Chris Wylde (born Chris Noll, August 22, 1976)[1] is an American actor from New Jersey.[2]

Chris Wylde
Wylde in 2011
Born
Chris Noll

(1976-08-22) August 22, 1976 (age 47)
EducationAmerican University
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Children1
Websitehttp://www.youtube.com/chriswyldeforever

Wylde is best known for his roles in the films The DUFF, Space Cowboys, the 2009 horror film The Revenant, the 2017 horror comedy The Babysitter and its 2020 sequel The Babysitter: Killer Queen. He had his own show on Comedy Central and has guest starred on numerous shows on the Disney Channel. Wylde created, writes, produces and stars in the web series Dadholes.[3] He has recurring roles on Amphibia as Angwin, Young Sheldon as Glenn the owner of the comic book store and The Cuphead Show! as Ribby.

Early life

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Wylde was born in Hackettstown and grew up in Belvidere, Verona, and Allendale, New Jersey, where he attended Northern Highlands Regional High School.[1] Both Wylde's parents were Methodist ministers.[1] Wylde attended American University.[1]

Career

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While living in Washington D.C. and attending A.U. he starred in the PBS series Standard Deviants.

After graduating college Chris moved to Hollywood. He began his television career on the Comedy Central show Strip Mall with fellow comedians Julie Brown and Victoria Jackson, followed by the network's first late-night talk show, The Chris Wylde Show starring Chris Wylde.[1]

Wylde went on to appear in television guest roles, notably pranking the judges on American Idol with his "Rapping Nanny" character (under his given name, Christopher Noll).[4]

Wylde had minor roles in films such as Space Cowboys, Joe Dirt and Coyote Ugly. He later starred in the horror film The Revenant (2009) and The DUFF.

Chris Wylde has a recurring role on Young Sheldon as Glenn, the owner of the comic book store.

Wylde also writes, produces and stars in the web series Dadholes.

Personal life

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Wylde is a Los Angeles Clippers fan, and met his wife at a Clippers game.[5] Since 2012, Wylde hosts ClipCast with Henry Dittman, the longest running Clippers podcast.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Film

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Space CowboysJason
2000Coyote UglyCollege Guy
2001My First MisterWaiter
2001Joe DirtRailroad Boy
2001EvolutionStudent
2007The TenKevin Lipworth
2007DescentChris
2009The RevenantJoey
2009All's Faire in LovePrince Rank
2010Fred: The MovieSecurity Guard
2011Fred 2: Night of the Living FredSecurity Guard
2013Coffee, Kill BossChuck Quinn
2014Earth to EchoSecurity Guard
2014Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesChris Cummings
2015The DUFFMr. Fillmore
2017The BabysitterJuan
2018When We First MetMr. Costigan
2019Airplane ModeCo-Pilot Penis, Benji
2019Rim of the WorldUncle Chris
2020The Babysitter: Killer QueenJuan
2022Tall Girl 2Corey Dunkleman

Television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2000–01Strip MallBarry22 episodes
2001The Chris Wylde Show Starring Chris WyldeChris Wylde11 episodes
2002Watching EllieProduction Assistant
2002Trading SpacesHimself
2003Taboo!Host44 episodes
2003FilmfakersEnsemble6 episodes
2003Hollywood SquaresHimself5 episodes
2003Just Shoot Me!Max
2004General HospitalRicky3 episodes
2005American IdolRapping Nanny
2010JonasMad Mad Marty
2010Pair of KingsTwo Peg2 episodes
2011Good Luck CharlieCorporal Kwikki
2011A.N.T. FarmMr. Marceau
2012Gravity FallsAdditional Voices
2014LegitGene2 episodes
2014JessieGrover/Lord Thunderblood
2015HappyishHitler
2015-2017Pickle and PeanutGary/Viper/Various Voices6 episodes
2016Future-Worm!Bread Baron (voice)
2017Dimension 404Detective
2018-2019Young SheldonGlenn3 episodes
2020-2022AmphibiaAngwin/FBI Boss/Newt Marauder (voice)3 episodes
2022The ConnersParrot (voice)
2022The Cuphead Show!Ribby (voice)6 episodes
2024Hailey's On It!Finn Skulby (voice)Episode: "The Umpire Strikes Back"

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Strauss, Robert (July 22, 2001). "In Person; Hide Those Children. A Jersey Guy's on TV". The New York Times. Retrieved July 24, 2016. ...a 24-year-old who grew up as Chris Noll in Belvedere, Verona and Allendale,
  2. ^ Whitty, Stephen (February 20, 2015). "'The DUFF' review: A high-school comedy with smarts". NJ.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  3. ^ Pruner, - Aaron (July 19, 2015). "'Dadholes' Has Returned With A New Episode And A Message: 'Father's Day Is A Joke'". Uproxx.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  4. ^ Dehnart, Andy (February 3, 2005). "Auditions make 'Idol' a joke". Today.com. MSNBC.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  5. ^ Arnold, Shayna Rose (June 19, 2015). "These Are the Most Famous Faces in Clippers Nation". Los Angeles. Archived from the original on December 31, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
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