Nick Swardson
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| Nick Swardson | |
 Swardson at The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center |
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| Born | Nicholas Roger Swardson October 9, 1976 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actor, Comedian, Writer |
| Years active | 1999—present |
Nicholas Roger Swardson (born October 9, 1976) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and writer. He is best known for his recurring role of Terry Bernardino in the Comedy Central series Reno 911!, and for his numerous guest appearances in Adam Sandler movies.
Swardson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Pamela and Roger Swardson. Before he started working closely with Adam Sandler and Sandler's Happy Madison Productions, he was a stand up comedian in Minneapolis and performed regularly at the Minneapolis ComedySportz. Swardson performs regularly as a stand-up comedian throughout Los Angeles. He has been featured in two of his own Comedy Central Presents stand-up specials.
In 2006, Swardson started work on a television pilot called Gay Robot about a gay robot that was built by a university professor. He also began a feud with Hollywood Bitchslap film critics Chris Parry and David Cornelius. The arguments started when Swardson wrote to them complaining of their poor reviews. Parry and Cornelius rebutted, as the debate continued; the feud eventually ceased.[1]
As of July 2008, his debut album, Party, has sold more than 100,000 copies.[citation needed]
Comedy Central has signed Nick Swardson to shoot a one-hour stand-up special, it was announced April 18th, 2009 by Elizabeth Porter, senior vice president, specials and talent, Comedy Central. The stand-up special will tape April 10 at the Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas and is set to air this fall. COMEDY CENTRAL HOME ENTERTAINMENT will release the DVD this fall.
[edit] Credits
- Film
- Almost Famous (2000) as Insane Bowie Fan
- The Det. Kent Stryker One-Man Film (2001) as Porn Star
- The Girls Guitar Club (2001) as Hipster Customer
- Pretty When You Cry (2001) as Shaun
- Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) as Mocha
- Grandma's Boy (2006) as Jeff
- The Benchwarmers (2006) as Howie Goodman
- Art School Confidential (2006) as Matthew
- Click (2006) as Bed, Bath & Beyond guy
- Reno 911!: Miami (2007) as Terry Bernardino, the rollerskating homosexual prostitute
- Blades of Glory (2007) as Hector the stalker
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007) as Kevin "Butterfly" McDonough
- You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) as Michael
- House Bunny (2008) as Photographer
- Bolt (2008) as Blake (voice)
- Bedtime Stories (2008) as Engineer
- Born to Be a Star (2010) as Pornstar
- Television
- Spring Break Lawyer (2001) (TV) as Jack the Pee Boy
- Comedy Central Presents (2001) performed stand-up special which debuted on January 9, 2001
- Reno 911! (2003-Present) as Terry Bernardino, the rollerskating homosexual prostitute
- Cheap Seats (2004) as Bruce Jenner's nephew
- The Showbiz Show with David Spade (2005-2007) as Scotty Kangaroojus
- Gay Robot (2006) as Gay Robot (pilot only)
- Human Giant (2007) featured in "Eats Diarrhea on Wednesdays" (one sketch only)
- Cavemen (2007) as furniture store trainee Ray
- Talkshow with Spike Feresten (2008) as Guest
- Paris Hilton's My New BFF (2008) as himself. (Inner Circle post-finale special)
- Seriously, Who Farted? (2009) as himself
- Writing
- Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)
- Grandma's Boy (2006)
- The Benchwarmers (2006)
- Gay Robot Pilot (2006)
- Born to Be a Star (2010)
- Music
- Gay Robot by Adam Sandler (2004)
- Secret" by Adam Sandler (2004)
- Party (2007)
- Untitled Nick Swardson Album (2009)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Nick Swardson at the Internet Movie Database
- Official site
- Time Out New York interview with Nick Swardson
- DePaulia Interview 5/11/07
- Interview with Swardson
- Nick Swardson Interview in Complex Magazine
- 'Getting Late' interview by Pete Dominick on Sirius Radio
- Nick Swardson at MySpace
- Videos on FunnyOrDie.com
