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Dan Schneider
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Gender: Male
Born: January 14, 1964
Memphis, Tennessee
Character: None
Occupation: Songwriter, Actor, Writer, Producer
Years Active: 1984-2018

Daniel James "Dan" Schneider is an actor, writer, and producer of movies and TV. He is the president of his own production company, Schneider's Bakery, Inc. He is also known by his online pseudonym DanWarp.

Dan Schneider is sometimes credited as Daniel Schneider, Daniel J. Schneider, or Daniel James Schneider. His wife, Lisa Lillien, is the author of the Hungry Girl cookbooks. He went to Memphis University School (MUS) for some of amount of years but graduated from White Station High School in 1982 and was the president of his senior class.

Acting career[]

DanWarp's Bunnies

Dan's rabbits, Tosie and Wolly.

Schneider was discovered at the age of eighteen and began acting for a while before becoming the famous writer/producer that he is today.

Later, after becoming a writer/producer, Schneider began limiting his acting roles to ones he wrote for himself in his projects, produced, such as "Mr. Bailey" in Good Burger along with other Nickelodeon stars Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell (a movie written and co-produced by Schneider).

Schneider also appeared in a cameo of his show Zoey 101 where he played the crazy cab driver in the TV movie "Chasing Zoey". He has had a recurring role on The Amanda Show playing "Mr. Oldman" who was an old man being constantly prank called. Schneider also appeared in a cameo in the iCarly episode "iMeet the First Lady".

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Dan with Jimmy Fallon

Writing/Producing career[]

Television[]

Schneider's career shifted directions in 1993 when he began writing and producing a string of highly successful television shows.

Schneider is the creative force behind the following hit TV series (All shows aired on Nickelodeon except as noted):

Series Run Description
iCarly (credit only) Paramount+: 2021- Carly, Freddie and Spencer are back navigating the next chapter of their life.
The Adventures of Kid Danger 2018 An animated spinoff of Henry Danger.
Game Shakers 2015-2019 Starring Cree Cicchino, Madisyn Shipman, Benjamin "Lil' P-Nut" Flores, Jr, Thomas Kuc and Kel Mitchell, Game Shakers revolves around two seventh graders, who create a video game app called "Sky Whale", which becomes a huge hit. After that, they create their own company "Game Shakers" and team up with rapper Double G.
Henry Danger 2014-2020 Created by Dan Schneider & Dana Olsen and starring Jace Norman, Cooper Barnes, Riele Downs, Sean Ryan Fox, Ella Anderson and Michael D. Cohen, Henry Danger is about a 13-year-old boy becoming the sidekick of a superhero, Captain Man.
Sam & Cat 2013-2014

Starring Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande reprising their roles as Sam Puckett and Cat Valentine from iCarly and Victorious, respectively, Sam & Cat premiered on June 8, 2013. The show follows Sam and Cat as roommates running a babysitting service.

Victorious 2010–2013

Starring Victoria Justice, Leon Thomas, Elizabeth GilliesAriana GrandeAvan Jogia, Matt Bennett, Daniella Monet, and Eric Lange. Victorious aired its pilot episode on March 27, 2010. The show revolves around Tori Vega, portrayed by Victoria Justice, an aspiring singer who attends a performing arts high school while getting into wacky, screwball situations on a daily basis. The premiere on March 27 was reported to be the highest-rated premiere for a live-action series in Nickelodeon history and the second highest post-KCA premiere, after Penguins of Madagascar.

iCarly 2007–2012 Starring Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy, Nathan Kress, and Jerry Trainor. iCarly launched in September 2007 and saw great success, becoming the most popular live-action show Nickelodeon has ever aired. iCarly was nominated for a Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Show in its first season, competing against Hannah Montana and Drake & Josh (another show by Dan Schneider). It won the award in its second and third years, 2009 and 2010, respectively. The show follows a girl who makes a web-show and becomes famous because of it (www.iCarly.com).
Zoey 101 2005–2008 Another popular series on Nickelodeon, Zoey 101 was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2005. The series star, Jamie Lynn Spears, is the younger sister of singer Britney Spears. Jamie Lynn won the Kids Choice Award for "Favorite Actress" in 2006 for her starring role in Zoey 101. In 2005, Zoey 101 was the #2 television show in America with the young teen audience, second only to American Idol. Zoey 101 was Schneider's first single-camera format program. Schneider also guest-starred in the Zoey 101 movie "Chasing Zoey", playing Lola Martinez and Vince Blake's cab driver to the prom who never actually got them there. It is believed that the Zoey 101 character Jeremiah Trottman played by Creagen Dow is patterned after a high school friend of Dan's.[citation needed]
Drake & Josh 2004–2008 Drake & Josh has won multiple Kids Choice Awards and is one of Nickelodeon's all-time most popular series. It starred three actors from The Amanda Show, Drake Bell, Josh Peck, and Nancy Sullivan, and Miranda Cosgrove who went on to star in iCarly.
What I Like About You WB: 2002-2006 What I Like About You starred Amanda Bynes and Jennie Garth, formerly of Beverly Hills 90210. The show had a four-year successful run on the WB network, just before the WB and UPN merged into the "CW" network.
The Amanda Show 1999–2002 The Amanda Show won multiple Kids Choice Awards. Although the show ended production in 2001, it has continued to air in reruns on Nickelodeon through 2007. Schneider himself often appeared on The Amanda Show as a frustrated old man who was frequently the victim of strange prank phone calls.
Guys Like Us UPN: 1998-1999 Guys Like Us was a short-lived sitcom on UPN that starred Bumper Robinson, Maestro Harrell, and Chris Hardwick.
All That 1994-2005 All That is a sketch comedy show, often referred to by the media as the "little brother" of Saturday Night Live. All That won Cable Ace Awards and multiple Kids Choice Awards. It was one of the longest-running live action series ever on Nickelodeon. The show featured a lot of different comedy sketches with a lot of different cast members. It also featured musical appearances by artists such as Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Barenaked Ladies, Usher, Mandy Moore, Drake Bell, 'N Sync, Avril Lavigne, etc. Schneider quit All That after the first 4 seasons to run The Amanda Show. The show's ratings soon declined and it was canceled in 2000–2001. Nickelodeon then asked Schneider to come back and revamp All That in 2001. Schneider agreed and All That then returned to Nickelodeon in 2002. The show was relaunched, and ran for another 4 successful seasons until Schneider left the show again in 2004 (after filming the 10th Anniversary & Season 10), bringing All That to the end of its 10-season run.

Movies[]

Schneider has also been involved in movies. He wrote the movie Good Burger, based on the All That skit which starred Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell (and features 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.

Schneider also wrote and co-produced the movie Big Fat Liar which stared Amanda Bynes, Paul Giamatti, and Frankie Muniz. The film was a big success for Universal Studios, earning nearly $50 million in domestic box office alone.

As of 2007, Schneider had movies in development at both Warner Bros. Studios and Nickelodeon's movie division.

Episodes Written[]

Season One[]
Season Two[]
Season Three[]
Season Four[]

Personal life[]

In 2002 Schneider married Lisa Lillien, the founder and the president of Hungry Girl, a free daily email that features dieting tips, recipes, food finds, and food news.

References[]

External links[]

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