Justin Roberts

Justin Jason Roberts (born December 29, 1979) is an American ring announcer signed to independent promotion House of Hardcore, best known for his time in WWE. While in WWE, Roberts regularly announced for its pay-per-views and television shows like Raw, SmackDown, ECW and Superstars.

Career

Early career (1996–2002)

Roberts began watching wrestling, after he saw an edition of Saturday Night's Main Event and met Kerry Von Erich and The Ultimate Warrior at a hotel in Wisconsin. The combined events inspired Roberts to become a fan of professional wrestling. He also briefly trained as a referee so he could be in the same ring as Curt Hennig, of whom he was a big fan.

Roberts began ring announcing at age 16 for local professional wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling International, and announced his first match in November 1996. While studying Media Arts and Communications at the University of Arizona from 1998 to 2002, Roberts worked for other independent promotions such as the American Wrestling Alliance, All Pro Wrestling, and Impact Zone Wrestling. During this time, he also announced for the Toughman Contest.

Justin Roberts (musician)

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Justin Roberts is a Chicago-based American singer-songwriter of children’s music. He performs with the Not Ready for Naptime Players. His album Jungle Gym was nominated in the "Best Musical Album for Children" category at the 53rd Grammy Awards in 2011.

History

Roberts attended Kenyon College at Gambier, Ohio, where he was a member of the Kokosingers, the college’s male a cappella group. He began his music career in the Minneapolis-based indie-rock band Pimentos for Gus, of which he was a founding member. Pimentos for Gus released three separate albums in the 1990s. Roberts decided to moonlight (during the day) as a Montessori preschool teacher. It wasn’t long before Justin began writing and singing songs for a new generation of fans: his students. The kids immediately responded and inspired Justin to record some of his new songs and send them out to a few friends for Christmas. One of the gift recipients was Liam Davis, a college pal and music producer, who suggested that they record the songs professionally