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==In the GTA series== | ==In the GTA series== | ||
===GTA III Era=== | ===GTA III Era=== | ||
Lazlow's career began in the early 1980s as an intern for the [[V-Rock]] radio station in [[Vice City in GTA Vice City|Vice City]]. He was the sidekick of then-DJ [[Cousin Ed]]. Lazlow quickly moved up the radio hierarchy and became the head DJ of VROCK, exhibiting a 'bad boy' attitude and a greatly inflated ego, the latter of which came back to bite him; he was fired from the radio station shortly after the events of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]. | Lazlow's career began in the early 1980s as an intern for the [[V-Rock]] radio station in [[Vice City in GTA Vice City|Vice City]]. He was the sidekick of then-DJ [[Cousin Ed]]. Lazlow quickly moved up the radio hierarchy and became the head DJ of VROCK, exhibiting a 'bad boy' attitude and a greatly inflated ego, the latter of which came back to bite him; he was fired from the radio station shortly after the events of [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]. | ||
Lazlow re-emerged in the early 1990's on the national scene as the new host of the syndicated radio show ''[[West Coast Talk Radio|Entertaining America]]'', replacing the original host after his untimely death at the hands of a roid-raging [[Jack Howitzer]]. Lazlow lost this job | Lazlow re-emerged in the early 1990's on the national scene as the new host of the syndicated radio show ''[[West Coast Talk Radio|Entertaining America]]'', replacing the original host after his untimely death at the hands of a roid-raging [[Jack Howitzer]]. Lazlow lost this job due to alcoholism some time after the events of [[GTA San Andreas]]. | ||
Lazlow's next known radio gig was as the host of the popular talk radio station [[Chatterbox FM]] in the late '90s, | Lazlow's next known radio gig was as the host of the popular talk radio station [[Chatterbox FM]] in the late '90s, where he took calls from random listeners and interviewed eccentric guests. | ||
===GTA IV=== | ===GTA IV=== | ||
Lazlow eventually lost his Chatterbox FM job, was divorced by his wife, and developed a taste for exposing himself to old women on the streets; he was arrested for this in 2005. Deciding to try a return to radio, Lazlow raised enough funds in [[2008]] to start up a new radio station in [[Algonquin]], named [[Integrity 2.0]]. His program on the station involves himself exploring Algonquin and interviewing people on the streets; unfortunately, his interviewing manner is poor, and it seems that his fame has waned — the people on the street whom he interviews show disdain for him, and for radio in general (even "Radio 2.0", | Lazlow eventually lost his Chatterbox FM job, was divorced by his wife, and developed a taste for exposing himself to old women on the streets; he was arrested for this in 2005. Deciding to try a return to radio, Lazlow raised enough funds in [[2008]] to start up a new radio station in [[Algonquin]], named [[Integrity 2.0]]. His program on the station involves himself exploring Algonquin and interviewing people on the streets; unfortunately, his interviewing manner is poor, and it seems that his fame has waned — the people on the street whom he interviews show disdain for him, and for radio in general (even "Radio 2.0", as Lazlow calls it). Lazlow is sponsored by [[ZiT]], a program that will identify songs playing on the radio; he "presents" the company's automated greeting messages. | ||
By 2008, Lazlow is forty-six, having been born in 1962. | By 2008, Lazlow is forty-six, having been born in 1962. | ||
Revision as of 09:51, 26 September 2009
Lazlow Jones is a real-life American talk show host who is involved in writing and producing Grand Theft Auto games. He voices a character of the same name in many GTA games; the in-game Lazlow is an insecure, ill-mannered and corrupt radio host who has nonetheless managed to retain work across the GTA rendition of the United States for over 20 years.
In the GTA series
GTA III Era
Lazlow's career began in the early 1980s as an intern for the V-Rock radio station in Vice City. He was the sidekick of then-DJ Cousin Ed. Lazlow quickly moved up the radio hierarchy and became the head DJ of VROCK, exhibiting a 'bad boy' attitude and a greatly inflated ego, the latter of which came back to bite him; he was fired from the radio station shortly after the events of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Lazlow re-emerged in the early 1990's on the national scene as the new host of the syndicated radio show Entertaining America, replacing the original host after his untimely death at the hands of a roid-raging Jack Howitzer. Lazlow lost this job due to alcoholism some time after the events of GTA San Andreas.
Lazlow's next known radio gig was as the host of the popular talk radio station Chatterbox FM in the late '90s, where he took calls from random listeners and interviewed eccentric guests.
GTA IV
Lazlow eventually lost his Chatterbox FM job, was divorced by his wife, and developed a taste for exposing himself to old women on the streets; he was arrested for this in 2005. Deciding to try a return to radio, Lazlow raised enough funds in 2008 to start up a new radio station in Algonquin, named Integrity 2.0. His program on the station involves himself exploring Algonquin and interviewing people on the streets; unfortunately, his interviewing manner is poor, and it seems that his fame has waned — the people on the street whom he interviews show disdain for him, and for radio in general (even "Radio 2.0", as Lazlow calls it). Lazlow is sponsored by ZiT, a program that will identify songs playing on the radio; he "presents" the company's automated greeting messages.
By 2008, Lazlow is forty-six, having been born in 1962.
Note that the storylines of the GTA III Era and GTA IV are not related.
In real life
Behind the scenes, Lazlow is one of the writers of the game's script, providing political and cultural satire on the radio, and writing dialogue for street NPCs.
Grand Theft Auto III was Lazlow’s first GTA game. He produced, scripted and hosted the popular Chatterbox FM radio station. He co-wrote the other radio station dialogue with Dan Houser of Rockstar Games.
After gaining great popularity for his GTA III work, Lazlow took a larger role in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Rockstar hired Lazlow's production company, Radio Lazlow, to co-write and produce all the radio stations in GTA Vice City, as well as minor character and bystander dialogue. He was also the host of Vice City radio station V-Rock, referring to a comment made offhand in GTA III', that he only worked at Chatterbox "because [he was] fired from the rock channel".
In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, he co-wrote and produced all of the in-game radio, as well as hosting Entertaining America on WCTR.
He also returned as host of the Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories' version of the Chatterbox radio show, although this time his role was smaller — during the time of Liberty City Stories, Chatterbox is merely a single show on a station, not an entire station on its own.
Lazlow returned in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories as an intern at V-Rock, working for his real life friend, Couzin Ed. Earlier in Lazlow and Couzin Eds' real-life radio careers, Lazlow was the sidekick of Couzin Ed.
Lazlow returns as a member of the cast in Grand Theft Auto IV. He is referred to on other channels as the host of the "long-defunct" Chatterbox FM, and is raising money for a new venture. This new idea, the channel Integrity 2.0 (wherein Lazlow wanders Algonquin and interviews random pedestrians), goes on-air when the player gains access to Algonquin.
Lazlow also arranged voice cameos in the Grand Theft Auto games for several key figures from the hacker magazine 2600, including Emmanuel Goldstein, Bernie S., and Kevin Mitnick.
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