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Christopher Ryan "Chris" Hardwick (born November 23, 1971) is an American television host, stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, podcaster, musician, and voice artist. He is the chief executive officer of Nerdist Industries, the digital division of Legendary Entertainment. He currently hosts @midnight with Chris Hardwick, a nightly comedy-game show series on Comedy Central, and voices Craig in the Nickelodeon series Sanjay and Craig.
In 2011, he began hosting Ministry of Laughs, a BBC America Britcom block, and Talking Dead, a live hour talk show on AMC following episodes of The Walking Dead. In 2013, Hardwick hosted Talking Bad, a live half-hour talk show on AMC following the final eight episodes of Breaking Bad. He is also known for performing with Mike Phirman in Hard 'n Phirm, hosting Singled Out, Wired Science, Web Soup, and Nerdist Podcast, and as the voice of Otis in Back at the Barnyard, replacing Kevin James.
Hardwick was born Christopher Ryan Hardwick in Louisville, Kentucky, on November 23, 1971, the son of professional bowler Billy Hardwick (1941–2013) and Sharon Hills (née Facente), a real estate agent in Pasadena, California. His maternal grandfather was Italian-American, and opened a bowling alley where his parents first met. Hardwick was raised in the Roman Catholic faith of his mother. Hardwick grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, attending St. Benedict at Auburndale K–12 School, then attended Regis Jesuit High School in Colorado, and then Loyola High School for his senior year.
Actors: J. Peter Robinson (composer), Orlando Jones (actor), Burt Reynolds (actor), Joe Inscoe (actor), Lou Criscuolo (actor), Pamela Williamson (miscellaneous crew), Hank Levine (producer), Frank Capra Jr. (producer), April Grace (actress), Michelle Lee Brown (miscellaneous crew), Hughes Winborne (editor), Roland Joffé (producer), Carol Baum (producer), Ja'net DuBois (actress), Leland L. Jones (actor),
Plot: Burt Reynolds plays an aging jewish owner of a little grocery store, he is the only foreigner in the street: he lives in an African-American neighborhood. Tough and intrepid, he won't sell out his little store,and he won't give things up...
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