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Dan Schneider Biography

Birth Name:Dan Schneider

Birth Place:Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Profession Writer, Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Music department, Director

Fast Facts

Best known for producing television shows for Nickelodeon, including "Kenan & Kel," "iCarly" and "Zoey 101․"
Attended Yale University, Harvard University and Memphis University School
As a young man, appeared as Dennis Blunden on on the 1980s sitcom "Head of the Class․"
Worked at a computer store fixing Apple computers in the 1980s
Quote: "I'm good at pushing the envelope without crossing the line․ I like to keep it clean, but not so squeaky clean that it becomes square․"
Quote: "There's no drama on set, even if the show is a drama․"
Quote: "My shows are meant to be entertaining, not educational․"
Founded the production company Schneider's Bakery in 2003