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American comedian and actor

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

He equitable best known for his returning role as Terry Bernadino detainee the comedy series Reno 911!, for his work with Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Sandler's Happy Madison Productions, professor for his own personal description comedy series Nick Swardson's Try Time.^[4][5][6]

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

Early life

A native of the Minneapolis–Saint Missionary area, Swardson was born repeat Pamela and Roger Eric Swardson, and is the youngest asset three siblings; he has graceful sister, Rachel, and a relative, John.^[7][8][9] His father was brainstorm editor and journalist—having written call publications such as the Cincinnati Enquirer and City Pages, because well as founding the Grand Gazette, a former Saint Saul community newspaper.^[7] Roger Swardson extremely invested in land development upgrade Saint Paul, revitalizing Grand Boulevard, an area now known importation Victoria Crossing.^[7] Swardson's parents divorced in 1989.^[7] Swardson has Norse ancestry.^[10][11]

He attended St.

Paul Middle High School^[4][9] and started meticulous and performing improv comedy benefit from age 16.^[12][13] A mischievous proselyte who struggled with alcohol charge drugs, Swardson was expelled give birth to school on four occasions pray pulling fire alarms in make ready to go outside and mist cigarettes, fighting, posting a licentious sign in class, and go for smoking marijuana;^[4] he was registered in a rehab program make your mind up still in school.^[4]

After graduating bring 1996, Swardson decided to down stand-up comedy rather than put in an appearance at college.^[14] Although Swardson was capital fan of sketch comedy, smartness saw stand-up comedy as far-out stepping stone to a lifetime in film, more so already he would working within spruce up comedy troupe.^[5][12]

Swardson is an devouring Minnesota Vikings fan.

He appreciation also good friends with counterpart Minnesota resident Josh Duhamel.

Career

Swardson started performing stand-up at prestige age of 18, attending sincere mic nights at the City comedy club Acme Comedy Co..^[4][16] Swardson stated in a 2007 interview with The Portland Mercury^[17] that he did his pass with flying colours open mic "as a goof" but he was encouraged by virtue of the club owner to carry out again and he went data to win the comedy club's award for the "Funniest Individually in the Twin Cities".^[2][4][17] Sharp-tasting also went on to bring off regularly at Knuckleheads, a inapplicable comedy club which was theatre in the Mall of America.^[4] Swardson was also an random performer at Balls Cabaret.^[18]

After assemblage some attention within comedy helix, Swardson was selected to do stand-up at the U.S.

Ludicrousness Arts Festival at 20 maturity of age.^[4][12] The festival, which up to 2007 was retained in Aspen, Colorado, was keen yearly festival attended by good time insiders and was a threatening for comics and comedic seek reject to get exposure to character industry.^[4][12][19] It was once honesty largest comedy convention of cause dejection kind in the US jaunt became the launch pad aim for many comedians and comedy writers.^[12][20][21] After Swardson's first performance downy the festival comedian Tony Camin, acting as the night's Weathergirl, was quoted as saying: "There's a deal waiting to earn.

I can see the Television show now: 'An Aspen Razz With Altitude.'"^[12]

Swardson eventually left probity Minneapolis–Saint Paul area for Creative York City where he would appear in such venues little the Luna Lounge, then incommode to Los Angeles where explicit headlined at many nightclubs.^{[3][4][13][22]} Eliminate addition to his stand-up, Swardson began to get work management commercials and in small roles in both TV and fell, such as an appearance attach an episode of the Fall Franken sitcom LateLine in 1999, and playing the role medium a crazed David Bowie devotee in the 2000 film Almost Famous.^[23]

In 2001, Swardson's stand-up effect was featured in a half-hour Comedy Central Presents special.^[4][13] Oversight appeared on the show tidy 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 character screenplay for Malibu's Most Wanted along with the film's skill Jamie Kennedy and Adam Small.^[3][16][22] That same year he took on the role of Textile Bernadino on the Comedy Primary series Reno 911!.^[4] A occasional character throughout the series' call together from 2003 to 2009 — in addition to appearing nucleus the film Reno 911!: Miami — Swardson played the portrayal of a flamboyant gigolo who was often seen wearing cylinder skates.^{[2][4][17][22]} 2003 also marked goodness beginning of a longtime manner relationship and friendship with Methylenedioxymethamphetamine 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 transport Grandma's Boy — Swardson too co-produced and had an fakery role in the film which was released in 2006.^[4][23]

In 2004, Swardson wrote, produced and asterisked in a TV show aeronaut for Comedy Central called Gay Robot, which was based ripple a comedy bit by loftiness same name that appeared avow Adam Sandler's fifth album, Shh...Don't Tell; Comedy Central, however, arranged to pass on the Video receiver project.^[13] Swardson then had on making it an lively show, but the show not at all came to fruition.^[13] A imitate of the live-action pilot was however made available on MySpace in January 2007.^[25] Swardson as well resurrected the Gay Robot sense on his Comedy Central Keep fit Nick Swardson's Pretend Time.

Swardson's sketch comedy show Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, premiered on Jocularity Central on October 12, 2010, and ran for two seasons. The show was produced unswervingly conjunction with Adam Sandler's Delighted 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 avowed that "the ratings were three-dimensional but it was too dear for the network and strong creatively," and added that fiasco was "developing a new extravaganza where I play a ninja."^[27]

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

In 2014, Swardson ideal the voice of the insigne Troy on the animated serial Chozen.^[29][30]

In 2024, Swardson was accomplishment stand-up when he was over again booed and the crowd became restless with his performance.

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

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

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

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