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Contents. Early life A native of the area, Swardson was born to Pamela and Roger Eric Swardson, and is the youngest of three siblings — he has a sister, Rachel, and a brother, John. Roger Swardson (1934–2003) was an editor and journalist — having written for publications such as the and, as well as founding the, a former Saint Paul community newspaper.
Roger Swardson also invested in land development in Saint Paul, revitalizing Grand Avenue — an area now known as Victoria Crossing. Roger and Pamela divorced in 1989. Swardson attended and started acting and performing comedy at the age of 16.
A mischievous student who struggled with alcohol and drugs, Swardson was expelled from school on four occasions for pulling fire alarms in order to go outside and smoke cigarettes, fighting, posting a lewd sign in class, and for smoking; he was enrolled in a program while still in school. After graduating in 1996, Swardson decided to pursue stand-up comedy rather than attend college. Although Swardson was a fan of sketch comedy, he saw stand-up comedy as a stepping-stone to a career in film, more so than he would working within a comedy troupe. Career Swardson started performing stand-up at the age of 18, attending nights at the Minneapolis comedy club. Swardson stated in a 2007 interview with that he did his first open mic 'as a goof' but he was encouraged by the club owner to perform again and he went on to win the comedy club's award for the 'Funniest Person in the '. He also went on to perform regularly at Knuckleheads, a defunct comedy club which was located in the.
Swardson was also an occasional performer at. After garnering some attention within comedy circles, Swardson was selected to perform stand-up at the at 20 years of age.
The festival, which up to 2007 was held in, was a yearly festival attended by entertainment insiders and was a place for comics and comedic actors to get exposure to the industry. It was once the largest comedy convention of its kind in the US and became the launch pad for many comedians and comedy writers. After Swardson's first performance at the festival comedian Tony Camin, acting as the night's, was quoted as saying: 'There's a deal waiting to happen. I can see the TV show now: 'An Aspen Kid With Altitude.' ' Swardson eventually left the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area for where he would appear in such venues as the, then on to where he headlined at many nightclubs. In addition to his stand-up, Swardson began to get work in commercials and in small roles in both TV in film, such an appearance in an episode of the sitcom in 1999, and playing the role of a crazed fan in the 2000 film. In 2001, Swardson's stand-up act was featured in a half-hour special.
He appeared on the show a second time in 2006 — a performance that was featured on the DVD compilation The Best of Comedy Central Presents: Uncensored II released in 2008. In 2003, Swardson co-wrote the screenplay for along with the film's star and Adam Small.
That same year he took on the role of Terry Bernadino on the Comedy Central series. A recurring character throughout the series' run from 2003 to 2009 — in addition to appearing in the film — Swardson played the role of a flamboyant who was often seen wearing. 2003 also marked the beginning of a longtime working relationship and friendship with Adam Sandler. After having seen Swardson's Comedy Central special, Sandler contacted Swardson to ask if he'd be interested in collaborating; Swardson's first project with Sandler was co-writing the screenplay for — Swardson also co-produced and had an acting role in the film which was released in 2006. In 2004, Swardson wrote, produced and starred in a TV show pilot for Comedy Central called Gay Robot, which was based on that appeared on Adam Sandler's fifth album,; Comedy Central, however, decided to pass on the TV project. Swardson then had intentions on making it an animated show, but the show never came to fruition. A copy of the live-action pilot was however made available on in January 2007.
Swardson also resurrected the Gay Robot character on his Comedy Central Series. Swardson's sketch comedy show Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, premiered on Comedy Central on October 12, 2010 and ran for two seasons. The show was produced in conjunction with Adam Sandler’s. On February 6, 2012 Swardson announced via his page that there would not be a third season; in his post Swardson stated that 'the ratings were solid but it was too expensive for the network and tough creatively,' and added that he was 'developing a new show where I play a ninja.' In 2011, Swardson starred in, co-wrote and co-produced the film, also produced by Happy Madison Productions. That same year he starred alongside, and in the film. In 2014, Swardson performed the voice of the character Troy on the animated series.
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