24 Facts About Dan Schneider

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Daniel James Schneider was born on January 14,1966 and is an American television producer, screenwriter, and actor.

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Dan Schneider was later accused of misconduct by some of his former employees, which he has partly denied.

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Dan Schneider was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, to Harry and Carol Dan Schneider.

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In 1986, Dan Schneider played Dennis Blunden on the ABC television sitcom Head of the Class.

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In 1988, Dan Schneider co-hosted the second annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, where he met Albie Hecht, a development executive for Nickelodeon.

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Dan Schneider quit All That after the first four seasons to run The Amanda Show.

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Nickelodeon then asked Dan Schneider to come back and revamp All That in 2001.

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Dan Schneider agreed, and All That returned to Nickelodeon in 2002.

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Dan Schneider guest-starred in an episode and was an executive producer during the first two seasons.

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Dan Schneider continued working as a consultant for the remainder of the series.

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In 1998, Dan Schneider began his career as a show creator with Guys Like Us.

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The series is one of only two series Dan Schneider created that was produced for broadcast network television.

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The next two shows created by Dan Schneider starred Amanda Bynes, who had worked with Dan Schneider on All That.

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Dan Schneider was an executive producer during the show's first two seasons.

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Dan Schneider guest-starred in the Zoey 101 series finale "Chasing Zoey", playing a cab driver.

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Jacques Steinberg of The New York Times said that Dan Schneider "has become the Norman Lear of children's television".

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Deadline Hollywood, the first to report about Nickelodeon parting ways with Dan Schneider, reported that there were complaints about Dan Schneider's alleged behavior, including his alleged "well-documented temper issues for years" and his tweets showing photos of his young actresses' feet.

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Nickelodeon did not respond to Deadlines report and Dan Schneider's representative refused to comment on the report.

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In 2021, The New York Times reported that Nickelodeon's decision to sever ties with Dan Schneider came after ViacomCBS, its parent company, completed an internal investigation that found evidence of verbal abuse by Dan Schneider to his colleagues.

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Some of Dan Schneider's colleagues told the Times that they found him to be difficult to work with and "prone to tantrums and angry emails".

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Dan Schneider said that this proposed show is aimed at more of an adult audience than his previous work.

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Dan Schneider wrote the 1997 film Good Burger, which starred Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell.

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Good Burger was spun off from a popular comedy sketch which Dan Schneider produced on his Nickelodeon television show All That.

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Dan Schneider wrote and co-produced the 2002 film Big Fat Liar which starred Frankie Muniz, Amanda Bynes and Paul Giamatti.