Background
Schneider was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, to parents Harry and Carol Schneider.
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Schneider was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, to parents Harry and Carol Schneider.
He attended Harvard University for one semester.
After appearing in mostly supporting roles in a number of 1980s and 1990s films and television shows, Schneider devoted himself to behind-the-scenes work in production. He is the co-president of television production company Schneider"s Bakery. After returning to Memphis, he worked repairing computers.
Soon after, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, and eventually a screenwriting career.
Acting career
In the 1980s, Schneider co-starred in several films including Making the Grade and Better Office Dead. Schneider also co-starred in the films The Big Picture, Happy Together and Hot Resort (1985).
In 1986, Schneider played Dennis Blunden on the American Broadcasting Company television sitcom Head of the Class. The series ran for five seasons from 1986 to 1991.
In 1993, Schneider starred in the series Home Free, and in 1994, he played Shawn Eckhardt in Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story, one of two made-for-television films about the Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan scandal.
Schneider is well known for making cameo appearances in television series that he has helped to create/produce. He has made cameo appearances in All That (and its subsequent film Good Burger), The Amanda Show, Zoey 101, iCarly, and Henry Danger. Schneider also does voiceovers in many projects.
Writing and producing career (1993–present)Editorial
Television series
Schneider"s career shifted directions in 1993 when he began writing and producing a string of highly successful television shows.
The headline in a New York Times article about Schneider called him "the master of a television genre." Another New York Times article (September 7, 2007) said that Schneider "has become the Norman Lear of children"s television"
Films
Schneider has also been involved in films. He wrote the film Good Burger, which starred Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell (and featured Schneider himself in a supporting role).
The film was a successful moneymaker for Paramount Studios, and has begun to enjoy "cult film" status over recent years. Good Burger was spun off from a popular comedy sketch which Schneider produced on his Nickelodeon television show All That.
Schneider also wrote and co-produced the film Big Fat Liar which starred Frankie Muniz, Amanda Bynes, Paul Giamatti and Donald Faison.
The film earned nearly $52 million in box office. As of 2007, Schneider has films in development at both Warner Brothers Studios and Nickelodeon Movies.
