Nick started stand up at the age of 18. In his first year of stand up he was chosen to perform at the U.S. Comedy Arts festival. Over the next couple years Nick established himself in some of the major clubs across the country. He then moved to New York and became a regular at the Comic Strip, Caroline's and Luna Lounge. He also compiled numerous appearances on the Tonight Show, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Real Time with Bill Maher and the Late Show with Craig Kilborn.
In 2000 he hit a milestone in his career when he taped his Comedy Central 1/2 hour special at the age of 22 (the youngest to do so). Nick then moved to L.A. to focus on his acting and writing. In the summer of 2003. Warner Brothers green lit a script Nick wrote with Jamie Kennedy called 'Suckaz' which then became 'Malibu's Most Wanted'. The film did triple it's cost in the box office and brought Nick to another level.
Nick is currently working with Adam Sandler and his company Happy Madison Productions on several comedy films and a pilot for the WB network. He wrote and starred in the Happy Madison produced films “Grandma’s Boy” and “Benchwarmers”. Currently, you can see Nick in his recurring role as 'Terry' on Reno 911 on Comedy Central, and in the box office smash “Blades of Glory” with Will Ferrell.
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