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

Hofstra University Hofstra University is a private university in Hempstead, New York. It is Long Island's largest private university. Hofstra originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University (NYU) under the name Nassau College – Hofstra Memorial of Ne ...

for his undergraduate studies and later pursued a Masters Program at the

University of Southern Mississippi The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, ma ...

-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, as inspired by Paltrowitz's wife Melissa. 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 thir
book
"DLR Book: How David Lee Roth Changed The World" will be released in January 2024 via Backbeat Books and features contributions from WWE Hall Of Famer

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and Lit bassist Kevin Baldes.

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 on over 90 stations, 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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singer

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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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singer

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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 IMPACT Wrestling, the band

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' enjoyment of

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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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, Ice-T 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

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Darren Paltrowitz
on

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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

Early life

Career

Books

References

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