Bert Kreischer Biography

Bert Kreischer is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and reality television host best known for performing stand-up comedy while shirtless.

The magazine named him “the top partier at the Number One Party School in the country.” The article also served as an inspiration for the 2002 film ‘National Lampoon’s Van Wilder’.

He has served as host of the television series Hurt Bert on FX as well as Bert the Conqueror and Trip Flip on Travel Channel.

Bert Kreischer Age

He was born on November 3, 1973 in Tampa, Florida, United States. He is 50 years old as of 2022.

Bert Kreischer Height

Kreischer stands at a height of 6 feet tall.

Bert Kreischer Family

Kreischer is the son of Gege Kreischer and Al Kreischer. His mother worked in early childhood development and his father worked as a real-estate attorney. He is married and has two children.

Bert Kreischer Wife

He is married to LeeAnn and has two daughters Georgia and Isla. The family reside in Los Angeles.

Bert Kreischer Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of $8 million which he aerned from his career as a stand-up comedian, actor, and reality television host.

Bert Kreischer Education

He attended a private Jesuit high school and then went on to attend Florida State University (FSU). He majored in English and was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.

In 1997, during his sixth year at FSU, the university was ranked number one by The Princeton Review in their annual list of the top “party schools” in the United States.

Bert Kreischer Rolling Stone

While Kreischer was still in the university in 1997, he became the focus of a 6-page article in Rolling Stone which named him “the top partier at the Number One Party School in the country.”

The article titled “Bert Kreischer: The Undergraduate,” recounted Kreischer’s party hijinx, which included bouts of heavy drinking and public nudity.

From the Rolling Stone article director Oliver Stone optioned the rights to Kreischer’s life. When the development deal with Oliver Stone fell through, all the scripts that were submitted went back to their writers.

One of the writers changed Kreischer’s name and sold the script to National Lampoon. It became the basis for the 2002 film National Lampoon’s Van Wilder starring Ryan Reynolds.

In 2014 when Kreischer asked about his involvement in the film, he told the New York Post: “I’ve never seen it. I had nothing to do with it.”

On Joe Rogan’s podcast, Kreischer talked about how National Lampoon executives confirmed to him that he was the basis for the film. Kreischer also confirmed that he would never sue National Lampoon for having made the movie without his involvement.

Bert Kreischer The Machine | Bert Kreischer Showtime

Kreischer is also known for his storytelling; his most popular story been about how he earned the nickname “The Machine.” It revolves around how he inadvertently helped the Russian mafia to rob a train while on a college trip to Russia. His second special “Bert Kreischer: The Machine” was released in 2016 on Showtime.

The Machine, is an hour of unbelievable stories featuring everything from Kreischer’s run-in with a grizzly bear to his legendary experience in Russia where he was dubbed “The Machine”.

Bert Kreischer Podcasting

Kreischer produces and hosts Bertcast, which is a weekly comedy podcast on the All Things Comedy network. Launched in 2012, Kreischer records his podcast from his Man Cave that was built for him for an episode of Man Caves, a home renovation reality television program.

Kreischer has also been a guest on podcasts such as Your Mom’s House, Doug Benson’s Doug Loves Movies, WTF with Marc Maron, and The Joe Rogan Experience.

Bert Kreischer Standup comedy

His first experience with stand-up comedy was at Potbelly’s, a bar and nightclub in Tallahassee, Florida. Kreischer then moved to New York City after a tape of one of his sets was sent to a talent agent who invited him to the city to watch some stand-up shows. He worked the door at the now-defunct Boston Comedy Club.

He is known for performing stand-up comedy while shirtless. In 2004, he was featured along with four other comedians on the DVD release National Lampoon Live: New Faces – Volume 2. In the same year, one of his stories appeared on an episode of the animated Comedy Central series Shorties Watchin’ Shorties.

As a stand-up comedian, Kreischer has performed internationally and has appeared on late night talk shows Jimmy Kimmel Live, Late Show with David Letterman, and Conan. From 2011 to 2015, Kreischer appeared regularly as a guest on Rachael Ray.

In 2009, Kreischer’s first comedy special Bert Kreischer: Comfortably Dumb appeared on Comedy Central. In 2015, he appeared on Comedy Central’s comedy storytelling series This Is Not Happening which was about his experience wrestling a bear for the television series Hurt Bert.

Bert Kreischer Book

• 2014: Life of the Party: Stories of a Perpetual Man-Child

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Bert Kreischer Movies | Bert Kreischer Show