they’d been slowly poisoning him for years, and the harpoon was just to throw people of their scent.

Ryznar : I don’t know. Is Tony Soprano dead? Hollywood Steve took the “Koko” answer to his grave.

Stair : I would never name names. Only Hollywood Steve knows for sure, and someone would have to give him big Hollywood dollars to spill.

Any Port in a Storm After 10 stellar installments, including a guest appearance by “Cleveland” Drew Carey ,  a case for Jethro Tull (the 18th century farmer, not the band) to be considered smooth and a primer on how Michael McDonald influenced Nineties G-Funk , Yacht Rock was canceled by Channel 101 after “FM” — about a gang war between the Eagles and Steely Dan. But help was on the horizon.

Ryznar : The record at the time was 12. We really wanted to beat it — but we didn’t. There might have been Yacht Rock fatigue in the audience.

Lyons: It’s not one of my favorites. I’m not a fan of the Eagles, and not a lot of people get Steely Dan.

Ryznar : It was heartbreaking, man. Because the great thing about Channel 101 is, you can feel when the audience isn’t into it. And the audience was not into this. I knew the 101 days were over as soon as the screening was done.

Stair : Nowadays, things have two- or three-year runs at Channel 101. Back then, 10 episodes was a lot.

Ryznar : Not even two weeks after we were canceled, I got an email from someone who booked a bar in Chicago — The Empty Bottle — and wanted to screen all the Yacht Rocks. I forget if they flew us out or if we just happened to be there, but we screened all the episodes back to back. There was a line down the block; the place was filled to capacity. People were quoting lines.

Huey: The show had started to go viral. Working lower level jobs in reality television, and then walking into a bar and being the most famous person in that room didn’t match up with my everyday experience at all.

Cast Off . . . Again After successfully touring the country, JD & co. starting making new episodes, beginning with Footloose. Featuring the likes of Jason Lee and Wyatt Cenac, it tells the story of how Loggins being kidnapped by Jimmy Buffett led to one of the Eighties’ most rockin’ soundtracks.

Huey: Yeah I was really excited to get back into it, because I didn’t really have too much else going on at that point. Let’s do that thing that made me semi-famous again!

Ryznar : We did the Footloose episode. And it turned out even better than I could have imagined. It was nice, since we weren’t limited to five minutes, even though we tried to keep it close: one of the keys to Yacht Rock is jamming everything into five minutes. I had done some work with Jason Lee, who would quote lines every time I saw him. So I asked if he’d play Kevin Bacon, and he was throwing chairs around.

Ryznar : We portrayed parrotheads being brainwashed idiots. You kind of have to be if you’re into Jimmy Buffett. Or just want to be so tuned out of life, that like hey, whatever — kick back with flip flops, drink some margs, listen to some sweet Jimmy Buffett music and let him paint a rosy picture of a reality that does not exist.

Lyons: I always like that artists like Bertie Higgins, Rupert Holmes and Andy Kim have an authentic longing in their music. Buffett is a rich dude getting richer off of the lack of taste of the poor and stupid. He represents the lowest common denominator in music, even worse than country singers profiting off of 9/11. To summarize: I’m not really a fan.

Ryznar : You might be able to argue that Jimmy Buffett music is about escaping from a dark place, but there’s no soul in there. So we just wanted to make him an absolute idiot. Our good friend Vatche Panos, who is super funny, really hit a home run with that one.

Cenac: I remember when we were shooting that, I had no idea there was a song called “Cheeseburgers in Paradise.” Much less that people actually listened to it and liked it.

Ryznar : I hope he doesn’t mind me telling this story, but Wyatt Cenac had just auditioned for The Daily Show , and he was flat broke.

Cenac: Yeah, I was definitely very broke. That isn’t why I did it. I did enjoy it. But there was also a part of being broke where you’ll do anything.

Ryznar : And then a month later, he becomes Wyatt Cenac, the international sensation.

Huey : We did one more, and I didn’t feel like the last episode came together as well as it could have for whatever reason. I think Footloose was a more cohesive episode. Also the original idea for the finale was Gene Balboa was going to kidnap all these people from the “We Are the World” session , take them to an island, and force them to write soundtrack hits for him. Anyone who tried to escape would get hunted down like in The Most Dangerous Game.

Ryznar : That was a hard one to write — the space battle, Hall and Oates shooting lasers, Loggins starting his soundtrack phase. I’m proud of killing off Hollywood Steve and making it a pain drug-induced hallucination. I think that let us go nuts with it. The “We Are the World” part was a fun shoot. You just look around and go, wow, I know so many talented people that are bringing so much to this thing.

Stair : The Hollywood Steve “character” was on morphine, not Huey. Well, he might have been on morphine, I don’t know. That’d be an awesome salacious story about Yacht Rock. Just write that, it’s even better.

Huey : When I was using, it did get increasingly harder to tell where the character stopped and I began. Once you’ve been on VH1’s “100 Greatest Songs of the Nineties,” the public expects you to maintain a certain image, and I guess I got caught up in a myth. [ Pause ] I’m kidding. But I did murder a homeless woman. Just to see what it felt like.

Farnham: One of my favorite moments of all of Yacht Rock is when Giorgio Moroder is whispering into Kenny Loggins’ ear about “the Danger Zone.” I love that. It’s such a good moment.

Ryznar : Loggins going soundtrack is kind of like the end of Yacht Rock. If “Sailing” is one of the greatest yacht-rock songs ever, and that’s in Episode Two, it’s all death from then on. “Danger Zone” — there’s just nothing smooth about that song at all. By 1985, Michael McDonald had released his last great album. The Doobie Brothers were done. Toto didn’t have any more good songs in them. Steely Dan was broken up. It was over.

Ryznar : People actually contacted me and wanted to see if I wanted tickets to [their] shows at the Hollywood Bowl. We went backstage and met Hall and Oates. There’s a picture out there somewhere of Drew Hancock and Wade Randolph with Hall and Oates — and it’s awesome.

Randolph: I don’t know who contacted who, but Oates had seen the show and was apparently a fan of it. Hall didn’t give a fuck about us at all. He was just like whatever.

Hancock: Oates actually understood what we were doing. First of all, he’s the shortest dude on the planet. I’m 5’8, and he looked at me and said, man you’re way too tall to play me. I think he’s 5’4 and had thick heels on too.

Cenac: Oates is the unsung hero in that group. The moment he decides to turn the jets on, watch out.

Lyons: The only negative thing I’ve ever heard from any of the actual people we’ve portrayed was that Kenny Loggins wasn’t a huge fan. My wife met him once, and said my husband played Koko in Yacht Rock. He just got all, huh. Not mean, not nasty. Just: Huh.

Stair : I’m not sure Loggins liked it, [but] I know his son did. A lot of the kids of the guys in the show like. You know, some serious artists. Michael McDonald, I’m pretty sure he liked it.

“I met Steve Porcaro at a book-release party, and he asked, ‘Do you guys hate us?’ We’re writing a love letter to this music and we meant no ill will toward anybody. Except for Jimmy Buffett.”

Michael McDonald (speaking to Time Out New York in 2008): “I thought Yacht Rock was hilarious. And uncannily, you know, those things always have a little bit of truth to them. It’s kind of like when you get a letter from a stalker who’s never met you. They somehow hit on something, and you have to admit they’re pretty intuitive.”

Agee: About a year ago, I was at Largo, and one of the guys that works there is married to Steve Porcaro’s daughter. He was like, yeah, Steve is actually here tonight; he loves Yacht Rock, and said he wanted to meet me. I cut out early because I was honestly too nervous.

Stair : I met Steve Porcaro at a book-release party, and he kind of pulled me aside and asked, “Do you guys hate us?” And I was like, oh no, I hope that’s not the impression we gave anybody. We’re writing a love letter to this music and we meant no ill will toward anybody. Except for Jimmy Buffett.

Farnham: I actually worked with an editor who was good friends with the Toto folks, and they said it’s uncanny how close some of these stories are. Apparently there’s a lot more truth than we know.

Agee: So I can see how bands would be like, oh, they’re making fun of us. But I’ve known JD for awhile now, and I know for a fact that he loves that music. I don’t think someone who hated what’s now called yacht rock . . they wouldn’t spend so much time making videos about it.

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Lyons: I felt we always treated the music lovingly. It was always treated with respect; what we were trying to make fun of was all these guys hanging out and the ridiculous things they were into. I heard a story that Kenny Loggins got married in the nude. I don’t know if it’s true or not. But that’s the kind of late Seventies/early Eighties Southern California horse shit that is so delightful about Yacht Rock. Like wanting to find out what your root chakra is. That’s what’s funny about it. [ Pause ] I mean of course Kenny Loggins and Steve Perry are going to be into karate!

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Yacht Rock is an 12-part series following the fictionalized lives and careers of American smooth rock stars of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Created by JD Ryznar , Hunter D Stair and Lane Farnham , it is one of the most successful projects to come out of Channel 101 .

J. D. Ryznar and Hunter D. Stair devised the series after noticing the incestuous recording careers of such bands as Steely Dan , Toto , and The Doobie Brothers and the singer-songwriters Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald . For example, McDonald co-wrote Loggins' "This Is It" and Loggins co-wrote McDonald's band The Doobie Brothers' "What a Fool Believes" and also performed backing vocals for several other 'yacht rock' artists, including Steely Dan and Christopher Cross. Yacht Rock's episodes were "hosted" by "Hollywood" Steve Huey , a legitimate music critic for Allmusic. It should be noted that the term "Yacht Rock" is never used throughout the series by any characters except for by Huey during his introductions, instead it is always referred to as "Smooth Music". The look of the series was the responsibility of the show's editor Lane Farnham.

• 1 Channel101.com Summary
• 3 Music in the show
• 4 Artist Acknowledgment
• 5 Real people portrayed in Yacht Rock
• 6 Episode & Song List
• 7 Best Episode
• 8 Production
• 9 Fun Facts
• 10 See also
• 11 External links
• 12 References

Channel101.com Summary [ ]

JD and Hunter having won Channy Awards for Yacht Rock.

What can be said about Yacht Rock that hasn't been said by various magazines, newspapers and disc jockeys across the country? J.D. Ryznar and Hunter Stair's saga detailing the unknown mythical origins of a previously obscure genre of music struck the audience like a lightning bolt on its first episode, much like fellow 101 breakout House of Cosbys. Unlike HoC, however, Yacht Rock was never sued by its iconic characters' real life counterparts. In fact, it is said that at one time or another, just about every musician lovingly portrayed in the series has witnessed and enjoyed it behind closed doors. Yacht Rock enjoyed success on levels and in ways previously unattained by 101 shows, its title becoming a household phrase at radio stations, a bin at your local record store and a category on iTunes. But beneath its pop cultural triumph was an artistic one that often went undescribed: Yacht Rock's stories were always clever and sometimes downright genius in their assembly, weaving trivia, common knowledge, exaggerations and fabrications into a rope strong enough to hold it at the #1 position for an unbelievable number of non-consecutive months, setting audience share records at Channel 101 that are unlikely to be broken any time soon and sweeping the 2005 Channy Awards. Ironically, Channel 101's most memorable show came to its end quietly and unremarkably, not unlike some of the careers it saluted with a smirk. Instead of choking on its vomit in a Paris bathtub or overdosing on a Hollywood sidewalk, Yacht Rock simply told us one last story about Steely Dan, then hoisted its sails and drifted away while a satisfied crowd waved goodbye from the docks, exactly one incredible year after its historical debut. Bye, Yacht Rock. We loved you.

Synopsis [ ]

Ryznar admits to having a fascination with the music of the period. Ryznar explains, "Getting into Steely Dan really started this for me. As did the ability to buy dollar records at Amoeba and put them on tapes for my car. Kenny Loggins has made his way into all the pilots I've been involved with except one. [1] " As Ryznar told Reuters contributor Andy Sullivan, "I'm making fun of the songwriting process, but the music is generally treated pretty lovingly." [2]

The series depicts some realistic aspects of the music, but builds exaggerated storylines around them. For example, main protagonists Loggins and McDonald receive inspiration from a fictional Yacht Rock impresario named Koko Goldstein, whose death in Episode 2 ultimately leads them to go their separate ways musically. Another example is the series' presentation of several real-life characters. McDonald is an idealistic and earnest singer/songwriter, but takes both Smooth Music and himself far too seriously. Loggins is his easygoing friend and frequent collaborator who eventually abandons Smooth Music in favor of commercial rock and roll in the 80s, which strains their friendship. The portrayal of John Oates as the abusive, foulmouthed leader of Hall & Oates , exerting sometimes violent control over the milquetoast Daryl Hall , is clearly different from reality, in which Hall is the main lead vocalist and songwriter with no hint of a rivalry. Christopher Cross is depicted as a wide-eyed, timid newbie whose song "Sailing" is lauded as the "smoothest song ever". Loggins' former partner Jim Messina is a bitter wino who hates Loggins for his success and perceived betrayal. Michael Jackson is depicted as a hard-rock enthusiast who believes his partnership with guitarist Eddie Van Halen will lead to an endless parade of female sexual conquests. Jeff Baxter , the Doobie Brothers' lead guitarist, is seen threatening to kick McDonald "out of the Doobies" if he doesn't write them another hit. The real Baxter did bring McDonald into the band but, as they achieved their greatest commercial success, Baxter left the Doobie Brothers because of his displeasure with their new commercial sound and attitude. The Eagles (portrayed here as jock-like meatheads) and Steely Dan (portrayed as snarky nerds, with Donald Fagen speaking in an incoherent babble of Scat) really did insert lyrical references to each other in their music, as depicted in the show, but these were actually friendly in nature, not part of a longtime grudge involving baseball bats and lunch-money shakedowns. [3]

The series was written, directed, and produced by Ryznar, co-produced by David B Lyons and Hunter Stair, and edited by Lane Farnham. The production has a "bad-on-purpose aesthetic". [4] Ryznar credits lots of people here.

Yacht Rock 2 Behind the Smooth

Yacht Rock debuted on Channel 101 at the June 26, 2005 screening. It placed in the top five at subsequent screenings until the June 25, 2006 screening, where it placed seventh and was canceled.

However, the show remained a popular download on Channel 101, convincing the creators to make an 11th episode independently. This episode, featuring Jason Lee as Kevin Bacon , debuted during a screening at the Knitting Factory in New York City on December 27, 2007. A month later, Channel 101 themselves included it in a screening, and hosted it on their website along with the other episodes on January 28, 2008. [5]

Of the episode, Abed Gheith had this to say:

"Truly a great and wonderful episode in all ways. From the blood bath Footloose scene to the Me-L.T. There were moments in this that restored those awesome memories from what seemed like ages ago. I think Sevan said something that he heard Hunter say that was pretty crazy, about seeing the show up there was like ghosts on the screen. It was a wonderful ride down memory lane of Channel 101's best days."

A 12th and final episode premiered in April 2010.

Music in the show [ ]

"Yacht rock" is a name [6] [7] for the popular soft rock that peaked between the years of 1975 and 1984. Significant "yacht rockers" include Michael McDonald , Kenny Loggins , Christopher Cross , and Toto . In the musical sense, yacht rock refers to the highly polished brand of soft rock that emanated from Southern California] during the late 1970s and early 1980s. In part, the term relates to the stereotype of the yuppie yacht owner, enjoying cocaine and smooth music while out for a sail. Additionally, since sailing was a popular leisure activity in Southern California, many "yacht rockers" made nautical references in their lyrics, videos, and album artwork, particularly the anthemic track "Sailing" by Christopher Cross.

Yacht Rock music is commonly described as, "A little bit better than elevator music!"

The foundation of the yacht rock scene was a local pool of versatile session musicians who frequently played on each other's records. This professionalism often gave yacht rock recordings a high level of sophistication in composition, arrangement, and instrumental skill.

The most popular yacht rock artists enjoyed considerable commercial success. During its peak years, yacht rock dominated the Grammy Awards, with Christopher Cross and Toto sweeping the major awards in 1981 and 1983 respectively, feats consistently derided by Grammy prognosticators. [8] However, yacht rock was not a hit with most rock critics at the time, who dismissed it as being corporate rock that was overproduced, generic, and middle of the road, instead favoring punk and new wave acts such as The Clash , Blondie , Patti Smith , and Elvis Costello . [9]

In developing the show Yacht Rock , creator J. D. Ryznar commented that the term was intended to describe the "more elite studio artists" of the period, such as Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins. [10] David B. Lyons , who co-produced the show and played Koko Goldstein, noted that a friend of his devised the term "marina rock" in college to describe a more "working-class" group of artists that didn't achieve the same high profile, such as Seals and Crofts, Rupert Holmes, and Looking Glass. [11] However, despite the show's intentions, music journalists have begun using the term yacht rock to describe all of the similar-sounding music of the period, including bands such as Ambrosia, 10cc, Pablo Cruise, Firefall, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Orleans, Ace, and Player. [12]

While Ryznar and the show popularized the term "yacht rock," it's alleged to have existed previously, according to Wikipedia, which states its earliest-known appearance came in 1990 from Dave Larsen, popular music critic for the Dayton Daily News, describing an upcoming Jimmy Buffett concert in Cincinnati.

Artist Acknowledgment [ ]

Hunter D Stair with Steve Porcaro .

John Oates credited Yacht Rock in 2007 with rekindling interest in Hall & Oates and lowering the demographic age of the group's fans. He wrote:

I think Yacht Rock was the beginning of this whole Hall & Oates resurrection...They were the first ones to start to parody us and put us out there again, and a lot of things have happened because of Yacht Rock. [13]

Daryl Hall and John Oates with Wade Randolph and Drew Hancock .

Michael McDonald acknowledged Yacht Rock in 2008:

Have you ever owned a yacht? No, but I thought Yacht Rock was hilarious. And uncannily, you know, those things always have a little bit of truth to them. It’s kind of like when you get a letter from a stalker who’s never met you. They somehow hit on something, and you have to admit they’re pretty intuitive.

Okay. So what’s the craziest thing you ever did with Kenny Loggins? We mostly worked a lot when we would get together. Kenny, he’s one of those guys who was a more serious artist; I was just a schlub. He was like, "C’mon, let’s get this right," and I was like, "Got any beer?" [14]

Real people portrayed in Yacht Rock [ ]

• Ian Anderson
• Michael Anthony (referred to as 'the other guy' in Van Halen)
• Rosanna Arquette
• Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
• Walter Becker
• Jimmy Buffett
• Christopher Cross
• Daryl Dragon
• Donald Fagen
• David Hungate
• James Ingram
• Michael Jackson
• Steve Lukather
• Jim Messina
• Jaye P. Morgan
• David Paich
• Steve Perry
• Jeff Porcaro
• Harold Ramis
• Tanya Roberts
• David Lee Roth
• David Sanborn
• Patrick Simmons
• Ted Templeman
• Toni Tennille
• Charles, Lord Townshend
• Jethro Tull
• Alex Van Halen
• Eddie Van Halen
• Lindsey Buckingham

Episode & Song List [ ]

SPOILERS in the Episode Summaries!

1. " What a Fool Believes "

• SCREENING DATE Sunday, June 26th - 2005
• AUDIENCE SHARE 70.2% (1st at screening with 194 votes)

In the pilot episode, Kenny Loggins, under the guidance of Koko Goldstein, reaches out to a struggling Michael McDonald, who's having trouble writing a smooth hit for his band the Doobie Brothers.

• Michael McDonald-Sweet Freedom
• George Benson-Breezin'
• Loggins & Messina-Sailin the wind
• Kenny Loggins-Whenever I call You Friend
• Doobie Brothers-What a Fool Believes
• Doobie Brothers-Sweet Feelin'
• Doobie Brothers-You Never Change
• Hall and Oates-Alley Katz
• Kenny Loggins - What a fool Believes

2. " Keep the Fire "

• SCREENING DATE Sunday, July 24th - 2005
• AUDIENCE SHARE 95.0% (1st at screening with 233 votes)

Loggins and McDonald pair up against the duo Hall & Oates for a songwriting competition. Koko is accidentally impaled by his lucky harpoon during the ensuing melee, but is at peace before his death by hearing the smoothest song ever sung by a young Christopher Cross.

• Steely Dan: Peg
• Doobie Brothers - What a fool believes
• Hall and Oates-Sara Smile
• Hall and Oates-Portable Radio
• Kenny Loggins-This is It
• Kenny Loggins-Love has come of age
• Also featured in S.O.S. Fantome episode two.

3. " I'm Alright "

• SCREENING DATE Sunday, August 28th - 2005
• AUDIENCE SHARE 68.9% (2nd at screening with 234 votes)

As everyone grieves Koko's death, Loggins lashes out at McDonald and "smooth music" as a whole, causing a rift between the two. An entertainment executive behind the movie Caddyshack demands that the movie's director, Harold Ramis, obtain Loggins' talents to write the movie's theme song. Ramis takes advantage of an angry and confused Loggins and gets him to write and record the hard rock song "I'm Alright" much to McDonald's dismay.

• Bad Caddyshack Theme - Rick Johnson
• Steely Dan-King of the World
• Kenny Loggins- This is it (Live)
• Steely Dan-Time Out of Mind
• Kenny Loggins - Keep the Fire
• Doobie Brothers-How do the Fools Survive
• Journey - Lights
• Journey - Anyway you want it
• Steely Dan - Kid Charlamagne
• Kenny Loggins-I'm Alright

4. " Rosanna "

• SCREENING DATE Sunday, September 25th - 2005
• AUDIENCE SHARE 87.7% (1st at screening with 274 votes)

Steve Porcaro ( Steve Agee ), the keyboard player of the band Toto, is asked by his girlfriend, Rosanna Arquette, to write a song about her, and she wants him to have Michael McDonald sing on the track. Discouraged by McDonald's disdain for his band, Porcaro devises a three-step plan to make it happen.

• Something by Benetictine Monks
• Toto-Hold the Line
• Toto-I Won't Hold You Back
• Toto-Make Believe
• Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes
• Doobie Brothers - You Never Change
• Christopher Cross-Ride the Wind
• Loggins & Messina - Sailing the wind
• Kenny Loggins/Steve Perry-Don't Fight it
• Michael McDonald-Love Lies
• Toto-I'll supply the Love
• Toto-Rosanna

5. " Believe in It "

• SCREENING DATE Sunday, October 30th - 2005
• AUDIENCE SHARE 78.6% (1st at screening with 268 votes)

Toto has been commissioned to write a smooth song for Michael Jackson's Thriller, but Jackson rejects the band, believing after working with Eddie Van Halen on Beat It that such material is in his past. Fearing that Jackson will destroy "smooth music" for a decade, Porcaro turns to McDonald, Loggins, Skunk Baxter, Cross, and Vincent Price ( James Adomian ), to summon up Koko's ghost for help writing Human Nature.

• Samuel Barber- Adagio for Strings
• Michael McDonald - Believe in It
• Michael Jackson - Beat it
• Michael Jackson - Thriller
• Kenny Loggins - I Gotta Try
• Michael McDonald - I Gotta Try
• Christopher Cross - Sailing
• Kenny Loggins - This is it
• Van Halen - Eruption
• Michael Jackson - Human Nature

6. " The Seed Drill "

• SCREENING DATE Sunday, January 29th - 2006
• AUDIENCE SHARE 62.1% (2nd at screening with 315 votes)

"Hollywood" Steve's father demands that Steve stop wasting his time on Yacht Rock, and regales a historic tale of Jethro Tull, which is very similar to episode one.

• Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom
• Jethro Tull - Velvet Green
• Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
• Jethro Tull - Witch's Promise
• Jethro Tull - Flute Solo (Live)
• Jethro Tull - Aqualung
• Jethro Tull - Teacher
• Jethro Tull - Jack-In-The-Green
• Jethro Tull - Cold Wind to Vallhalla
• Jethro Tull - Too Old to Rock and Roll, Too Young to Die
• Jethro Tull - Living in the Past
• Jethro Tull - Reasons for Wait
• Jethro Tull - The Whistler

7. " I Keep Forgettin' "

• SCREENING DATE Sunday, February 26th - 2006
• AUDIENCE SHARE 89.1% (1st at screening with 318 votes)

McDonald and Loggins make a bet about McDonald's new song, "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)", that takes a decade to resolve. Ten years later, Long Beach-based rappers Warren G and Nate Dogg struggle with creating smooth rap (yacht rap), and only when they kidnap McDonald, is there a solution to everyone's problems.

• Michael McDonald - I Keep Forgetting
• Kenny Loggins - Swear Your Love
• Michael McDonald - Love Lies
• Dr. Dre - Nothin' but a G Thang
• Dr. Dre - Dre Day
• Snoop Doggy Dogg - G's and Hustlaz
• Dr. Dre - Let Me Ride
• Christoper Cross - Words of Wisdom
• Snoop Doggy Dogg - Who am I (What's My Name?)
• Doobie Brothers - What a Food Believes
• Warren G - Regulate

8. " Gino (the Manager) "

• SCREENING DATE Sunday, March 26th - 2006
• AUDIENCE SHARE 70.9% (2nd at screening with 251 votes)

"Hollywood" Steve returns to the very beginning, where Doobie Brothers producer Ted Templeman explains his dream about the origin of "the smoothest rock [he's] ever heard" to Skunk Baxter over lunch. Baxter suggests seeing Koko about it, and Templeman starts seeing his dream come into fruition as he meets a young McDonald, then a background singer for Steely Dan, being talked into joining the Doobie Brothers by Steely Dan and Koko, Loggins showing signs of his imminent break from Messina and solo stardom, and an effeminate Hall and Oates with a very familiar looking manager named Gino, who tries to bully McDonald and Loggins into employing him as a manager. When they refuse, he plots revenge.

• Steely Dan - Your Gold Teeth II
• Doobie Brothers - Takin It to the Streets
• Hall & Oates - Gino (The Manager)
• Captain & Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together
• Steely Dan - Any World (That I'm Welcomed To)
• Loggins & Messina - Watching the River Run
• Loggins & Messina - Your Mama Don't Dance
• Kenny Loggins - Love Has Come of Age
• Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone

9. " Runnin' with the Devil "

• SCREENING DATE Sunday, May 28th - 2006
• AUDIENCE SHARE 66.9% (4th at screening with 216 votes)

Van Halen puts a curse on Ted Templeman to force him to produce their hard rock song. In a subplot, Loggins loses his car keys and has everyone in the studio helping him look. Comedian Drew Carey makes a cameo appearance.

• Limewire tricked JD into thinking this was a Cheap Trick song. The original version was from an Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople) solo album. The one used in the Drew Carey Show was the Presidents of the USA version. His intention for Yacht Rock was to use the classic version, but he messed up. NEVER trust Limewire. Buy your music from the store.
• Michael McDonald "Sweet Freedom"
• Kenny Loggins "Only a Miracle"
• Van Halen "Atomic Punk"
• Van Halen "Runnin' with the Devil"
• Doobie Brothers "Echoes of Love"
• Van Halen "I'm The One"
• Michael McDonald "Playin by the Rules"
• SCREENING DATE Sunday, June 25th - 2006
• AUDIENCE SHARE 44.4% (7th at screening with 155 votes)

Steely Dan and the Eagles settle a long-time, childish feud with a hit song.

• Tori Amos - "Winter"
• Michael MacDonald - "Sweet Freedom"
• Kenny Loggins - "I Believe In Love"
• Eagles - "Life In The Fast Lane"
• Steely Dan- "Everything You Did"
• Steely Dan - "Do It Again"
• Steely Dan - "Peg"
• The Eagles - "Hotel California"
• Steely Dan - "FM"
• Kenny Loggins - "Danger Zone"

11. " Footloose "

• SCREENING DATE Sunday, January 27th - 2008

Jimmy Buffett is convinced by Kevin Bacon and Gene Balboa to trick Loggins into making yet another movie song. He is subsequently kidnapped by Buffett and psychotic "Parrot Heads" and its up to McDonald and James Ingram to rescue him. Jason Lee makes a guest appearance as Bacon.

• Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffet
• I Need a Hero - Bonnie Tyler
• If it's Not What You're Looking For - Kenny Loggins
• Yah Mo Be There - James Ingram & Michael McDonald
• Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
• Changes in Latitude - Jimmy Buffett
• I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man) - Kenny Loggins
• There's No Easy Way to Break Someone's Heart - James Ingram
• Pencil Thin Mustache - Jimmy Buffett
• Why Don't We Get Drunk - Jimmy Buffett
• Footloose - Kenny Loggins
• Boat Drinks - Jimmy Buffett
• Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins

12. "Dangerzone"

Premiered at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York. Screened at Channel 101 April 24th.

Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald must fight Hall and Oates to destroy a Black Hole with Smooth Music.

• Sweet Freedom - Michael McDonald * No Lookin' Back - Kenny Loggins * Chase - Giorgio Moroder * No Lookin' Back - Michael McDonald * We are the World - USA for Africa * Adult Education - Hall & Oates * Charm The Snake - Christopher Cross * Out of Touch - Hall & Oates * From Here to eternity - Giorgio Moroder * Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins * Playing With The Boys - Kenny Loggins * Method of Modern Love - Hall & Oates * Sailing - Christopher Cross

Best Episode [ ]

Production [ ].

When asked by Will Hines on the Channel 101:NY forums about how good the production and editing values were on Yacht Rock, Ryznar replied:

"Its just the blessing of living in LA. I work for a company who lets us borrow their 24p and the office itself on the weekend. My next door neighbor is an editor. In LA, EVERYONE's next door neighbor is an editor, although I'm one of the few creators that doesnt do his own editing. Plus channel 101 is just an amazing wealth of acting talent. Yet, everyone is a writer... but everyone can act. Its weird and awesome. The studio is courtesy of Ryan Elder who emailed me after the first Yacht Rock and said "I'm a fan of Yacht Rock. I work at a recording studio wink wink." Its amazing. Someone on Yacht Rock is working on a big movie (MI:3) so we used this huge HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER greenscreen that they had THROWN AWAY (it was 20 by 20 and scraped!) to shoot the Koko ghost stuff, which we set up in the DV room of my office, lit with the company's lights, etc, etc.

Everyone loves making movies here, and not everyone wants to be in front of the camera or behind a typewriter. Some people just like to work on projects that actually get finished. This town is awesome.

We shot two days on this one, each about 6 hour days. I'm not sure how long the editing took. Lane picks at it here and there while he works on other things. Then I come in after the rough cut and we tighten the shit out of it, usually about 2 4-6 hour sessions with him gets it done.

But really, the secret is the Panasonic dvx100a camera. They're coming out with new models now, so maybe the older, but still awesome, ones will get cheaper. I want to own one soon. Fingers crossed."

Fun Facts [ ]

• Became the second show to make it a year, after The 'Bu , (June to May) with 3 months off. Only to be canceled the next show.

See also [ ]

• Yacht Rock/Quotes

External links [ ]

• The AV Club looks back on Yacht Rock in 2013
• Channel 101 Show Page
• Official Website
• Wikipedia article
• Facebook Page
• Have You Heard About The Lonesome Losers?
• Really Smooth Music
• Knights of Monte Carlo
• A Yacht Rock party how-to.
• Interview with JD about series.
• Yacht Rock Myspace
• The true story of the song "What a Fool Believes"
• Mention at Panopticist.

References [ ]

• ↑ http://channel101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=54719#54719
• ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,178467,00.html
• ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20080531045840/http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-hall-oates-0527may27,0,6549277.story
• ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/02/AR2007020200358_pf.html
• ↑ http://archive.is/20120913063143/www.spinner.com/2008/05/28/yacht-rock-docks-in-sea-of-musical-spoofs/
• ↑ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2002726917_yachtfix09.html
• ↑ http://www.observer.com/node/52629
• ↑ http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/23/grammy.albums/index.html
• ↑ http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_popmachine/2006/02/u2_vs_kanye_rev.html
• ↑ http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/0549/051207_music_talktalk.php
• ↑ http://channel101.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=69553#69553
• ↑ http://music.ign.com/articles/710/710545p1.html
• ↑ http://www.seattleweekly.com/2007-08-22/music/hall-oats-are-living-harmonizing-proof-that-there-s-no-such-thing-as-ironic-hipster-kryptonite.php
• ↑ http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/hot-seat/26823/michael-mcdonald

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Justin Roiland

Mark Justin Roiland [1] (born February 21, 1980) [2] is an American voice actor, animator, writer, producer, director and comedian. He is best known as the co-creator of Adult Swim 's Rick and Morty , of which he voices the show's titular characters. He is also the creator of Hulu 's Solar Opposites , in which he voices the main character, Korvo, and is also known as the voice of the Earl of Lemongrab on Adventure Time and Blendin Blandin on Gravity Falls . He is the founder of the animation studio Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions! and the video game studio Squanch Games.

• 1 Early life
• 3.2 Television
• 3.4 Video games
• 4 Awards and nominations
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Early life [ ]

Roiland grew up on an almond orchard in Manteca, California . [3] He attended Sierra High School up until the first quarter of his senior year and then transferred to Manteca High School for the remainder of his senior year, graduating in 1998. [4] After high school he attended Modesto Junior College [5] in Modesto , California.

He eventually moved to Houston , Texas , and in early 2004, got involved with Channel101 , an L.A. media collective started by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab , where he made and acted in numerous movie shorts (such as 2 Girls One Cup: The Show , House of Cosbys and a small role as musician " Christopher Cross " in the series " Yacht Rock ") and in the VH1 television show Acceptable TV . [6] [7] He appeared regularly on The Sarah Silverman Program on Comedy Central as "Blonde Craig". [8] [9]

He now Template:When works as a voice actor , including voicing the titular characters of Rick and Morty , for which he is also co-creator, co-writer and executive producer with Dan Harmon . [10] [11] In addition, he has voiced several other characters in Rick and Morty . Since 2010, he has co-hosted The Grandma's Virginity Podcast with Rick and Morty writer, Ryan Ridley, and Steven Universe producer, Jackie Buscarino . [12] He stated at the Rick and Morty panel at San Diego Comic-Con International 2014 that one of his main influences was Pendleton Ward and that he enjoyed watching The Ren & Stimpy Show as a child. In his interview to The Rolling Stone he stated that he enjoys making cartoons and games as it lets him do all the work in his apartment, without a need to leave his house. [11]

On August 25, 2016, Roiland launched virtual reality studio Squanchtendo , a portmanteau of the company Nintendo and Rick and Morty character Squanchy . [13] It was later renamed to Squanch Games . [11] [14] Its first full-length title, Accounting+ , made in collaboration with William Pugh 's studio, was released for PSVR on Dec. 19. [15] In 2017, he, Alex Hirsch , and Ethan Klein raised over $200,000 for hurricane relief via Twitch live stream in which he prank called the Lakewood Church in Houston. In February 2019, Roiland co-hosted YouTuber PewDiePie 's show "Meme Review" with Elon Musk under the request of PewDiePie's fans.

Filmography [ ]

Television [ ]

Video games [ ]

In August 2016, [16] Roiland set up a video game studio, Squanchtendo, which was later renamed to Squanch Games in December 2017. [17]

Awards and nominations [ ]

References [ ]

• ↑ "Justin Roiland" . California Birth Index . https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/mark_justin_roiland_born_1980_14636577 . Retrieved May 24, 2020 .
• ↑ "Justin Roiland" . Behind the Voice Actors . http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Justin-Roiland/ . Retrieved May 27, 2017 .
• ↑ "Justin Roiland, "Oscar"" . Disney Channel . http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=900049&type=roiland . Retrieved 26 January 2011 .
• ↑ "98 – Justin Roiland" . Don't Ever Change with John Roy . https://art19.com/shows/dont-ever-change/episodes/6a8c8944-101c-42ed-8a3c-14eb18396f9c . Retrieved 13 August 2017 .
• ↑ "Rick and Morty Origins Part One" . Adult Swim . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ076dVvHm8 . Retrieved 13 August 2017 .
• ↑ "Justin Roiland – Filmography" . The New York Times . January 26, 2011 . https://movies.nytimes.com/person/1342382/Justin-Roiland/filmography . Retrieved 26 January 2011 .
• ↑ "Justin Roiland" . Channel101 . Archived from the original on December 4, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101204025426/http://www.channel101.com/talent/talent.php?talent_id=33 . Retrieved January 31, 2011 .
• ↑ "The Sarah Silverman Program" . Los Angeles Times . http://photos.latimes.com/backlot/gallery/the-sarah-silverman-program/2008/7/13/Sarah_Silverman_justin_roiland . Retrieved 26 January 2011 .
• ↑ "The Sarah Silverman Program: TV Show Cancelled; No Season Four" . TV Series Finale. May 12, 2010 . http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/sarah-silverman-program-canceled-14887/ . Retrieved 26 January 2011 .
• ↑ " LOL: Watch Justin Roiland's Drunken Rick and Morty Voice Recording ", Slashfilm , 2017-05-09. (in en-US)  
• ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 " An Interview With the Creator of 'Rick and Morty' ", Rolling Stone .  
• ↑ "The Grandma's Virginity Podcast" . iTunes . https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grandmas-virginity-podcast/id371272108 . Retrieved 26 January 2011 .
• ↑ " 'Rick and Morty' co-creator launches a new VR studio, Squanchtendo ", Mashable , August 25, 2016. Retrieved on August 26, 2016.  
• ↑ "Co-Creator Of Rick And Morty Collaborating On New VR Game Studio" (in en) . https://comicbook.com/gaming/2017/12/06/justin-roiland-virtual-reality-rick-and-morty/ .
• ↑ Alexander, Julia (2017-12-07). "Rick and Morty co-creator confirms Accounting+ coming to PSVR this month" . https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/7/16749818/smith-smitherson-accounting-trailer-vr-justin-roiland-rick-morty-tga-2017 .
• ↑ "The Stanley Parable’s designer lied to Rick and Morty’s creator — and now they’re making a game together" . https://www.roadtovr.com/squanchtendo-vr-studio-justin-roiland-rick-and-morty-tanya-watson-epic-games/ .
• ↑ "Squanchtendo is now Squanch Games" . 2017-02-06 . https://www.destructoid.com/squanchtendo-is-now-squanch-games-476557.phtml .
• ↑ "Steam Workshop :: Rick and Morty Announcer Pack" . https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=461891282 . Retrieved 2015-06-23 .
• ↑ "42ND ANNUAL ANNIE AWARDS CATEGORIES AND NOMINEES" . Archived from the original on 14 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141214091232/http://annieawards.org/nominees/ . Retrieved 14 December 2014 .
• ↑ Ceron, Ella (June 19, 2017). "Teen Choice Awards 2017: See the First Wave of Nominations" . Teen Vogue . http://www.teenvogue.com/story/teen-choice-awards-2017-nominees . Retrieved June 19, 2017 .
• ↑ Hammond, Pete (December 6, 2017). "Critics’ Choice Awards Nominations: ‘The Shape Of Water’ Leads With 14; Netflix Tops TV Contenders" . https://deadline.com/2017/12/critics-choice-awards-nominations-the-shape-of-water-dunkirk-this-is-us-netflix-1202220528/ . Retrieved December 6, 2017 .
• ↑ "Annie Awards: Disney/Pixar’s ‘Coco’ Tops Nominations" . Archived from the original on 14 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141214091232/http://deadline.com/2017/12/annie-awards-nominations-coco-the-breadwinner-full-list-1202219487/ . Retrieved 4 December 2017 .
• ↑ McNary, Dave (15 March 2018). "‘Black Panther,’ ‘Walking Dead’ Rule Saturn Awards Nominations" . Variety . https://variety.com/2018/film/news/saturn-awards-nominations-2018-black-panther-walking-dead-1202727752/ . Retrieved 16 March 2018 .
• ↑ Weatherby, Taylor (June 13, 2018). "Taylor Swift, Drake, Cardi B & More Among Teen Choice Awards 2018 Nominees: See the Full List" . https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8460836/teen-choice-awards-nominations-2018-nominees-list .
• ↑ "Emmys: Netflix Beats HBO With Most Nominations" . July 12, 2018 . https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-emmy-nominations-list-see-all-the-nominees-1110785 . Retrieved July 12, 2018 .

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Justin Roiland Biography and Everything To Know About The Voice Actor

Mark Justin Roiland is a voice actor, animator, writer, producer, and director who has gained fame for his role as the co-creator of Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty and the franchise that spawned out of it.

Justin Roiland might be dyslexic but he makes up for his readings deficiencies through other fields and the condition has not stopped him from achieving great heights in his career. Justin Roiland has achieved legendary status in the animation industry. The American voice actor is not just lending his remarkable voice to animated characters, he is also a creator, writer, director, and producer.

In addition to co-creating and voicing the main characters in Rick and Morty , he also contributed his voice to Korvo on Hulu’s Solar Opposites , which he co-created with Mike McMahan. Other voice roles he has played can be seen on Disney Channel’s animated series Fish Hooks as Oscar, Gravity Falls as Blendin Blandin, Adventure Time as the Earl of Lemongrab, and many more.

• Full name: Mark Justin Roiland
• Date of birth: February 21, 1980
• Place of birth: Manteca, California
• Education: Sierra High School, Manteca High School, Modesto Junior College
• Occupation: voice actor, animator, writer, producer, and director
• Years active: 2004-present

Justin Roiland Was Born and Raised in California, in the United States

An American by nationality, Roiland was born in Manteca, California. It was there that he grew up with his family but details of his formative years are not public knowledge. However, from his available record, it is clear that he grew up with parents who knew the value of education, enough to send him to school at the right time.

The first institution of learning available in his profile is Sierra High School, which he attended until the first quarter of his senior year before he transferred to Manteca High School. Roiland finished his senior year at Manteca High, graduating in 1998. He didn’t stop at high school but continued his education at Modesto Junior College in Modesto, California, despite being dyslexic, he scaled through school before launching his illustrious career.

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His Early Career Days Were Spent With Channel101

Growing up in California shaped him to some extent and prepared him for a competitive career journey ahead. After graduating from college, Roiland saw the need to move and he chose Houston, Texas, where his career took off in 2004. There, he began his career with Channel 101, recording many movie shorts.

He is known for his contributions to Channel 101 shorts House of Cosbys and 2 Girls 1 Cup: The Show that broke the internet. He also played a small role as Christopher Cross in the series Yacht Rock for the L.A. media collective created by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab. Roiland’s early recorded career roles are also marked by his work on VH1′ Acceptable TV and a regular appearance as Blonde Craig on The Sarah Silverman Program . The latter aired on Comedy Central.

Roiland Gained Mainstream Fame As Co-creator of American Adult Animated Science Fiction Sitcom, Rick and Morty

Originally released on December 2, 2013, with new installments still dropping, Justin Roiland teamed up with Dan Harmon to create Rick and Morty for Cartoon Network’s nighttime programming block, Adult Swim. The animated series follows the life of mad scientist Rick Sanchez and his grandson Morty Smith, both voiced by Roiland. The rest of the characters in the series are voiced by Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, and Sarah Chalke.

Highly acclaimed by critics, Rick and Morty has been churning out seasons and episodes since its initial release. The fifth season was released in 2021 with the sixth installment in the works.

Roiland has been a co-host on The Grandma’s Virginity Podcast with Ryan Ridley, and Jackie Buscarino since 2010. Ridley is renowned as the writer of Rick and Morty while Buscarino is a Steven Universe producer.

Pendleton Ward Is One Of His Main Influences

At the Rick and Morty panel during San Diego Comic-Con International 2014, Roiland revealed that Pendleton Ward played a major role in influencing his career choices. Ward is an Emmy Award-winning animator known for his numerous works for Cartoon Network Studios, Frederator Studios, and Netflix Animation.

He Has Launched His Own Game Studio

Roiland launched Squanchtendo on August 25, 2016. The name of the virtual reality studio was coined from the combination of Nintendo and Rick and Morty character Squanchy, but the name was later changed to Squanch Games. Accounting+ is the debut full-length title from the studio and it was released on December 19, 2017. Squanch Games collaborated with William Pugh’s Studio to release the piece for PSVR.

His Major Voices Roles

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• Rick Sanchez
• Morty Smith
• Mr. Meeseeks
• Mr. Poopybutthole
• Taddy Mason
• Truth Tortoise

Justin Roiland’s Net Worth Is $4 Million

Aside from the series and movies mentioned above, Roiland has also voiced characters in numerous video games and he now has his own game studio. His works have also earned nominations for different awards. The many years he has spent creating acclaimed content have equally attracted financial favors as he’s estimated to have accrued a net worth of $4 million. Though his actual earnings from the numerous projects he has executed so far are not known, Roiland has gained enough acclaim to earn like a boss.

Earlier in 2021, he made a fortune from his first NFT art collection (The Best I Could Do), where he sold a piece for $1.65 million. The voice actor has continued to explore the potentials of the industry, keeping fans in anticipation of what is coming next.

Family Life of Justin Roiland

The only family member linked to Roiland is his sister Amy Roiland. As such, the identity of his parents is not known but they reportedly raised him in a conducive environment that helped to nurture his creative mind. Amy is also involved in the entertainment industry as an actress. She is known for appearing in movies like Young Stephen Hawking (2006), 2 Girls, 1 Cup: The Show (2008), and Ever (2014).

On the personal side, Roiland is yet to share the juicy deets with the public. The closest thing to a relationship that has his name on it is a rumor about him and a lady named Abbie Lyn Maley, whom he allegedly dated in 2013. However, that relationship has not been confirmed to date.

An animal lover, Roiland is a pet parent to two dogs. One of his dogs named Jerry is the inspiration behind Snuffles and Jerry. The dog was sick for a while but he nurtured it back to health. Roiland’s Instagram page is rife with pictures from work and of his dogs.

Some Frequently Asked Questions About Justin Roiland

Is justin roiland married or in any relationship.

Justin Roiland is not married or in any known relationship. He was once rumored to be dating a woman identified as Abbie Lyn Maley but there is no confirmation of that.

How Old is Justin Roiland?

The voice actor and co-creator of Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty is 44 years old. He was born on February 21, 1980.

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Justin Roiland's net worth in 2024: Is he still rich after legal issues?

Justin Roiland is an American actor and writer best known for co-creating and voicing cartoon characters in the adult animated sitcom Rick and Morty . In 2023, his popularity plummeted after a domestic assault scandal allegedly involving him came to light. What is Justin Roiland’s net worth in 2024 and was it affected by the scandal?

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In season seven of the Rick and Morty , fans were treated to a surprise with the absence of long-serving voice actor Justin Roiland. The scandal, which included allegations of domestic abuse and predatory and inappropriate workplace behaviour, had far-reaching consequences for him in the entertainment industry. With the charges against him dropped, many wonder how much of his wealth and career he has retained.

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How much is Justin Roiland's net worth?

According to Celebrity Net Worth and TheThings , the American entertainer was worth between $7 million and $9 million before the scandal. More recently, sources such as Market Realist report that Justin Roiland's net worth in 2024 may have reduced to $4 million.

His wealth has been sourced from his career as a writer, producer, director, voice actor , and video game proprietor. Before his career implosion, he had signed lucrative deals with Hulu, Adult Swims, and Disney’s 20th Television Animation. His cumulative earnings from the deals before the scandal could have ranged between $50 million and $100 million.

The multi-talented actor released and sold an NFT art collection in 2021 that fetched nearly $1.7 million. His NFT collection, titled The Best I Could Do , sold for over $1 million. His signed artwork is estimated to bring in between $15,000 and $20,000 at the Sotheby's auction company.

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His earnings are also sourced from creating and voicing video games through Squanch Games, formerly Squanchtendo. His latest game released in 2022, High on Life, a comedic action-adventure and video game, reportedly became the highest-selling game on Steam. Other games produced by Squanch Games include Trover Saves The Universe , Accounting + , and Dr Splorchy Presents Space Heroes .

He owns a $3.7 million home in Sherman Oaks, a suburban neighbourhood in San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles. The six-bedroom home sits on an 8,000-acre property and features a walk-in wet bar, fitness suite, eight bathrooms, an eight-seat home theatre, and a swimming pool.

A 2021 report by the Times Herald also reveals that he owns a second home in North Carolina. The 10-acre estate is located in the rural agricultural town of Ripon, California and has an expansive almond tree grove.

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The American actor is 44 years old as of August 2024. He was born on 21 February 1980, and his zodiac sign is Pisces.

Roiland was born to Mark and Rebecca Roiland in Stockton, California, United States. He grew up in Manteca, California, before moving to Houston, Texas, after completing junior college. Justin Roiland has one sister, Amy Roiland, an actress, fashion designer and blogger behind A Fashion Nerd .

He attended Sierra High School for the first quarter of his senior year and later studied at Manteca High School. He completed his junior college studies at Modesto Junior College.

Justin Roiland is credited with various roles , from writing to production to film and voice acting. As of this writing, he has 107 acting credits, 38 in writing, 31 in production, and 20 in directing shows. However, he is best known for voicing Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith, the main characters in Rick and Morty .

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In 2005, he became involved with Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab through Channel 101, a platform through which they created and hosted absurd web shows. At Channel 101, he created and submitted various web series shows, including 2 Girls 1 Cup: The Show , The Most Extraordinary Space Investigations, House of Cosbys and The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and Mharti .

He also partnered with Schrab and Harmon to create Acceptable TV and The Sarah Silverman Program . Here are the other works he has been involved in:

• MultiVersus
• Solar Opposites
• King Star King
• The Paloni Family Comedy Show
• Warped Kart Racers
• The Boys Presents: Diabolical
• Trover Saves The Universe
• Run The Jewels: Oh Mama

Between 2004 and 2024, his prominence as a voice-over artist made him one of the most famous voice actors . His major voice-acting gig came in 2010 when he voiced Disney's animated Slice of Life show, Oscar Fishtooth , for eight seasons. Here is a summary of some of Justin Roiland's voice roles in shows and video games.

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The Hollywood actor is not married. However, he was recently cleared of domestic assault charges against a woman he dated in 2020. He met the lady on Tinder in 2019.

The Uncle Grandpa actor stands 5 feet 10 inches (178 centimetres) and weighs approximately 172 pounds (78 kilograms).

• How old is Justin Roiland? He is 44 years old, having been born on 21 February 1980.
• Who is Justin Roiland's sister? His sister, Amy Roiland, is a fashion enthusiast , blogger and designer.
• Who is Justin Roiland's wife? The Rick and Morty co-creator is not married.
• Where is Justin Roiland now? Since his case was dismissed in 2023, the Hollywood actor has maintained a low profile.
• Is Justin Roiland still rich? His alleged net worth of between $4 million and $9 million makes him one of the wealthiest entertainers.
• How much does Justin Roiland make? Before his arrest, the American writer and producer earned about $5 million annually from deals with Hulu, Adult Swim, and Disney. He also earns from his artwork and video games created through his studio, Squanch Games.
• Does Justin Roiland still write for Rick and Morty ? He is no longer directly involved in the production of the show. However, he is still listed in its credits.
• What happened to Justin Roiland? Between May and August 2020, Roiland was arrested and charged with domestic violence charges against an anonymous woman he was in a relationship with.

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Katie Puckrik explores the 1970s American music phenomenon of Yacht Rock, a halcyon period of Los Angeles studio craft that married R&B with themes of longing, aspiration and melancholy, before going on to explore how the genre adapted to the musical times of the 1980s.

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You caught me co-opting a Letterboxd page for a completely unreleated yacht rock documentary to leave a diary entry for the smoothest comedy series to ever hit the webzone!

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Simply put, the best music documentary to appear on BBC4 in some time. Sign Katie Puckrik up to do more please, she was living her best life making this, and we were too watching it. And it goes without saying that the music is *chef's kiss* fantastic.

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I loved it! It’s short, sweet, and a heckin blast. Every episode has some BANGER tunes, some wonderful jokes about the musicians that make them, hilariously written/acted characters, and also some epic guest stars (like Justin Roiland, Dan Harmon, and even Drew Carey at one point). So worth it if you’re into music comedy stuff, let alone the Yacht Rock culture as a whole (the name for the genre of music actually was derived from the title of this show)! I can’t recommend it enough.

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Justin Roiland’s net worth explained: How much Roiland made from ‘Rick and Morty’ and more

Justin Roiland is trending right now. Rick and Morty fans might synonymize him with the creation of the hit franchise, but the severe allegations against the actor earned him massive backlash and criticisms.

He has been charged with violence, domestic violence, and sexually charged messages, evidence of which has been presented by a multitude of women, including his ex-girlfriend, whose name remains anonymous.

As a response, Adult Swim has declared to have severed all forms of associations with Roiland and has pledged to continue working with the fellow creator of the show Dan Harmon and other teammates. As fans are waiting for the seventh season of Rick and Morty , they are simultaneously preparing for Roiland’s absence from the show, where is known for lending his voice to numerous major characters, including the titular grandfather-grandson duo.

While the fans mostly view Roiland as the mind behind their favorite animated show, the 42-year-old voice actor has garnered his fortune by engaging in various other projects. Let’s shed some light on Roiland’s net worth, particularly his earnings from Rick and Morty . 

Justin Roiland: Net worth from Rick and Morty and more

It is true that Rick and Morty put Roiland on the map, and being the show’s executive producer as well as the voice of the protagonists, Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith, he has managed to accumulate quite a lot of wealth.

The show ran for six seasons starting in 2013 and has aired a total of 61 episodes to date. Before the success of the Adult Swim series, Roiland was engaged in quite a lot of other projects, which garnered him recognition and decent earnings. After graduating from college, he began his career as an actor and starred in the movie Yacht Rock and the comedy series, 2 Girls, 1 Cup: The Show .

He also appeared in The Sarah Silverman Program , from which he earned around $15,000 . His other notable works include Acceptable TV, Pig Goat Banana , and Cricket, to name a few. As a voice actor, he got recognized for his roles in Adventure Time, Gravity Falls , and Out There . Combining his earnings from all the projects, his current net worth stands at $4 million.

It is most likely that the major chunk of the income was garnered from Rick and Morty where he served as the executive producer as well as a voice actor. Following his exit from the show, which is awaiting the release of its upcoming season later this year, there are questions regarding whether he would be receiving royalties from the subsequent seasons of the show, given his role as the creator.

However, it is uncertain if Adult Swim and Roiland signed any contract. Also if there’s been any discussion regarding the same, then the amount that he would possibly be receiving is unknown as the show’s budget hasn’t been disclosed yet.

As Rick and Morty approaches its seventh season, it would be exciting to see who would take over the leading voice roles and how they would fare.

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• 8 wins & 5 nominations total

• Rick Sanchez
• Morty Smith
• Additional Voices
• Mr. Poopybutthole
• Council of Ricks
• Albert Einstein
• Ants in My Eyes Johnson
• Blips & Chitz Announcer
• Call Centre Alien #3
• Doofus Rick
• Dream Aliens
• Eyeholes Man
• Fake Door Salesman
• Garbage Goober
• Gazorpazorpfield
• Green Alien
• Mr. Meeseeks
• Tophat Jones
• Two Brother Movie Announcer (voice)
• 2013–2022 • 61 eps

• Esports Guy
• Man on Radio
• Red Goobler
• Talking Bass (voice)
• 2020–2022 • 29 eps
• 2005 • 6 eps

• Cup (voice)
• 2008 • 5 eps

• Hank Waffles
• Cop (voice)

• Chad Wagon (voice)

• Additional Voices (voice)
• Mr. Poopybutthole (voice) ...
• 61 episodes

• Morty Jay (voice)

• Morty Smith (credit only)

• Leroy (voice)
• Eddie (voice) ...
• 29 episodes

• Noob Noob (voice)

• Korvo (voice)

• Narrator's Dad
• Picante's Dad (voice)

• Uncle (voice)

• Morty (voice)

• Doug Cheston
• Punk Kid (voice)

• 10 episodes
• written by (creator)
• 53 episodes

• characters: Rick Sanchez, Morty Smith, Mr. Meeseeks
• 71 episodes
• created by (creator)
• based on characters created by

• executive producer

• commissioning producer (uncredited)

• 21 episodes

• executive producer (segment Most Spectecular Copyright Evasion - Rick and Morty Season 2 E7.mp4)

• executive producer: Rick and Morty Couch Gag

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• 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
• February 21 , 1980
• Stockton, California, USA
• Amy Roiland (Sibling)

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