Doug Walker Bio | Wiki
Doug Walker ( Full name: Douglas Darien Walker ) is an American actor, comedian, film critic, and YouTuber born in Italy. He is currently based in the city of Chicago. Doug became known for playing his created fictional character as a vulgar and childish nerd who reviews media content considered to be nostalgic or relevant to western pop culture, his character is called Nostalgia Critic.
Originally, he posted his media reviews independently with the help of his brother, Robert “Rob” Walker. Rob often appears in Nostalgia Critic skits as the fictional character “Chart Guy” playing the role of a myopic, satirical but well-meaning corporate analyst wearing a power suit and “Santa Christ” (an amalgamation of Santa Claus and Jesus Christ). Rob appears alongside comedian Malcolm Ray as “Chart Guy 2”).
Doug and his brother dealt with allegations of copyright infringement after featuring clips out of different films and television shows. Later, he and Rob got the Nostalgia Critic skits amalgamated into the content creation company Channel Awesome. Features of longer media clips were replaced in favor of acted-out skits and also cutaway gags. Doug continues to appear at conventions and community events to meet fans. He has largely reduced his physical presence in public spaces since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Doug Walker Age
He was born on November 17, 1981, in Naples, Italy. Doug is 40 years old.
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Doug Walker Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Doug stands at a height of 5 ft 11 in ( Approx 1.8m).
Doug Walker Family
He was born and raised by his parents Barney and Sandra (1947–2016) in Naples, Italy. Doug’s family relocated to the United States after his father’s deployment ended. Doug spent his childhood as a Navy brat, he moved from state to state because of his father’s career, during which, Douh developed a strong passion for films and television. He majored in Communications at Northern Illinois University.
Doug Walker Wife | Married
He married a beutiful woman called Robin Poage. The couple exchanged their wedding vows in 2012. Currently, they live in Chicago with their two cats. One named Chaplin, a rescued tuxedo cat named after Charlie Chaplin, and another one named Buster, a smaller orange cat named after Buster Keaton that they adopted in 2020.
Doug Walker Nostalgia Critic
He worked as an illustrator to earn money after graduating from school. Then, Doug started making videos on the then fairly new YouTube in his spare time. His early posts about the “Nostalgia Critic” character attracted viewer attention. Doug has stated that the Nostalgia Critic character is primarily inspired by the Queen of Hearts and Daffy Duck and by comedians Stephen Colbert, Lewis Black, and Bill Murray.
During the Great Recession in 2008–2009, he moved his skits from YouTube to the independent site That Guy With the Glasses, Later, he moved to Channel Awesome. The majority of Doug’s skits have since reappeared on YouTube. They form a full web series spanning several seasons. Currently, Doug works as a full-time content creator. He is also a staff member of Channel Awesome in Chicago under the leadership of CEO Mike Michaud.
He as well performs in other videos for Channel Awesome, notably “Doug Reviews.” In this channel, Doug gives his own personal opinion on media separate from the fictional “Nostalgia Critic.” In “Bum Reviews”, he plays the fictional character “Chester A. Bum”, a literal bum with a distinctive voice. “Charity Shoutouts” is affixed to the end credits of Nostalgia Critic skits, where Doug promotes different international charities to inspire viewers of Channel Awesome to donate to them. The comedian works with fellow actors and comedians Tamara Chambers and Malcolm Ray predominantly, along with his brother Rob.
Doug Walker Clapping
He has posted so many videos of him clapping on his Youtube channel. One of those videos, Nostalgia Critic Clapping posted on Nov 15, 2021, has 332 views. Another video, Doug Walker Clapping 1 Hour posted on Jul 4, 2020, has gained 90,181 views. On Nov 24, 2019, Dough posted a video of Doug’s clap which has attracted 570,991 views.
Doug Walker The Batman
The 2022 American superhero film titled The Batman is based on the DC Comics character Batman. Warner Bros. Pictures produced the film alongside DC Films, 6th & Idaho, and Dylan Clark Productions. The Batman is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Matt Reeves directed the film and was the writer of the screenplay with Peter Craig. There were speculations by fans that Doug was in The Batman. However, he cleared the dought on August 28, 2020, by posting a photo grid on his Facebook page with the caption Rumors that I was beaten up by Robert Pattinson dressed as Batman are completely untrue. In fact…I’ve never even heard of Batman. Who’s Batman? YOU’RE Batman!
Doug Walker Demo Reel
Demo Reel was a short-lived mockumentary/sketch show from Doug and his brother Rob. The sketch was about a production company that aims to recreate old and new movies in order to gain Hollywood’s attention. Doug played the overly ambitious director called Donnie DuPre, joined by actress Rebecca Stone played by Rachel Tietz. Malcolm Ray played Writer/actor Tacoma Narrows.
Cameramen Carl (Rob) and Quinn (Jim Jarosz) helped them, two men with mysterious origins that should probably be left unknown. Demo Reel premiered on October 30th, 2012, and officially ended on January 22nd, 2013. A video came out on January 22nd, 2013, signaling the end of Demo Reel and the return of the Nostalgia Critic.
Doug Walker Movies
– 1998 The Room
– 2010 Kickassia
– 2011 Suburban Knights
– 2012 To Boldly Flee
– 2013 Sonic
– 2014 Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie
– 2015 Atop the Fourth Wall: The Movie
– 2016 Room Full of Spoons
– 2017 Jesus, Bro!
– 2017 Disco Rudy
– 2019 Another Cinema Snob Movie
Doug Walker Net Worth
He is an American film critic, comedian, actor, and YouTuber who has accumulated an estimated net worth of $2,583,892.
How Old Is Doug Walker
He is 40 years old. Doug was born on November 17, 1981, in Naples, Italy
Is Doug Walker Married
Yes. He wedded Robin Poage in 2012. Curently, the couple live in Chicago