Dana's nerdy character Garth Algar in the Wayne's World comedy sketches and movies is based on Brad.

At one point, they brought a nerdy character in suspenders on stage to douse him in beer; for the remainder of the set, they slid in the puddles.

The opening features Beatrice Arthur of "The Golden Girls" and Jaleel White doing a dance called the Urkle, inspired by his nerdy character on the television show "Family Matters."

Best known for her cutesie or nerdy characters, she is usually cast in the roles of very small boys or girls.

She thinks the purposely nerdy character of Coop should be well dressed and perhaps a foreign exchange student.

Stanley Beamish was a nerdy character in a mercifully brief TV series that had aired when they were kids.

Seyfried said it was a relief to play the nerdy character opposite Fox.

Mr. Moranis plays another of his nerdy characters, lamely characterized by the way he always tries to get out of the car with his seatbelt still on.

William H. Macy has earned critical acclaim for playing nerdy asexual characters in films such as "Fargo" and "Magnolia."

In his book Still Me, Reeve says he based his interpretation of Clark Kent on Cary Grant's nerdy character in Bringing Up Baby.