Chris Gethard Biography
Chris Gethard is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He hosted The Chris Gethard Show, a talk show based in New York City that aired from 2011 to 2018. He conducts two podcasts: Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People and New Jersey is the World.
How old is Chris Gethard? – Age
He is 43 years old as of 23 May 2023. He was born in 1980 in West Orange, New Jersey, United States. His real name is Christopher Paul Gethard.
Chris Gethard Family – Education
Gethard grew up in West Orange, New Jersey, as the son of Sally and Ken Gethard, and attended West Orange High School. Gethard was a child when he visited the iconic Action Park.His brother, Gregg Gethard, is well-known as “Financial Guru Gregg Gethard”.
Chris Gethard Wife – Children
On August 30, 2014, Gethard married Hallie Bulleit, the band leader of The Chris Gethard Show and lead singer of The Unlovables, in Brooklyn, New York. Murf Meyer, a fellow Chris Gethard Show cast member, performed the service. In April 2019, the couple welcomed a son, Caleb David Gethard.
Chris Gethard Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.
Chris Gethard Podcast
Gethard hosts the Earwolf podcast Beautiful/Anonymous, which first aired on March 15, 2016. The following is Earwolf’s description of the show: “1 phone call. 1 hour. No names. No holds barred. That’s the premise behind Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People, hosted by comedian Chris Gethard. Every week, Chris opens the phone line to one anonymous caller, and he can’t hang up first, no matter what. From shocking confessions and family secrets to philosophical discussions and shameless self-promotion, anything can and will happen!”
He won the Webby Award for Best Host in 2017. Gethard co-hosted Earwolf’s podcast, In Your Dreams, with Gary Richardson. The podcast first aired on December 12, 2016, with special guest comedian Aparna Nancherla, and the ninth and final episode aired on February 6, 2017. In January 2021, Gethard debuted a new podcast, New Jersey is the World. The podcast features Gethard discussing New Jersey history, lore, food, and more with his co-hosts, several childhood friends, and guests.
Chris Gethard Tattoos
He is a big fan of The Smiths and has two tattoos of the band: Morrissey’s signature on his right shoulder (based on an actual signature he got in marker on his arm) and “It takes strength to be gentle and kind,” a lyric from “I Know It’s Over,” on his right biceps.
Chris Gethard Illness
Chris Gethard was diagnosed with manic depression. He noted that the mania component of the manic depression diagnosis was initially more severe than the depression component. He also stated that he handles his symptoms with medicine, treatment, and assistance from his wife.
Chris Gethard The Chris Gethard Show
The Chris Gethard Show, facilitated by Chris Gethard, was a syndicated program that started as a live piece at the Upstanding Residents Unit Theater in 2009. It was subsequently delivered for free in New York City to hold the turbulent, modest feel of early MTV syndicated programs. The show has since developed to comprise of both stage and shot exhibitions, with a standing for ludicrous scene, frequently including abnormal watcher calls, high-idea bunch sections, and Gethard exposing himself to mishandle.
The show was completely self-financed, and the entertainers were generally not paid for their time during its community time. Be that as it may, the show was not gotten by a telecom company because of its capricious nature and regular swearing. In 2014, Good times TV requested a pilot from TCGS to be co-created by Entertaining or Kick the bucket, prompting a short break from the week by week program. The show got back to MNN from April to January 2015, and was gotten by Combination for two seasons.
All through its different appearances, the show has drawn in big name visitors like P. Diddy, Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell, Paul Giamatti, and Lena Dunham. After its run on Combination, the show was gotten for a third season by truTV and started broadcasting live episodes in August 2017. In August 2018, Gethard declared the show had been dropped and wouldn’t return for another season.
Chris Gethard Books
Gethard is also the author of Weird NY, a book on ghost stories and urban legends in New York City, and A Bad Idea I’m on to Do, a collection of anecdotes from Gethard’s life that was featured on This American Life. Gethard formerly worked as an editorial assistant for the famed Weird NJ and Weird US periodicals. On October 16, 2018, HarperCollins’ HarperOne imprint released Gethard’s self-help memoir Lose Well.
Chris Gethard Career
Gethard is an improvisational entertainer who worked generally out of Manhattan’s Upstanding Residents Detachment Theater. He started taking classes at the Upstanding Residents Detachment Theater in 2000 while he was an understudy at Rutgers College. Gethard moved on from Rutgers College in 2002 with a degree in American examinations. He began to do standup satire in 2006.
In 2013, the Free Film Channel requested that Gethard compose a pilot in view of his book, A Poorly conceived notion I’m Going to Do. IFC allowed Gethard a year, as well as composing his pilot, to showcase for them at celebrations and produce web content.
In August 2016, Gethard partook without precedent for the Edinburgh Celebration Periphery, playing out his show Profession Self destruction managing his encounters of despondency, self destruction endeavors and liquor abuse. During his run at the celebration, he additionally recorded an episode of Stuart Goldsmith’s “Humorist’s Entertainer Webcast”, which was distributed in December 2016.
On May 6, 2017, HBO broadcast Profession Self destruction, a night of standup satire in light of Gethard’s off-Broadway show of a similar title. Delivered by Judd Apatow, the HBO unique has accumulated acclaim from The New York Times, Time, NPR, The A.V. Club, USA Today, Diversion Week by week, The Day to day Monster, Glue, The Huffington Post and Splitsider.
On October 10, 2019, he was highlighted in a 30-minute YouTube narrative called Snickering Matters, made by SoulPancake as a team with Entertaining or Pass on, wherein various jokesters examine emotional well-being.
Chris Gethard Movies
♦ 2005 – M.A.S.
♦ 2009 – May the Best Man Win
♦ 2010 – Snoopy Lamp
♦ 2011 – Adults
♦ 2012 – The Dictator
♦ 2013 – Iron Man 3
♦ 2016 – Don’t Think Twice
♦ 2020 – Class Action Park
♦ 2023 – She Came to Me
Chris Gethard TV Shows
♦ 2011–2018 – The Chris Gethard Show
♦ 2012 – Conan
♦ 2013 – The Office
♦ 2014–2016 – Broad City
♦ 2015 – Parks and Recreation
♦ 2016 – Netflix Presents: The Characters
♦ 2015–2016 – Inside Amy Schumer
♦ 2017 – Chris Gethard: Career Suicide
♦ 2017 – Blindspot
♦ 2018 – No Activity
♦ 2019 – Crashing
♦ 2019–2020 – Chris Gethard Presents
♦ 2020 – Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
♦ 2020–2022 – Space Force
♦ 2021 – Chris Gethard: Half My Life
♦ 2022 – Would I Lie to You? (US)
♦ 2022 – Everything’s Trash
♦ 2022 – Out of Office
♦ 2023 – Lucky Hank