![]() He was promoted by Verne Gagne, Vince McMahon, Herb Abrams, Antone "Ripper" Leone, and Bruno Sammartino. 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. Schwartz's original ring-name was Giant David, but by the '80s he was known as Joshua Ben-Gurion-The Israeli Commando and Igor the Giant. He currently resides in Seal Beach, California.Īfter college, Schwartz became a professional wrestler, trained in the late '70s by wrestling's Walter "Killer" Kowalski. Schwartz toured as a wrestler and held many titles, before turning his career toward performance in film and television.Īpart 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. After college, he became a professional wrestler, wrestling under the ring-names of "Joshua Ben-Gurion-The Israeli Commando" and "Giant David". ![]() Schwartz was born and raised in Philadelphia, where he played football, baseball and ice hockey at Washington High School before attending Temple University. He is of Israeli descent and is a devout Jew. His size and agility at 6'8" and 303 pounds (137 kg) have allowed him many roles as thug or villain for film and television. Scott Leslie Schwartz (born March 16, 1959), also known as The Ultimate Bad Guy, is an American film and television actor and stuntman, and former professional wrestler. The firm provides growth and buyout capital to middle-market companies and executives engaged in business services, financial services, and marketing and information services.Roles as huge villain in multiple films and for recurring role as "Bruiser" in Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, and Ocean's Thirteen CIVC manages over $1.3 billion of capital and is currently investing CIVC Fund IV, which closed in 2010, and has recently completed two new platform investments. ![]() He received a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Masters of Business Administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated with high honors.ĬIVC Partners is a leading Chicago-based private equity firm with over 40 years of private equity experience. He also previously served as a consultant with McKinsey & Company, advising companies in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, operations, and strategy. Schwartz was a Vice President at American Industrial Partners, where he focused on acquisitions in the industrial growth and business services industries. He currently serves on the boards of GWC Warranty Corporation and Innovative Aftermarket Systems. Scott Schwartz joined CIVC in 2004 and has been an active investor in the financial services and business services sectors. He received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering with Honors from the University of Illinois, and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Chicago. Compall worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company and was a member of the corporate strategy and development group at Ameritech Corporation. He currently serves on the boards of EPIC Technologies, Medical Knowledge Group, Goldline International, Pipeline Industries, and KS Energy Services, and works with The Brickman Group. John Compall joined CIVC in 1995 and has been actively involved in CIVC’s business services and marketing and information services affinity areas. CIVC Partners, a leading private equity firm, today announced that John Compall and Scott Schwartz have been promoted to Partner.
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