{"id":2305105,"date":"2026-02-28T14:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2305105"},"modified":"2026-02-28T14:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:58:10","slug":"nate-bargatze-recalls-leaving-l-a-for-nashville-specifically-for-his-daughter-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/nate-bargatze-recalls-leaving-l-a-for-nashville-specifically-for-his-daughter-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Nate Bargatze Recalls Leaving L.A. for Nashville &#8216;Specifically&#8217; for His Daughter (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nate Bargatze opened up to PEOPLE about moving from Los Angeles back to his hometown of Nashville about 10 years ago<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said he wanted his daughter Harper, now 13, to have a grounded upbringing away from the entertainment world<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nate shares Harper with his wife of nearly 20 years, Laura Bargatze<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/nate-bargatze-reacts-to-being-dubbed-the-nicest-guy-in-comedy-exclusive-11729382\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nate Bargatze;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nate Bargatze<\/a> is opening up about why he moved back home to Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an exclusive PEOPLE in 10 interview, the actor and comedian, 46, recalled moving from Los Angeles to his hometown of Nashville about 10 years ago with his daughter, Harper, in mind. He shared that he wanted <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-nate-bargatze-daughter-harper-11806793\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Harper;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Harper<\/a>, now 13, to have a grounded and &#8220;average&#8221; upbringing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We live in a great neighborhood. We&#8217;re in a cul-de-sac. No one who&#8217;s really in entertainment [lives] there. It&#8217;s people who have regular jobs, our friends,&#8221; said Nate, who hosts the new ABC game show <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abc.com\/show\/a0f061ad-bc3e-49f4-926f-40f80f8c7090\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Greatest Average American;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Greatest Average American<\/em><\/a>, which premiered on Thursday, Feb. 26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;So everything that she is around now \u2026 she&#8217;s not around this,&#8221; he continued, referring to his showbiz career. &#8220;She knows I do it, and I have her introduce me in my specials. So she sees sights of it, but overall, she&#8217;s going to school [and living a normal life].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nate, who shares Harper with wife <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-nate-bargatze-wife-laura-bargatze-11807424\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Laura Bargatze;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Laura Bargatze<\/a>, said he &#8220;specifically moved home&#8221; for his daughter. &#8220;I wanted her to not be around all of this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Nate and Laura Bargatze with their daughter Harper<br \/>Credit: Nate Bargatze Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;If she ever wanted to do it, it&#8217;s on her own. It&#8217;s her call,&#8221; he said of Harper getting involved in the entertainment business like her dad and her grandfather Stephen Bargatze, who is a magician.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nate previously spoke about his move back to Tennessee during a February 2025 interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ehpbZqYnqdk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:WSMV 4 Nashville;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">WSMV 4 Nashville<\/a>. \u201cA big part of me wanting to come back was for [Harper] to at least have somewhat of a normal existence,\u201d he said. \u201cHer friends are just friends, they\u2019re friends that I would\u2019ve grown up with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Nashville, I think, provides that, and it [gives] her some sanity, at least for her dad doing this kind of crazy nonsense,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE&#8217;s <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Nate and Laura Bargatze with their daughter HarperCredit: Nate Bargatze\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"311\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Q_FUYEQbeYciNtoHJ2OSmQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTQyMDtoPTY0ODtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/6934fe71cc3558875c00892063cc196f\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Nate and Laura Bargatze with their daughter Harper<br \/>Credit: Nate Bargatze\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nate and Laura \u2014 who first met while working together at an Applebee&#8217;s in Tennessee and wed in 2006 \u2014 welcomed Harper, their only child, in July 2012.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The comedian has mostly kept the details of his family life private as his career has taken off. During an April 2025 appearance on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mwk5weXnx5E\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Interview podcast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Interview<\/em> podcast<\/a>, he explained, \u201cI haven\u2019t talked about her a ton outside of when she was a baby because &#8230; I want her to be her own person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He went on to share that, as a father, he wants Harper to feel comfortable speaking freely with him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI want her to be able to trust that she can come to me as her father, which is the most important thing, and say stuff to me and not think anything she says I\u2019m going to go tell the whole world,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nate spoke about his close bond with Harper in a 2020 episode of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6Mp_EMWbR7g\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Nateland Podcast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Nateland Podcast<\/em><\/a>, noting that only having one child has allowed him to devote all of his time to her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHaving one kid, the great thing is with that, with how crazy my life and our lives, is I have a relationship with her that I would have had to split up between two kids,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen I\u2019m home, my time is to her, and her mom\u2019s time is to her, and so she gets our complete focus.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Nate Bargatze hosting 'The Greatest Average American' on ABCCredit: Disney\/Connie Chornuk\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/QXrn6yVmxjvrImPupKnJfQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/5d0282c4e0fd67574f3bb417f219d996\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Nate Bargatze hosting &#8216;The Greatest Average American&#8217; on ABC<br \/>Credit: Disney\/Connie Chornuk<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When it comes to his stand-up comedy, it seems Nate has a pretty tough critic in Harper. While appearing on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_7BBq6-cFZw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Late Show with Stephen Colbert;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em><\/a> in June 2025, Nate revealed that his teen daughter usually doesn\u2019t find his comedy specials funny.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s a mix. Stand-up-wise, maybe not as funny, but when I do anything outside of stand-up,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/who-is-leaving-saturday-night-live-11800704\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Saturday Night Live;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/a>, and all that stuff, she thinks it\u2019s cool,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a video for Netflix in 2021, Harper declared herself to be \u201cway funnier\u201d than her famous dad, and said that some of his jokes about her \u201care terrible&#8221; and should be taken out of his routine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Greatest Average American<\/em> airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/nate-bargatze-on-leaving-la-for-nashville-for-his-daughter-exclusive-11916354\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Nate Bargatze opened up to PEOPLE about moving from Los Angeles back to his hometown of Nashville about 10 years ago He said he wanted his daughter Harper, now 13, to have a grounded upbringing away from the entertainment world Nate shares Harper with his wife of nearly 20 years, Laura Bargatze [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2305106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[446592,23510,349795],"class_list":["post-2305105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-laura-bargatze","tag-nashville","tag-nate-bargatze"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nate-Bargatze-Recalls-Leaving-LA-for-Nashville-Specifically-for-His.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2305105"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2305107,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305105\/revisions\/2305107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2305106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2305105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2305105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2305105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}