Rob Schneider

Robert Michael Schneider (/ˈʃnaɪdər/ SHNY-dər; born October 31, 1963) is an American actor and comedian. He rose to prominence as a cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live (1990–1994), where he earned three Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Following his time on SNL, Schneider transitioned to film, starring in several popular comedies, including Down Periscope (1996), Big Daddy (1999), The Animal (2001), The Hot Chick (2002), and Grown Ups (2010). His best known starring role is as Deuce Bigalow in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) and its sequel Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005).

Schneider has also made guest appearances on numerous television shows and has pursued stand-up comedy throughout his career. He is the father of singer Elle King.

Robert Michael 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. His father was Jewish and his mother was Catholic. 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. His mixed background has been a common theme throughout his career. Schneider graduated from Terra Nova High School in 1982 and then attended San Francisco State University. His older brother, John, is a producer.

Schneider began his career doing stand-up comedy in San Francisco. He made his debut appearance on television in 1987, on HBO's 13th Annual Young Comedians special, which was hosted by comedian Dennis Miller.

After being hired as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live in 1988, Schneider was part of the show's comedy team from 1990 to 1994. He played such roles as "Tiny Elvis", "Orgasm Guy", and Richard Laymer, the office worker beside the photocopier who addressed each of his fellow employees with an endless stream of annoying gossip. 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.

During and after leaving SNL, Schneider played supporting roles in a series of films including Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), Surf Ninjas (1993), Demolition Man (1993), The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), Judge Dredd (1995), and Down Periscope (1996). He also appeared in a recurring part on the television series Coach. In 1996, he co-starred in the NBC sitcom Men Behaving Badly, an American take on the hit British series of the same name. The U.S. version ran for two seasons.

Schneider starred in the 1999 feature film Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, a tale of a fish-tank cleaner who incurs a massive debt and is forced to become a "man-whore." This was followed by The Animal (2001), about a man given animal powers by a mad scientist; The Hot Chick (2002), wherein the body of a petty thief named Clive Maxtone (played by Schneider) is mystically switched with the body of a pretty, but mean-spirited high school cheerleader named Jessica Spencer (played by Rachel McAdams in her film debut); and the sequel Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005). The latter movie was not well received by critics or moviegoers, and as a result, Schneider won a 2005 Worst Actor Razzie Award for his role in the film.