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continued from > 1 tigator Jon Brightman in the Discovery Channel series “A Haunting,” during which he spent a solid chunk of screen time getting beat up by a ghost. He has played Santa Claus in a television commercial for Uptown Alley bowling lanes; earned a supporting role in a one-hour special called “Alaska: Ice Cold Killers;” and even appeared in a music video for the song “Ramona” by the band Night Beds. But perhaps as interesting as the things Schwartz has done are the things he hasn’t. Included in the list of roles he’s auditioned for but didn’t get are that of a young Winston Churchill — for a History Channel documentary on World War II — and the part of Big Foot in a car commercial for a Hampton Roads dealership, a role that would have meant plenty of
exposure and, of course, a nice paycheck. “I was really bummed about that one,” Schwartz admitted, but he also is not the type to hang his head in defeat. In a business where “you never know when your next job is going to come,” Schwartz said he has found that resilience is critical. Along the way, he said he also has cultivated a knack for finding the silver lining in every situation. That Bigfoot role he didn’t get, for example? Schwartz learned later that he had been among the final two actors vying for the job, a fact he said eased his mind considerably. To Hunter Parker, Schwartz’s drama teacher at GHS, the budding actor was “a director’s dream.” “I made him work hard and he was one of those students eager to take advantage of every opportunity to perform,” said Parker, who now works for the for the Tony-
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Bulldogs basketball falls to Amelia PAGE 12 Award winning Hartford Stage theatre company in Connecticut. “I think he realized early on that he was kind of a big fish in a small sea, but was careful to work hard and not rest on his laurels. He also took newbies under his wing and was an excellent mentor for the department.” As he continues to build his resume, Schwartz has been bartending at night near his home in Newport News and auditioning during the day. He currently works with Liquid Talent, a talent agency based in Hampton Roads. Schwartz said he may eventually move to a larger city, somewhere like Philadelphia or Washington, D.C. where he can be close to a major center of film production. For now, however, he is simply happy to be living his dream. “I like being out, performing for people, and I like to entertain,” he said cheerfully. Regardless of where the road ahead may lead, “I feel like I’m in a great spot.”
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