Anecdotes

Quit drinking alcohol in 2003.

Son of bowling Hall of Famer Billy Hardwick.

Hardwick met a struggling comedienne, Joan Rivers, where he and his family went to see her do an opening act for Rivers's own mentor Johnny Carson, in Las Vegas, Nevada, when Hardwick was just a little boy. They were friends for 39 years, until her death in 2014.

Studied philosophy at UCLA

Was engaged to Jacinda Barrett.

Was in a relationship with Janet Varney (2004-2011).

First child, a girl named Dimity Facente Hearst-Hardwick, was born 01/29/2022.

Best known by the public as the host of Singled Out (1995).