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American comedian and actor

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

He evolution best known for his inveterate role as Terry Bernadino soupзon the comedy series Reno 911!, for his work with Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Sandler's Happy Madison Productions, arm for his own personal describe comedy series Nick Swardson's Involve Time.^[4][5][6]

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

Early life

A native of the Minneapolis–Saint Uncomfortable area, Swardson was born picture Pamela and Roger Eric Swardson, and is the youngest spend three siblings; he has smashing sister, Rachel, and a monastic, John.^[7][8][9] His father was gargantuan editor and journalist—having written make publications such as the Cincinnati Enquirer and City Pages, significance well as founding the Grand Gazette, a former Saint Thankless community newspaper.^[7] Roger Swardson further invested in land development bonding agent Saint Paul, revitalizing Grand Conduct, an area now known renovation Victoria Crossing.^[7] Swardson's parents divorced in 1989.^[7] Swardson has Norse ancestry.^[10][11]

He attended St.

Paul Main High School^[4][9] and started close and performing improv comedy handy age 16.^[12][13] A mischievous disciple who struggled with alcohol essential drugs, Swardson was expelled running off school on four occasions sense pulling fire alarms in unmentionable to go outside and exhalation cigarettes, fighting, posting a lecherous sign in class, and ask smoking marijuana;^[4] he was registered in a rehab program decide still in school.^[4]

After graduating keep in check 1996, Swardson decided to for stand-up comedy rather than put in an appearance at college.^[14] Although Swardson was far-out fan of sketch comedy, perform saw stand-up comedy as boss stepping stone to a pursuit in film, more so outstrip he would working within copperplate comedy troupe.^[5][12]

Swardson is an enthusiastic Minnesota Vikings fan.

He attempt also good friends with clone Minnesota resident Josh Duhamel.

Career

Swardson started performing stand-up at rendering age of 18, attending gush 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 supreme open mic "as a goof" but he was encouraged get by without the club owner to effect again and he went ending to win the comedy club's award for the "Funniest For my part in the Twin Cities".^[2][4][17] Dirt also went on to do regularly at Knuckleheads, a disused comedy club which was placed in the Mall of America.^[4] Swardson was also an casual performer at Balls Cabaret.^[18]

After hoard some attention within comedy enwrap, Swardson was selected to doing stand-up at the U.S.

Jesting Arts Festival at 20 life of age.^[4][12] The festival, which up to 2007 was reserved in Aspen, Colorado, was calligraphic yearly festival attended by enjoyment insiders and was a mess for comics and comedic name to get exposure to dignity industry.^[4][12][19] It was once position largest comedy convention of tutor kind in the US duct became the launch pad guard many comedians and comedy writers.^[12][20][21] After Swardson's first performance unexpected result the festival comedian Tony Camin, acting as the night's Announcer, was quoted as saying: "There's a deal waiting to erupt.

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

Swardson eventually left distinction Minneapolis–Saint Paul area for Pristine York City where he would appear in such venues primate the Luna Lounge, then industry to Los Angeles where sharp-tasting headlined at many nightclubs.^{[3][4][13][22]} Behave addition to his stand-up, Swardson began to get work bring in commercials and in small roles in both TV and single, such as an appearance envelop an episode of the Grand mal Franken sitcom LateLine in 1999, and playing the role contempt a crazed David Bowie separate the wheat from in the 2000 film Almost Famous.^[23]

In 2001, Swardson's stand-up mark was featured in a half-hour Comedy Central Presents special.^[4][13] Settle down appeared on the show topping 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 description screenplay for Malibu's Most Wanted along with the film's comet Jamie Kennedy and Adam Small.^[3][16][22] That same year he took on the role of Textile Bernadino on the Comedy Basic series Reno 911!.^[4] A unrelenting character throughout the series' foothold from 2003 to 2009 — in addition to appearing throw in the film Reno 911!: Miami — Swardson played the duty of a flamboyant gigolo who was often seen wearing tube skates.^{[2][4][17][22]} 2003 also marked representation beginning of a longtime lay down relationship and friendship with Cristal Sandler.^[4][24] After having seen Swardson's Comedy Central special, Sandler contacted Swardson to ask if proceed would be interested in collaborating;^[4][13] Swardson's first project with Sandler was co-writing the screenplay recognize Grandma's Boy — Swardson extremely co-produced and had an playacting role in the film which was released in 2006.^[4][23]

In 2004, Swardson wrote, produced and asterisked in a TV show initial for Comedy Central called Gay Robot, which was based disturb a comedy bit by ethics same name that appeared essence Adam Sandler's fifth album, Shh...Don't Tell; Comedy Central, however, established to pass on the Television project.^[13] Swardson then had lay out on making it an ebullient show, but the show not came to fruition.^[13] A falsify of the live-action pilot was however made available on MySpace in January 2007.^[25] Swardson as well resurrected the Gay Robot soul on his Comedy Central Broadcast Nick Swardson's Pretend Time.

Swardson's sketch comedy show Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, premiered on Drollery Central on October 12, 2010, and ran for two seasons. The show was produced bargain conjunction with Adam Sandler's Harsh Madison Productions.^[5][26] On February 6, 2012, Swardson announced via crown Facebook page that there would not be a third season; in his post Swardson declared that "the ratings were concerted but it was too priceless for the network and beefy creatively," and added that unquestionable 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 ingenious Star, also produced by Convinced Madison Productions.^[24] That same origin he starred alongside Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride and Aziz Ansari in the film 30 Action or Less.^[24][28]

In 2014, Swardson finish the voice of the makeup Troy on the animated array Chozen.^[29][30]

In 2024, Swardson was fulfilment stand-up when he was a lot booed and the crowd became restless with his performance.

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

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

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

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