Travis McElroy is a podcaster, actor and a four-time New York Times bestselling author known for The Adventure Zone and My Brother, My Brother and Me.
Travis was born in West Virginia, and attended the University of Oklahoma as a National Merit Scholar. He graduated from OU with a BFA in Acting, and then proceeded to have no idea what he was going to do with his life. At the age of 25, he began his podcast, My Brother, My Brother and Me (MBMBaM) with his real-life brothers, Justin and Griffin; began working as an actor/technical director at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company; and met his wife. Altogether, a pretty good year. He worked at Cincy Shakes with notable roles like Laertes, Juliet’s Nurse, and Lucius Andronicus, and won an award for set design. Then Travis became a full-time podcaster with shows including Trends Like These, Shmanners, and, most notably, The Adventure Zone. He also is Executive Producer for the new Chasing Immortality podcast.
MBMBaM was later adapted into a live-action television show through NBCUniversal’s comedy streaming channel, Seeso. MBMBaM premiered as the #1 television show for sale on iTunes. And in January 2020, it was announced that The Adventure Zone will be coming to NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service as an animated series.
The Adventure Zone, in cooperation with Twogether Studios, was adapted into a cooperative storytelling card game called The Adventure Zone: Bureau of Balance released late 2020. Learn more at theadventurezonegame.com
In 2018, the McElroys’ graphic novel adaptation of The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins became the first graphic novel to reach #1 on the New York Times Paperback Trade Fiction Best Sellers list. Book 2 in the series, The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited! followed suit in 2019. Book 3, The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal released July 2020 and Book 4, The Adventure Zone: The Crystal Kingdom, released in July 2021. All from First Second Books and, you guessed it, all were New York Times bestsellers. Book 5 is due to be released in February 2023. More at theadventurezonecomic.com
His podcasting book, Everybody Has a Podcast (Except You), co-authored with Justin and Griffin McElroy, released January 2021 from Harper Collins.
Travis’s pop culture notoriety earned him a role in Trolls World Tour movie alongside Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, and Jamie Dornan. He continues to record podcasts, sell out venues when touring live productions across the US & UK, and appear at pop culture conventions and philanthropic events when his schedule allows.
Travis can be found online at travismcelroy.com; @travismcelroy on both Twitter and Instagram and streaming on Twitch as TheTravisMcElroy.
