Dan Schneider
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: "My shows are meant to be entertaining, not educational․"
- Quote: "There's no drama on set, even if the show is a drama․"
- Founded the production company Schneider's Bakery in 2003
Awards
- 1995CableACE - Children's Series - 7 and Older:Nominated
- 2000Film Award - Best Short Comedy:Winner
- 2005Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program:Nominated
- 2006Humanitas Prize - Children's Live-Action Category:Nominated
- 2008Film Award - Best Short Comedy:Winner
- 2008Humanitas Prize - Children's Live-Action Category:Nominated
- 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program:Nominated
- 2010BAFTA Children's Award - Best International:Nominated
- 2010BAFTA Children's Award - Best International:Nominated
- 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program:Nominated
- 2011Humanitas Prize - Children's Live-Action Category:Nominated
- 2011Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program:Nominated
- 2011Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program:Nominated
- 2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program:Nominated
- 2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program:Nominated
- 2012WGA Award (TV) - Children's Episodic & Specials:Nominated
- 2013PGA Award - Outstanding Children's Program:Nominated
- 2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program:Nominated