Mike Schwartz

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Mike Schwartz is an American screenwriter and actor.

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Life and career

Schwartz was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and was raised in Santa Barbara, California. [1] A graduate of the improv group The Groundlings, [2] he lives in Los Angeles as an actor, writer and producer in the entertainment field.

He was a writer and co-executive producer on the NBC/ABC television comedy drama Scrubs from 2001 until 2007. He also appeared on the show in the recurring role of "Lloyd Slawski", a Delivery man and temporary member of the Janitor's "Brain's Trust" who later becomes an ambulance driver. Schwartz later served as a writer on shows such as Big Lake and Bored to Death .

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  2. Brandes, Philip (September 6, 1996). "Sunday Keeps Its Comedy Fresh". Los Angeles Times.