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| Born | August 9, 1952 |
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| Years active | 1965-present |
Gary Schwartz (born August 9, 1952) is an American actor based in Washington. He is best known for playing The Demoman and Heavy Weapons Guy in the 2007 multiplayer first person shooter Team Fortress 2.
Early Career
[edit]Schwartz began his career at 13 as a Mime. While in Los Angeles Schwarts met fellow mime Caleb Chung and the two started a comedy duo together lasting from 1974 to 1994.[2] Eventually Schwartz expressed a desire to stop "not talking" and began taking acting classes from Viola Spolin[3] who described him as a "gifted player and coach," with a thorough understanding of her work.[citation needed] the two maintained a relationship from 1973 until her death in 1994
Personal Life
[edit]In 2015, with the help of a writing coach, Schwartz wrote a children's novel called King of Average from an Idea he had at 11 years old concerning the paradox of being the most average person.[3]
Schwartz's influences include Jackie Gleason and Dick Van Dyke[3]
Fan Interactions and TF2 Collaborations
[edit]Schwartz has made many appearences at fan conventions
Since 2022 Schwartz has participated in the Sandvich Saga a webseries collaboration between the Team Fortress 2 actors (without Grant Goodeve, Nathan Vetterlein, and the deceased Rick May)
Since 2022 Youtuber ShorK has organized multiple reunions and charity events involving the TF2 cast members (again sans Vetterlein, Goodeve, and May) including dubbing the Team Fortress Comics, the popular Source Film Maker video Heavy is Dead in which he played Demoman and Heavy. He collaborated with ShorK again on "Meet the REAL Heavy" a recreation of the promotional video "Meet the Heavy" in live action.
Works
[edit]Video Games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Jungle Book | Colonel Ilgwom "Illy" | |
| 1999 | Planescape: Torment | Additional voices | |
| 2000 | Star Trek: Armada | Additional voices | |
| 2002 | Alien vs Predator 2: Primal Hunt | Eisenberg | |
| 2007 | Team Fortress 2 | Demoman/Heavy Weapons Guy/Monoculus | |
| 2008 | Left 4 Dead | Plane pilot | |
| 2010 | Poker Night at the Inventory | Heavy Weapons Guy | |
| 2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Guss Tuno | |
| 2012 | Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed | Heavy | Uncredited |
| 2013 | Dota 2 | Lich/ Sniper | |
| 2020 | Dota Underlords | Lich/ Sniper |
TV Shows
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Jeffersons | Clown | 1 episode |
| 1983 | You and Me Kid | Actor | 1 epsode |
| 1984 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Headless Man/ The Barrister Fish | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | Zoobilee Zoo | Bravo Fox | |
| 1989 | Mr. Belvedere | Man | 1 episode |
| 1989 | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | Doctor Freud/ Inspector Clean/ Dr Toby | guest appearence 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Tales from the Crypt (TV series) | Werewolf | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Picket Fences | Johnson | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Ellen (TV series) | Gary | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Meet the Team promotional videos | Heavy Weapons Guy/ Demoman | 2007-2012 |
References
[edit]- ^ "About Gary".
- ^ Schwartz & Chung, 27 September 2007, retrieved 2023-12-03
- ^ a b c Voice of TF2 Heavy Explains The Heavy Voice and Improv | Gary Schwartz: From Mime to Meme, 15 September 2023, retrieved 2023-12-03