Career
Mouse. He is a native of Pensacola, Florida, and a graduate of Pensacola Catholic High School. Prior to his work on Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Maiellaro was a producer and writer for Space Ghost Coast to Coast since the show"s inception in 1994. The two have since made a few short independent films together, most notably the live-action short A Day Office, which follows a Michael Myers puppet and documents what he does on his day off from murder.
In 2000, Maiellaro and Willis created a spin-off from Space Ghost Coast to Coast – Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
Seven years later, Maiellaro and Willis released a full-length Aqua Teen Hunger Force feature film on April 13, 2007. His writing is characterized by surreal humour and at times, a total disregard for traditional forms of storytelling.
Matt Maiellaro started out as a first and second assistant director on full-length feature films such as Darkman, Basket Case 3: The Progeny, Ruby in Paradise, Ring of Steel, Kleptomania, Mr. McAllister"s Cigarette Holder, and Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth.
His work on Hellraiser III was highlighted in the trailer for Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters.
Maiellaro provides the voice of Err the Mooninite, The Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past From the Future, and other various roles on Aqua Teen Hunger Force, as well as various characters for the other Adult Swim shows he"s involved with. When voice acting on Aqua Teen Hunger Force, he is sometimes credited as "The Amazing Voice of Matt Maiellaro." Maiellaro also provided the voice for Mouse Fitzgerald, the main protagonist in his series. 12 oz. Mouse. Most of the time, his voice is modified through Autotune.
In 2006, Maiellaro had a cameo as a cricket in the English dub of the anime.
Ergo Proxy. Maiellaro has cited animator Don Hertzfeldt as a major inspiration and influence. He and Dave Willis paid tribute to Hertzfeldt in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "The Broodwich", with a scene animated in Hertzfeldt"s signature style.