Christopher Ryan Hardwick is an American comedian, television and podcast host, writer, actor, and producer. Let us learn more about Chris Hardwick net worth.
He hosts an hourly aftershow on AMC ‘Talking Dead’ affiliated with the zombie drama series ‘The Walking Dead’ and spin-off ‘Fear the Walking Dead.’
Apart from hosting shows, he has voiced several animated-series and games like ‘The Batman’ and ‘Lego Dimensions’, The Legend of Korra, and ‘The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd.’
He also published a self-help book titled ‘The Nerdist Way: How to Reach the Next Level.’
Christopher Hardwick Net Worth and Overview
| Net Worth | $20 million |
| Date of Birth | November 23, 1971 |
| Age | 49 years old |
| Height | 5ft 9inch (1.75m) |
| Source of Wealth | Film and Television |
| Country of Origin | United States of America |
| Last Updated | February 2021 |
Early life
Christopher Ryan Hardwick was born on 23rd November 1971 in Louisville, Kentucky. His father Billy Hardwick (1941 to 2013) was a pro-ten-pin bowler while his mother Sharon Hills was a California-based real estate agent.
When he was 4, he bumped into comedian Joan Rivers and they became lifelong friends.
He grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, where he became the 1983 Memphis City Junior High Chess Champion. Later, he attended St. Benedict at Auburndale and then moved to Aurora, Colorado for studying at Regis Jesuit High School.
He studied philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles, and graduated in 1993.
Career
Christopher Hardwick started his career in the early days of 1990. During the mid-1990s, he was DJ on Los Angeles-based radio station KROQ-FM. At the same time, he started appearing in the famous American TV-series named ‘Thirtysomethin’.
In 1993, he began hosting the game show ‘Trashed’. During 1995-98, Hardwick co-hosted another game show titled ‘Singled Out’ with Jenny McCarthy.
Earning popularity as a host during 1998-99, he hosted a famous dating TV show named ‘Shipmates’ that ran during 2001-03.
Some notable films that Hardwick worked on include ‘Halloween II’, ‘House of 1000 Corpses’, as well as ‘Terminator III: Rise of the Machines.’ He has featured in the 2010 film ‘The Mother of Invention’ too.
Additionally, he started a musical duo titled Hard ‘n Phirm with Mike Phirman.
With this duo, both the members rocked the stage during 2004-9. In 2005, they released their only solo album titled ‘Horses and Grasses’ containing a song ‘Pi’ that gained huge popularity in that time.
Apart from this, Hard ‘n Phirm did several songs for the animated movie titled ‘The Haunted World of El Superbeasto’ in 2009.
Moreover, he has given his voice to the 2008 TV-Series named ‘The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd’ for Alexander Hamilton.
Plus, he voiced on the animations named ‘The Batman’ and ‘Lego Dimensions’ for Green Arrow/Oliver Queen. Not just that, he was the voice behind Otis in the Barnyard series too.
In 2007, Hardwick had written the script for TV-Series named ‘Wired Science’. Plus, he wrote for the magazine titled ‘Wired’ too.
Hardwick appeared in the live TV-Program named ‘Attack of the Show’ from 2008 to 2013. In the middle of this duration, he became popular as a host of the 2009 TV-Series ‘Web Soup’ aired on G4.
He started a comedian show too named Nerdist with the collaboration of a friend in 2010.
The following year, 2011, he started hosting another show titled ‘Talking Dead’ that is still running. During the same time, he published a book named ‘The Nerdist Way: How to Reach the Next Level.’
Later in 2012, he appeared in a comedy show titled ‘Mandroid’. Hardwick also hosted the BlizzCon gaming convention’s ‘Talent, Art, Movie and Costume’ section on November 7, 2014.
Highlights and Achievements
On June 7, 2014, Chris Hardwick won the Spike Guys Choice Smartacus award in Culver City, California.
He was also a nomination in the Outstanding Interactive Program category of Primetime Emmy Award for TV-Series ‘@midnight’ in 2014.
In 2015, he won The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media for ‘@midnight’.
Hardwick won The Webby awards too for ‘@midnight’ in the Online Film and Video: Events and Live Webcasts category in 2014 and Entertainment category in 2015.
His comedy show G4’s ‘Web Soup’ became one of the top 10 comedy podcasts in 2009.
Age, Height, and Weight
Chris Hardwick has turned 49 on 23rd November. However, he still considers himself a teenage girl.
He says that every year on his birthday, he starts a new playlist that is tilted after his current age to keep a track of his favorite songs of the year. He adds ‘I keep the track as a sort of musical diary as if I’m a teenage girl.’
Hardwick is 5ft and 9inches tall. He weighs around 74kgs (160 lbs).
Personal Life
Chris Hardwick was engaged to actress and model Jacinda Barrett and dated Andrea Savage too, He had relationships with actresses Janet Varney from 2004 to 2011 as well as Chloe Dykstra from late-2011 to 2014.
On 12th September 2015, he got engaged to actress and model Lydia Hearst who he married on 20th August 2016, in California.
Besides, he is a recovering alcoholic. As per him, he has been ‘sober’ since October 2003. His former co-worker also said that Hardwick replaced ‘alcoholism’ with ‘workaholism.’
Criticism
His ex-girlfriend Chloe Dykstra accused one of her ex-boyfriends of sexual and emotional abuse in June 2018.
Although she did not address Hardwick as name, the details she included were enough for everyone to link the allegations to Chris Hardwick.
One of them is the accusation of her ex, blacklisting her from the industry after the break-up.
After the allegation, AMC suspended him from its shows and conducted an investigation. In August 2018, they concluded the investigation and allowed him to resume his position.
Chris Hardwick Net Worth in 2021
As of February 2021, Hardwick has a net worth of around $18 million. In the coming years, it may most likely rise higher. His main source of income is his career as a podcast and a TV host.
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