Chris Hardwick

Christopher Ryan Hardwick is an actor/comedian. He is best known for performing with Mike Phirman in Hard 'n Phirm, hosting "Singled Out", "Wired Science", "Web Soup", and "The Nerdist Podcast", and the current voice of Otis in "Back at the Barnyard". He often shows up at G4TV studio as a guest on "Attack Of The Show". He also does the Nerdist podcast which is a podcast discussing daily life, comedy, pop culture, and includes interviews with other celebrities. In 2011 he began hosting a live half-hour talk show on the AMC network, "Talking Dead".
Personal life.
Hardwick gave up drinking alcohol in 2003. He dated singer Lisa Loeb in 2004. He was in a relationship with actress Janet Varney from 2004 until 2011. Hardwick is married to Lydia Hearst.