Rob Schneider
Robert Michael Schneider (/ˈʃnaɪdər/; born October 31, 1963) is an American actor, comedian and anti-vaccine activist. After several years performing stand-up comedy, Schneider achieved wider success as a cast member and writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1988 to 1994.
This article is about the American actor and comedian. For other people of this name, see Robert Schneider (disambiguation).
Rob Schneider
- Actor
- comedian
- screenwriter
1987–present
Democratic (1984–2013)
Republican (2013–2017)
Independent (2017–present)
3, including Elle King
John Schneider (brother)
Following his departure from SNL, he went on to a career in feature films, including starring roles in the comedy films Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) and its 2005 sequel, The Animal (2001), The Hot Chick (2002), The Benchwarmers (2006), and Big Stan (2007). Schneider is the father of singer Elle King.
Early life
Schneider was born in San Francisco, California on October 31, 1963, and grew up in the nearby suburb of Pacifica. His parents were Pilar (née Monroe), a former kindergarten teacher and ex-school board president, and Marvin Schneider, a real estate broker.[1] His father was Jewish and his mother was Catholic.[2] Schneider's maternal grandmother was a Filipina who met and married his grandfather, a white American army private, while he was stationed in the Philippines.[3] His mixed background has been a common theme throughout his career.[4] Schneider graduated from Terra Nova High School in 1982 and then attended San Francisco State University.[4] His older brother, John, is a producer.
Career
Early career
Schneider began his career doing stand-up comedy in San Francisco.[5] He made his debut appearance on television in 1987, on HBO's 13th Annual Young Comedians special, which was hosted by comedian Dennis Miller.[6]
Saturday Night Live
Schneider was part of the comedy team at NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1994.[7] He played such roles as "Tiny Elvis", "Orgasm Guy",[7] and Richard Laymer, the office worker beside the photocopier who addressed each of his fellow employees with an endless stream of annoying gossip.[8] Schneider is featured in the video release The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live, along with colleagues Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Chris Farley.[7]
Personal life
Schneider has a daughter with former model London King, musician Elle King, who was born in 1989.[20][21] On September 1, 2021, King gave birth to a son named Lucky, Schneider's first grandchild.[22]
In 1996, Schneider established the Rob Schneider Music Foundation. The foundation returned music education to Pacifica's elementary schools by paying the teachers' salaries and providing funds for instruments and other equipment. Prior to Schneider's efforts, the school system had been without music education programs for years.[23]
Schneider once co-owned the DNA Lounge, a San Francisco nightclub.[24]
On April 23, 2011, Schneider married television producer Patricia Azarcoya Arce in Beverly Hills, California.[4][25][26] Their first child, Miranda Scarlett Schneider, was born in 2012.[27] The couple had their second daughter, Madeline Robbie Schneider, in September 2016.[28] The family supports Mexican soccer club Tigres, which is based in Patricia's hometown of Monterrey, Mexico.[29][30]
In 2023, Schneider converted to Catholicism.[31][32][33]