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United States Nick Swardson has established a versatile career as a comedian, actor, writer, and producer, known for his work in film, television, and stand-up comedy.
Swardson has produced multiple comedy specials and series for Comedy Central, including 'Comedy Central Presents,' 'Nick Swardson: Seriously, Who Farted?', 'Nick Swardson: Taste It,' and co-created, co-executive produced, co-wrote, and starred in the web series 'Typical Rick' and his own sketch comedy series 'Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time'.
Nick Swardson has been featured in Netflix comedy content, including his special 'Comedians of the World' where he represented the United States. He also starred in Netflix films such as 'The Ridiculous 6', 'The Do-Over', 'Sandy Wexler', and 'The Wrong Missy'.
Nick Swardson offers personalized video messages through Cameo, often featuring his popular characters and personas, such as Terry from Reno 911!.
Nicholas Roger Swardson was born on October 9, 1976, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He began his stand-up comedy career at 18, performing at open mic nights at Acme Comedy Co. in Minneapolis. His early talent earned him the “Funniest Person in the Twin Cities” award from the club owner, leading to regular performances and an appearance at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival at age 20. Swardson subsequently moved to New York City and then Los Angeles, where he performed at various nightclubs and started securing minor roles in commercials, television, and film, including a part in the 2000 film *Almost Famous*.
Swardson’s career gained momentum with his first *Comedy Central Presents* special in 2001. In 2003, he co-wrote the screenplay for *Malibu’s Most Wanted* and began his recurring role as Terry Bernadino in the Comedy Central series *Reno 911!*, a character he would portray until 2009 and reprise in *Reno 911!: Miami*. This period also marked the beginning of his notable collaboration with Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions. Their first joint project was the 2006 film *Grandma’s Boy*, which Swardson co-wrote, co-produced, and acted in. He also co-wrote and starred in *The Benchwarmers* (2006).
His creative partnership with Happy Madison Productions continued with various acting, writing, and producing roles across films like *Just Go with It* (2011), *Jack and Jill* (2011), *That’s My Boy* (2012), *Grown Ups 2* (2013), *Pixels* (2015), *The Ridiculous 6* (2015), *The Do-Over* (2016), and *Sandy Wexler* (2017). Swardson also co-created, co-executive produced, co-wrote, and starred in *Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time* (2010-2011) and the web series *Typical Rick* (2016-2017) for Comedy Central. His stand-up specials include *Nick Swardson: Seriously, Who Farted?* (2010), *Nick Swardson: Taste It* (2015), and a segment in Netflix’s *Comedians of the World* (2019). He continues to tour globally and recently appeared in *Leo* (2023) and is slated for *Happy Gilmore 2* (2025).
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