Nardwuar the Human Serviette (born John Ruskin July 5, 1968) is a Canadian celebrity interviewer and musician from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is the lead singer and keyboardist for The Evaporators and plays in Thee Goblins.
He legally changed his name in 1986. When asked to explain his name, Nardwuar once quipped "Nardwuar equals dumb silly name, like Sting; Human means human, as in "Human Fly"; and Serviette is something you can't get in the U.S. because down there they're called napkins."
He has an honours bachelor's degree in history from the University of British Columbia and wrote his thesis on the Kennedy assassination. In July 1999, Nardwuar suffered a cerebral hemorrhage (aborting his planned ambush interview of Courtney Love), but recovered after surgery.
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