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63-583: Nathan James Barnatt (born February 2, 1981) is an American actor, comedian, dancer, YouTuber , stuntman and filmmaker. He is best known for his famous comical characters Keith Apicary and "Dad". Nathan Barnatt was born on February 2, 1981. Barnatt graduated from Medway High School . Prior to moving to Los Angeles, Barnatt worked as a gravedigger for two years. Barnatt appeared on Comedy Central's The Gong Show with Dave Attell in 2008, on Comedy Central's Ghosts/Aliens pilot in 2009, and on This Show Will Get You High in 2010. In 2012, Barnatt developed
126-472: A feature-length film based on the series in 2014, which received a mixed reception. Rolfe was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , on July 10, 1980. He was raised in southern New Jersey . He is of Italian ancestry. His parents bought him an audio recorder as a Christmas present sometime in the early to mid-1980s. Later, he received a camera and took photographs of him and his friends play-fighting. He
189-520: A 5-minute short review of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) game Castlevania II: Simon's Quest under the title "Bad NES Games". His character was originally named "The Angry Nintendo Nerd," but was later changed to "The Angry Video Game Nerd" (sometimes abbreviated as "The Nerd") to avoid trademark issues and because he expanded his reviews to include games on other consoles (e.g., Sega Genesis , Atari 2600 ). Rolfe conceived
252-553: A brief role as a news reporter in an independent short film about Sonic the Hedgehog . He was offered a role in V/H/S/2 by Adam Wingard , but had to decline due to his commitments on Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie . He was later offered a potential cameo in Godzilla vs. Kong by Wingard, but the demands of production, combined with the timing of the birth of Rolfe's second daughter, made
315-488: A character named Dad. Though it is often called an alternate reality game (ARG), Barnatt disowns the term. The series has concluded its first season consisting three acts in December 2020. The series was a surprising success for Barnatt, who was experiencing financial struggles severe enough that he prepared to live in his van. In August 2019, Barnatt appeared as a guest on an episode of Rental Reviews in which they reviewed
378-407: A crossover video titled " TGWTG Team Brawl," where the characters fight and ultimately reconcile. Out of character, Rolfe and Walker clarified that the feud was entirely fictional and that they were, in fact, good friends. Both have since collaborated on numerous videos and other projects. For a period, Rolfe focused his efforts on producing Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie , which centers around
441-451: A different theme for Monster Madness . In 2007, the theme was the history of horror. In 2008, it was Godzillathon , where he reviewed all of the Godzilla films chronologically. 2009's theme, Monster Madness Three , dealt with a variety of popular and lesser-known horror films. 2010's theme, Camp Cult , focused on both campy horror films and cult classics, such as Troll 2 . In 2011, the theme
504-468: A film editor for corporate safety and instructional videos, but quit in 2007 following the success of his Angry Video Game Nerd web series. Rolfe operated and ran an annual "haunted house" Halloween attraction out of his parents' garage (the same garage was later used to build a graveyard for his horror comedy film The Deader, the Better and again used in his film/series pilot Jersey Odysseys: Legend of
567-561: A good time. But socializing in general... I was a little awkward. Art always made me feel comfortable." Rolfe attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia , where he studied filmmaking. While in college, Rolfe met several friends who would later become collaborators on future projects, including Mike Matei, Kyle Justin, and Brendan "Bootsy" Castner. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in fine arts in 2004. After graduating, he worked as
630-594: A guest on the Let's Play webseries Game Grumps . In November 2016, Barnatt appeared in an episode of James & Mike Mondays , alongside James Rolfe , whom he worked with on Rolfe's 2014 film Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie . On December 20, 2016, he again appeared as his character Keith Apicary in a Christmas episode of the Angry Video Game Nerd episode where he dresses up as Will Ferrell 's character from Elf in order to secure Santa's gifts, and he and
693-450: A man revisiting a childhood amusement park, only to become trapped there. Rolfe stated that the project could be revived in another medium and that he was working on another small-scale screenplay. In May 2007, Rolfe launched a new web series called You Know What's Bullshit? , in which he rants about everyday pet peeves such as pennies, shoelaces, pay toilets , and printers. Initially consisting of rants by Rolfe, he later decided to create
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#1732884605156756-559: A new character to host the series named "The Bullshit Man" (a masked version of Rolfe resembling cow dung ). The Bullshit Man made several cameo appearances in AVGN content, including select videos and the video game AVGN Adventures as a secret character. In 2020, the show's name was abbreviated to You Know What's BS? due to YouTube's advertising policies. Cinemassacre has published a number of other reviews featuring Rolfe and his associates as themselves. Topics covered include video games (under
819-970: A show starring Ryan Kaji, the then-seven-year-old host of the toy review and vlog channel Ryan's World , began airing on the Nick Jr. Channel ; later that year, NBC debuted A Little Late with Lilly Singh in its 1:35 am ET time slot. Singh's digital prominence was cited as a reason for her selection as host by then-NBC Entertainment co-chairman George Cheeks. In 2024, Canadian YouTuber Jasmeet Singh Raina , otherwise known as JusReign, released his half-hour comedy series titled Late Bloomer . In addition to expanding into other forms of media, several YouTubers have used their influence to raise money for charity or speak out on social issues . Notable examples include James Stephen "MrBeast" Donaldson and Mark Rober , who helped raise over $ 20 million with their Team Trees campaign, and Felipe Neto , who publicly criticized Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro for his response to
882-448: A show with Adult Swim based on his Keith Apicary character called Youth Large . The Youth Large pilot was written by Barnatt, his brother Seth, and Paul Cummings (who is also the director). However, Adult Swim passed on the pilot but it was released online in August 2014. Since then, Barnatt has sold shows to television networks Nickelodeon, Amazon, Comedy Central, Fox and Viceland. Barnatt
945-551: A strain in his voice. On March 17, 2010, he announced that he was suffering from burnout due to the demands of consistently writing, directing, and starring in the videos, and that the show would enter a brief hiatus. It was scheduled to return in May 2010; however, an episode was released on April 30. Episodes are now released on either the first or second Wednesday of each month, instead of two episodes per month due to Rolfe's other projects. Episodes were at one point posted on YouTube over
1008-538: A tribute to B-movie sci-fi, and Mimal the Elf (2017), a mockumentary . On May 25, 2017, in a general update video about the future of the YouTube channel, Rolfe announced he was in very early development on what he described as an "atmospheric horror movie... [the film would] take place in one room... very minimal". On December 29, Rolfe announced that 2018 would focus more on his own original projects and that he had begun writing
1071-567: A year after their original release on GameTrailers . Rolfe was previously affiliated with ScrewAttack but left the company in 2013. Rolfe's Nerd character gained further fame through a fictional feud with fellow YouTuber Doug Walker 's Nostalgia Critic character. The feud began with the Critic launching a satirical attack in an early video, prompting a response from the Nerd. The conflict played out across several videos between 2008 and 2009, culminating in
1134-678: Is a performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade theater in Hollywood California. He is also an amateur dancer, as displayed in his videos including a Kimberly Cole audition session. His popularity in the Kimberly Cole audition video has led him to appear in the music video for Kimberly Cole's "U Make Me Wanna" in his Keith Apicary character. Barnatt also appeared in character in a music video for "Let It Roll" by Flo Rida and "Paradise" by Laidback Luke. He appears in character in
1197-510: Is a type of content creator and social media influencer who uploads or creates videos on the online video-sharing website YouTube , typically posting to their personal YouTube channel. The term was first used in the English language in 2006, and subsequently appeared in the 2006 Time Person of the Year issue. Influential YouTubers are frequently described as microcelebrities . Since YouTube
1260-409: Is an American YouTuber , filmmaker, and actor. He is best known for creating and starring in the comedic retrogaming web series Angry Video Game Nerd (2004โpresent). His spin-off projects include reviews of retro films, television series, and board games. He is considered a pioneer of internet gaming videos and is noted for his widespread influence on YouTube content after the series premiered on
1323-427: Is widely conceived as a bottom-up social media video platform, microcelebrities do not appear to be involved with the established and commercial system of celebrity culture; rather, they appear self-governed and independent. This appearance, in turn, leads to YouTubers being seen as more relatable and authentic, also fostered by the direct connection between artist and viewer using the medium of YouTube. In 2014,
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#17328846051561386-587: The E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial video game for the Atari 2600 . The film was a collaboration between Rolfe and Kevin Finn and was entirely funded through fan donations. The release of the film in 2014 coincided with the 31st anniversary of the 1983 video game crash . The final sequence of the movie, in which The Nerd reviews E.T. , was later released as a standard AVGN episode. In 2007, Rolfe began filming The Deader,
1449-605: The Nightmare on Elm Street NES game , a title he had previously covered as the Nerd in the 13th AVGN episode. The bonus feature can be found on the second disc of the Never Sleep Again DVD set. In 2010, it was announced that Rolfe was set to appear in a low-budget remake of Plan 9 from Outer Space titled Plan 9 , which was released via Video on Demand on February 16, 2016, and later released on physical media on January 5, 2017. In early to mid-January 2013, Rolfe had
1512-560: The 48 Hour Film Project between 2004 and 2007. In the 2007 event, he won the Audience Award for his film Spaghetti Western . His other entries included a trilogy of films titled Death Suit (2004), Death Seen (2005), and Death Secret (2006). Rolfe had a cameo in a Doritos and Pepsi commercial published online in November 2010. The ad was part of a voting contest, with the winning clip slated to air during Super Bowl XLV . However,
1575-470: The Angry Video Game Nerd theme song, Brandon Castner, better known as Bad Luck Bootsy from Board James , JonTron and Macaulay Culkin . Rolfe and Matei produced episodes for eight consecutive years until they announced the series would be on hiatus until February 2021. However, Matei left Cinemassacre in December 2020 to become a full-time streamer on Twitch . Rolfe attended the University of
1638-721: The COVID-19 pandemic . In 2020, Time named Neto and fellow YouTuber JoJo Siwa to its annual list of the world's 100 most influential people. Due to this level of influence, in 2013, University of Michigan associate professor Robert Hovden argued for the creation of a new index similar to the g-index and h-index to evaluate a person's output and impact on YouTube. YouTubers can earn revenue from Google AdSense . Additionally, they can supplement their income through affiliate links , merchandising , and 3rd party memberships using platforms such as Patreon . Popular channels have garnered corporate sponsors, who pay to be included in
1701-606: The James & Mike Mondays series), video game peripherals such as the VictorMaxx Stuntmaster headset , and films. One of Rolfe's other series is Board James , in which he, Brendan "Bootsy" Castner, and Mike Matei review old board games in a humorous way, often with recurring characters. The show eventually evolved into a psychological horror series, while still featuring board game reviews in each episode. The show ran for 3 seasons and 27 episodes before concluding in 2015. Rolfe
1764-606: The University of Southern California surveyed 13โ18-year-olds in the United States on whether ten YouTube celebrities or ten traditional celebrities were more influential; YouTube personalities took the first five spots of the ranking, with the YouTube duo Smosh ranking as most influential. The survey was repeated in 2015, and found six YouTubers on the first ranks, with KSI ranked as most influential. Several YouTubers and their influence were subjects for scientific studies, such as Zoella , and PewDiePie . Numerous studies in
1827-470: The 1971 film Duel , and appeared again in September 2019, this time reviewing the 1982 film First Blood both as himself and Keith Apicary. In June 2021, Barnatt appeared on season 16 of America's Got Talent as his character Keith Apicary where he received four "yes" votes from the judges for his dance routine. On the semi-final live show broadcast August 25, 2021, Apicary did not make it through to
1890-501: The Arts in Philadelphia from 1999 to 2004 and continued living there after graduation. He briefly relocated to Los Angeles while filming Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie (2014) but returned to Philadelphia upon completing the movie. In 2004, Rolfe was involved in a car crash when a utility trailer detached from its truck, careened across the highway, and struck him head-on. Rolfe sustained no physical injuries, although his Saturn Ion , which he had purchased only nine days prior,
1953-638: The Better , a classic-style B-movie horror film that pays homage to the 1968 horror classic Night of the Living Dead . The film was shown at the Atlanta Horror Fest in October 2007. On May 5, 2006, Rolfe released a music video that included stock footage from a trip he made to England and Scotland. The music used in the video was from the Black Sabbath single " Heaven and Hell ". Rolfe also participated in
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2016-712: The Blue Hole ), utilizing a collection of several props and antiques that he later reused multiple times in his other films. In May 1996, Rolfe filmed A Night of Total Terror in his backyard, a horror film that he has called "the turning point of [his] life". In the late 1990s, Rolfe created several films, including the B-horror movie The Head Incident , which he completed in 1999 but did not release until its tenth anniversary in 2009. He also made Cinemaphobia in 2001, which follows an actor who suffers from an overload of work and begins hallucinating cameras following him. Two versions of
2079-471: The Nerd play a variety of games with different Sega Genesis accessories while destroying the set in a slapstick fashion. He also appears in a short film by James Rolfe called "Flying Fuckernauts vs. the Astro Bastards" as one of two Fuckernauts, alongside Rolfe. In July 2018, Barnatt played a fast-talking salesman trying to sell a faceless customer a copy of a fictional game called Finger GunZ . However,
2142-543: The Partner Program, which allows channels that meet certain metrics (currently 1000 subscribers and 4000 public watch hours in the past year) to run ads on their videos and earn money doing so. The Partner Program allowed for the first time YouTube personalities to make a living from the platform. During the 2010s, the ability for YouTubers to achieve wealth and fame due to success on the platform increased dramatically. In December 2010, Business Insider estimated that
2205-619: The Toilet! . In 2003, Rolfe created another film, Curse of the Cat Lover's Grave , which was split into three parts to represent three different horror genres. Rolfe also made a pilot for a planned web series entitled Jersey Odysseys: Legend of the Blue Hole , based on urban legends from the state of New Jersey. The pilot centers around the legend of the Jersey Devil . Rolfe's career did not gain significant momentum until May 2004, when he filmed
2268-637: The ad was eventually withdrawn due to public backlash, as it parodied the Catholic practice of Eucharist . In 2007, Rolfe had a cameo in the fan film Return of the Ghostbusters . He was featured in the 2009 documentary His Name Was Jason , in which he discusses the Friday the 13th movie series and its antagonist Jason Voorhees . Similarly, Rolfe appeared in a bonus feature for the 2010 documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy , where he discusses
2331-429: The arrangement unfeasible. Rolfe also appeared in the crowdfunded 1980s horror documentary In Search of Darkness . Commitment to YouTube videos has slowed Rolfe's progress in creating new features, but he did produce a trilogy of new shorts following Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie , including Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Movie (2015), based on the video game, Flying Fuckernauts vs. The Astro-Bastards (2016),
2394-458: The channel for Rolfe. On September 12, 2006, Rolfe's character gained mainstream attention when his review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles became popular on YouTube. His videos were also posted on GameTrailers and ScrewAttack , amassing 30 million views monthly. As of September 2019, he has over three million subscribers. At the end of 2007, Rolfe paused the production of the series and canceled an appearance at MAGFest after experiencing
2457-515: The character while studying at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia , where he attended from 1999 to 2004. Rolfe then produced another video, a review of the 1988 game Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , which was initially intended to be the last of the series due to his intense dislike for the game. The video introduced the running joke of The Nerd drinking alcohol in response to a particularly bad game; Rolfe initially used Rolling Rock beer for
2520-433: The customer is repeatedly drawn to the gameplay of Sonic Mania Plus . Deliberately edited to look and sound like a 1990s commercial, the customer talks about all the features of Sonic Mania Plus and its low price while Barnatt repeatedly tries to sell Finger GunZ with comments taking direct jabs at the games industry. In 2019, Barnatt created a YouTube channel called Dad , featuring the web series Dad Feels following
2583-557: The entire platform at once. When the ads were introduced in August 2006, YouTube CEO Chad Hurley rejected the idea of expanding into areas of advertising seen as less user-friendly at the time, saying, "We think there are better ways for people to engage with brands than forcing them to watch a commercial before seeing content. You could ask anyone on the net if they enjoy that experience and they'd probably say no." However, YouTube began running in-video ads in August 2007, with preroll ads introduced in 2008. In December 2007, YouTube launched
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2646-402: The film were made: a ten-minute version and an extended, fifteen-minute version. Rolfe has stated a preference for the shorter, ten-minute version. The same year, he created Kung Fu Werewolf from Outer Space , a largely silent film except for narration. He also created an hour-long comedy film titled Stoney , which is a spoof of the 1976 film Rocky . His eighth film of 2001 was It Came from
2709-528: The films. Rolfe brought back Monster Madness in its original 31-episode format in 2021 with the aid of Screenwave Media. However, Rolfe redacted and remade the first two published videos of the 2021 series after realizing that his writer had plagiarized content from the episodes' scripts. In 2012, Rolfe and Mike Matei created a Let's Play series called James and Mike Mondays , formerly called James and Mike Plays , for Cinemassacre's YouTube channel. The series featured guests such as Kyle Justin, who composed
2772-419: The future but stated that Monster Madness will always live on in some form. In 2017, Son of Monster Madness debuted, consisting of five new reviews, with the rest of October filled by reuploads of older reviews previously not available on YouTube. Monster Madness , under the original branding despite not having videos posted every day, returned in October 2019, now featuring Rolfe with a guest talking about
2835-433: The gag, as it was the only beer available in his refrigerator at the time, but later performed the joke with Yuengling beer, hard liquor , or even non-alcoholic hot sauce . Although Rolfe originally intended to keep his videos private, his friend and collaborator, Mike Matei, persuaded him to post them to a YouTube channel called "JamesNintendoNerd" (now known as Cinemassacre ) on April 6, 2006. Matei created and managed
2898-452: The highest earner on YouTube during the previous year was Dane Boedigheimer , creator of the web series Annoying Orange , with an income of around $ 257,000. Five years later, Forbes released its first list of the highest-earning YouTube personalities, estimating top earner PewDiePie 's income during the previous fiscal year at $ 12 million, more than some popular actors such as Cameron Diaz or Gwyneth Paltrow . Forbes estimated that
2961-503: The late 2010s found that YouTuber was the most desired career by children. YouTubers' influence has also extended beyond the platform. Some have ventured into mainstream forms of media, such as Liza Koshy , who, among other pursuits, hosted the revival of the Nickelodeon show Double Dare and starred in the Netflix dance-comedy film Work It . In 2019, Ryan's Mystery Playdate ,
3024-571: The music video for " Freestyle " by country music group Lady Antebellum . In 2012, Barnatt was featured on the front cover of LA Weekly magazine, covering his success on YouTube. In 2013, Barnatt provided voice work on the Animation Domination show High School USA! as one of the main characters, Lamort Blackstein. In 2015, Barnatt played a police officer in the music video for " Sugar " by Robin Schulz . In June 2016, Barnatt appeared as
3087-508: The next round. In May 2022 and April 2023, Barnatt participated in the Creator Clash boxing events as his "Dad" character. In the 2022 event, he won his match against Matt Watson by TKO in 22 seconds. At the 2023 event, he defeated Starkilla after Starkilla forfeited between the first and second rounds. In his winning speech, Barnatt called out WWE and stated he still has the paperwork provided by them. YouTuber A YouTuber
3150-469: The opportunity to view exclusive content by clicking on the ad. The first such ad was for the Fox show Prison Break and solely appeared above videos on Paris Hilton's channel. At the time, the channel was operated by Warner Bros. Records and was cited as the first brand channel on the platform. Participatory video ads were designed to link specific promotions to specific channels rather than advertising on
3213-488: The platform in 2006. Rolfe began creating homemade video productions in the late 1980s, having made more than 270 videos and short films by 2004. Among these were the first Angry Video Game Nerd episodes (originally known as Bad NES Games , and later Angry Nintendo Nerd ), which were released on his Cinemassacre website in 2004. Two years later, he gained mainstream attention when the series went viral after being published to YouTube. Following its success, Rolfe released
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#17328846051563276-433: The premiere trailer for Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie in November 2012 that they were expecting their first child. In April 2013, she gave birth to a baby girl. Rolfe has not disclosed many details about his daughter, except for a few photos and expressing gratitude that his wife overcame complications during childbirth. In November 2013, April posted an update on Rolfe's Cinemassacre website, stating that their daughter
3339-463: The pressure of trying to remember their lines, which left many of Rolfe's films unfinished. He then experimented with action figures and puppets. The plot of The Giant Movie Director (1994) involved toys coming to life. Rolfe attended a special education school for seven and a half years during his childhood. He reflected on his past, saying, "In school, I had a rough time communicating. I went to special ed for seven-and-a-half years. I liked it, I had
3402-413: The project for the foreseeable future. On October 18, 2020, Rolfe announced that the horror film had been postponed indefinitely due to time constraints. Instead, he directed a sequel to his 1999 horror short, The Head Incident , reuniting several members of the original cast and crew. On June 10, 2021, Rolfe released a video explaining the premise of the shelved "nostalgic" horror film: it would involve
3465-424: The tenth-highest earner that year was Rosanna Pansino at $ 2.5 million. That year, NME stated that " vlogging has become big business." The rapid influx of wealth within the YouTube community has led some to criticize YouTubers for focusing on earnings more than the creativity and connection with their fanbase that some claim was at the heart of the platform before expanded monetization. In August 2021, it
3528-466: The untitled horror film, which would be in the vein of past works such as Legend of the Blue Hole and Cinemaphobia . On August 8, 2018, Rolfe stated that he was 50-75% finished with the script, that it would contain some "nostalgia theming", but that it would likely undergo further rewrites and had no plans to film it in the near future. On June 19, 2019, Rolfe confirmed that the script was completed, but that his commitment to video production would delay
3591-437: The videos. In 2018, Walmart , Nordstrom , and others sought YouTube stars as influencers . In the early days of YouTube, there was no way to monetize videos on the platform. Much of the site's content was homemade and produced by hobbyists with no plans for making money on the site. The first targeted advertising on the site came in the form of participatory video ads, which were videos in their own right that offered users
3654-759: Was Sequel-A-Thon , which covered horror sequels. 2012's theme was 80's-a-Thon , which featured only movies from the 1980s. While the first five years of Monster Madness involved one film review per day throughout October, the 80's-a-Thon series in 2012 was reduced to every other day due to the production of The Angry Video Game Nerd Movie . Despite the reduced number of reviews, the reviews in 80's-a-Thon were longer than those in previous years' Monster Madness . In October 2013, Monster Madness returned to one review per day with Sequel-A-Thon 2 , which covered more horror sequels. The 31-day marathon of Monster Madness continued in October 2016. Rolfe expressed his desire to explore other Halloween-themed projects and reviews in
3717-597: Was inspired by The Legend of Zelda and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to create adventure stories. Rolfe also illustrated comic books, which he updated monthly. One such comic he created had a plot inspired by the video game The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past . Rolfe started filming shorts in 1989, continuing this hobby into the mid-1990s. He used Mario Paint for a few of his early films. His early films did not have scripts or rehearsal. However, once he started writing scripts, his friends gradually lost interest due to
3780-442: Was involved in a fifteen-part series titled OverAnalyzers , where he played the role of the manager of a fictional company that overanalyzed various pop culture references. The series was edited and produced by another website called Cinevore. He also worked as a film reviewer on Spike.com. Rolfe has hosted Monster Madness , a series in which he reviews one horror movie for each day in October, since 2007. Each year, he has adopted
3843-453: Was reported Kevin Paffrath made $ 5 million in just the first 3 months of 2021 and his YouTube analytics showed he made "several million" in ad revenue within the prior 12 months. By 2021, YouTuber earnings had expanded even more, with Forbes estimating that the highest earner that year was MrBeast at $ 51 million. James Rolfe#Television James D. Rolfe (born July 10, 1980)
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#17328846051563906-519: Was totaled. Later that year, Rolfe discussed his experience in a short film, Mechanical Losses . Rolfe revealed in episode 7 of the Angry Video Game Nerd episode 7 " McKids " that he has attention deficit disorder (ADD) . Rolfe met April Chmura in July 2004; she was a cinematographer on the early Nerd episodes. They began dating shortly thereafter and married in November 2007. He announced at
3969-486: Was undergoing ongoing medical treatment due to unspecified complications. On April 13, 2016, Rolfe shared more details while announcing an auction of various Cinemassacre memorabilia to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children . During birth, his daughter suffered nerve damage to one of her arms, requiring many months of physical therapy to regain full use of it. Rolfe expressed gratitude to Shriners for all they did for his family during that time. Rolfe's second daughter
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