Scott Schwartz
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| Born | May 12, 1968 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Scottie Schwartz Scotty Schwartz |
| Years active | 1982 - Present |
Scott Schwartz (born May 12, 1968) is a former child actor best known for his roles in The Toy and A Christmas Story.[1]
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[edit] Life and career
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Schwartz co-starred opposite Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason in 1982's The Toy directed by Richard Donner. In 1982, Schwartz filmed Kidco directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. In 1983, he featured in the Christmas film A Christmas Story as Flick, who got his tongue stuck to a frozen pole. In 1985, Schwartz co-starred with Liza Minnelli, Corey Haim, and Jeffrey DeMunn in the television film A Time to Live.
Schwartz attended high school in 1982/3 and 1985/6 at Bridgewater Raritan HS West in Bridgewater, NJ, with future professional basketball player Eric Murdock. He moved on to attend the Professional Children's School from 1983 to 1985.
Since 1987, he has managed a sports and movie memorabilia collectibles store, Baseball Cards - Movie Collectibles Etc. with his father Dan Schwartz in Woodland Hills, California. Schwartz' father was Elvis Presley's US Army company clerk in Germany from 1958-1960.[citation needed]
In the 1990's, Schwartz worked in the adult film industry in minor, non-sexual roles, and behind the scenes in numerous administrative roles. After appearing in more than a dozen films. he quit in 2000 because he "got tired of the industry".
Since 2006, Schwartz has pursued his acting career, and helped create a line of celebrity-based trading cards for Donruss Trading cards, now known as Panini called "Americana". He has also obtained celebrity autographs for companies such as: Upper Deck, Razor, Leaf & In The Game.[citation needed] In 2008, Schwartz began writing for the sports card magazine Beckett, and was featured on the cover of the September 2008 issue of Sports Card Monthly alongside Darren McFadden and Josh Hamilton.[citation needed]
In the wake of his former castmate Corey Haim's death in March 2010, Schwartz sold Haim's personal belongings on Ebay at the behest of the Haim family.[2]
Scott has recently stated that he will be working on his memoir, to be published in the future.[3]
[edit] Filmography
- The Toy (1982)
- A Christmas Story (1983)
- Kidco (1984)
- Raiders of the Living Dead (1986)
- Fear a.k.a. Honor Betrayed (1988)
- Beauty and the Beast: Part II (1990)
- Skin Walker (2004)
- Alien 3000 a.k.a. Unseen Evil 2 (2004)
- Community College (2008)
- The Coffin (2008)
[edit] Television
- Young People's Specials (1 episode, 1984)
- ABC Afterschool Special - "That Funny Fat Kid", "Summer Switch" (2 episodes, 1984)
- A Time to Live (1985)
- 21 Jump Street (1 episode, #8, 1987)
- Rags to Riches (1 episode, 1987)
- TV 101 (1 episode, 1988)
[edit] References
- ^ New York Times
- ^ "Corey Haim's Personal Items Being Sold on Ebay". Los Angeles Times. 2010-03-13. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/03/corey-haims-personal-items-being-sold-on-ebay.html. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ^ "'Interview with Scott Schwartz'". Jerry Saravia. 2011-10-18. http://jerrysaravia.blogspot.com/2011/10/interview-with-scott-schwartz-he-sticks.html.
