1. Nicholas Roger Swardson was born on October 9,1976 and is an American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter, and producer.
18 Facts About Nick Swardson
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Nick Swardson has appeared in the films The Benchwarmers, Blades of Glory, Just Go with It, That's My Boy, Pixels, The Do-Over, and The Wrong Missy.
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Roger Nick Swardson invested in land development in Saint Paul, revitalizing Grand Avenue, an area now known as Victoria Crossing.
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Nick Swardson's parents divorced when he was about 12 or 13.
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Nick Swardson attended St Paul Central High School and started acting and performing improv comedy at age 16.
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Nick Swardson is good friends with fellow Minnesota resident Josh Duhamel.
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Nick Swardson started performing stand-up at the age of 18, attending open mic nights at the Minneapolis comedy club Acme Comedy Co.
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Nick Swardson stated in a 2007 interview with The Portland Mercury that he did his first open mic "as a goof" but he was encouraged by the club owner to perform again and he went on to win the comedy club's award for the "Funniest Person in the Twin Cities".
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Nick Swardson went on to perform regularly at Knuckleheads, a defunct comedy club which was located in the Mall of America.
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In 2001, Nick Swardson's stand-up act was featured in a half-hour Comedy Central Presents special.
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In 2003, Nick Swardson co-wrote the screenplay for Malibu's Most Wanted along with the film's star Jamie Kennedy and Adam Small.
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In 2004, Nick Swardson wrote, produced and starred in a TV show pilot for Comedy Central called Gay Robot, which was based on a comedy bit by the same name that appeared on Adam Sandler's fifth album, Shh.
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Nick Swardson then had intentions on making it an animated show, but the show never came to fruition.
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Swardson's sketch comedy show Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, premiered on Comedy Central on October 12,2010, and ran for two seasons.
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In 2011, Nick Swardson starred in, co-wrote and co-produced the film Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, produced by Happy Madison Productions.
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In 2014, Nick Swardson performed the voice of the character Troy on the animated series Chozen.
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In 2024, Nick Swardson was performing stand-up when he was repeatedly booed and the crowd became restless with his performance.
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Nick Swardson's mic was eventually cut, spotlight turned off, and was escorted off the stage by staff.