Scott L. Schwartz

Scott L. Schwartz
Schwartz at Mountain-Con in 2008.
Born	Philadelphia March 16th, 1959 (Age 56)
Residence	Long Beach, California
Other names	Scott Schwartz Giant David Joshua Ben-Gurion: The Israeli Commando
Occupation	Film actor Television actor Stuntman (former) professional wrestler Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Known for	Roles as huge villain in multiple films and for recurring role as "Bruiser" in Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, and Ocean's Thirteen
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight	303 lb (137 kg)
Website	www.ultimatebadguy.com

Scott L. Schwartz AKA The Ultimate Bad Guy is an American film and television actor and stuntman, and former professional wrestler. His size and agility at 6"10 and 303 pounds (137 kg) have allowed him many roles as thug or villain for film and television.

Schwartz was born in the United States but is of Israeli descent. He is a devout Jew. Schwartz was born and raised in Philadelphia, where he played football, baseball and ice hockey at Washington High School before attending Temple University. After college, he became a professional wrestler, wrestling under the ring-names of "Joshua Ben-Gurion—The Israeli Commando" and "Giant David". Schwartz toured as a wrestler and held many titles, before turning his career toward performance in film and television.

Apart from his acting, and after completing training, Schwartz became a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy and a reserve deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. He currently resides in Seal Beach, California.

After college, Schwartz became a professional wrestler, trained in the early '70s by wrestling's Walter "Killer" Kowalski. Schwartz's original ring-name was Giant David, but by the '80s he was known as Joshua Ben-Gurion—The Israeli Commando. As a professional wrestler, he performed in Japan, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa, Western Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Guam, Canada and 40 of the 50 United States. He was promoted by Verne Gagne, Vince McMahon, Antone "Ripper" Leone, and Bruno Sammartino.