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I categorize nerds as creative-obsessive. A lot of nerds are creative people who obsess almost unnaturally over the minutiae of things.

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Chris Hardwick
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 23
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Louisville
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Christopher Ryan Hardwick
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