Trip Ross

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.

About Ross created Empty Noggin Entertainment in August 1998 and Uncultivated Studios in February 2003. He is currently 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.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes2007 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 TV series (1 episode: "The Bottle Job")

Recognition

In 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.

The nomination did lend itself to national exposure as the lead story on Out of the Closet Television in March 2008. Burning Your Glory was also nominated for best music video for ADD TV.