Nicholas Irving

Nicholas Irving
Born 1987
Fort Meade, Maryland
Occupation


Years active 2004–2009
Spouse(s) Jessica Irving (m. 2007)

Nicholas Irving[1] is a former Special Operations Direct Action Sniper in the 3rd Ranger Battalion for the U.S. Military.[2] He is now working as a reality TV personality.

Early life

Irving was born on in Fort Meade, Maryland on the US Army post Fort George G. Meade growing up the son of two enlisted soldiers.[3] He wasn’t a great student — the only A he ever got was in junior ROTC — and his discipline needed some work.[3]

Books

In 2012, Irving wrote and published Team Reaper: 33 Kills...4 months.[4] In 2015, he wrote and published with Gary Brozek a book about his time in the military fighting the War on Terrorism called The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers.[5][6] On February 2, 2015, The Weinstein Company acquired the television rights to make a miniseries out of the autobiography.[7] On March 5, 2015, NBC picked up the miniseries from Weinstein.[8]

Career

Irving joined the U.S. Military. Failing a colorblindness test ended the young man’s hopes for joining the SEALs, but Irving took to life as a Ranger. Before serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, he left his wife at Fort Benning. After leaving his wife, Irving took a SR-25 rifle with him, calling it Dirty Diana.[3][9] After serving his country, he decided to work in television. Irving first served as legal and business affairs associate in 911: The Bronx (TV series documentary 2008), The IT Crowd (2008–10), and Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2008–11). Irving served as production lawyer on PhoneShop (2009–10). He next served as legal and business affairs associate on The Rob Brydon Show (2010), QI Genesis (TV Movie documentary 2011), and QI (2009–13).

Irving is currently one of four military leaders on the reality show American Grit with WWE Superstar John Cena.[10][11][12]

Personal life

Irving's nickname was Reaper with a confirmed body count of thirty-three.[2] He married Jessica Irving in 2007.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Connelly, Sherryl (January 24, 2015). "NY Daily News: 'The Reaper' is gripping autobiography of sniper who killed record 33 Taliban in Afghanistan deployment". New York Daily News. Daily News, L.P. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Christenson, Sig (February 22, 2015). "'The Reaper' paid a price for his battlefield kills". San Antonio Express-News. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Smith, Kyle (January 18, 2015). "How an Army Rangers sniper became 'The Reaper'". New York Post. News Corp. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ Team Reaper: 33 Kills...4 months. Seattle, Washington: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 2012. ISBN 978-1470022839.
  5. ↑ Irving, Nicholas; Brozek, Gary (2015). The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers. New York City: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1250045447.
  6. ↑ "The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ Lesnick, Silas (February 2, 2015). "The Weinstein Company Plans Five-Part Sniper Miniseries The Reaper". Coming Soon. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 5, 2015). "NBC Picks Up Sniper Miniseries 'The Reaper' From Weinstein Co.". Deadline.com. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  9. ↑ Bucktin, Christopher (January 18, 2015). "The Reaper: US sniper Nick Irving killed 33 enemies in under four months with gun called 'Dirty Diana'". Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  10. ↑ Friedlander, Whitney (November 18, 2015). "John Cena to Host Military-Inspired Competition Show on Fox". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  11. ↑ "AMERICAN GRIT STARRING JOHN CENA TO AIR IN 2016". Fox.com. Fox. November 18, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  12. ↑ Paul, Tyson (November 19, 2015). "JOHN CENA TO HOST "AMERICAN GRIT" TV SHOW". Kaboom Magazine. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
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