Albert Charles Kreischer Jr. (born November 3, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, reality television host and actor. In 1997, he was featured in an article in Rolling Stone while attending Florida State University.[2] The magazine named Kreischer "the top partyer at the Number One Party School in the country."[2] The article also served as inspiration for the 2002 film National Lampoon's Van Wilder.[3] Kreischer has served as host of the television series Hurt Bert on FX as well as Bert the Conqueror and Trip Flip on Travel Channel.[4][5][6][7][8] He appeared in The Machine, a comedy film loosely based on his life.[9]
As part of his production company, Berty Boy Productions, Kreischer produces and hosts the podcasts Bertcast and Open Tabs and the cooking show Something’s Burning. He also co-hosts the podcast 2 Bears, 1 Cave with Tom Segura.[10]