Chris Hardwick
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Christopher Hardwick (born November 23, 1971) is an American actor, television personality, and comedian.
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[edit] Early life
Hardwick was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of professional bowler Billy Hardwick. He grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and attended University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (Class of 1993) where he studied Philosophy.
[edit] Career
[edit] KROQ
Hardwick was a DJ on influential Los Angeles radio station KROQ during the mid-1990s.
[edit] Film appearances
He appeared in Rob Zombie's horror film House of 1000 Corpses.
He also made a small appearance in Terminator 3.
[edit] Voice over work
Hardwick voiced Alexander Hamilton in The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd, and is currently voicing Otis in Back at the Barnyard, an animated series airing on Nickelodeon as well as the voice of Chucky in the American version of Cartoon Networks' Chop Socky Chooks. He also provided the voice for Green Arrow/Oliver Queen on the cartoon series The Batman.
[edit] Hosting
He hosted MTV's Singled Out and the syndicated dating show Shipmates. As of October 2007, he has been hosting Wired Science on PBS, writing for Wired (magazine), and now works for G4's Attack of the Show as the gadget honky(his preferred term).
[edit] Stand-up comedy
Hardwick is also a stand-up comic and performs with Mike Phirman in the music comedy duo Hard 'n Phirm whose half-hour comedy special Comedy Central Presents: Hard 'n Phirm premiered in January of 2008. In 2007, both his solo standup and duo act were featured on the comedy compilation CD Comedy Death-Ray (album). Hard 'n Phirm recently completed several songs for the upcoming Rob Zombie animated film The Haunted World of El Superbeasto. Chris has announced plans to do a live album from his 2009 tour with his brother Peter Hardwick.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Hard 'n Phirm Videos on Effinfunny.com
- Chris Hardwick at the Internet Movie Database
- Hard 'n Phirm website
- Wired Science Team: Chris Hardwick
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