James Rolfe (filmmaker)
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Rolfe as his trademark character, The Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)
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James Duncan Rolfe July 10, 1980 Penns Grove, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Residence | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Other names | The Nerd |
| Alma mater | University of the Arts of Philadelphia |
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| Spouse(s) | April Rolfe (m. 2007) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | cinemassacre |
James Duncan Rolfe (born July 10, 1980) is an American actor, comedian, independent filmmaker, media critic, 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 reviews of classic board games and Movie Reviews for the Spike network.
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 friend and collaborator Mike Matei persuaded him to publish them on the Internet. Between this time, he filmed videos he created on his own and most of them have been released on his website called Cinemassacre. He also performed briefly in music playing on the drums. From 2008 to 2009, Rolfe's character went through a fictional feud with the Nostalgia Critic.
James Rolfe was born on July 10, 1980, in New Jersey, to Scott and Marlene Rolfe. His parents bought him an audio recorder as a Christmas present sometime in the early to mid-1980s. Later, he got a camera and took photographs with friends performing fights for new projects. He was inspired by The Legend of Zelda and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to create adventure stories. Rolfe also illustrated comic books, which he updated monthly. One such book he wrote had a plot inspired by the video game The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
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