After appearing in more than a dozen films in a non-sexual capacity, he quit in 2000. Schwartz would eventually star in adult films in sexual roles. In the 1990s, Schwartz worked in the adult film industry in minor, non-sexual roles, and behind the scenes in numerous administrative roles.
Schwartz' father was Elvis Presley's US Army company clerk in Germany from 1958 to 1960. Since 1987, he has managed a sports and movie memorabilia collectibles store, Sports and Movie Stuff, with his father Dan Schwartz in Simi Valley, California. He moved on to attend the Professional Children's School from 1983 to 1985. He attended high school in 1982–19–1986 at Bridgewater-Raritan High School West in Bridgewater, with future professional basketball player Eric Murdock. Schwartz grew up in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, and attended Eisenhower Junior High School. In 1985, Schwartz co-starred with Liza Minnelli, Corey Haim, and Jeffrey DeMunn in the television film A Time to Live. In 1983, he featured in the Christmas film A Christmas Story as Flick, who got his tongue stuck to a frozen flagpole.
In 1982, Schwartz filmed Kidco directed by Ronald F. Schwartz co-starred opposite Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason in 1982's The Toy directed by Richard Donner.
