Mike Schwartz was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and was raised in Compton, California. He has lived in Compton for several years, pursuing a career as an actor and a writer in the entertainment field. He was a writer and co-executive producer on the NBC/ABC television comedy drama Scrubs from 2001 until 2007. He also appeared on the show in the recurring role of "Lloyd Slawski", a Delivery man and member of the Janitor's "Brain's Trust" who later becomes an ambulance driver.