Jeremy Schwartz grew up in Plano, Texas. He attended Plano Sr. High School where he made lousy grades. He attended the College of Santa Fe for one year. He excelled in the high-stakes world of The National Forensic League. It is there he met his great love, and after a decades-long, miles-wide separation, they married. They live in Los Angeles.
Founding company member of The Fire Department Theatre Company in New York City. Other founding members include Jake Robards, Neil Labute, Denis O'Hare, Aidin Quinn, Janeane Garofalo, Jeff Goldblum, Kathleen Chalfant, and David Strathairn.