Schneider, Rob 1963–

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Schneider, Rob 1963–

PERSONAL

Full name, Robert M. Schneider; born October 31, 1963, in San Francisco (some sources cite Pacifica), CA; son of Marvin (a real estate broker) and Pilar (a teacher) Schneider; married London King (a model and actress), 1988 (divorced 1990); married Helena, October, 2002; children: (first marriage) Chloe Autumn. Education: Attended community college. Avocational Interests: Collecting.

Addresses: Agent—Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2020.

Career: Actor, comedian, and writer. From Out of Nowhere, partner. As a stand-up comedian, performed in comedy clubs as an opening act for various performers, including Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, and Dana Carvey, San Francisco, CA; appeared in television commercials. Co-owner of The DNA Lounge (dance club) and Eleven (restaurant), both San Francisco, CA. Worked as a shoe salesperson.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nominations (with others), outstanding writing in a variety or music program, 1990, 1991, and 1992, all for Saturday Night Live; Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite actor—comedy, 2000, for Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Voyeur Martian, Martians Go Home, Taurus Entertainment, 1990.

Chuck Neiderman, Necessary Roughness, Paramount, 1991.

Cedrick the bellman, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (also known as Home Alone II), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992.

(Uncredited) Erwin, Demolition Man, Warner Bros., 1993.

Iggy, Surf Ninjas (also known as Surf Warriors), New Line Cinema, 1993.

Woodrow Tyler, The Beverly Hillbillies, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993.

Herman "Fergie" Ferguson, Judge Dredd, Buena Vista, 1995.

Executive officer Martin T. "Marty" Pascal, Down Periscope, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996.

Volpe, The Adventures of Pinocchio (live action and animated; also known as Carlo Collodi's "Pinocchio," Die Legende von Pinocchio, and Pinocchio), Metropolitan Filmexport, 1996.

The agent, Sammy the Screenplay, 1997.

Tommy Hendricks, Knock Off, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998.

Townie, The Waterboy, Buena Vista, 1998.

Title role, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Buena Vista, 1999.

Nazo, Big Daddy (also known as Guy Gets Kid), Columbia, 1999.

Television producer, Muppets from Space, Columbia, 1999.

Townie, Little Nicky, New Line Cinema, 2000.

Marvin, The Animal, Columbia, 2001.

Clive/Jessica, The Hot Chick, Buena Vista, 2002.

(Uncredited) Nazo, Mr. Deeds (also known as Deeds and Mister Deeds), Columbia, 2002.

Voices of Chinese waiter and narrator, Eight Crazy Nights (animated; also known as Adam Sandler's "Eight Crazy Nights"), Columbia, 2002.

San Francisco hobo, Around the World in 80 Days, Buena Vista, 2004.

Ula, 50 First Dates, Columbia, 2004.

Bill, American Crude, Sheffer-Kramer Productions, 2005.

Title role, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, Columbia, 2005.

Punky, The Longest Yard, Paramount, 2005.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Himself, The Aristocrats, ThinkFilm, 2005.

Gus, The Benchwarmers, Sony Pictures Releasing, 2006.

Yuri, Grandma's Boy, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006.

Rob Schneider's Hard R, 2006.

Title role, Big Stan, Crystal Sky Pictures/Silver Nitrate Pictures, 2007.

Some sources cite an appearance in the film DysFunktional Family (also known as Eddie Griffin: Dys-Funktional Family), Miramax, 2003.

Film Work:

Coproducer, The Animal, Columbia, 2001.

Executive producer, Rob Schneider's Hard R, 2006.

Director and producer, Big Stan, Crystal Sky Pictures/ Silver Nitrate Pictures, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1991–94.

Jamie Coleman, Men Behaving Badly (also known as It's a Man's World), NBC, 1996–97.

Voice, Kid Notorious (animated), Comedy Central, 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Steve, Susan's Plan (also known as Dying to Get Rich), Cinemax, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The 13th Annual Young Comedians Show Hosted by Dennis Miller (also known as The 13th Annual Young Comedians Show), HBO, 1989.

Saturday Night Live: All the Best for Mother's Day, NBC, 1992.

The Second Annual Saturday Night Live Mother's Day Special, NBC, 1993.

Comedy Central Spotlight: Kelsey Grammar, Comedy Central, 1996.

Host, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit '97, TNT, 1997.

Host, Canned Ham: The Waterboy, Comedy Central, 1998.

Host, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit '98, NBC, 1998.

Saturday Night Live: Bad Boys (also known as The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live), NBC, 1998.

(In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley, NBC, 1998.

(In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman, NBC, 1998.

Canned Ham: Big Daddy, Comedy Central, 1999.

The Making of "Big Daddy" (also known as HBO Look: The Making of "Big Daddy"), HBO, 1999.

(In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler, NBC, 1999.

(In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey, NBC, 1999.

(In archive footage) Multiple characters, Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies, NBC, 1999.

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (also known as Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special), NBC, 1999.

Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner, Comedy Central, 2001.

Reel Comedy: The Animal, Comedy Central, 2001.

Tiny Elvis, Elvis Lives, NBC, 2002.

Voice of Rinky-Dink-Dink, The Electric Piper (animated musical), Nickelodeon, 2003.

(In archive footage) Bob from accounting, Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken, NBC, 2004.

Ula, Reel Comedy: 50 First Dates, Comedy Central, 2004.

(In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks, NBC, 2004.

Multiple characters, Back to Norm, Comedy Central, 2005.

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live, NBC, 2005.

MTV Movie Awards 2005 Pre-Show, MTV, 2005.

Reel Comedy: Deuce Bigalow European Gigolo, Comedy Central, 2005.

(In archive footage) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Alex Baldwin, NBC, 2005.

WrestleMania 21, pay-per-view, 2005.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1991.

Presenter, The Second Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, UPN, 1996.

The Fifth Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 1999.

Imhotep in The Mummy parody, The 2001 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2001.

Presenter, Nickelodeon's 14th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2001.

Host, The Teen Choice Awards 2005, Fox, 2005.

Presenter, 2005 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2005.

Presenter, Asian Excellence Awards, AZN, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Jeremy, "House Number," 227, NBC, 1989.

Leonard Kraleman, "Professor Doolittle," Coach, ABC, 1990.

Leonard Kraleman, "Leonard Kraleman: All-American," Coach, ABC, 1991.

Bob, "The Friars Club," Seinfeld, NBC, 1996.

Contestant in celebrity tournament, Jeopardy!, syndicated, 1997.

Ross Fitzsimmons, "Happy Trails," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998.

Host/Dick Thistle, Later (also known as Later with Bob Costas, Later with Cynthia Garrett, and Later with Greg Kinnear), NBC, 1998.

Sin City Spectacular (also known as Penn & Teller's "Sin City Spectacular"), ABC, 1998.

"Big Daddy," HBO First Look, HBO, 1999.

Himself, "Da Best of Ali G," The 11 O'Clock Show (also known as Da Best of Ali G), Channel 4 (England), 2000.

"Comedians Special," Weakest Link (also known as The Weakest Link USA), NBC, 2001.

Himself, Intimate Portrait: Lela Rochon (also known as Intimate Portrait: Lela Rochon Fuqua), Lifetime, 2001.

"50 First Dates," HBO First Look, HBO, 2004.

(In archive footage) 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (also known as E's "101"), E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Himself, "Episode 1202: Rob Schneider, Tyrese Gibson, Jenners," Cribs (also known as MTV Cribs), MTV, 2005.

Damage Control, MTV, 2005.

Television Guest Appearances; Episodic:

Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1987.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005.

"Elvis Presley," Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 2000.

The Panel, 10 Network (Australia), 2001.

Rove Live, 10 Network, 2001.

The Daily Show (also known as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition), Comedy Central, 2002.

Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 2002.

Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2002, 2004.

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 2003.

Primetime Glick, Comedy Central, 2003.

RI:SE, Channel 4 (England), 2003.

"El sacrificio," Big Brother VIP: Mexico (also known as BB Vip and BB Vip 2), 2004.

Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

The Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show and Late Show Backstage), CBS, 2004.

On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004.

Otro rollo con: Adal Ramones (also known as Otro rollo), 2004.

Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO, 2004.

The Sharon Osbourne Show (also known as Sharon), syndicated, 2004.

Tinseltown TV, International Channel, 2004.

The Andy Milonakis Show, MTV, 2005.

Cold Pizza, ESPN2, 2005.

Dancing with the Stars, ABC, 2005.

Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2005.

Monday Night Raw (also known as Raw Is War, WWE Raw Is War, WWF Raw, WWF Raw Is War, and WWF Warzone), Spike TV, 2005.

The Paul O'Grady Show, Independent Television (England), 2005.

Total Request Live (also known as Total Request with Carson Daly and TRL), MTV, 2005.

The View, ABC, 2005.

Late Night with Jimmy Kimmel, ABC, 2006.

Rome Is Burning (also known as Jim Rome Is Burning), ESPN, 2006.

Radio Appearances:

Presenter, Bay Area Music Awards, 1994.

The Howard Stern Radio Show (episodic), 2004.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Ula, The Dating Scene, Columbia/TriStar Home Entertainment, 2004.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Adolf Hitler, Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers, Europa Filmes 2005.

Music Videos:

Adam Sandler, "Steve Polychronopolous," 1996.

The Village People, "In the Navy," 1996.

Neal McCoy, "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On," 2005.

Albums; with Others:

(Performer and coproducer) Adam Sandler, They're All Gonna Laugh at You, Warner Bros./Wea, 1993.

(Performer) Adam Sandler, What the Hell Happened to Me!, Warner Bros./Wea, 1996.

Singles; with Others:

Adam Sandler, "Steve Polychronopolous," 1996.

Video Games:

Voice, A Fork in the Tale, AnyRiver Entertainment, 1997.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Buena Vista, 1999.

The Animal, Columbia, 2001.

The Hot Chick, Buena Vista, 2002.

(And story) Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, Columbia, 2005.

Rob Schneider's Hard R, 2006.

Film Music:

Song "Ula's Luau Song," 50 First Dates, Columbia, 2004.

Teleplays; Series:

(With others) Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1989–94.

Teleplays; Specials:

(With others) Saturday Night Live: All the Best for Mother's Day, NBC, 1992.

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit '97, TNT, 1997.

(With others) Saturday Night Live Remembers Chris Farley, NBC, 1998.

Albums; with Others:

Adam Sandler, They're All Gonna Laugh at You, Warner Bros./Wea, 1993.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Computer Life, February, 1997.

Entertainment Weekly, March 21, 1997, p. 77.

People Weekly, April 15, 1991; March 18, 1996, p. 77; February 10, 1997, p. 37; February 24, 1997; April 21, 1997, p. 92.

Rolling Stone, November 28, 1996, p. 139.

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