Bio
Jonathan Schwartz is an American student from Cranford, New Jersey who was a contestant on the reality television competition The Amazing Race 17, in 2010.
His team partner was his best friend Connor Diemand-Yauman. He was 22 during filming of the Race.
Amazing Race Q&A
Favorite hobbies
Singing in our a cappella group, filmmaking and filling out surveys
Achievements
It's a three-way tie between getting into Princeton, being cast in a Broadway show and opening up that really tough jar of pickles in the back of my fridge.
Lifelong to do list
Make a lifelong to do list
What scares you most about traveling?
The fact that other travelers are probably going to pass gas on airplanes without me hearing it
What excites you most about traveling?
The opportunity for me to pass gas on airplanes without anyone hearing it
If I could switch places with someone
Yanni
Role model/hero
My parents, Mother Theresa and Kenny G (not necessarily in that order)
What are you passionate about?
Tweezin' the old unibrow
What would you do if you won the million dollars?
If I were to win the million dollars I would buy a pony, but just one.
People would be surprised to learn
That my name, "Jonathan," is translated to mean "gift from God." Coincidence? I think not.
Favorite place you have ever visited
My podiatrist's office (bunion surgery - more like "Fun-ion" surgery.)
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together
Not dying while circling the globe.
What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race (other than winning one million bucks)?
On the Race, I hope to accomplish world peace, eradicate hunger and give Phil Keoghan a buzz cut.
Pet peeve about your teammate
He's taller than me.