Chris Hardwick

Comedian

Chris Hardwick was born in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on November 23rd, 1971 and is the Comedian. At the age of 52, Chris Hardwick biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, TV shows, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Christopher Ryan Hardwick, Chris
Date of Birth
November 23, 1971
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Age
52 years old
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
Networth
$10 Million
Profession
Comedian, Film Actor, Film Director, Film Producer, Podcaster, Screenwriter, Singer, Stand-up Comedian, Television Actor, Television Presenter, Voice Actor
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Chris Hardwick Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 52 years old, Chris Hardwick has this physical status:

Height
175cm
Weight
70kg
Hair Color
Light Brown
Eye Color
Blue
Build
Slim
Measurements
Not Available
Chris Hardwick Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
He grew up in his mother’s Roman Catholic faith.
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
St. Benedict at Auburndale, Regis Jesuit High School, Loyola High School, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA
Chris Hardwick Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Lydia Hearst
Children
1
Dating / Affair
Lisa Rieffel (1993-1995), Jacinda Barrett (1995-1999), Jenny McCarthy (1995), Andrea Savage (2002-2003), Lisa Loeb (2004), Janet Varney (2004-2011), Chloe Dykstra (2011-2014), Lydia Hearst (2014-Present)
Parents
Billy Hardwick, Sharon Hills
Siblings
Peter (comedian, football player, textile worker)
Other Family
Hubert Allen Hardwick (Paternal Grandfather), Mary McCaleb (Paternal Grandmother), Emilio/Emil James “Jim” Facente (Maternal Grandfather), Antoinette Tommie Smith (Maternal Grandmother)
Chris Hardwick Career

Hardwick was a DJ on Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM during the mid-1990s. 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.

Hardwick appeared in Rob Zombie's horror films House of 1000 Corpses and Halloween II. 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. He made guest appearances on such shows as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Married... with Children, Boy Meets World and Zoey 101, and was a guest commentator on VH1's I Love the '90s, which aired in 2005. He appeared as a television host on hip hop group Little Brother's 2005 album, The Minstrel Show.

Hardwick is a contributing writer for Wired (since 2007), wrote for Web Soup and Back at the Barnyard, and he made regular appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Chelsea Lately. As part of what Hardwick calls his "nerd media empire", he ran Nerdist Theater, an entertainment space at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles. He entered into an equity partnership with GeekChicDaily in June 2011 to form Nerdist Industries.

Hardwick published a self-help book, The Nerdist Way: How to Reach the Next Level (In Real Life), with Penguin Publishing, in late 2011. In February 2012, GeekChicDaily fully merged with Nerdist Industries and became Nerdist News, with Hardwick operating as Chief Creative Officer.

On July 10, 2012, Nerdist Industries was acquired by Legendary Entertainment. Hardwick was given the title of co-president of Legendary's digital business.

In February 2018, Hardwick announced that he would be rebranding The Nerdist Podcast to ID10T and that he would be leaving Nerdist since the contract with Legendary came to an end in 2017.

Hardwick voiced Alexander Hamilton in The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd and Otis in the Barnyard series (the character was originally voiced by actor Kevin James in the movie Barnyard: The Original Party Animals).

He provided the voice for Green Arrow/Oliver Queen on The Batman and Lego Dimensions, Glowface in The X's, and Sokka in The Legend of Korra, as well as voice work for The Minstrel Show from the rap group Little Brother, and narration for the introduction video for the Flash animation game George Plimpton's Video Falconry. Between May 2013 and July 2016, he voiced "Craig the Snake" on Sanjay and Craig. He also voiced the character Vaughn in Telltale Games's Tales from the Borderlands, reprising his role in the Borderlands 2 DLC Commander Lilith and the Fight for Sanctuary and in Borderlands 3.

In 2017, Hardwick guest-voiced the villain Klaxxon for a special episode of Futurama released on the Nerdist podcast.

In 1993, Hardwick hosted the MTV game show Trashed, in which contestants would answer trivia questions or risk some of their belongings being destroyed. From 1995 to 1998, he co-hosted with Jenny McCarthy the MTV dating game show Singled Out, in which the main contestant selects from a pool of 50 people based on their attributes without seeing them. While working on Singled Out, he met fellow MTV personality Jacinda Barrett, to whom he became engaged but never married. Later, he hosted the syndicated dating show Shipmates.

From October through December 2007, Hardwick hosted the weekly series Wired Science on PBS, while writing for Wired magazine. 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.

Since February 2010, Hardwick has been producing the "Nerdist" podcast, which he hosts with Jonah Ray and Matt Mira. The podcast was named one of 2010's best by The A.V. Club and one of the 10 best comedy podcasts by Rolling Stone.

In May 2011, Hardwick signed a contract with BBC America to host a pilot of a panel talk show for the network based on the podcast. The pilot also included Hardwick doing intros and outros for BBC America's new Saturday-night Ministry of Laughs comedy block of Britcoms.

In 2011, Hardwick began hosting Talking Dead, a live half-hour (later expanded to one hour) aftershow to AMC's series The Walking Dead. Hardwick interviews celebrity fans of The Walking Dead as well as members of its cast and crew, interacts with the studio audience, re-airs clips of the episode, plays games with and polls the viewers via the Internet, and offers exclusive clips of the next episode. In August 2013, Hardwick began hosting Talking Bad, a live half-hour (later expanded to one hour on the final episode) talk show companion series to the final eight episodes of the AMC series Breaking Bad. In February 2016, Hardwick began hosting Talking Saul, a live one-hour talk show companion series to the season two premiere and finale of the AMC series Better Call Saul.

On December 24, 2011, BBC America aired The Nerdist: The Year in Review, a comedy special hosted by Hardwick in Los Angeles. In August 2012, he hosted a special episode of The Nerdist on BBC America to "debate" the effects of time and space with other friends and celebrity nerds. The episode was really an effort to promote the network's upcoming September 1 seventh-season premiere of the series Doctor Who.

On April 30, 2013, Comedy Central announced that Hardwick would host a half-hour comedic panel show called @midnight with Chris Hardwick. Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant, formerly of Reno 911!, served as executive producers/showrunners. It premiered on October 21, 2013.

On November 7, 2014, he hosted the "Talent, Art, Movie and Costume" section of the BlizzCon gaming convention.

Hardwick is also a stand-up comedian 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.

In 2004, Comedy Central used some of his material for an animated series called Shorties Watchin' Shorties. 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 movie The Haunted World of El Superbeasto. Hardwick announced plans to do a live stand-up album from his 2009 tour. He has toured as a featured comedian for Joel McHale. In 2010, he appeared as a stand-up comic on John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show twice. In the same year, Hardwick performed on the Comedy Central show The Benson Interruption.

On February 17, 2012, Hardwick filmed Mandroid, his first one-hour stand-up special for Comedy Central in New York City. Jonah Ray was his unaired opener. The special aired on Comedy Central on November 10, 2012, and was well received. Extended and uncensored DVD, CD, and digital versions were released January 22, 2013.

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Randal Malone dead at 66: Actor who played a 'film star' on 1990s MTV dating game show Singled Out passes away after kidney disease battle

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 1, 2024
Randal Malone, who appeared in numerous low-budget movies and played a 'film star' on the 1990s MTV dating game show Singled Out, has died at age 66. The Kentucky native's family announced that he died on Sunday at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles after a lengthy battle with kidney disease, according to an article on Wednesday by The Hollywood Reporter. Malone since 2004 was president of the Southern California Motion Picture Council, a non-profit founded in 1936 to promote excellence in Hollywood.

Jenny McCarthy reveals she DISGUISED HERSELF at Singled Out auditions after being rejected for the hosting gig 17 times due to her Playboy past

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 20, 2024
Jenny McCarthy has reported that she landed her Singled Out hosting job after disguising herself at auditions due to multiple rejections due to her Playmate experience. McCarthy, 51, hosted the hit MTV dating show with Chris Hardwick from 1995 to 1996, but she was refused to appear in the role 17 times due to the network's alleged opposition to portraying a Playboy Playmate. She eventually accepted the role. "I was on MTV, but they refused me 17 times,' she said on Watch What Happens Live. "We'll never have a Playmate on this network," the narrator said.

As they heat up the red carpet at the 2024 Independent Spirit Awards, Chris Hardwick and his wife Lydia Hearst share a passionate kiss

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 26, 2024
The 39th Film Independent Spirit Awards honoured the best in independent film and television of 2023. The festival, which takes place on the day with the beach as a backdrop, was held at the Santa Monica Pier on Sunday, with Saturday Night Live comedian Aidy Bryant as host of the festivities. Many of the celebrities and celebrities made a pitstop across the red carpet for a round or two of photos in front of the sea on photographers and fans before the ceremony. Chris Hardwick and his partner Lydia Hearst appeared to be having a grand time together, which included packing the PDA and sharing a passionate kiss on the red carpet. When Hearst was doing a few solo poses while his wife's striking floral dress was pulled up for inspection, he was off to the side laughing.

Chris Hardwick's Ex-Fiancée Jacinda Barrett Defends Him Amid Sexual Assault Allegations: 'The MeToo Movement Deserves Due Process'

perezhilton.com, June 26, 2018
Jacinda Barrett is speaking out. Chloe Dykstra, Chris Hardwick's ex-boyfriend, published an emotional essay on Medium accusing an unidentified ex-boyfriend of "long-term abuse," sexual assault, and career blacklisting. Chloe Thanks a lot after Chris' denial. Many are pointing to the @midnight host, who appeared to be tempted by her post, and released a statement on Monday defending her ex, claiming that his charges were not properly investigated. She shared the following quote: "Imagine you're in a courtroom." A person comes forward and reads a letter accusing you of wrongdoing. The punishment for this offence is to lose your livelihood, brand, and reputation, as well as being publicly shamed. Without examination of evidence, without due course the judge turns to everyone there and says what do you think?Guilty?”

These Dramatic Breakdown Texts Discredit Chloe Dykstra's Abuse Allegations, according to Chris Hardwick's Staff

perezhilton.com, June 20, 2018
Chris Hardwick can be abused emotionally too. In the long breakup text he sent to his then-girlfriend (now relationship abuse suspect) Chloe Dykstra in 2014, he sure made himself seem to be doing it. The letter describes how she was devastated after she cheated on Sam, a man named Sam, and how she tried to reach him afterward to no avail. In the text messages obtained by TMZ, The Talking Dead host detailed (mansplained?) All of that was wrong with their relationship, including his tendencies to be a "pain in the ass" who is "insecure and angry." Chris Fitching Down From Another gig Amid Abuse Allegations The majority of the blame, however, was placed on Dysktra. After going on holiday, Hardwick said the Just Cos host led him to believe she wanted to get back to work, but she said this was the last time he called Dykstra, and she responded with several texts begging to tell her side of the story. When Hardwick didn’t reply back, she simply told him: "I will always love you."

'I Was Blindsided By Her Post', Chris Hardwick Responds to Chloe Dykstra's Abuse Charges: 'I Was Blindsided by Her Post'

perezhilton.com, June 16, 2018
Chloe Dykstra's revelations about relationship abuse went viral yesterday, with many readers guessing that she was writing about ex Chris Hardwick even without mentioning him by name. Late last night, Hardwick finally responded to the serious allegations, suggesting it was him who was being charged by Dykstra, but also denying ever doing the things she denied. Related: Another Woman Claims Chris Brown Hit Her… The (now former) Nerdist star released a statement late last night about the alleged abuse, saying in part (below): "I was heartbroken to read Chloe's article." Our three-year relationship was not symphonious — we were not a good match and argued — even shouted at each other — but I loved her and did my best to uplift and assist her as a partner and companion in any way, and at no time did I sexually assault her. Chloe cheated on me while we were together, and I ended the relationship. For several weeks after we broke up, she begged me to get back to me, and even told me she wanted to have children with me,'build a life' with me,' but I didn't want to be with someone who was unfaithful. I'm devastated to learn that she is now accusing me of conduct that did not occur. I was blindsided by her blog and had aspired for her to be the best for her. I do not endorse any sort of mistreatment of women as a husband, son, and potential father.
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