Aaron Schwartz
Born (1981-01-04) January 4, 1981 (age 42)
New York, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present

Aaron Schwartz (born January 4, 1981) is an American actor, known for playing the lead role of Gerald Garner in the 1995 comedy film Heavyweights,[1][2][3][4] and for the role of Dave Karp in the 1992 Walt Disney film The Mighty Ducks.[5] In addition to his two film roles, Schwartz played Clem Lanell in eight episodes of The Adventures of Pete & Pete, and appeared in one episode of The Cosby Show. He had a recurring role as doorman Vanya on The CW's teen drama series Gossip Girl and its spin-off web series Chasing Dorota.[4][6]

Schwartz is Jewish.[7]

Award nominations

Schwartz, together with the rest of the young cast of The Mighty Ducks, was nominated for the Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture award at the 14th Youth in Film Awards (1991–1992).[8]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1992 The Mighty Ducks Dave Karp
1995 Heavyweights Gerald "Gerry" Garner
2011 Third Down Chris Short film
2011 Stray Holland Short film
2011 Evil Famine Short film
2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Young Ego Facial Reference
2018 Ham on Rye Uno Bro Feature Film
2020 Adverse Detective Mitchell
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1989 The Cosby Show — Episode: "Shall We Dance?"
1993–1994 The Adventures of Pete & Pete Clem Lanell 8 episodes
2009 The Guiding Light Dr. Mansfield 2 episodes
2009–2012 Gossip Girl Vanya 15 episodes
2010 Law & Order Bomb squad cop Episode: "Rubber Room"
2011 Suits Interviewee #1 Episode: "Pilot"
2012 Made in Jersey Ted Episode: "Wingman"
2013 The Originals Handsome man Episode: "Always and Forever"
2018 Young Sheldon Marcus Episode: "A Dog, a Squirrel, and a Fish Named Fish"
2019 The Kominsky Method Walter Episode: "Chapter 16: A Thetan Arrives"
Last Chance Glam TV movie
2020 S.W.A.T. Beau Episode: "Wild Ones"
Fame at a Deadly Cost D. C. TV movie
2021 Gossip Girl Vanya Episode: "Final Cancellation"
2022 The Young and the Restless Lucas
Web
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Chasing Dorota Vanya 6 episodes

See also

References

  1. ^ Hunter, Stephen (February 17, 1995). "As comedies go, the unfunny 'Heavyweights' sinks like a stone". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 16, 2013. His most important cohort is a plump decent boy, played by Aaron Schwartz with good nature all the way through.
  2. ^ Ranier, Peter (February 17, 1995). "MOVIE REVIEWS : 'Heavyweights': Too thin when it comes to humor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  3. ^ Holden, Stephen (February 17, 1995). "FILM REVIEW: Spoofing the TV gurus of fitness". The New York Times. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Lincoln, Kevin (December 8, 2011). "WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The Cast Of Heavyweights". Business Insider. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  5. ^ Tyler, Josh (January 31, 2008). "Remembering The Mighty Ducks". CinemaBlend.com. Retrieved February 16, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ ""Chasing Dorota" (2009)". IMDb. 6 [mini]-episodes.… Spin off from Gossip Girl
  7. ^ "JUF : Tweens : Celebrities : Aaron Schwartz".
  8. ^ "Fourteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards: 1991-1992". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2013.

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