Dan Schneider
Dan Schneider | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Daniel Schneider Daniel J. Schneider Daniel James Schneider |
Education | Graduated from White Station High School (Memphis, TN) in 1982. Attended various classes at Harvard University |
Occupation(s) | actor writer producer |
Employer(s) | Nickelodeon Warner Bros. Studios |
Known for | creating, producing, acting in and directing several films and television programs, including All That |
Spouse | Lisa Lillien |
Parent(s) | Harry and Carol Schneider |
Daniel James Schneider (born January 14, 1966) is an actor, writer, and producer of movies and television. He is the president of his own production company called Schneider's Bakery, Inc.
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
In the mid-1980s, Schneider co-starred in several movies including Making the Grade and Better Off Dead starring John Cusack, which has become a popular cult classic.
Schneider also co-starred in the movies The Big Picture starring Kevin Bacon and Happy Together starring Patrick Dempsey. He also starred in Hot Resort with Bronson Pinchot in 1985.
In 1986, Schneider became nationally well-known when he landed the role of Dennis Blunden on the ABC television sitcom Head of the Class. The series ran for 5 seasons from 1986 to 1991.
In 1992, Schneider starred in the series Home Free which starred Matthew Perry, later of Friends fame. Schneider played best friend to Perry's character.
Later, after becoming a writer/producer, Schnieder began limiting his acting roles to ones he wrote for himself in his projects, produced, such as "Mr. Bailey" in Good Burger (a movie written and co-produced by Schneider). He sometimes makes cameos in episodes of the television shows he creates.
Schneider also appeared in one episode of his show Zoey 101 where he played the crazy cab driver in the TV movie Chasing Zoey.
Writing/Producing career
Television
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 (April 8, 2007) 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."
Schneider is the creative force behind the following hit TV series:
Series | Run | Description |
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iCarly | Nickelodeon: 2007-Present | Starring Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy, Nathan Kress, and Jerry Trainor. iCarly launched in September 2007 and was an instant hit. Based on early confidence, the network increased the first season order from 13 episodes to 22 episodes, an enormous order for a television series. iCarly was nominated for a Kids Choice Award in its first season, competing against Hannah Montana and Drake & Josh (another show by Dan Schneider). iCarly is about a girl who makes a web-show and becomes famous (www.iCarly.com). Schneider is currently working on this show. |
Zoey 101 | Nickelodeon: 2005-2008 | 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 a Zoey 101 movie "Chasing Zoey." He played Lola Martinez and Vince Blake's cab driver to the prom but never actually got them there. |
Drake & Josh | Nickelodeon: 2004-2007 | 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. |
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 | Nickelodeon: 1999-2002. The N: 2008-present | 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. |
All That | Nickelodeon: 1994-2005. The N: 2008-present. | 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 over a lot of diffrent comedy sketches. 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. |
Common elements in Zoey 101, Drake & Josh, and iCarly
Schneiders work, in particular Zoey 101, Drake & Josh, and iCarly, have a few common elements:
- The use of the phrase "What up?" in place of "What's up?" (i.e. "What up with the 'tude?", "What up? My Peeps", "What up with the cane?", "What up with that outfit?").
- Making common scenarios more complicated and humorous.
- Saying "Oh my god!", rather than "Oh my gosh" or "Oh my goodness".
- Parodies of consumer products, pop culture, and places (See below).
- The use of the slang word "skunkbag".
- Current shows by Schneider starring people from previous shows he produced (Jamie Spears: All That - Zoey 101, Drake Bell, Josh Peck, and Nancy Sulivan: The Amanda Show - Drake & Josh, and Miranda Cosgrove: Drake & Josh - iCarly).
- As seen on Drake and Josh and iCarly: Each main charater only has mentioned one parent (such as they never mentioned Drake or Megan's father or Josh or Carly's mother).
- Talking about hobos.
- Rewording common phrases or terms, usually in ways that don't make sense to others.
- In addition, these shows contain references to each other, such as the iCarly website being seen in Zoey 101, as well as the theme song to iCarly being heard as a ringtone in Zoey 101. Also, In one episode of iCarly there was a hotel mentioned in the episode called the Parker-Nichols Hotel (Drake Parker and Josh Nichols).
- Starting a new subject in a conversation until something odd interupts.
- Saying well in a sarcastic way.
- Colorful graphics used to change sequences or show opening credits.
- Using the word "nub" (i.e. "He's a total nub", "Someday I want to be Mrs. Carly Nub", "Tough nubs", "What a Nub", "His name's Dr. Nub").
- Using the word "suckish" (i.e. "It means Bad, Lame, Suckish", "You really think I'm that suckish?", "Especially if your grades and S.A.T.s are suckish like yours", "Unfortunately your drumming is suckish").
- Using the word "nutbar" (i.e. "Get out of here you Nutbar", "Cause I still think you're a bit of a Nutbar").
- References to Dan Schneider himself.
- Theme tunes to his TV shows tend to be sung by a main actor in that show, e.g. The Amanda Show - "Amanda Show" by Amanda Bynes, Zoey 101 - "Follow Me" by Jamie Lynn Spears, Drake & Josh - "I Found a Way" by Drake Bell, iCarly - "Leave It All To Me" by Miranda Cosgrove.
Parodies of consumer products, pop culture, and places in Zoey 101, Drake & Josh, and iCarly
It has been suggested that this article be merged with Zoey 101, Drake & Josh and iCarly. (Discuss) Proposed since May 2008. |
- TekMates - T-Mobile Sidekick - Zoey 101
- Zaplook - Google - Zoey 101 & iCarly
- Daka Shoes - shoe company Nike - Drake & Josh, iCarly
- Daka Puffs - Nike Shox - Drake & Josh
- Scarlet's Web - children's novel & movie Charlotte's Web - iCarly
- jPhone - UTStarcom PCS1400/iPhone - Zoey 101
- SplashFace - YouTube, Facebook, MySpace - iCarly, Zoey 101
- Flutter Nutter - Nutter Butter cookie - Drake & Josh
- iBot - Apple's iPod - Drake & Josh, What I Like About You
- G-O - Apple's iPod - Drake & Josh, Zoey 101
- Pearphone - iPhone - iCarly & Zoey 101
- PearPod - iPod Touch - iCarly
- Pear Computers - Apple Computers - Zoey 101, iCarly, Drake & Josh
- Seattle Beat - TRL - iCarly
- Mercedes Lens Sunglasses - Mercedes Benz motor company - iCarly
- Pear Logo (seen on laptops) - Apple's apple logo - Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, iCarly
- Megathon Bar - Marathon Bar - Drake & Josh
- Squiggles/Skibbles - Skittles - Drake & Josh
- Whizzlers - Twizzlers - Drake & Josh
- Moon Bars - Luna Bars - Zoey 101
- Hexaco Station - Texaco gas station - Drake & Josh
- Randy-Yo's - Cheerios cereal / American Idol judge Randy Jackson - iCarly
- Girl Sprouts - Girl Scouts - iCarly
- Twin Mints - Thin Mints Girl Scout cookies - iCarly
- Bandana Republic - Banana Republic clothing store - iCarly
- Yellow Day - rock band Green Day - iCarly
- Skybucks Coffee - Starbucks Coffee - iCarly
- Gary Coleman Grill - George Foreman Grill & actor Gary Coleman - Drake & Josh
- Milford Mouse - Mickey Mouse - Drake & Josh
- Space Trek - Star Trek - Drake & Josh
- Galaxy Wars - Star Wars - Drake & Josh, iCarly, Zoey 101
- Photodoc - Adobe Photoshop - Drake & Josh, iCarly, Zoey 101
- Ghost Monsters - Ghostbusters - Drake & Josh
- Henry Doheny - magician/escape artist Harry Houdini - Drake & Josh, Zoey 101
- Pump My Room - Pimp My Ride - Drake & Josh
- Inside-Out Burger - In-N-Out Burger - Drake & Josh
- Maptrek - Mapquest - Drake & Josh
- B.F. Wang's - P.F. Chang's - Drake & Josh
- Suzanna Louisiana - Hannah Montana - Drake & Josh
- Dude, I'm 16! - My Super Sweet 16 - Drake & Josh
- Friday Night Live - Saturday Night Live - Zoey 101
- Krusty Kreme - Krispy Kreme - iCarly
- Pentendo GS - Nintendo DS - Drake & Josh
- Mall-Mart - Wal-Mart - iCarly
- Blaine Darvey - escape artist David Blaine - Drake & Josh
- The Macalana - Los Del Rio song The Macarena - Zoey 101
- Goldentone - Coppertone lotion - Zoey 101
- iBerry - iPhone / BlackBerry - Zoey 101
- Jonas Book of World Records - Guinness Book of World Records And pop/rock band Jonas Brothers - iCarly
- Pirates of the Lima Be-an - Pirates of the Caribbean - iCarly
- Shiver Me Booty - Shiver Me Timbers - iCarly
- Peppy-Cola - Pepsi-Cola - iCarly
- Mocha-Cola - Coca Cola - Drake & Josh, iCarly
- Mountain Fizz - Mountain Dew - Drake & Josh
- Dr. Fizz - Pibb Xtra & Dr. Pepper - Drake & Josh
- Quinndows QP - Windows XP - Zoey 101
- Save Right - Rite Aid - iCarly
- Chuck E. Cheddar's - Chuck E. Cheese's - Drake & Josh
- The Pottery Barrel - The Pottery Barn - Drake & Josh, Zoey 101
- GameSphere - Nintendo GameCube - Drake & Josh
- Blix - Gatorade - iCarly, Zoey 101
- There's Nothing About Gary - There's Something About Mary - Drake & Josh
- She's the Dude - She's the Man - Drake & Josh
- Groovy Smoothies - Jamba Juice & Juice It Up! - iCarly
- Diana Vosh - singer Diana Ross - Drake & Josh
- Paramore Studios - Paramount Studios and punk-pop band Paramore - Drake & Josh
- Dreamscope Pictures - Dreamworks Pictures - Drake & Josh
- Just My Truck - Just My Luck - Drake & Josh
- Mystic Mountain - Six Flags Magic Mountain - Drake & Josh, Zoey 101
- FBI's Most Wanted - America's Most Wanted - Drake & Josh, Kenan And Kel
- Lorenzo's Squirrel - Lorenzo's Oil - Drake & Josh
- The Empress Fights Back - The Empire Strikes Back (part of the Star Wars saga) - Drake & Josh
- Persons - People magazine - Drake & Josh, Zoey 101
- Yatsubishi - Mitsubishi electronics company - Drake & Josh
- Build-A-Bra - Build-A-Bear - iCarly
- Tingling Brothers' Circus - Ringling Brothers Circus - iCarly
- TVS - TBS and CBS - iCarly
- Geometry Channel - National Geographic Channel - iCarly
- Guawdla Picchu - Machu Picchu - Zoey 101
- PearTunes - iTunes - iCarly
- The Flaming Teeth - rock band The Flaming Lips - iCarly
- Chips A-Soy! - Chips Ahoy! - iCarly
- The 40-Year-Old Baby - The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Million Dollar Baby - Drake & Josh
- Cheesecake Warehouse - Cheesecake Factory - iCarly
- WhyNotDateMe.com - eHarmony.com - iCarly
- Good Morning Today - ABC program Good Morning America and NBC program The Today Show - Drake & Josh
- Zeebo the Dinosaur - Barney The Dinosaur - iCarly
- Marlee Maplin - Charlie Chaplin - Zoey 101
- Bonopoly / PCAopoly - Monopoly board game - Zoey 101
- Fancy Cat - Cat Fancy magazine - Drake & Josh
- Extreme Housewives - TV series Desperate Housewives - Drake & Josh (Josh mentions a character, Felicia, which may be a reference to one of the stars of Desperate Housewives, Felicity Huffman.)
- Happy Times - TV series Happy Days & Good Times - Drake & Josh
- Dr. Phyliss Show - Talk Show Dr. Phil Show - Drake & Josh
- Doogle - Google - Zoey 101
- Lemon M's - M&M's - Zoey 101
- Quinvention - Invention - Zoey 101
- Quinsane - Insane - Zoey 101
- Girly Cow - Spongebob Squarepants - Zoey 101, iCarly
- Unknown Toy - Bop It - Zoey 101
- Hello Bunny - Hello Kitty & It's Happy Bunny - Zoey 101
- CCN - CNN - Drake & Josh
- Divauglio - Dell - iCarly
- Quinoculars - Binoculars - Zoey 101
- FBM - FBI - iCarly
- Wild Wild Vest - Wild Wild West - iCarly
- Cloud Block - Sun Block - iCarly
- Cloud Burn - Sun Burn - iCarly
- Canadian Idol - American Idol - Drake & Josh
- Drew & Jerry - Drake & Josh - Drake & Josh
- Fladoodles - Doritos, Lays & Pringles - iCarly
- Color Me Pot - Color Me Mine - iCarly
- Toonjuice.com - Nick.com - iCarly, Zoey 101
- The Iron Boob - Iron Chef America - Drake & Josh
- Boob and Boober - Dumb and Dumber - Drake & Josh
- OR - TV series ER - Drake & Josh
- Bing Bong - Ding Dong - Zoey 101
- Guitar World - Guitar Center - Drake & Josh
- Cave Mom - Caveman - Drake & Josh
- I Win A Date - The Dating Game & Love Connection - iCarly
- iGibby - iCarly - iCarly
- Pickle Chips - Potato Chips - Drake & Josh
- Fruit-Popples - Edy's Fruit Bars / Popsicle - Drake & Josh
- Ankle Shake - Hand Shake - iCarly
- Splatter Man - Spider Man - iCarly
- The Hailstones - rock band The Rolling Stones - Drake & Josh
- Smart-Aid - Rite Aid - Drake & Josh
- Zippy Mart - 7 Eleven - Drake & Josh
- Glitter Gloss - Lip Gloss - iCarly
- Zesty Jalapeno - "Zesty BBQ" & "Zesty Queso" - iCarly
- Shisn't - Isn't - iCarly
- Sh'not - Not - iCarly
- Drippin' - slang word trippin' - Zoey 101
- Jank - Jacked Up - iCarly, Zoey 101
- Flump - Bad - Zoey 101
- "...Doesn't Give A Rat's Hat About..." - "Doesn't give a Rat's Ass About" - Drake & Josh
- Doof - Doofus - Drake & Josh, Zoey 101
- The Brew Note- The Blue Note singing group - Drake & Josh
- Yippie Yi Yo-Yo - song "Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo)" by Public Announcement - iCarly
- Merry Sniffmass - "Merry Christmas" - iCarly
- Bacon and Legs - Bacon and Eggs - Drake & Josh
- 101 Dull Martians - 101 Dalmatians - Drake & Josh
- Beaches and Cream - Peaches and Cream - Zoey 101
- Schneider's Bakery (store) - "Schneider's Bakery" T.V. production company - Drake & Josh
- Pork Pot Pie - "Chicken Pot Pie" - iCarly
- Turkey Fingers - Chicken Fingers - iCarly
- Monoxopuff Gas - Monoxide Gas - Drake & Josh
- Bountiful Music - Beautiful Music & The Sound of Music - Drake & Josh
- Schneider's General Store - "Schneider's Bakery" - iCarly
- Hungry Girl the movie - "Hungry Girl" cookbook line & nutrition site - Drake & Josh (see below)
- Boo-Boo-Bees - Jujubes - Drake & Josh
- Geez Smelies - Georges Melies - iCarly
- Phat Camp - Fat Camp - Drake & Josh
- Chickipedia - Wikipedia - iCarly
- Crinkle-Cut Fries - Curly fries & Jack in the Box's Natural Cut Fries - Drake & Josh
- Zingleberry - Boysenberry - Zoey 101, iCarly
- Vaccaro/Vaccaro's - Chili's - Zoey 101
- Banapple - Fruits Banana & Apple - Zoey 101
- Pete & Sam's - Max & Erma's - Zoey 101
- Cheesy Cake Oven - Easy Bake Oven - Zoey 101
- Javaccino - Cappuccino - Zoey 101
- Jet-X - Fed-ex mail company - Zoey 101
- Veper - Vespa scooter - Drake & Josh
- Teen Girl Magazine - Teen People Magazine - Zoey 101
- Sushi Rox - Sushi Boy - Zoey 101
- Best Laundry Detergent - Tide Laundry Detergent - Zoey 101
- Safe Laundry Detergent - Cheer Laundry Detergent - Zoey 101
- Bakaslavia - Yugoslavia - Zoey 101
- Pac-Rats - Pac-Man - iCarly
- A Chance For Romance - Shakespeare Play Romeo & Juliet - iCarly
- Iced Coffee - Iced Tea - iCarly
- Puffin Munch - Captain Crunch Cereal - Zoey 101
- Doodle Cake - Cup Cake - Drake & Josh, Zoey 101
- St. Schneider's - Hospital of St Cross - Drake & Josh
- Texas Wedgie - Atomic Wedgie - iCarly
Movies
Schneider has also been involved in movies. He wrote the movie 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 (the movie) 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 movie Big Fat Liar which starred Paul Giamatti and Frankie Muniz. The film was a hit for Universal Studios, earning nearly $50 million in domestic box office alone.
As of 2007, Schneider has movies in development at both Warner Bros. Studios and Nickelodeon's movie division.
Personal life
In 2002 Schneider married Lisa Lillien, the founder and president of Hungry Girl[1] , a free daily email that features dieting tips, recipes, food finds, and food news.