Daniel J. Schneider was born on the 14th January 1966, in Memphis, Tennessee USA. He is an actor and writer, better known under the short name as Dan Schneider. During his career he has created several TV shows that became a major success, such as “iCarly” (2007-2012), “Zoey 101” (2005-2008), “Victorious” (2010-2013) and others. He has been an active member of the entertainment industry since 1984.
Have you ever wondered how rich Dan Schneider is? According to sources, it is estimated that Dan Schneider`s overall net worth is $20 million, an amount earned through his successful career in the entertainment industry during which he has been nominated for several awards and won the “Best Short Comedy” award in 2000, for the TV series entitled “The Amanda Show” (1999-2002).
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Dan Schneider Net Worth $20 Million
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To talk about his early life, Dan is a native of Memphis where he grew up and went to school. He graduated from the “White Station High School”, where he was the senior class president. He then enrolled in Harvard University, however, he dropped out of studies after only one semester. He returned home and started taking acting classes at Memphis State University, until one day he was spotted by a film producer and was invited to audition for a role. Needless is to say that he got that part, and soon moved to Los Angeles in order to further his career.
Dan’s debut role was in the blockbuster film “Better Off Dead”(1985) as Ricky Smith, and following the success of this film, he earned a role in the TV series “Head Of The Class” (1986-1990). Regardless of the success of the previous films and TV series, he only managed to appear as a supporting actor in a few other films and TV series, before he switched his talents to writing and producing.
Dan Schneider’s first written show became a tremendous accomplishment, entitled “All That”, which ran for a full 10 seasons on Nickelodeon. His next major TV series aired from 1999 until 2002, entitled the “Amanda Show”. With the beginning of the 2000s, his involvement in the entertainment industry increased, as well as his net worth, with several more successful TV series. In 2002 began the airing of the popular sitcom “What I like About You”, featuring Amanda Bynes and Jennie Garth. His most notable work was represented by the TV series “iCarly” (2007-2012) for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for the “Outstanding Children`s Program” numerous times since its beginning.
Dan has also created other popular shows such as “Sam & Cat”(2013-2014), and “Drake And Josh”(2004-2007), which have also benefited to his net worth. Other than the production and writing of these TV series, over the course of his career, Dan has also been included in films. His most notable work on the big screens is the film entitled “Good Burger” (1997), in which he also starred as a supporting actor. The film turned out to be a major success, as it earned over $50 million at the box office.
His latest ventures in the entertainment industry include writing of the TV series “Henry Danger” (2014) and “Game Shakers” (2015).
To talk about his personal life, Dan Schneider has been married to Lisa Lillien since 2002; so far the couple has no children.
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