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|PicDesc=James' About Page Picture | |PicDesc=James' About Page Picture | ||
|Pronouns=He/Him | |||
|DOB=October 26, 1983 | |DOB=October 26, 1983 | ||
|Duties=Actor, Producer, Editor, | |Duties=Actor, Producer, Editor, Merch | ||
| | |First=Tennis | ||
|RecurringCharacters=[[Ways to Save the Day|The Guy Who Is Super]], [[Rodriguez and Riley|Officer Rodriguez]] | |RecurringCharacters=[[Ways to Save the Day|The Guy Who Is Super]], [[Rodriguez and Riley|Officer Rodriguez]] | ||
|Family=[[Neil Turner]] (father), [[Bobbi Turner]] (mother), one sister, one niece, one cousin | |Family=[[Ashley Turner]] (wife), [[Neil Turner]] (father), [[Bobbi Turner]] (mother), one sister, one niece, one cousin | ||
|Website=http://jameslrr.tumblr.com/ | |Website=[http://jameslrr.tumblr.com/ Slide to Unlock], [http://12b52m365s.tumblr.com/ 12 BOOKS 52 MOVIES 365 SONGS], [http://trombonetoss.com/ Trombone Toss] | ||
|Twitter=http://twitter.com/James_LRR | |Bluesky=[https://bsky.app/profile/james.loadingreadyrun.com James Turner] | ||
| | |Twitter=[http://twitter.com/James_LRR @James_LRR] | ||
|Mastodon=[https://mastodon.social/@James_LRR @James_LRR@mastodon.social] | |||
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'''James Turner''' | '''James A. Turner''' is one of the most veteran members of LoadingReadyRun, having first appeared in the Season 1 video [[Tennis]]. In Episode 2 of the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNK20Zgh7Y0&t=2260s 20th Anniversary Retrospective Podcast], he described the start of his involvement in LRR thusly: "I don't feel like I had any extensive conversations with [Graham] or Paul about it. I feel like one day, I heard it was happening, and the next day we were at Henderson and I was getting tennis balls hit at me." | ||
He | During the era that LoadingReadyRun made sketch comedy, he primarily worked as an actor or co-writer, but did solo-write the Season 6 sketch [[Worst Day Ever]]. He appears on episodes of [[Crossing the Streams]], [[AFK]], [[LoadingReadyLive]], [[LRRMtG]], MtG [[Pre-Prerelease]] streams, and in [[Friday Nights]], [[Crapshots]], and [[CommodoreHUSTLE]]. From 2017 to 2025, he hosted the Minecraft stream [[Mine O'Clock]] with [[Serge Yager]] and [[RebelliousUno]]. Starting in 2025, he is the host of [[Good Morning Moonbase]], where he chats with other LRR crewmembers after reading information about them gleaned from their LoadingReadyWiki pages - something that spurred Wiki editors to start updating those pages in earnest for the first time in quite a while. | ||
In [[Road Quest]], he drove Gandalf, a Pontiac Sunfire convertible. This was the only car on Road Quest to not suffer any major mechanical issues. From 2018 to 2019, he cohosted the Marvel Cinematic Universe podcast [[Countdown to Infinity]] with [[Matt Wiggins]]. | |||
James | James is the person in charge of LRR's streaming schedule, and announces the upcoming week's schedule and upcoming big events on the LRR Discord. | ||
As of 2025, James has appeared on every [[Desert Bus for Hope]] as a driver or entertainer. In more recent years he has been one of the entertainers on the Dawn Guard shift (6 A.M. to 12 P.M. Moonbase Time), where he plays the game coffee pong and hosts game shows, along with other activities. | |||
James married [[Ashley Allman]] on April 12th, 2014. | |||
[[Image:nerfgunbongo.jpg|200px|thumb|right|James as Nerf Gun Bongo]] | [[Image:nerfgunbongo.jpg|200px|thumb|right|James as Nerf Gun Bongo]] | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *James and Ashley have a dog, Jade. | ||
* | *In MtG, James suffers a curse wherein he draws basic lands at inopportune times. | ||
** | *James homestreams on James_LRR, where he punches chunks in Minecraft and listens to cool tunes. | ||
*James is a sensible guy. But is he as sensible as [[Heather Dery]]? [citation needed] | |||
*The Monday Magazine review of LRR's [[LoadingReadyLIVE!]] show described James as being "often hilarious." | |||
{{Crew}} | {{Crew}} | ||
Latest revision as of 19:07, 4 January 2026
| James Turner |
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| Pronouns: He/Him |
| Date of Birth: October 26, 1983 |
| Family: Ashley Turner (wife), Neil Turner (father), Bobbi Turner (mother), one sister, one niece, one cousin |
| LRR |
| Duties: Actor, Producer, Editor, Merch |
| First Appearance: Tennis (24 October 2003) |
| Last Appearance: Crapshots Ep.829 - Guitar Guys Support (4 August 2026) |
| Recurring Characters: The Guy Who Is Super, Officer Rodriguez |
| Desert Bus |
| First Appearance: Desert Bus for Hope 1 (22 November 2007) |
| Last Appearance: Desert Bus for Hope 2025 (14 November 2025) |
| Online |
| Website: Slide to Unlock, 12 BOOKS 52 MOVIES 365 SONGS, Trombone Toss |
| Bluesky: James Turner |
| Twitter: @James_LRR |
| Mastodon: @James_LRR@mastodon.social |
| “ | James gets stuff done. | ” |
| - Kathleen De Vere | ||
James A. Turner is one of the most veteran members of LoadingReadyRun, having first appeared in the Season 1 video Tennis. In Episode 2 of the 20th Anniversary Retrospective Podcast, he described the start of his involvement in LRR thusly: "I don't feel like I had any extensive conversations with [Graham] or Paul about it. I feel like one day, I heard it was happening, and the next day we were at Henderson and I was getting tennis balls hit at me."
During the era that LoadingReadyRun made sketch comedy, he primarily worked as an actor or co-writer, but did solo-write the Season 6 sketch Worst Day Ever. He appears on episodes of Crossing the Streams, AFK, LoadingReadyLive, LRRMtG, MtG Pre-Prerelease streams, and in Friday Nights, Crapshots, and CommodoreHUSTLE. From 2017 to 2025, he hosted the Minecraft stream Mine O'Clock with Serge Yager and RebelliousUno. Starting in 2025, he is the host of Good Morning Moonbase, where he chats with other LRR crewmembers after reading information about them gleaned from their LoadingReadyWiki pages - something that spurred Wiki editors to start updating those pages in earnest for the first time in quite a while.
In Road Quest, he drove Gandalf, a Pontiac Sunfire convertible. This was the only car on Road Quest to not suffer any major mechanical issues. From 2018 to 2019, he cohosted the Marvel Cinematic Universe podcast Countdown to Infinity with Matt Wiggins.
James is the person in charge of LRR's streaming schedule, and announces the upcoming week's schedule and upcoming big events on the LRR Discord.
As of 2025, James has appeared on every Desert Bus for Hope as a driver or entertainer. In more recent years he has been one of the entertainers on the Dawn Guard shift (6 A.M. to 12 P.M. Moonbase Time), where he plays the game coffee pong and hosts game shows, along with other activities.
James married Ashley Allman on April 12th, 2014.
Trivia
- James and Ashley have a dog, Jade.
- In MtG, James suffers a curse wherein he draws basic lands at inopportune times.
- James homestreams on James_LRR, where he punches chunks in Minecraft and listens to cool tunes.
- James is a sensible guy. But is he as sensible as Heather Dery? [citation needed]
- The Monday Magazine review of LRR's LoadingReadyLIVE! show described James as being "often hilarious."
| Crew James Turner Filmography | |||||||
| Crew | Kathleen De Vere · Brendan "Beej" Dery · Heather Dery · Coriander Dickinson · Matt Griffiths · Ian Horner · Jordynne Hatton · Cameron Lauder · Nelson Salahub · Paul Saunders · Adam Savidan · Graham Stark · Alex Steacy · James Turner · Ben Ulmer · Benjamin Wheeler · Serge Yager | ||||||
| Contributors | Angel · Andrew Cownden · Dale Friesen · Devin Harrigan (Featherweight) · Matt Wiggins | ||||||
| Past Crew | Jacob Burgess · Jeremy Petter · Tim Sevenhuysen · Morgan vanHumbeck · Bill Watt | ||||||
