Nick Swardson
Biography
Nick Swardson is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer from Minneapolis who started stand-up at 18. He did open mics at Acme Comedy Co., won a Funniest Person in the Twin Cities award, and performed at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival at 20. After moving to New York and Los Angeles, he took small screen and film roles and made Comedy Central Presents specials in 2001 and 2006. He played Terry Bernadino on Reno 911! from 2003 to 2009 and co-wrote Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) with Jamie Kennedy and Adam Small. His long collaboration with Adam Sandler began with Grandma's Boy (2006), which he co-wrote, co-produced, and acted in. He also had his own sketch comedy series, Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, starred in Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011), and appeared in Just Go with It (2011), 30 Minutes or Less (2011), Grown Ups 2 (2013), The Ridiculous 6 (2015), and Sandy Wexler (2017).
50years old
Turns 51 on October 9in 356 days
- Born Minneapolis
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Nicholas Roger Swardson
Movie Career
- Films
- 26
- Career span
- 20 years2003 to 2023
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First role
Swardson's first open mic at Acme Comedy Co. was done as a goof, but the club owner encouraged him to return and he later won the club's Funniest Person in the Twin Cities award.
Big break
In 2003, Adam Sandler saw Swardson's Comedy Central special and got in touch to ask about working together. Their first project was writing the Grandma's Boy screenplay as co-writers.
Behind the camera
Swardson wrote, produced and starred in a Comedy Central pilot called Gay Robot, based on a bit from Adam Sandler's album Shh...Don't Tell, but the network passed on it.
Nick Swardson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Dennis Dugan directed six of these films, Frank Coraci two and Steven Brill two. Adam Sandler appears in eleven of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Adam Sandler's page
David Spade's page
Allen Covert's page
Rob Schneider's page
Jackie Sandler's page
Rachel Dratch's page
All films by Dennis Dugan
All films by Frank Coraci
All films by Steven Brill
Also four films together2 more actors
- Tim MeadowsIt's a Wonderful Binge (2022), Grown Ups 2 (2013), Jack and Jill (2011) and The Benchwarmers (2006)
- Kevin NealonBucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011), Just Go with It (2011), You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) and Grandma's Boy (2006)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Nick Swardson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.2 billion
19 of the 26 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 26 films: 19 worldwide figure; 4 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 19Worldwide figure
- 4Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 82% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$310M14.4% of the total
- 2$247M11.5% of the total
- 3$241M11.2% of the total
- 4$215M10.0% of the total
- 5$213M9.9% of the total
- 6$204M9.5% of the total
- 7$187M8.7% of the total
- 8$150M6.9% of the total
$389 millionfrom the other 11 films with a worldwide figure, 18% of the total