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Nick Swardson, Everything to know about American Actor

Nick Swardson

Nick Swardson is a 43-year-old American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role in the comedy show Reno 911!. He played the role of Terry Bernadino in the movie. At present, Nick Swardson is enjoying his own tours on stand up comedy across the USA which he posts through his website. Throughout his career, Nick Swardson has played about 30 movies.

The comedian is 5 foot 6 inches tall. Nick Swardson started doing stand up comedy at a very young age of 16. He currently goes around tours in the USA performing his comedy specials.

How much is Nick Swardson’s Net worth?

Nick Swardson’s Net Worth is around $5 million which he has accumulated throughout his career. He has worked as an actor, comedian and as well as producer.

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Some of Nick Swardson’s movies and the earnings are as follows:

Year Title Budget Box Office
2006 Grandma’s Boy $5 million $6.6 million
2006 The Benchwarmers $33 million $65 million
2007 Reno 911!: Miami $10 million $22 million
2007 Blades of Glory $53 million $145.7 million
2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry $85 million $186.1 million
2008 Bedtime Stories $80 million $212.9 million
2011 Just Go with It $80 million $215 million
2011 30 Minutes or Less $28 million $40.5 million
2013 A Haunted House $2.5 million $60.1 million

On the other hand, the details about his assets, including house and cars are not in the media yet. However, with all the wealth he earned from his professional career, Nike is living a luxurious life.

Nick Swardson’s Childhood:

Nick was born in Minneapolis, the USA in 1976 October. His parents Pamela and Roger Eric Swardson named him Nicholas Roger Swardson at birth. He has two other siblings, a brother named John and a sister named Rachel. He grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father was a journalist who worked for various papers and journals. Nick’s parents divorced in 1989.

Swardson’s Education and Schooling:

Nick Swardson dealt with the issues of alcohol and drug addiction growing up. He attended St. Paul Central High School in Minnesota.  At school, he was labeled as a very mischievous student.

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Nick Swardson

He used to play pranks at school which didn’t take him in the good lists. The school suspended and expelled him four times from school for various reasons. One instance, just to go out and smoke cigarettes, Nick pulled the fire alarm at school. Perhaps due to these kinds of behavior, he ended up in rehab while still at school.

After completing his high school, Nick decided to start his career in stand up comedy rather than going to college. Which is why he started performing stand-up at the age of 18 in comedy clubs. His career in standup is what ultimately lead him to his film roles.

What does Swardson’s personal life look like?

Nick has always been private about his personal life and wants to keep it that way. We don’t know yet if he is a relationship with someone or married.  As he stays busy with his stand up tours, it is highly unlikely that he has been married. One he tweeted this:

Although he is being humorous, he doesn’t want to get married at present. He has been vocal about his high indulgence in smoking and drinking. However, he seems to be trying to cut down on it and get healthier.

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Nick Swardson’s standup career:

He started performing from a very young age and still does. He said in an interview that his first act was just a goof. Nonetheless, he was encouraged by the club owner. Nick continued to work on his act. Later he won the comedy club’s award for the “Funniest Person in the Twin Cities. Slowly he rose into popularity and gathered enough attention to be selected to perform at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival while he was only 20.

Nick once said “Comedy is so subjective, you know what I mean? To sit there and technically pick it apart is so stupid.” 

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Nick Swardson

Eventually, Nick Swardson left Minneapolis and went to New York city looking for better opportunities. Then again he left New York for Los Angeles. He then started headlining in various clubs. This gave him the proper exposure. Similarly, he also started getting small roles for TV commercials and shows like Lateline.

By 2001, he was doing his act on Comedy Central Presents special. After this people widely recognized him and he went on to perform for comedy central for a second time in 2006.

What are some of Nick Swardson’s movies, shows, and tours?

Nick Swardson has got a boost to his career after playing the role of Terry Bernardino on the show Reno911!. He started working together with Adam Sandler by 2003. Along with Sandler, Swardson wrote his first screenplay for Grandma’s Boy. Not only did he write but he also co-produced the movie and played a small role in it.

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Nick Swardson

Similarly, he produced a couple of shows later on Comedy central like Gay Robot which never really landed on TV. But the show was resurrected later on his comedy central show Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time.

In 2011, he co-produced a movieBucky Larson: Born to Be a Star. At present, he goes on tours on his comedy acts around the USA. You can book tickets for Nick Swardson’s shows and also his merch from his website. In 2013, he worked with Marlon Wayans, Essence Atkins, Affion Crockett, Robin Thede, Alanna Ubach, and David Koechner in the movie A Haunted House.

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