Where Is Dan Schneider Now? All About His Life After Nickelodeon

ID’s new docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV explores the alleged toxic and abusive behavior that occurred on many of Dan Schneider’s hit Nickelodeon series. 

The four-part series, which premiered on March 17, features interviews with former cast members, writers and crew from hit Nickelodeon shows as they detail the alleged dark environment they encountered behind the scenes. 

Schneider had a long history with the children’s channel. After working at Nickelodeon in 1993 as an executive producer and writer for All That, he went on to create a number of hit shows for the network, including The Amanda Show, Zoey 101, iCarly and Drake & Josh, just to name a few. 

However, following reports of his alleged abusive behavior on set, Nickelodeon cut ties with Schneider in March 2018. Schneider has denied allegations of wrongdoing.

As the new docuseries explores Schneider’s hit Nickelodeon shows, here’s everything to know about where he is now. 

Who is Dan Schneider?

Schneider is best known for his work on popular children’s series; in the Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV trailer, he's referred to as “Nickelodeon’s golden boy."

After working as an actor in the 1980s, Schneider changed career paths in the following decade, connecting with Nickelodeon development executive Albie Hecht, who later offered him a job producing the sketch series All That. 

During the first four seasons, he worked as an executive producer and writer for the show, before leaving to run The Amanda Show, which starred All That alum Amanda Bynes. Throughout the ‘90s, he continued to work as an executive producer and writer for various projects on the network, including Kenan & Kel and the 1997 film Good Burger starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. 

In the early 2000s, he co-created the Bynes-led series What I Like About You with Wil Calhoun for the WB, and served as an executive producer for the first two seasons. During that same time, he also wrote and co-produced the 2002 film Big Fat Liar starring Bynes and Frankie Muniz. 

In 2004, he returned to Nickelodeon to helm Drake & Josh starring The Amanda Show alums Drake Bell and Josh Peck. Throughout the early 2000s, Schneider created countless hit series for the network, including iCarly, Zoey 101, Victorious and Sam & Cat. 

What allegations have been made against Dan Schneider?

In early 2018, reports of Schneider’s allegedly abusive behavior on set began to surface, with Deadline reporting that staff members filed “multiple complaints" about the subject. The publication also noted that Schneider had been “under a cloud of suspicion over the treatment of some younger stars of his shows” after he posted pictures of the feet of some of the young actresses he worked with. 

The Los Angeles Times later reported that a ViacomCBS investigation found no evidence that Schneider had committed sexual misconduct, but alleged he had been verbally abusive to staff.

In the years since, several Nickelodeon stars have made claims about Schneider’s alleged behavior on set.

In her 2022 memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette McCurdy wrote about how she felt “exploited” as a young teen on the set of her two hit shows, both of which were run by Schneider. Though she never mentions Schneider by name, she refers to the person as “The Creator.”

Zoey 101 star Alexa Nikolas made reference to Schneider during her 2022 protest outside Nickelodeon’s headquarters, holding up a poster calling him “the creator of childhood trauma.”

During an interview with Business Insider published in August 2022, Victorious star Daniella Monet opened up about how she felt “sexualized” filming certain scenes on the show, including one where she had to eat a pickle while applying lip gloss. Monet also backed claims that Schneider encouraged actors to wear “skimpier options” and “whatever was the most revealing.” 

However, Monet made a point to add that the male-dominated writers' room was also the culprit of the show’s sexualization, and noted that Nickelodeon’s department of standards and practices had to approve everything that aired.