American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter,musician, podcaster, television host,and voice actor, born 23 November 1971 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Studied philosophy at UCLA
Son of bowling Hall of Famer Billy Hardwick.
Was engaged to Jacinda Barrett.
Quit drinking alcohol in 2003.
Was in a relationship with Janet Varney (2004-2011).
Hardwick met Joan Rivers , where he and his family went to see her do an opening act for Riverss own mentor Johnny Carson , in Las Vegas, Nevada, when Hardwick was just a little boy. They were friends for 39 years.
Best known by the public as the host of "Singled Out" .
Lifelong friends of Joan Rivers , since childhood. Hardwick attended her funeral, after the comedienne passed away on September 7, 2014.
His mentor was the late Joan Rivers.
Credits Joan Rivers as his favorite mentor/best friend.
As a comedian, he was highly influence by Joan Rivers.
Years later, and through much therapy, I would come to discover all of,the really bad things (as opposed to weight gain) alcoholism caused,like anxiety, paranoia, and perpetual emotional infancy.
I always recoiled at the thought of this curse, and here I was taking,active steps every fucking day to make it happen. . . I knew that I had,two choices: I could continue living the way I was living and die,pickled and unemployed, or make sweeping changes with the hope of,salvaging my life.
No human ever became interesting by not failing. The more you fail and recover and improve, the better you are as a person. Ever meet someone who’s ALWAYS had EVERYTHING work out for them with ZERO struggle? They usually have the depth of a puddle. Or they don’t exist.
While the liberal media elite depict the bowler as a chubby guy with a comb-over and polyester pants, the reality is that bowling is one of the most tech-heavy sports today. Robotic pinsetters and computerized scoring were just the beginning.
Comic-Con is nerd Christmas. People go wanting to have fun.
Every year on my birthday, I start a new playlist titled after my current age so I can keep track of my favorite songs of the year as a sort of musical diary because I am a teenage girl. .
