Bert Kreischer

Early life

Albert Charles Kreischer Jr. was born November 3, 1972, in St. Petersburg, Florida, and raised in Tampa. His mother worked in early childhood development and his father worked as a successful real-estate attorney.

In 1997, during Kreischer's 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. Later that same year Kreischer became the focus of a six-page article in Rolling Stone who named him "the top partyer at the Number One Party School in the country." Titled "Bert Kreischer: The Undergraduate," the article recounted Kreischer's party hijinks, which included bouts of heavy drinking and public nudity. When the development deal with Oliver Stone fell through, all the scripts that were submitted went back to their writers. One of these writers changed Kreischer's name and sold the script to National Lampoon. This became the basis for the 2002 film National Lampoon's Van Wilder, starring Ryan Reynolds.

When asked about his involvement in the film, Kreischer told the New York Post in 2014: "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. He also confirmed that he would never sue National Lampoon for having made the movie without his involvement.

Career

Stand-up comedy

Kreischer's first experience with stand-up comedy was at Potbelly's, a bar and nightclub in Tallahassee, Florida. Kreischer 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. Kreischer worked the door at the now-defunct Boston Comedy Club.

Kreischer is known for performing stand-up comedy while shirtless. He is also known for his storytelling; his most popular story is about how he allegedly earned the nickname "The Machine". The story revolves around how he inadvertently helped the Russian mafia rob a train while on a college trip to Russia. A movie adaptation was released on May 26, 2023.

In 2004, Kreischer was featured along with four other comedians on the DVD release National Lampoon Live: New Faces – Volume 2. That 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 Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Conan. He also appeared regularly as a guest on Rachael Ray from 2011 to 2015.

His first comedy special Bert Kreischer: Comfortably Dumb appeared on Comedy Central in 2009. Kreischer returned to the network in 2015 for the storytelling series This Is Not Happening, recounting his experience wrestling a bear.

Showtime released Bert Kreischer: The Machine in 2016.

Netflix has subsequently produced four comedy specials, filming Bert Kreischer: Secret Time in Philadelphia, PA released August 2018; filming Bert Kreischer: Hey Big Boy in Cleveland, OH released March 2020; filming Bert Kreischer: Razzle Dazzle in Omaha released March 2023; and filming Bert Kreischer: Lucky in Tampa, FL released March 2025. In 2026, Netflix also produced a series called "Free Bert" produced by Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel, where Bert stars as himself settling into Beverly Hills with Arden Myrin co-starring as his wife.

Podcasting

Kreischer produces and hosts the podcasts Bertcast and Open Tabs and the cooking show Something’s Burning.{{Cite web

Kreischer has also been a guest on podcasts such as WTF with Marc Maron, Doug Benson's Doug Loves Movies, H3 Podcast, Your Mom's House and The Joe Rogan Experience.

Published works

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Other media

Within five months of moving to New York City to pursue a career in comedy, Will Smith's production company offered Kreischer a deal for a sitcom. When he was featured on Bert the Conqueror, Kreischer traveled to amusement parks and other entertainment venues across the United States in order to experience thrilling rides and activities. Kreischer, who has a fear of heights, can be seen riding roller coasters and other amusement park rides as well as engaging in activities such as jumping off the Stratosphere tower in Las Vegas and being fired from a human slingshot. While in New York Kreischer attended open mics hosted by TV producer DJ Nash that were also attended by the likes of Demetri Martin, Bobby Kelly and Jim Norton. In 2001 Kreischer also starred in a television pilot based on Nash's life titled Life With David J.

Personal life

Bert and LeeAnn were married in December 2003. They welcomed their first child together, daughter Georgia, on June 8, 2004. Three days after her birth, Bert was back on the road doing comedy and he credits his wife for taking care of Georgia while he was away. Their second child, daughter Ila, was born on July 18, 2006. Bert previously shared that Ila has dyslexia and noted that she has a unique way of thinking and responding to people.

Filmography

Film

Television

Specials

Appearances

References

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