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Trip Ross (born Andrew William Ross on March 14, 1979 in Salina, Kansas) is an American writer, actor, director and producer. He is most well known for creating the television show Empty Noggin, which began as an online comedic video enterprise before moving to television in the mid-2000s.[1] He is the owner of Uncultivated Studios, and has directed a number of music videos for celebrities like Logan Lynn.[2]
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| Born | March 14, 1979 Kansas |
About
editRoss created Empty Noggin Entertainment in August 1998 and Uncultivated Studios in February 2003. He is currently[when?] the executive producer of the television show Empty Noggin, which has aired on CW, Fox and Comcast on Demand. Fellow writers of the show include Greg Nibler, Nate Gancher and Rob Campbell. Moving from largely an online presence to an actual television show in 2006, Empty Noggin aired concurrently on Comcast Local 37 and Comcast On-Demand. After one season, it moved to Portland's CW for half a season, before finishing the second season on Fox 49. It is no longer on the air.
In addition to his work with Empty Noggin, Ross owns Uncultivated Studios, a general digital media company specializing in music videos, parodies and odd commercials. Trip has helped several groups across the globe put their music to film. Some of these music videos, particularly those by artist Logan Lynn, have been played on MTV, VH1, Logo, ADD-TV and various local Portland, Oregon, programs.
He has also been a member of the comedy group Cinema Queso, which has made several award-winning short films.[3]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Rainbow Brite: The True Saturday Morning Story | Inspector Gadget | Short comedy |
| 2008 | Twilight | Coffee Shop Guy (uncredited) | Movie |
| 2009 | "Messiah Complex" | Henchman 2 | Comedy |
| 2010 | "Leverage" | Associate[4] | TV series (1 episode: "The Bottle Job") |
Recognition
editIn December 2007, Trip's music video for Portland artist Logan Lynn, titled Burning Your Glory, was nominated for the MTV Logo network's music video of the year.[1]
The nomination did lend itself to national exposure as the lead story on Out of the Closet Television in March 2008.[5] Burning Your Glory was also nominated for best music video for ADD TV.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Bailey, Shel. "Local director nets nomination for MTV logo network award". Positively Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- "Logan Lynn: "Burning Your Glory (Empire Edit)" (2007) -AS SEEN ON MTV'S LOGO NETWORK!!!". Current. Retrieved October 12, 2012. - ^ "Logan Lynn: "Write It On My Left Arm" (2009)". Vimeo. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ^ Walker, David. "Filming Portland". Willamette Week. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ^ "The Bottle Job". sharetv. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Logan Lynn". Local.com. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ^ "ADD-TV Episode SPIN". add-tv. Retrieved October 12, 2012.