What’s… I’ve seen him earlier than? An upcoming Jeopardy! contestant, who marketed himself as an alternative trainer, has a secret previous as an actor. Erik Charles Nielsen is an actor who was on the NBC comedy Group, amongst different roles.
On the Jeopardy! web site, Nielsen shared that he’s from Hollywood, California, and is a substitute trainer. He’ll play on Thursday, September 25, in opposition to Vickie Talvola, a quantitative dealer from Jersey Metropolis, New Jersey, and the day prior to this’s champion.
Nielsen, 44, shared the information on his Instagram on September 22. “So my subsequent TV look is… a bit completely different. I’m fulfilling a lifelong dream by showing on Jeopardy! this Thursday. Test it out!” he wrote. “(Enjoyable reality: my shirt is identical one I wore after I did Conan in 2013. I believed it’d convey me luck or one thing.)” The shirt in query is a child blue button-down long-sleeve shirt with a black sweater vest over it.
The actor is finest recognized for enjoying the recurring position of Garrett Lambert on Group from 2009 to 2015. Nielsen additionally starred within the horror comedy movie Dangerous Milo, the pilot episode of Maron, and the net sequence Erik the Librarian, in addition to the comedy exhibits Simply For Laughs, Conan, and Humorous As Hell.
Followers acknowledged Nielsen immediately after trying on the web site. “Garrett from the TV present Group (Erik Charles Nielsen) can be a contestant on this Thursday’s (9/25) episode,” the Reddit poster mentioned. “I used to be seeking to see if any of this week’s contestants have been from my Zoom mock sport session (none have been) and, upon seeing Erik, was instantly reminded of some of the memorable recurring characters from my favourite sitcom. Positive sufficient, it’s the identical man.”
“I’m actually excited to see him – and thought it was cool that he’s instructing now, along with his standup work. Retroactive good luck to him, Vickie, and whoever the third participant seems to be!” a fan mentioned.
“You’re kidding! Love this. He was such a sweetheart on the Group fan conventions we used to have,” wrote one other.
“Wow! I do know you’ll do nicely. Hope you get all of the classes you’re finest ready for. Godspeed,” an Instagram person mentioned.
Nielsen is just not the primary actor to compete on the syndicated model of the sport present and never the movie star model. Nick Cascone competed on Jeopardy! in November 2023 and marketed himself as an orthopedic doctor assistant, however he has a previous in performing.
The contestant earned himself a spot within the Match of Champions that season after triumphing within the first-ever Champions Wildcard competitors.
Nicholas Cascone appeared on Matlock, Freeway to Heaven, My Sister Sam, Moonlighting, Star Trek: The Subsequent Technology, L.A. Legislation, Star Trek: Deep House 9, The Marshal, ER, and The West Wing, however didn’t point out his performing profession on Jeopardy!. He additionally appeared in a number of films, together with Titanic and Nightwatch. Different celebrities have additionally performed the common model all through the years, together with Greg Proops, John McCain, and extra.
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