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Canadian internet personality, comedian, and writer.

Elyse Willems

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Elyse Willems at RTX Austin 2017.

Born (1986-05-03) May iii, 1986 (age 36)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Nationality Canadian
Education Academy of Toronto
Occupation Writer • producer • performer • co-artistic director
Years active 2013–present
Employer Rooster Teeth
Spouse(southward) James Willems
Website elysewillems.com

Elyse Willems (built-in May iii, 1986)[ane] [two] is a Canadian internet personality, comedian, and writer. She is all-time known for her work as a bandage member and producer at Funhaus, a division of Rooster Teeth Productions, since November 2015.[3] Since then, Willems has appeared and been involved in numerous productions by Rooster Teeth.

Willems published her debut novel, A Nighttime in Halloween House, which became a bestselling Halloween children's volume on Amazon in Oct 2020.[iv]

Biography [edit]

Willems was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario[v] in a family of Polish descent. After graduating from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Regime,[vi] Willems relocated to Los Angeles in January 2012.[7] She worked at Viacom as a production assistant on GameTrailers from August 2012, afterward becoming a segment producer at Defy Media in 2014, where she produced, wrote and hosted Mandatory Update, a weekly one-act news show that provided a satirical commentary of the video game industry.

In Nov 2015, Willems joined Rooster Teeth as a cast fellow member of Funhaus. There, she has collaboratively produced and co-written numerous series, such as Arizona Circle, Sex Swing, and Twits & Crits, as well equally producing and performing in gaming videos and podcasts. Willems has made several appearances at RTX conventions, including a Ladies of Rooster Teeth panel at RTX Sydney 2017 where she expressed her frustration at credit for things she has done being given to her male peers in the past,[8] and on the series Always Open, hosted past beau Canadian Rooster Teeth member and friend Barbara Dunkelman.[9] In 2017, a shortened prune focusing primarily on Willems from one of Funhaus' videos went viral. The clip featured Funhaus members criticizing a female character for wearing a ponytail while Willems, who is wearing a ponytail in the clip, reacts in the background.[ten] The clip appeared in one of PewDiePie's videos,[eleven] and garnered almost fifteen meg views worldwide. Willems clarified that the intent was humorous and that her reaction was deliberately comedic.[12]

In 2020, Willems served equally the series creator and one of the participants in Last Laugh, a Rooster Teeth series centered effectually a social experiment where twelve contestants spent six hours in one room while trying to make each other express joy or smile.[13] Willems too streams with her husband James in lodge to fundraise for various charities and causes, and is amidst the popular streamers who raised funds for The Jimmy Fund to support research at Dana-Farber Cancer Plant on November 1, 2020.[14]

Willems self-published her start novel, titled A Night in Halloween House, in Oct 2020.[15] [sixteen] Information technology was released on Amazon as both paperback and Kindle editions, and became the bestselling Halloween children'due south volume. The novel received predominantly five star reviews on the novel's Amazon page and its Goodreads counterpart, with readers praising the sense of Halloween nostalgia that Willems prepare out to convey in the book.[17] In 2021, she and James were credited as writers for IllFonic'due south Arcadegeddon.[18]

Personal life [edit]

Willems is married to fellow performer and Funhaus bandage member James Willems,[19] and they live in Los Angeles, California.[twenty]

Filmography [edit]

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Video games [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "James Willems on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved Oct 26, 2020.
  2. ^ ""Are Birds Evil?" and Other Tough Questions - The Funhaus Podcast". YouTube (Funhaus). January 14, 2021. Retrieved Jan 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Elyse Willems - LinkedIn". Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  4. ^ A Night in Halloween Firm: Willems, Elyse, McQuaig, Adam: 9781735982410: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN1735982415.
  5. ^ "Elyse Willems". Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "TEEN VS *** - Google Trends Bear witness - YouTube". YouTube. June 5, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "RTX Sydney Interview with Elyse Willems - YouTube". YouTube. February 18, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "RTX Sydney: I Didn't Die This Time". Kotaku. Feb ten, 2017.
  9. ^ "RTX Austin 2018: 1 on ane with RWBY's Barbara Dunkelman and Funhaus' Elyse Willems! - GameSpot". GameSpot. Retrieved Oct 24, 2020.
  10. ^ "Jesus Christ Bruce... - YouTube". YouTube. April 30, 2017. Retrieved Oct 26, 2020.
  11. ^ "YOU Express mirth, Yous DIE - YLYL #0020 - YouTube". YouTube (PewDiePie). Feb 26, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  12. ^ "James and Elyse on Reddit scandals, impressions and long altitude relationships - YouTube". YouTube. July 21, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  13. ^ "Rooster Teeth Debuts 'Last Laugh' Comedy Series – TenEighty – Internet civilisation in focus". TenEighty. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  14. ^ "Popular Streamers Play Against Cancer for Jimmy Fund Let's Game". GamingLyfe. October 21, 2020. Retrieved Oct 25, 2020.
  15. ^ "Interview: Funhaus' Elyse Willems Talks About Her Commencement Novel". Bleeding Absurd. November 11, 2020. Retrieved Nov 12, 2020.
  16. ^ "Elyse Willems Wrote a Book (and Nick Read it) - Nosotros Take Cool Friends - YouTube". YouTube (Kinda Funny). November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  17. ^ "A Night in Halloween House by Elyse Willems". Goodreads. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  18. ^ "gerritzen on Twitter: "This really makes me grinning. Thank yous @ElyseWillems & @JamesWillems for being on this crazy ride!"". Twitter. Retrieved July xiii, 2021.
  19. ^ "For YouTube channel Funhaus, Being Funny (And Offensive) Is Just Part Of The Brand'due south Twisted Charm". Forbes. July 12, 2016. Retrieved Oct 26, 2020.
  20. ^ "Elyse Willems'south Profile - Rooster Teeth". Retrieved October 24, 2020.

External links [edit]

  • Official website
  • Elyse Willems on Twitter
  • Elyse Willems on IMDb
  • Elyse Willems on Instagram

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elyse_Willems

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