Heather E. Schwartz
Expertise
Movies, TV, Comedy, Music
- Heather is the author of more than 30 celebrity biographies, including Lupita Nyong'o: Actor, Filmmaker, Activist; Emma Stone: Star of the Stage, TV, and Film; and Beyonce: The Queen of Pop.
- She has interviewed various celebrities as a writer for the Specialty Publications Department of the Albany Times Union, including Jack LaLanne, and Kate Pierson of The B-52's.
- She's also the author of humor title How to Be Ridiculous: 28 Tips for a Brand New You.
Experience
Heather has been a professional writer for nearly three decades. She has written for publishers and brands such as Scholastic, Grand Central Publishing, Disney, Sesame Street, Time for Kids, the Smithsonian, and NASA. Her books have won many awards, including the Eureka! Gold Award, the Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, and the NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People. She studies and performs comedy with The Mopco Improv Theatre in Upstate New York, and her comedy writing has been included in The Takeout Cookbook: How to Order, Eat, and Care for Food You Didn't Cook, on the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop blog, and on the Little Old Lady Comedy website. She runs the website QuietGirlComedy.com, and her latest humor title is How to Be Ridiculous: 28 Tips for a Brand New You (2022).
Education
Heather earned a B.A. in English at SUNY Potsdam, where she studied journalism.
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Stories By Heather E. Schwartz
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The Pawn Stars have a lucrative deal with a specific fast-food chain: Subway. The stars have to show Subway sandwiches on their show as part of a contract.
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Batman fans the world over would pay an arm and a leg for this particular piece of Dark Knight merch.
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One seller thought they would get a pretty penny for a Charles Lindbergh doll on Pawn Stars, but Rick wasn't going to budge so easily, only offering hundreds.
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Maybe you've seen him turn up on the TV screen. He rides a mechanical bull under a star-lit desert sky, poses while rock climbing, and relaxes in a hammock.
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Signed rock and roll memorabilia is an easy sell on "Pawn Stars." Rick wasn't immediately convinced about this guitar from some legends, though.
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Pawn Stars' Old Man served in the Navy during his young life, but the reason why might surprise some fans of the show. He spoke with Navy Times about his life.
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Pawn Stars is home to many potential deals, but what happens when World War II weaponry comes into the shop? It turned into a payday for someone.
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Watching him play "Mr. Big Soppy Feelings," it's difficult to imagine him as anything but the original nice guy, burning through relationships.
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When a certain star wandered into the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop one, most of the Pawn Stars staff recognized him instantly — but they still tread carefully.
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The romance between Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) and Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) on The Office remains arguably one of the all-time greatest in TV history.
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The cast members of Pawn Stars are no strangers to dealing with superhero memorabilia.
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'The Help' certainly seems like it could have been ripped from the headlines, but was it really based on a true story?
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The guys running the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop on Pawn Stars are on the up-and-up, though they once faced controversy over a collection of gold coins they melted.
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Margot Robbie earned an Oscar nomination for her performance in 2017's "I, Tonya," but did the actress actually do any of the ice skating seen in the film?
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"The Office" actress Angela Kinsey opens up about what it was like filming some of her kissing scenes in the series with co-stars Rainn Wilson and Ed Helms.
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Amy Poehler might be best known as Leslie Hope, but Parks and Recreation was the end of a long journey. She began with a very unique childhood.
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"Jaws" made us all scared of sharks, but is the movie based on a true story? It's a little complicated.
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The races in Talladega Nights look surprisingly realistic. So this begs the question: Did the stars of the movie actually drive those race cars?
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Here are some of the stars from The Goonies who have passed away in the years since its debut in theaters.
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'Clifford the Big Red Dog' has been stricken from the release calendar. Here's the real reason Paramount made this difficult decision.
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Black Widow was supposed to be a massive return to theaters for Marvel, except it wasn't. There's a few reasons why it didn't live up to the hype.
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On an episode of "Pawn Stars," a seller named Joe brings in a patent model of a flag press, hoping to fetch a fair price from Rick Harrison.
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Sometimes a person comes into Pawn Shop with an item too big to fit through the door. Check out the rare car tune-up tester that sold for hundreds.
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Steven Spielberg knows a good film when he sees one. He thought this DVD belonged in a trash bag, but not for reasons you might think.
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How do you know a seller has a fighting chance at a more-than-fair price at the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop? They bring in an item signed by a U.S. President.
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Jack Nicholson was way too good at his job playing Jack Torrance in "The Shining," destroying a prop without meaning to during an intense scene.
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Seinfeld fans have been quite impressed by the reveal of the new Seinfeld LEGO set from designer Brent Waller.