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  • Birth Name: Roy Richard Scheider
  • Birth Place: Orange, NJ
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/10/1932, Scorpio
  • Date of Death: 02/10/2008
  • Profession: Actor
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Roy Scheider Fast Facts:
  • Graduated as a history major from Franklin & Marshall College with the intention of going to law school.
  • Served three years in the U.S. Air Force after college, rising to the rank of first lieutenant.
  • Earned his distinctive broken nose in the New Jersey Diamond Gloves Boxing Competition.
  • Made his professional acting debut as Mercutio in a 1961 New York Shakespeare Festival production of Romeo and Juliet.
  • Breakthrough part came in Jaws (1975), uttering the immortal line: "You're gonna need a bigger boat."
  • Roy Scheider Relationships:
  • Anna (Crosson) Scheider - Mother
  • Brenda King - Wife
  • Christian Verrier Scheider - Son
  • Cynthia Scheider - Ex-wife
  • Glenn Scheider - Brother
  • Maximillia Scheider - Daughter
  • Molly Mae Scheider - Daughter
  • Roy Bernhard Scheider - Father
  • Roy Scheider Awards:
  • 1979 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1971 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1980 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • College:
  • Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA (1955); attended Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
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