Rick Jay Glen

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Rick Jay Glen
Born
Richard Jay Glen

(1981-10-13) October 13, 1981 (age 42)
Vallejo, California, U.S.
Other namesRickory
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor, writer, director, producer
Years active1997–present
Websitewww.rickjayglen.com

Rick Jay Glen (born October 13, 1981) is an American actor and screenwriter. He is best known for the voice of Briar, from the internationally recognized animated television series Boonie Bears,[1] as well as the animated films Boonie Bears: To the Rescue[2] (2014) and Boonie Bears: Mystical Winter (2015). He has also voiced the character "Sarge" in Reboant: Endless Dawn (2018), and the voices of Apollo, Hades, Jones, Minotaur, and Poseidon for Genesis MOBA (2019), available on PS4 and Steam.

Personal life[edit]

Rick grew up in the Bay Area California and attended Concord High School. He attended college in Chico to further pursue his interest in psychology. His passion for creative arts led him to be more involved in theater, radio, commercial and video game voiceover work, and independent films. He moved to Shenzhen, China in 2010 .

Cancer[edit]

At the age of four months, he was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma,[3] a cancer of the connective tissue. He was treated at Children's Hospital Oakland, and underwent chemotherapy for the following two years. The cancer has not returned. He attended Camp Okizu as a child,[4] a camp for childhood cancer survivors, and volunteered with The American Cancer Society events to raise funding for cancer research and treatments.

Career[edit]

Rick began his career as an actor, studying theater at Butte College and Chico State in 2005. After several years of acting on stage, he began a short-lived career as a stand-up comic. In 2010, he began working at Fantawild Animation International in Shenzhen, China, as an in-house production assistant and voice actor for the animated series "Chicken Stew" and "Kung Fu Masters of the Zodiac: 12 Zodiac Way".[5]


In 2011, the company released the animated hit series "Boonie Bears" for which Rick voiced the famously sincere and responsible older brother bear, Briar.[6] The series picked up momentum, as "Boonie Bears or Bust" (the second season to the franchise) was released and brought more loveable characters. Rick also voiced Babu, (the spastic monkey minion of King Tiki), HooHoo (the clueless but cheerful owl), Fabian (the cunningly diabolical pet of Logger Vick), and Shaolin (the wise acrobatic tiger of the circus troupe). As the franchise began to gain international recognition, multiple series followed.

In 2013, the company began production on "One and a Half Heroes" (also titled "Tornadoclaw).[7] The story about a great ancient warrior, Tornadoclaw (voiced by Rick), a master warrior whose reputation had been tarnished and was exiled from the ancient kingdom. The production was scratched after the pilot episode.

Rick continued working with the writing staff, music department, and marketing team of Fantawild Animation on two one-hour made for TV animated movies "Boonie Bears: Homeward Journey" and "Boonie Bears: Robo Rumble. In 2014, the Fantawild began production on the feature length "Boonie Bears to the Rescue", for which Rick wrote the English script as well as provided vocals for two tracks on the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, "Lola's Eyes" and "Boonie Bears Samba".

Rick also wrote and acted for shows such as "Pondemonium", "Brainy Bubbly Bug Buddies", and "Tales from the Salted Egg Temple". After "Boonie Bears: A Mystical Winter,"[8] on which Rick was also the musical director, he parted ways with Fantawild Animation in July.

In 2018, Rick voiced SARGE on the virtual reality AAA game "Reboant: Endless Dawn"[9] for the Oculus Rift and Steam. Rick consulted on the game's story and characters. At the time of the game's beta release in 2018, development was scrapped. The game had failed to meet the demands of gamers, who felt the game was too short for the cost.[10]

Rick also appeared on PlayStation 4's "Genesis"[11] (a multiplayer online battle arena game) as five brutal characters. The first was the game's starter character, Apollo (God of the sun), Hades (Lord of the underworld), Jones (Mutant squid pirate), Minotaurus (the beast of darkness and bloodthirst), and Poseidon (the powerful and unforgiving God of the sea). In 2019, he returned to California.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Production Resource
2011 A Pondemonium Christmas McBroom Voice Screenwriter [12]
2013 Boonie Bears: Homeward Journey Briar / Babu / Hoo Hoo / Vick's Father / Boss / Girl's Father Voice Screenwriter [13]
2013 Brainy Bubbly Bug Buddies McBroom / Sgt. Rusty / Cicada Voice Screenwriter [14]
2014 Boonie Bears: To the Rescue Briar / Ted Marshall Jr. / Ted Marshall Sr. / Arnold / Babu / Vick's Father / Radio News Host / Additional Voices Voice, Singer Screenwriter [15]
2014 Boonie Bears: Robo Rumble Briar / Babu / Fabian / Hoo Hoo / Additional Voices Voice Screenwriter [16]
2014 Brainy Bubbly Bug Buddies 2 McBroom / Mosquito / Snail Voice Screenwriter [17]
2015 Boonie Bears: Mystical Winter Briar / Babu / Chester / Vick's Father / Additional Voices Voice Screenwriter [18]
2015 Brainy Bubbly Bug Buddies 3 McBroom / Grasshopper Brothers Voice Screenwriter [19]
2017 Pondemonium McBroom / Sgt. Rusty Voice Screenwriter [20]
2018 The Salted Egg (2018) Creego / Cooper / Filipo / Silver / Tavish Long / Kodiak / Chief Ya Ya / Glutton / Julio / Extras Voice Screenwriter [21]
2018 Pomdemonium 2 McBroom / Sgt. Rusty Voice Screenwriter [22]
2018 Pondemonium 3 McBroom / Sgt. Rusty Voice Screenwriter [23]
2018 Hop on the School Bug McBroom Voice Screenwriter [24]
2019 Bugged McBroom Voice Screenwriter [25]
2019 Bugged 2 McBroom / Sgt. Rusty Voice Screenwriter [26]
2019 Buzzed McBroom Voice Screenwriter [27]
2019 Buzzed 2 McBroom / Sgt. Rusty Voice Screenwriter [28]
2019 The Salted Egg 2 Creego / Cooper / Filipo / Silver / Tavish Long / Kodiak / Chief Ya Ya / Glutton / Julio / Extras Voice Screenwriter [29]
2019 Bug Smarts Sgt. Rusty / Army Ant Voice Screenwriter [30]
2019 Little Bookworms McBroom Voice Screenwriter [31]
2019 Best Bug Buddies McBroom Voice Screenwriter [32]
2019 Bug Smarts 2 McBroom / Sgt. Rusty / Pigeon Voice Screenwriter [33]
2019 The Salted Egg 3 Creego / Cooper / Filipo / Silver / Tavish Long / Kodiak / Chief Ya Ya / Glutton / Julio / Extras Voice Screenwriter [34]
2020 Buzzed 3 McBroom / Sgt. Rusty / Extras Voice Screenwriter [35]
2020 Bug Smarts 3 McBroom / Sgt. Rusty / Leaf Bug / Crab Voice Screenwriter [36]
2024 We Want In Screenwriter

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Episodes Production Resource
2010 Chicken Stew Additional Voices Voice 67 Episodes Staff Writer [37]
2010 Kung Fu Master of the Zodiac: 12 Zodiac Way Epsilon / Rascal / Long Mouth / Additional Voices Voice 138 Episodes Staff Writer [38]
2010 Brainy Bubbly Bug Buddies McBroom / Sgt. Rusty / Cicada / Mosquito / Additional Voices Voice 52 Episodes Staff Writer [39]
2011 Boonie Bears Briar / Additional Voices Voice 95 Episodes Staff Writer [40]
2011 Pondemonium McBroom / Sgt. Rusty / Cicada / Mosquito / Additional Voices Voice 67 Episodes Staff Writer [41]
2012 Boonie Bears or Bust Briar / Babu / Fabian / Shao Lin / Additional Voices Voice 102 Episodes Staff Writer [42]
2013 Tornadoclaw Tornadoclaw / Additional Voices Voice Unaired pilot Theme Music Composer and Vocalist [43]
2013 Boonie Bears: Forest Frenzy Briar / Babu / Hoo Hoo / Additional Voices Voice 52 Episodes Staff Writer [44]
2015 Chicken Stew: Tales From the Salted-Egg Temple Creego / Cooper / Tavish Long / Chief Ya-Ya / Silver / Master Eagle / Guilio / Additional Voices Voice 78 Episodes Staff Writer [45]
2018 Boonie Bears Spring into Action Briar / Babu / Additional Voices Voice
 48 Episodes Staff Writer [46]
2022 Leo & Layla's History Adventures Gideon / King David Voice
 2 Episodes PragerU Kids [47]
2025 Flow Co-creator TBA 8 Episodes Writer / Showrunner [48]

Short films[edit]

Year Title Role Release
2016 The Hotline Writer / Assistant Director / Co-Producer Suspended Indefinitely
2017 The Other Writer / Producer 2017 Shanghai International 48-Hour Short Film Contest

Video games[edit]

Year Title Format Role Position Developer Website Release Date Resources
2018 Reboant – Endless Dawn Steam Sarge / Alien Brute / Narrator Voice / Mocap / Story Consultant Dark Lord Games Website No Longer Active April 14, 2018 [49]
2019 Genesis PlayStation 4 / Steam Minotaurus / Jones / Poseidon / Hades / Apollo Voice Rampage Games Website No Longer Active March 14, 2019 [50]

Podcasts[edit]

Year Title Format Role Episode Notes Producer Website Release Date Resources
2024 Monster's Almanac KidPod Theater Sasquatch 1 & 6 Voice Jason T. Reed / Casey Wolfe https://kidpodtheater.com March, 2024 [51]
2024 Chthonic Audio Series Podcast Grayson Miller / Narrator 10 Voice Rick Jay Glen TBA

Music[edit]

Rick was the front-man of progressive metal band, Umbra. The group was formed in late 1995 under the name 813 by Sean Mallet and David Tracey. Rick joined the group in late 1996, they later officially named themselves "Umbra" in 1997. The group dispersed in 2006 after a 9-year run. They recorded one album entitled "Dark Corners of Memory" in 2004.

Discography[edit]

Year Band Album Tracks Members Role Previous Members
2004 Umbra Dark Corners of Memory 10 Tracks Rick Jay Glen, David Tracey, Sean Mallett, Mark Hamlon writer/vocals/keys Jamie Carol, Jeff Conama, Chris Cullen
2013 N/A "Tornadoclaw" Theme Song "Long Way Down" Rick Jay Glen, Robert Gustafsson writer / vocals / guitar N/A
2014 N/A "Boonie Bears to the Rescue" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Lola's Eyes", "Boonie Bears Samba" Rick Jay Glen vocals N/A
2015 N/A "Boonie Bears: A Mystical Winter" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Never Any Distance" Rick Jay Glen writer / Musical Director / Music Supervisor N/A

References[edit]

  1. ^ Boonie Bears or Bust Season 1 Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, April 4, 2024
  2. ^ Boonie Bears at SM Cinemas, January 15, 2015
  3. ^ "Rhabdomyosarcoma In Children", Stanford Medicine Children's Health
  4. ^ "Camp Okizu, a Refuge for Families Affected by Childhood Cancer, Pledges to Rise from the Ashes", University of California San Francisco, February 9, 2021
  5. ^ "Harvey Toons make their way to Nick from December'10". Adgully. December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  6. ^ "Review: "Boonie Bears to The Rescue"". Asian Movie Pulse. October 18, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "One and a Half Heroes", IMDb, March 30, 2013
  8. ^ "Boonie Bears: A Mystical Winter", IMDb, January 30, 2015
  9. ^ "Reboant: Endless Dawn", Steam, April 13, 2018, retrieved April 13, 2018
  10. ^ "Reboant: Endless Dawn", Metacritic, April 13, 2018
  11. ^ "Genesis Review: Yup, That's A MOBA". The Gamer. August 16, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  12. ^ "A Pondemonium Christmas", IMDb
  13. ^ "Boonie Bears: Homeward Journey (2013)", IMDb
  14. ^ "Brainy Bubbly Bug Buddies (2010)", IMDb
  15. ^ "Boonie Bears to the Rescue (2014)", IMDb
  16. ^ "Boonie Bears: Robo Rumble (2014)", IMDb
  17. ^ "Brainy Bubbly Bug Buddies 2 (2019)", IMDb
  18. ^ "Boonie Bears: A Mystical Winter (2015)", IMDb
  19. ^ "Brainy Bubbly Bug Buddies 3", IMDb
  20. ^ "Pondemonium (2017)", IMDb
  21. ^ "The Slated Egg (2018)", IMDb
  22. ^ "Pondemonium 2 (2018)", IMDb
  23. ^ "Pondemonium 3 (2018)", IMDb
  24. ^ "Hop on the School Bug (2019)", IMDb
  25. ^ "Bugged (2019)", IMDb
  26. ^ "Bugged 2 (2019)", IMDb
  27. ^ "Buzzed (2019)", IMDb
  28. ^ "Buzzed 2 (2019)", IMDb
  29. ^ "The Salted Egg 2 (2019)", IMDb
  30. ^ "Bug Smarts (2019)", IMDb
  31. ^ "Little Book Worms (2019)", IMDb
  32. ^ "Best Bug Buddies (2019)", IMDb
  33. ^ "Bug Smarts 2 (2019)", IMDb
  34. ^ "The Salted Egg 2 (2019)", IMDb
  35. ^ "Buzzed 3 (2020)", IMDb
  36. ^ "Bug Smarts 3 (2020)", IMDb
  37. ^ "Chicken Stew (2010)", IMDb
  38. ^ "Kung Fu Masters of the Zodiac (2010)", IMDb
  39. ^ "Brainy Bubbly Bug Buddies (2010)", IMDb
  40. ^ "Boonie Bears (2011)", IMDb
  41. ^ "Pondemonium (2011)", IMDb
  42. ^ "Boonie Bears or Bust (2012)", IMDb
  43. ^ "Tornadoclaw (2013)", IMDb
  44. ^ "Boonie Bears: Forest Frenzy (2013)", IMDb
  45. ^ "Chicken Stew: Tales from the Salted Egg Temple (2015)", IMDb
  46. ^ "Boonie Bears Spring Into Action (2015-2018)", IMDb
  47. ^ "Leo & Layla's History Adventures (2022)", IMDb
  48. ^ "Flow (2025)", IMDb
  49. ^ "Reboant: Endless Dawn (2018)", IMDb
  50. ^ "Genesis MOBA (2019)", IMDb
  51. ^ "Monster's Almanac (2024)", Kid Pod Theater, March 22, 2024

External links[edit]

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