Scott Schwartz
Scott Schwartz
Born (1968-05-12) May 12, 1968
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Other namesScottie Schwartz
Scotty Schwartz
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present

Scott Schwartz (born May 12, 1968) is an American actor best known for his roles in the films The Toy (1982), A Christmas Story (1983) and its 2022 sequel A Christmas Story Christmas, and Kidco (1984).[1]

Life and career

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 was featured in the Christmas film A Christmas Story as Flick, who got his tongue stuck to a frozen flagpole. In 1985, Schwartz co-starred with Liza Minnelli, Corey Haim, and Jeffrey DeMunn in the television film A Time to Live.

Schwartz grew up in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, and attended Eisenhower Junior High School.[2] He attended high school in 1982–1983 and 1985–1986 at Bridgewater-Raritan High School West in Bridgewater, with future professional basketball player Eric Murdock. He moved on to attend the Professional Children's School from 1983 to 1985.

Schwartz' father was Elvis Presley's US Army company clerk in Germany from 1958 to 1960.

In the 1990s, 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 in a non-sexual capacity, he quit in 1999.[3]

Since 2006, Schwartz has pursued his acting career, and helped create a line of celebrity-based trading cards for Donruss. He has also obtained celebrity autographs for companies such as: Upper Deck, Razor, Leaf, and In the Game. In 2008, Schwartz wrote 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.

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.[4] Schwartz was also president of A Minor Consideration, a child actors' advocacy organization established in 1990 by actor Paul Petersen.[5][6][7]

In 2022, Schwartz reprised his role as Flick in the A Christmas Story sequel, A Christmas Story Christmas for Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Max (now Max).[8]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1982The ToyEric Bates
1983A Christmas StoryFlick
1984KidcoDickie Cessna
1985A Time to LiveAdam WeismanTV movie
1986Raiders of the Living DeadJonathan
1988FearBrian Haden
1990Beauty and the Beast: Part IIFlick
1996Scotty's X-Rated AdventureFlick
2004Skin Walker
Unseen Evil 2Joey
2009Community CollegeBar Owner
2020A Wrestling Christmas MiracleRonald
2022A Christmas Story ChristmasFlick[9]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1984Young People's SpecialsTheEpisode: "That Funny Fat Kid"
ABC Afterschool SpecialBen AndrewsEpisode: "Summer Switch"
198721 Jump StreetJordan SimmsEpisode: "Bad Influence"
Rags to RichesCurtisEpisode: "Once in a Lifeguard"
1988TV 101StudentEpisode: "Rolling"

References

  1. ↑ Scott Schwartz The New York Times.
  2. ↑ Cornell, Phil (May 3, 1982). "So you want to be a movie star; Youngster from Bridgewater filming in Louisiana as Richard Pryor's co-star", Courier News, Somerville, NJ. Accessed January 18, 2018. "When he appeared on Broadway last year in Frankenstein, Bridgewater youngster Scott Schwartz didn't have much time to ponder the effects of fame.... Schwartz, a Talamini Road resident and student at Eisenhower Junior High School, will star with Jackie Gleason and Richard Pryor in The Toy, ow before the cameras in Louisiana Louisiana and scheduled to be released in November, according to Columbia Pictures."
  3. ↑ "Nerve.com - Tiger Beat by Susannah Breslin". April 5, 2006. Archived from the original on April 5, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Corey Haim's Personal Items Being Sold on Ebay". Los Angeles Times. March 13, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  5. ↑ Ryan, Joal (December 22, 2016). "That 'Christmas Story' Frozen-Tongue Scene: The Inside Scoop on the Triple Dog Dare". Yahoo! Movies.
  6. ↑ Libbey, Dirk (December 22, 2015). "How A Christmas Story Actually Filmed The Infamous Tongue Scene". Cinema Blend. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ Ames, Denise (June 27, 2007). "Interview with Paul Petersen". Tolucan Times. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008 – via minorcon.org.
  8. ↑ Kroll, Justin (February 15, 2022). "Four Original 'Christmas Story' Castmembers Join Peter Billingsley In HBO Max Sequel From Warner Bros. & Legendary". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  9. ↑ "A Christmas Story Christmas". IMDB. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
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