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Rob Schneider Biography

Birth Name:
Robert M. Schneider
Birth Place:
San Francisco, California, United States
Profession
Actor, comedian, writer, director

Fast Facts

  • His mother—the daughter of an American Army soldier and Filipina woman—moved to the United States in 1954
  • At 15, he performed at an open-mike comedy night at San Francisco's Holy City Zoo
  • Joined Saturday Night Live at the end of the 1989-90 season as a writer, after Lorne Michaels spotted him on HBO's 13th Annual Young Comedians Special
  • Formed the nonprofit Rob Schneider Music Foundation in 1997
  • Good friends with Adam Sandler, who has cast him in many films, beginning with The Waterboy in 1998
  • Released Registered Offender, his first album, in 2010
  • Is an environmentalist

Awards

  • 1992Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program: nominated
  • 1991Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program: nominated
  • 1990Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program: nominated

Relationships