Brad Schmitt

1 week ago | tennessean.com | Brad Schmitt

Before the release of his famous son's debut book, 'Big Dumb Eyes,' magician Stephen Bargatze talks about the beatings he endured and the emotional moments he had with his mom the day before she died. In 'Big Dumb Eyes,' Nate Bargatze, in one of the more serious chapters, writes about his dad enduring abuse as a boy. Stephen Bargatze said his dad was an alcoholic and his mom once threw him down a flight of stairs, breaking his shoulder and forcing a bone to pop through his skin.

1 week ago | tennessean.com | Brad Schmitt

Red-hot comedian talks about "Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind", a book that includes him winning a science fair at his Old Hickory middle school and his dad's abusive childhood journey Bargatze has been interested in writing a funny book since he read one from comedian/actor Paul Reiser in the early 2000s Funny stories include winning the seventh grade science fair at DuPont Hadley Middle School in Old Hickory and being eclipsed at the same school only a year later by a preacher's...

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brad Schmitt

Search queryNate Bargatze wants his science fair winning certificate displayed at old middle schoolBrad Schmitt, Nashville TennesseanMon, May 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM UTCHey, DuPont Hadley, y'all have Nate's seventh grade win on the wall somewhere?? Solve the daily Crossword35,705 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?35,705 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brad Schmitt

Stephen Bargatze talks about his last moments with the mother who beat him as a child

2 weeks ago | tennessean.com | Brad Schmitt

A longtime Nashville music touring industry executive — still recovering from a heartbreak two years ago — appears to be an early-on favorite among the ladies in a new Bravo reality series called "Love Hotel," according to advance screeners provided by NBC Universal. Ralph Mastrangelo, 62, is called "the hottest," "the tallest" and the most popular of the single older guys in the early episodes of "Love Hotel," which premieres at 8 p.m. Central on April 27 on Bravo.