Nerdist News
Nerdist News (Founded February, 2012) is the Nerdist branded pop culture newsletter, founded and operated by Nerdist Industries CEO Peter Levin and Chief Creative Officer Chris Hardwick.
Publication
The cross-platform publisher currently has two newsletter publications, Nerdist News and TOKYOPOP powered by Nerdist Industries. The target for the newsletters is socially active consumers of genre fare.
Nerdist
Comedian Chris Hardwick's Nerdist Industries, entered into an equity partnership with GeekChicDaily in June 2011. Nerdist Industries operates a podcast network, including the flagship Nerdist Podcast, Nerdist Blog and NerdMelt theater at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles.
In February 2012, GeekChicDaily fully merged with Nerdist Industries and became Nerdist News.
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Chris Hardwick
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.
Early life
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.
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