Nardwuar

Nardwuar

Born: July 5, 1968
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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John Ruskin, better known as Nardwuar the Human Serviette, or simply Nardwuar, is a Canadian interviewer and musician from Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the lead singer and keyboardist for The Evaporators.

Nardwuar got his start in media at the University of British Columbia radio station CITR 101.9 FM in Vancouver. His show has been running every Friday afternoon since October 1987. The program features a mix of eclectic music, along with interviews and commentary. Nardwuar's interviews are frequently shown on MuchMusic's Going Coastal, or printed in Chart. Although Nardwuar's favourite targets are music artists, he has stated that he will interview any celebrity. He also sometimes appears as a guest host and interviewer on CBC Radio 3 and started his own weekly program on freeform radio station WFMU which ran from 2009 to 2013.

A typical interview will begin with "Who are you?", followed by "From?" if the subject doesn't volunteer their affiliations. Each interview ends with "Keep on rockin' in the free world", and the "doot doola doot doo..." of "Shave and a Haircut", to which the interviewee is expected to reply with the final "doot doo!" before Nardwuar freezes with a wide smile until the camera cuts off. Interviews also often end with Nardwuar asking the interviewee "Why should people care about [interviewee's name]?". When asked to explain his name, Nardwuar has said it is "a dumb, stupid name like Sting or Sinbad;" and that "Human" came from the song "Human Fly" by The Cramps; and "Serviette" came from the fact that "in the U.S.A. they don't have serviettes, they have napkins".

Movies for Nardwuar...

I Love You...I am the Porn Queen
Title: I Love You...I am the Porn Queen
Character: porn director
Released: September 12, 2013
Type: Movie
Diva Jones is a porn star known for her love story porn movies but has no idea what the word love means. She watches couples in love interact so that she can fake the act of love on film. Her deviant porn agent Syd gets her a gig with the famous but old and decrepit sculptor Francis Alexander who wants to use her as a model for his 'sculpture of love'. He is the first man who looks at her like a person not an object. While In the process of spending time together Diva starts to have emotions for Francis but has no idea what they are.
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Welcome to My Castle!
Title: Welcome to My Castle!
Character: Himself
Released: December 4, 2007
Type: Movie
Over 5 hours of full-length interviews with Nirvana, Tommy Chong, Sonic Youth, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Ron Jeremy, and many more. Includes videos of Nardwuar's band, The Evaporators, along with all sorts of bonus material!
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Doot Doola Doot Doo ... Doot Doo!
Title: Doot Doola Doot Doo ... Doot Doo!
Character: Self
Released: February 28, 2006
Type: Movie
After years of requests, Nardwuar the Human Serviette has finally entered the digital age with a compilation of over 60 of his favourite video interviews. Based around his two MuchMusic Specials, Nard Wars I and Nard Wars II and clocking in at over 5.5 hrs on 2 DVDs, "Doot Doola Doot Doo .... Doot Doo!" encompasses everything from former Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to Snoop Doggy Dogg to your mother!
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The Widower
Title: The Widower
Character: Carl (Donut Shop Cashier)
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
Milton Smythe is unable to accept the death of his beloved wife. Although she no longer moves or speaks, he still hears her, and he is determined to stay together. But Milton feels that he is being watched, and he is.