Dan Schneider
Also Known as Daniel James Schneider, Was Born in January 14, 1966 (53 Year's Old) to Parents Carol and Harry Schneider (A Former Student of Harvard). He Got...
Dan Schneider, also known as Daniel James Schneider, was born in January 14, 1966 (53 years old) to parents Carol and Harry Schneider (a former student of Harvard).
He got married in 2002 to an acquaintant, Lisa Lillien. Lillien, whom he met at Nickelodeon, is a food blogger and is a New York Times best-selling author. In addition to all that she also has a television show. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and pets.
Schneider was primarily an actor but was also involved in screenwriting and production and is the co-founder of Schneider’s Bakery, which, despite its name, was actually a production company.
Early Life
Schneider was born and raised in the city of Memphis in the US. As a student at White Station High School he earned himself the rank of class president. Due to his excellent record at school he managed to make it to Harvard but left soon after. Instead he opted to move closer to home and enroll at the University of Memphis.
While pursuing his studies at Memphis he also started working as a computer repairman at a store. It was at this time that a movie producer happened to spot him and asked him to audition for a role, which he subsequently got.
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Acting Career
After his first experience as an actor Schneider seemed to have found his calling in the entertainment industry and made the move to Los Angeles to pursue a career as an actor.
He appeared in several minor roles over the years in both television and movies including, Home Free, Making the Grade, Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story etc. He has also made small appearances in shows that he was involved with.
He was also a part of the television show Head of the Class. He was roped in for the character Dennis Blunden.
Making the Grade, which came out in 1984, was Dan Schneider’s first acting job. He played a small role as a character named ‘Blimp’ in the teen comedy.
He also starred in Home Free alongside Matthew Perry (Chandler from Friends). It was a 1993 sitcom where he played as Walter Peters, a co-worker and best friend of Perry’s character.
As for Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story, it was about Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan scandal and Schneider played as Shawn Eckardt, a former bodyguard of Harding’s, who along with Harding’s ex-husband hired a man to break the right leg of Nancy Kerrigan.
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