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<a href="/biography/chris-hardwick">Christopher Ryan Hardwick</a>, professionally known as Chris Hardwick, is a multifaceted American performer and media personality. He is an accomplished <a href="/biography/chris-hardwick">actor</a>, producer, stand-up comedian, musician, television host, writer, podcaster, and voice artist. He was born on November 23, 1971, in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Chris is the <a href="/biography/chris-hardwick">son</a> of the late <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Hardwick">Billy Hardwick</a>, a professional bowling champion, and Sharon Hills, a California-based real estate agent. His professional career has spanned from 1991 to the present.

<h2>Education</h2>

Hardwick began his education at St. Benedict at Auburndale, a K–12 school, before transferring to Regis Jesuit High School in Colorado. He later completed his high school education at Loyola High School in Los Angeles. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he studied philosophy.

<h2>Early Career in Comedy and Radio</h2>

Chris Hardwick started his career in the early 1990s as a DJ at Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM. He later pursued stand-up comedy, eventually forming the musical comedy duo Hard 'n Phirm with fellow comedian Mike Phirman. The duo gained recognition for their blend of humor and music, releasing the album Horses and Grasses in 2005. Hardwick also released a solo comedy album titled Mandroid in 2012.

<h2>Television Hosting and The Nerdist Brand</h2>

Hardwick gained prominence as the host of MTV's dating show Singled Out in the 1990s. He went on to host several other television programs, including Shipmates, Wired Science, and Web Soup. He became widely recognized for hosting The Talking Dead, the post-episode discussion show for AMC's The Walking Dead, as well as companion shows <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_Bad">Talking Bad</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_Saul">Talking Saul</a>.

Hardwick founded and hosted The Nerdist Podcast, which became a central part of the Nerdist Industries brand—a company focused on nerd culture that expanded into digital content, books, and television production. On Comedy Central, he hosted @midnight with Chris Hardwick, a late-night game show centering on internet culture, which aired from 2013 to 2017.

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<h2>Acting and Voice Work</h2>

As an actor, Hardwick has appeared in various films and television shows. His film credits include playing Tim in Courting Courtney (1997), Everett in Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004), voice work in Jack & Diane (2012), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Goldsmith">Jerry Goldsmith</a> in House of 1000 Corpses (2003), an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Phillips">engineer</a> in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Phillips">Sam Phillips</a> in Spectres (2004), Drake Wooderson in The Mother of Invention (2009), David Newman in Halloween II (2009), and Booker in the short film Booker, Catch! (2013).

<h2>Television Appearances and Voice Acting</h2>

Hardwick’s television acting career began with a role as a young man on Thirtysomething in 1991. Over the years, he has made guest appearances as himself on shows such as Boy Meets World, MADtv, Comedy Central Presents, Attack of the Show!, The Benson Interruption, and Comedy Bang! Bang!

In addition to live-action roles, Hardwick is a prolific <a href="/biography/chris-hardwick">voice artist</a>. His voice work includes characters on Family Guy, The Legend of Korra, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay_and_Craig">Sanjay and Craig</a>, The Batman, Back at the Barnyard, The X’s, The Zeta Project, McBusters, and the video game Tales from the Borderlands, in which he voices the character Vaughn.

<h2>Awards and Recognition</h2>

In 2014, Hardwick received a Spike Guys’ Choice Award labeled “Smartacus.” He also earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media – Social TV Experience for his work on @midnight with Chris Hardwick.

<h2>Personal Life and Relationships</h2>

Hardwick was in relationships with <a href="/biography/jacinda-barrett">actress</a> <a href="/biography/jacinda-barrett">Jacinda Barrett</a> and <a href="/biography/janet-varney">comedian</a> <a href="/biography/janet-varney">Janet Varney</a> between 2004 and 2011. He later dated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloe_Dykstra">Chloe Dykstra</a> from 2011 to 2014. As of September 12, 2015, he has been married to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Hearst">Lydia Hearst</a>—an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Hearst">actress</a>, model, and blogger, and the great-granddaughter of publishing magnate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Randolph_Hearst">William Randolph Hearst</a>.

<h2>Net Worth</h2>

As of recent estimations, Chris Hardwick has a net worth of approximately $10 million, accrued through his diversified career in entertainment and media.

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