Christopher Ryan Hardwick (born November 23, 1971) is an American
stand-up comedian, actor, television and podcast host, writer, and
producer. He hosts Talking Dead, an hourly aftershow on AMC affiliated
with the network's zombie drama series The Walking Dead and Fear the
Walking Dead, as well as Talking with Chris Hardwick, a show in which
Hardwick interviews prominent pop culture figures, and The Wall, a
plinko-inspired gameshow on NBC. Hardwick created Nerdist Industries,
operator of the Nerdist Podcast Network and home of his podcast The
Nerdist Podcast, which later left the network and was renamed to ID10T
with Chris Hardwick. His podcast has broadcast 1,000 episodes as of
December 2019.Hardwick originated the role of Stacee Jaxx in Rock of
Ages during its premiere run in Los Angeles (2005â€"2006). In 2011, he
began hosting the BBC America Britcom block Ministry of Laughs. From
2013 to 2017, he hosted @midnight with Chris Hardwick, a nightly
comedy-game show series on Comedy Central. In 2013, he hosted Talking
Bad, a live half-hour talk show on AMC following the final eight
episodes of Breaking Bad. In 2016, he started to host Talking Saul for
the Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul. He is also known for
performing with Mike Phirman in the musical comedy duo Hard 'n Phirm,
as well as hosting Singled Out, Wired Science, and Web Soup, and
providing the voice of Otis the Cow in Back at the Barnyard (replacing
Kevin James).In June 2018, Hardwick was accused of emotional and
sexual abuse by his ex-girlfriend Chloe Dykstra. AMC suspended
Hardwick from its shows while conducting an investigation. AMC
concluded its investigation and allowed Hardwick to resume his
positions in August 2018. Dykstra refused to participate in the
investigation.Christopher Ryan Hardwick was born in Louisville,
Kentucky, on November 23, 1971, the son of Billy Hardwick
(1941â€"2013), a professional ten-pin bowler, and Sharon Hills (née
Facente), a real estate agent in Pasadena, California. His maternal
grandfather was Italian-American, and opened a bowling alley where
Hardwick's parents first met. Hardwick was raised in his mother's
Roman Catholic faith. At age four, he met comedian Joan Rivers and
became lifelong friends with her. Hardwick grew up in Memphis,
Tennessee, where he was the 1983 Memphis City Junior High Chess
Champion. He later attended St. Benedict at Auburndale before moving
to Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado, and spent his senior
year at Loyola High School in Los Angeles. He studied philosophy at
UCLA, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity during his
freshman year and graduated in 1993. He was roommates with Wil
Wheaton, whom he had met at a screening of Arachnophobia in Burbank,
California.
stand-up comedian, actor, television and podcast host, writer, and
producer. He hosts Talking Dead, an hourly aftershow on AMC affiliated
with the network's zombie drama series The Walking Dead and Fear the
Walking Dead, as well as Talking with Chris Hardwick, a show in which
Hardwick interviews prominent pop culture figures, and The Wall, a
plinko-inspired gameshow on NBC. Hardwick created Nerdist Industries,
operator of the Nerdist Podcast Network and home of his podcast The
Nerdist Podcast, which later left the network and was renamed to ID10T
with Chris Hardwick. His podcast has broadcast 1,000 episodes as of
December 2019.Hardwick originated the role of Stacee Jaxx in Rock of
Ages during its premiere run in Los Angeles (2005â€"2006). In 2011, he
began hosting the BBC America Britcom block Ministry of Laughs. From
2013 to 2017, he hosted @midnight with Chris Hardwick, a nightly
comedy-game show series on Comedy Central. In 2013, he hosted Talking
Bad, a live half-hour talk show on AMC following the final eight
episodes of Breaking Bad. In 2016, he started to host Talking Saul for
the Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul. He is also known for
performing with Mike Phirman in the musical comedy duo Hard 'n Phirm,
as well as hosting Singled Out, Wired Science, and Web Soup, and
providing the voice of Otis the Cow in Back at the Barnyard (replacing
Kevin James).In June 2018, Hardwick was accused of emotional and
sexual abuse by his ex-girlfriend Chloe Dykstra. AMC suspended
Hardwick from its shows while conducting an investigation. AMC
concluded its investigation and allowed Hardwick to resume his
positions in August 2018. Dykstra refused to participate in the
investigation.Christopher Ryan Hardwick was born in Louisville,
Kentucky, on November 23, 1971, the son of Billy Hardwick
(1941â€"2013), a professional ten-pin bowler, and Sharon Hills (née
Facente), a real estate agent in Pasadena, California. His maternal
grandfather was Italian-American, and opened a bowling alley where
Hardwick's parents first met. Hardwick was raised in his mother's
Roman Catholic faith. At age four, he met comedian Joan Rivers and
became lifelong friends with her. Hardwick grew up in Memphis,
Tennessee, where he was the 1983 Memphis City Junior High Chess
Champion. He later attended St. Benedict at Auburndale before moving
to Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado, and spent his senior
year at Loyola High School in Los Angeles. He studied philosophy at
UCLA, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity during his
freshman year and graduated in 1993. He was roommates with Wil
Wheaton, whom he had met at a screening of Arachnophobia in Burbank,
California.
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