Daxton Alexander Jordan was born in Los Angeles in 1976 in
a coked-out daze. His mother was a laborer, working five jobs,
though none of them paying, and in her spare time was a
stenographer for the homeless. His father was a hypothetical
fisherman who made most of his fortune weaving nets for
sunken ships. After burning their home in L.A., the Jordan
family moved to Sandy, Oregon, into a cave of darkness and
despair – both figuratively and literally. There was much love
in the family, but not for Dax. Though his parents adored him,
they made him stand in a ditch in their earthen basement for
most meals, claiming they just didn’t have enough room at the
dinner table, even though he had no other siblings. This made
Dax bitter, and he took out his aggression on the playground.
Unfortunately, as a 90-pound weakling, Dax was often
pummeled by bullies, thugs and schoolgirls.

That 90-pound weakling blossomed into a strapping 140-
pound weakling in college at the University of Oregon, where
he got the psychology degree that he still has not used to this
day. At the U of O, Dax’s good-guy looks and passively surly
disposition earned him the nickname “Nice Guy Gone Horribly
Wrong,” which he is still not able to shake. This pushed Dax
into the dark world of stand-up comedy, where he found that
people were not only laughing with him, but at him as well.

Dax is a free thinker by day (though he’s considering charging
a fee soon) and successful stand-up comedian by night,
giving him a one-two punch unprecedented in the modern
world. His hobbies are golf, pottery, and breaking his own
nose with a ball-peen hammer.

Stand-Up:
Dax has performed at numerous comedy clubs around the
United States and Canada, including Harvey’s Comedy Club
(Portland, OR), Westside Comedy Club (Portland, OR), the
Improv, etc. He hopes one day to do a gig in Antarctica
because he “likes penguins.”

Commercials:
Portland Tribune
Spirit Mountain Casino

Movies:
“Without Limits” (Warner Brothers)
“Spiral” (Independent Film)

Sketch Comedy:
Extra Medium (writer, performer)

Past Gigs:
Dept. of Defense Okinawa, Yakota Japan
With Dave Atell, Lewis Black Portland, OR
Harvey’s Comedy Club Portland, OR
Comedy Underground Seattle, WA
Brickwall Comedy Club Spokane, WA
Yuk Yuk’s Western Canada
Brew Haha Grand Rapids, SD
Funny Bone Boise, ID
College of the Redwoods Eureka, CA
Linn-Benton CC Albany, OR
Clark CC Vancouver, WA
Marist HS Grad Night Eugene, OR
One-nighters in small towns Ad Nauseum
Portland Cable Access Talent Showcase
American Cancer Society Corporate Party
Jewish Singles Party Hal Osterman’s Apt 12d
Biography (sans James Lipton)

nice guy gone horribly wrong