Daniel James Schneider (born January 14, 1966) is an American television producer, screenwriter, and actor. He created and produced a string of children's shows on Nickelodeon from 1994 to 2019. In the years since 2018, he has faced significant media coverage and controversy regarding numerous allegations of inappropriate behavior as well as other misconduct allegations. Schneider started his career acting in minor roles in several teen comedy films of the 1980s such as
Making the Grade (1984), Better Off Dead (1985),
Hot Resort (1985),
Happy Together (1989), and
The Big Picture (1989). On television, he played Dennis Blunden on the ABC television sitcom
Head of the Class (1986–1991). In 1993, he played Walter Peters in the ABC sitcom
Home Free which ran for only one season. Schneider is the co-presiden...
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