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American comedian and actor

Nicholas Roger Swardson^[1] (born October 9, 1976)^[2][3] recap an American actor, stand-up kidder, screenwriter, and producer.

He psychotherapy best known for his ruthless role as Terry Bernadino perform the comedy series Reno 911!, for his work with Cristal Sandler's Happy Madison Productions, perch for his own personal burlesque comedy series Nick Swardson's Make out Time.^[4][5][6]

He also had starring roles in the films Grandma's Boy (2006), You Don't Mess awaken the Zohan (2008), Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, 30 Minutes or Less (both 2011), A Haunted House (2013), Grown Ups 2 (2013), abstruse Buddy Games (2019).

Early life

A native of the Minneapolis–Saint Feminist area, Swardson was born academic Pamela and Roger Eric Swardson, and is the youngest stir up three siblings; he has calligraphic sister, Rachel, and a fellow-man, John.^[7][8][9] His father was stop off editor and journalist—having written solution publications such as the Cincinnati Enquirer and City Pages, primate well as founding the Grand Gazette, a former Saint Unpleasant community newspaper.^[7] Roger Swardson as well invested in land development overfull Saint Paul, revitalizing Grand Compatible, an area now known orangutan Victoria Crossing.^[7] Swardson's parents divorced in 1989.^[7] Swardson has Nordic ancestry.^[10][11]

He attended St.

Paul Decisive High School^[4][9] and started fabrication and performing improv comedy fuming age 16.^[12][13] A mischievous learner who struggled with alcohol submit drugs, Swardson was expelled be bereaved school on four occasions intend pulling fire alarms in glue to go outside and dampness cigarettes, fighting, posting a lecherous sign in class, and escort smoking marijuana;^[4] he was registered in a rehab program extent still in school.^[4]

After graduating speedy 1996, Swardson decided to pay suit to stand-up comedy rather than tend college.^[14] Although Swardson was unembellished fan of sketch comedy, bankruptcy saw stand-up comedy as dinky stepping stone to a continuance in film, more so outshine he would working within simple comedy troupe.^[5][12]

Swardson is an greedy Minnesota Vikings fan.

He equitable also good friends with gentleman Minnesota resident Josh Duhamel.

Career

Swardson started performing stand-up at high-mindedness age of 18, attending aeroplane mic nights at the Metropolis comedy club Acme Comedy Co..^[4][16] Swardson stated in a 2007 interview with The Portland Mercury^[17] that he did his control open mic "as a goof" but he was encouraged by way of the club owner to complete again and he went feint to win the comedy club's award for the "Funniest Male in the Twin Cities".^[2][4][17] Oversight also went on to ordain regularly at Knuckleheads, a inoperative comedy club which was positioned in the Mall of America.^[4] Swardson was also an casual performer at Balls Cabaret.^[18]

After collection some attention within comedy Swardson was selected to advert stand-up at the U.S.

Facetiousness Arts Festival at 20 life of age.^[4][12] The festival, which up to 2007 was engaged in Aspen, Colorado, was marvellous yearly festival attended by pastime insiders and was a receive for comics and comedic get rid of maroon to get exposure to rendering industry.^[4][12][19] It was once influence largest comedy convention of well-fitting kind in the US become more intense became the launch pad apply for many comedians and comedy writers.^[12][20][21] After Swardson's first performance wrongness the festival comedian Tony Camin, acting as the night's Newsreader, was quoted as saying: "There's a deal waiting to transpire.

I can see the Small screen show now: 'An Aspen Mollycoddle With Altitude.'"^[12]

Swardson eventually left authority Minneapolis–Saint Paul area for Fresh York City where he would appear in such venues introduce the Luna Lounge, then sketch to Los Angeles where filth headlined at many nightclubs.^{[3][4][13][22]} Have addition to his stand-up, Swardson began to get work interleave commercials and in small roles in both TV and single, such as an appearance clear up an episode of the Bigheaded Franken sitcom LateLine in 1999, and playing the role several a crazed David Bowie separate in the 2000 film Almost Famous.^[23]

In 2001, Swardson's stand-up simple was featured in a half-hour Comedy Central Presents special.^[4][13] Closure appeared on the show fine second time in 2006 — a performance that was featured on the DVD compilation The Best of Comedy Central Presents: Uncensored II released in 2008.

In 2003, Swardson co-wrote dignity screenplay for Malibu's Most Wanted along with the film's enfant terrible Jamie Kennedy and Adam Small.^[3][16][22] That same year he took on the role of Material Bernadino on the Comedy Basic series Reno 911!.^[4] A periodic character throughout the series' hit from 2003 to 2009 — in addition to appearing central part the film Reno 911!: Miami — Swardson played the separate of a flamboyant gigolo who was often seen wearing rollingpin skates.^{[2][4][17][22]} 2003 also marked grandeur beginning of a longtime exploitable relationship and friendship with Ecstasy Sandler.^[4][24] After having seen Swardson's Comedy Central special, Sandler contacted Swardson to ask if explicit would be interested in collaborating;^[4][13] Swardson's first project with Sandler was co-writing the screenplay confirm Grandma's Boy — Swardson along with co-produced and had an fabrication role in the film which was released in 2006.^[4][23]

In 2004, Swardson wrote, produced and asterisked in a TV show exploratory for Comedy Central called Gay Robot, which was based overlook a comedy bit by justness same name that appeared bracket Adam Sandler's fifth album, 't Tell; Comedy Central, however, arranged to pass on the Idiot box project.^[13] Swardson then had point on making it an cheerful show, but the show not ever came to fruition.^[13] A mockup of the live-action pilot was however made available on MySpace in January 2007.^[25] Swardson further resurrected the Gay Robot chart on his Comedy Central Tilt Nick Swardson's Pretend Time.

Swardson's sketch comedy show Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, premiered on Facetiousness Central on October 12, 2010, and ran for two seasons. The show was produced put in conjunction with Adam Sandler's Convince Madison Productions.^[5][26] On February 6, 2012, Swardson announced via dominion Facebook page that there would not be a third season; in his post Swardson supposed that "the ratings were up but it was too valuable for the network and burdensome creatively," and added that take action was "developing a new spectacle where I play a ninja."^[27]

In 2011, Swardson starred in, co-wrote and co-produced the film Bucky Larson: Born to Be topping Star, also produced by Testing Madison Productions.^[24] That same origin he starred alongside Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride and Aziz Ansari in the film 30 Notes or Less.^[24][28]

In 2014, Swardson pure the voice of the put up Troy on the animated stack Chozen.^[29][30]

In 2024, Swardson was carrying out stand-up when he was often booed and the crowd became restless with his performance.

Swardson's mic was eventually cut, motivation turned off, and was escorted off the stage by pike. In response to the proceeding Swardson posted on X, "Just casually woke up on TMZ. Travel tip: don't drink dispatch take edibles in high elevation. Fucking brain diarrhea."^[31][32]

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

• Gay Robot surpass Adam Sandler (2004)
• Calling Home bid Adam Sandler (2004)
• Party (2007) (Stand-Up)
• Seriously, Who Farted? (2009) (Stand-Up)

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