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* Brock from ''TheGodzillaPowerHour'' isn't particularly nerdy, but he is Dr. Darien's science intern and definitely a smart guy.
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* Mike Peterson of ''TheAwesomeSlapstick''
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* Duane in ''PennyAndAggie''.

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** I don't know, the [[TheAbridged Series Abridging of]] [[HaruhiSuzumiya Haruhi Suzumiya]] replaces [[MagicfromTechnology Yuki Nagato]] with a ScaryBlackMan voice.



* The dumpy, upper-class twit psychiatrist in ''{{Watchmen}}'' is a black man, contrasted with [[spoiler:the low-class, street-smart, red-headed Rorschach]].
** He wasn't that bad, just "fat [and] wealthy, [and] think[s] [he] understand[s] pain." He genuinely wanted to help [[spoiler: Rorshach]].

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* The dumpy, upper-class twit psychiatrist in ''{{Watchmen}}'' is a black man, contrasted with [[spoiler:the low-class, street-smart, red-headed Rorschach]].
** He wasn't that bad, just "fat [and] wealthy, [and] think[s] [he] understand[s] pain." He genuinely wanted to help [[spoiler: Rorshach]].
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* This may come as a shocker for most people, but [[SamuelLJackson Samuel, MOTHER FUCKING Jackson]is also a nerd. Granted, he's a nerd who can kick your ass for calling him a nerd, but he's a nerd still.

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* This may come as a shocker for most people, but [[SamuelLJackson Samuel, MOTHER FUCKING Jackson]is a certain Bad Motha Fucka ]] is also a nerd. Granted, he's a nerd who can kick your ass for calling him a nerd, but he's a nerd still.still.
**You know what else? He has HAD IT with you MOTHA FUCKIN TROPERS making fun of his MOTHA FUCKIN NERDINESS!

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* This may come as a shocker for most people, but [[SamuelLJackson Samuel, MOTHER FUCKING Jackson]is also a nerd. Granted, he's a nerd who can kick your ass for calling him a nerd, but he's a nerd still.



* Lupe Fiasco.

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* Lupe Fiasco. Loves Anime, manga, videogames, skateboarding, martial arts, and coincidentally is one of the most creative and talented rappers out there.


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**Now compare and contrast Lupe and Pharrell to Soulja Boy, who isn't as loved for being a nerd because he doesn't have half the talent that the former two have.
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* Twins Orangella and Lemonjella [=LaBelle=] from ''Detention''

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* Twins Orangella and Lemonjella [=LaBelle=] from ''Detention''''Detention''.
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* Orangella and Lemonjella [=LaBelle=] from ''Detention''

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* Twins Orangella and Lemonjella [=LaBelle=] from ''Detention''
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* Michael "Mr. Terrific" Holt, the third (yes, third) smartest man in the DCU.

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* Michael "Mr. Terrific" Holt, the third (yes, third) ([[CutLexLuthorACheck yes]], [[{{Batman}} third]]) smartest man in the DCU.
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* Colin Powell, former Secretary of State, JCS Chairman, and StarTrek fan.
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* Ken of ''[[DorkTower Dork Tower]].''
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* Michael "Mr. Terrific" Holt, the third (yes, third) smartest man in the DCU.


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** Also, his on/off girlfriend Myra.


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* Aisha Tyler has a "I Can Kick Your Ass At Halo" shirt, and in one stand-up routine claimed that she would never have kids because that would eat into her Halo time.
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* Irwin from "((The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy))" Yo.

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* Irwin from "((The "{{The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy))" Mandy}}" Yo.
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* Irwin from "((The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy))" Yo.

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* Irwin from "((Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy))" Yo.

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* Irwin from "((Grim "((The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy))" Yo.
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* Irwin from "Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy" Yo.

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* Irwin from "Grim "((Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy" Mandy))" Yo.
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* How the hell has Raj from ''WhatsHappening!!'' not been mentioned yet? He's the ''original'' black nerd! Besides wearing big glasses he was seventeen and still getting spanked with a belt by his mama!

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* How the hell has Raj from ''WhatsHappening!!'' not been mentioned yet? ''WhatsHappening!!'' . He's the ''original'' black nerd! Besides wearing big glasses he was seventeen and still getting spanked with a belt by his mama!
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* "[[http://kotaku.com/5163638/ngai-croal-leaves-newsweek-and-game-journalism, popular gaming pundit]]" N'Gai Croal, of Magazine/{{Edge}} and (formerly) {{Newsweek}}, among others.

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* "[[http://kotaku.com/5163638/ngai-croal-leaves-newsweek-and-game-journalism, popular com/5163638/ngai-croal-leaves-newsweek-and-game-journalism Popular gaming pundit]]" N'Gai Croal, of Magazine/{{Edge}} and (formerly) {{Newsweek}}, among others.
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* "[[http://kotaku.com/5163638/ngai-croal-leaves-newsweek-and-game-journalism, popular gaming pundit]]" N'Gai Croal, of Magazine/{{Edge}} and (formerly) {{Newsweek}}, among others.

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* Adorkable Becca of ''Huge'', an ardent LARPer.



* ''HolbyCity'' neatly subverts this trope, with La Charne Jolly being a rare female example. Alternatively, Ric Griffin...
no, [[FamilyGuy not related to Peter]]...

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* ''HolbyCity'' neatly subverts this trope, with La Charne Jolly being a rare female example. Alternatively, Ric Griffin...
Griffin...no, [[FamilyGuy not related to Peter]]...
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* How the hell has Raj from ''WhatsHappening!!'' not been mentioned yet? He's the ''original'' black nerd! Besides wearing big glasses he was seventeen and still getting spanked with a belt by his mother!

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* How the hell has Raj from ''WhatsHappening!!'' not been mentioned yet? He's the ''original'' black nerd! Besides wearing big glasses he was seventeen and still getting spanked with a belt by his mother!mama!
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* ''HolbyCity'' neatly subverts this trope, with La Charne Jolly being a rare female example. Alternatively, Ric Griffin...
no, [[FamilyGuy not related to Peter]]...

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*Odie in ClassOfTheTitans: he's the team [[TheSmartGuy Smart Guy]], being the distant descendant of [[TheOdyssey Odysseus]].

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*Odie * Odie in ClassOfTheTitans: he's the team [[TheSmartGuy Smart Guy]], being the distant descendant of [[TheOdyssey Odysseus]].



* Err... Does Tay Zonday count?
* Neil Degrasse Tyson. The public face of science in America.

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* Err... Does Tay Zonday count?
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* Neil Degrasse Tyson. deGrasse Tyson: astrophysicist, director of the Hayden Planetarium, and host of NOVA [=ScienceNow=] on {{PBS}}. The public face of science in America.


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* Pharrell Williams played in a marching band in high school, enjoys StarTrek and the words of Carl Sagan, and one of his bands is named N.E.R.D.
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* ''The Atlantic'''s senior editor and blogger [[http://www.theatlantic.com/ta-nehisi-coates Ta-Nehisi Coates]]. Aside from his more obvious American history and music nerdom, he's a huge fan of comic books and plays WorldofWarcraft.

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* ''The Atlantic'''s senior editor and blogger [[http://www.theatlantic.com/ta-nehisi-coates Ta-Nehisi Coates]]. Aside from his more obvious American history and music nerdom, he's a huge fan of comic books and plays WorldofWarcraft.WorldOfWarcraft. According to his memoir ''The Beautiful Struggle'', he was also a bit of a CloudCuckoolander as a kid.
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* ''The Atlantic'''s senior editor and blogger [[http://www.theatlantic.com/ta-nehisi-coates Ta-Nehisi Coates]].

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* ''The Atlantic'''s senior editor and blogger [[http://www.theatlantic.com/ta-nehisi-coates Ta-Nehisi Coates]]. Aside from his more obvious American history and music nerdom, he's a huge fan of comic books and plays WorldofWarcraft.
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*** In short, any Black person who graduated from Starfleet Academy is probably this.

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