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Chris Hardwick
Hardwick at the Palace Theatre in Louisville, KY, June 19, 2009
Birth nameChristopher Ryan Hardwick
Born (1971-11-23) November 23, 1971 (age 52)
Louisville, Kentucky
MediumStand-up, Music, Television, Film, Podcasting
NationalityAmerican
Years active1991 – present
GenresObservational comedy, sarcasm, musical comedy
Subject(s)Human behavior, self-deprecation, pop culture, nerd culture
Partner(s)Jacinda Barrett (1995)[1]
Janet Varney (2004-present)
Notable works and rolesHard 'n Phirm
Host of Singled Out
Host of Wired Science
Host of Web Soup
Host of The Nerdist Podcast
Otis in Back at the Barnyard
Websitehttp://www.nerdist.com/

Christopher Ryan "Chris" Hardwick (born November 23, 1971) is an American actor, television personality, writer, musician, and comedian.

Early life

Chris Hardwick was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of former professional bowler Billy Hardwick,[2] and Sharon Hills, a real estate agent in Pasadena, CA.[3] He was named after American sportscaster Chris Schenkel.[4] He grew up in Tennessee, attending a Memphis high school, then attended Regis Jesuit High School in Colorado and then Loyola High School for his senior year.[5]


Hardwick attended University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) studying Philosophy where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity during his freshman year.[5][6] Hardwick was roommates with Wil Wheaton for some time.[7][8] They met at a showing of Arachnophobia in Burbank, California.[7]

Career

Hardwick was a DJ on influential Los Angeles radio station KROQ during the mid-1990s.[5] In the fall of 1998, he starred in the UPN comedy Guys Like Us; the show aired 12 episodes before it was cancelled in January 1999.

He appeared in Rob Zombie's horror films House of 1000 Corpses and Halloween 2.[5] He also made a small appearance in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. In 2010 he was featured in the film The Mother of Invention. Hardwick was in episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Married... with Children,[5] Boy Meets World[5] and Zoey 101. He was also a guest commentator on VH1's I Love the 90s series which aired in 2005.[5]

He appeared as a television host on hip hop group Little Brother's 2005 album The Minstrel Show.

Currently Hardwick is a contributing writer for Wired Magazine (since 2007), writes for Web Soup and Back at the Barnyard,[5] and makes regular appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Chelsea Lately.

Voice-over work

Hardwick voiced Alexander Hamilton in The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd, and voices Otis in Back at the Barnyard, a CGI animated sequel series to the 2006 film Barnyard (originated in the film by Kevin James), airing on Nickelodeon. He also provided the voice for Green Arrow/Oliver Queen on the cartoon series The Batman and was the voice of Glowface in The X's.[citation needed]. Chris also did voice work for The Minstrel Show from the rap group Little Brother.

Hosting

Hardwick was first known as the host of MTV's Singled Out, launching the media careers of his two co-hosts in that series, Jenny McCarthy and Carmen Electra. While working on Singled Out, he met Jacinda Barrett, to whom he was engaged, although the couple later split up. Later, he hosted the syndicated dating show Shipmates. As of October 2007, he has been hosting Wired Science on PBS, writing for Wired, and now works as a reviewer on Attack of the Show's "Gadget Pr0n".

On June 7, 2009, he became the host of G4's Web Soup, a spinoff of E!'s The Soup. Hardwick had previously guest hosted The Soup's predecessor, Talk Soup.[9]

Since February 2010, he has been producing the "Nerdist" podcast, which he hosts with Jonah Ray and Matt Mira.[10] The podcast was named one of 2010's best by The A.V. Club[11] and one of the ten best comedy podcasts by Rolling Stone.[12] In May 2011, it was announced that Hardwick had signed a deal with BBC America to host a pilot of a panel talk show for the network based on the podcast. The deal also included Hardwick shooting hosting pieces for BBC America's Saturday night "Ministry of Laughs" comedy block.[13]

Hardwick also hosted the 2011 SXSW Interactive Awards show in Austin, Texas.

Stand-up comedy

Hardwick is also a stand-up comic and performs with Mike Phirman in the music comedy duo Hard 'n Phirm, whose half-hour comedy special Comedy Central Presents: Hard 'n Phirm premiered in January 2008.[14]

In 2004 Comedy Central used some of his material for an animated series called Shorties Watchin' Shorties.[15]

In 2007, both his solo standup and duo act were featured on the comedy compilation CD Comedy Death Ray. Hard 'n Phirm completed several songs for the 2009 Rob Zombie animated film The Haunted World of El Superbeasto. Hardwick has announced plans to do a live stand-up album from his 2009 tour. He also is the opening act for Joel McHale. [citation needed]

In 2010, Hardwick appeared as a stand-up comic on John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show twice.[citation needed]

In 2010, Hardwick performed on the Comedy Central show The Benson Interruption starring Doug Benson.

Personal life

Hardwick quit drinking alcohol in 2003.[16] He has been in a relationship with actor Jim Varney since 2004.[17]

Hardwick sometimes reluctantly goes by the nickname of "Big C." [18]

References

  1. ^ http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20142391,00.html
  2. ^ U.S. Bowler, Ding 2009 issue, p. 7.
  3. ^ "Nerdist Podcast #103: Breakfast Beers" (Podcast). 1 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  4. ^ Chris Hardwick (20 October 2008), Technology's Gutterball, vol. 16–11, Wired magazine, retrieved 2010-08-12
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Nerdist Podcast 90
  6. ^ Schools for Chris Hardwick, search for "Chris Hardwick's Schools"
  7. ^ a b Nerdist Podcast 63 with Wil Wheaton, 8 minute mark
  8. ^ Wheaton, Wil (2 September 2001). "WIL WHEATON dot NET: 1.5: Nimrod's Son". Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  9. ^ G4 Picks Up Web Soup, nerdist.com, May 2009
  10. ^ Hardwick, Chris (February 8, 2010). "The Nerdist Podcast: Now A Thing!". nerdist.com.
  11. ^ "The Best Podcasts of 2010". The A.V. Club. December 29, 2010.
  12. ^ Berkowitz, Joe (April 6, 2011). "The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of the Moment". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  13. ^ Wicks, Kevin. "Chris Hardwick to Host 'Ministry of Laughs' and 'Nerdist' Pilot for BBC America". bbcamerica.com. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  14. ^ http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2008/01/25/tonight-hard-n-phirms-comedy-central-presents-special/
  15. ^ comedycentral.com
  16. ^ Comedy Death-Ray Radio #88, 23 minute mark
  17. ^ "Chris Hardwick: Nerdism For Fun and Profit". Gothamist. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  18. ^ ^ Nerdist Podcast #103: Breakfast Beers Podcast accessed on 3 July 2011. (about 9 minutes 18 seconds through 9 minutes 21 seconds-----im trying to be super specific for this citation)

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