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Darren Paltrowitz is an American author, host, and licensed investigator with experience in the entertainment industry.


Early life

He started contributing to various local publications such as ''Long Island Entertainment'' and ''Under The Volcano'', later working in artist management within the music industry and becoming Editor-in-Chief of ''Long Island Entertainment'', Music Editor of ''The Improper Magazine'' and Digital Managing Editor of ''Downtown Magazine''. Paltrowitz attended
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for his undergraduate studies and later pursued a Masters Program at the
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-Hattiesburg. Paltrowitz is a interviewer and host and currently hosts the weekly ''Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz'' series, which started in 2018 as a podcast before becoming a TV series in 2020, The theme song to the series was composed by Paltrowitz with producer and
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singer Steve Schiltz. Paltrowitz has written several books, including ''Pocket Cash: Your Happy Money'' co-written by Dr. Jeri Fink and Donna Paltrowitz, which was published in 2018. In 2019, he co-wrote ''Good Advice From Professional Wrestling: Full Contact Life Lessons'' with D.X. Ferris. His third book "DLR Book: How David Lee Roth Changed The World" was released in January 2024 via Backbeat Books, as featuring contributions from WWE Hall Of Famer
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and Lit bassist Kevin Baldes. Within the week of its release, the book reached the #1 spot on several Amazon sales charts.


Career

Paltrowitz's writing has also been featured in a number of publications, including the ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''
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''. His "Paltrocast with Darren Paltrowitz" series airs regularly via over 150 television stations and OTT carriers, including channels based in New York, Minneapolis, Denver, Tampa, San Jose, Portland and the greater Boston, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City markets. He also co-hosts a separate podcast about
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, ''The DLR Cast''. He and his wife Melissa are also known for their ''Paltrobox'' series in which they unbox products from top brands Many of his interviews have uncovered exclusives about new projects and artist career goals, including
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's interest in recording a blues album,
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wrestler Eva Marie's first starring movie role,
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's intentions to end the band Winger as a touring entity,
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almost having a cameo in the third ''Bill & Ted'' movie,
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signing with
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, the band
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' enjoyment of AEW stars
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' use of "Carry On My Wayward Son,"
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singer
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's plans to write another book,
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having a
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franchise, Def Leppard's Rick Allen having a friendship with
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explaining how he often writes lyrics, and Chris Jericho
's
recovery from a throat-related injury.


Books

* ''Pocket Cash: Your Happy Money'' co-written by Dr. Jeri Fink an
Donna Paltrowitz
(2018, Book Web Publishing) * ''Good Advice From Professional Wrestling: Full Contact Life Lessons'' co-written by D.X. Ferris (2019, 6623 Press) * ''DLR Book: How David Lee Roth Changed the World'' (2024, Backbeat Books)


References

1982 births Living people Hofstra University alumni American male non-fiction writers American magazine editors Writers from New York (state) People from Oceanside, New York University of Southern Mississippi alumni 21st-century American non-fiction writers {{DEFAULTSORT:Paltrowitz, Darren