Dan Schneider

Daniel "Dan" James Schneider (born January 14, 1966) started his career as an actor in shows such as ABC's Head of the Class. He later went on to found his own production company, Schneider's Bakery, through which he has produced various successful shows that air on Nickelodeon. He also created shows for unrelated networks, including (on UPN) and What I Like About You (on The WB).
Schneider went to Memphis University School (MUS) for some of amount of years but graduated from White Station High School in 1982 and was the president of his senior class. His wife, Lisa Lillien, is the author of the "Hungry Girl" cookbooks. Lillien's name was also used as a girl seeking advice from Ashley in an Ask Ashley sketch on All That in the January 31, 1998 episode. The girl that appears in the beginning of the iCarly theme song is the cartoon of Lillien on the cover of her books.
His first Nickelodeon production was the sketch comedy series All That. One of its sketches, "Good Burger", led to the 1997 film of the same name. In both forms, he played Ed (and Dexter)'s boss, Mr. Bailey. That series led to spinoffs that he created, Kenan & Kel, starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell, The Amanda Show, which he left All That for after its fourth season, starring Amanda Bynes, and Zoey 101, starring Jamie Lynn Spears. He later cast The Amanda Show performers Drake Bell, Josh Peck, and Nancy Sullivan for the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh. It was after the completion of this show that Miranda Cosgrove, who played Megan Parker, the little sister, and Jerry Trainor, who played recurring character Crazy Steve, were cast for iCarly. After the completion of Zoey 101, he cast Victoria Justice for another show, Victorious. It has become apparent that he prefers casting actors already familiar with Nickelodeon audiences, even if the character the actor was previously seen portraying appeared for only one episode.
He was asked to revive All That in 2001, and ran the second era's four seasons. If All That was not canceled and had come back for an eleventh season, he would have not returned.
In addition to playing the owner of Good Burger, he was identified as an audience member who was on the show Head of the Class in the October 5, 1996 episode with musical guest IV Xample. He is the voice who introduces the Ask Ashley sketch, and during the second run, he played the lady in Shane Lyons's mouth. He also played the limo driver for Lola Martinez and Vince Blake in the Zoey 101 finale Chasing Zoey. He played Mr. Oldman in sketches on The Amanda Show.
Schneider indeed did star on Head of the Class, and co-starred with future All That co-producer Brian Robbins as well as Dan Frischman, who Schneider would later cast as Chris Potter on Kenan & Kel. He was a regular customer of Jonathan Goldstein, who would be cast as Walter Nichols on Drake & Josh back when the latter was a waiter in between acting gigs.
Schneider received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2014 Kids' Choice Awards for his creations over the years. On March 26, 2018, Nickelodeon parted ways with Dan Schneider's company (Schneider's Bakery), ending his production deal with the network after over two decades.
==Credited writing roles (Nickelodeon)==
* Kenan & Kel (1996—2000)
** "" (with Kim Bass; story by Kim Bass)
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** "Merry Christmas, Kenan"
** "" (with Kevin Kopelow & Heith Seifert)
** ""
** "" (with Kevin Kopelow & Heith Seifert)
** "" (with Kevin Kopelow & Heith Seifert)
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** "" (with Kevin Kopelow & Heith Seifert)
* Drake & Josh (2004—2007)
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** "" (story by Barry O'Brien)
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** "Drake & Josh Go Hollywood" (story with Steven Molaro)
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** "Really Big Shrimp" (with George Doty IV)
**"Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh" (with Steven Molaro)
* Zoey 101 (2005—2008)
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** ""
** "" (with Steven Molaro)
** "Spring Break-Up"
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** "Chasing Zoey"
* iCarly (2007—2012)
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** "iGo to Japan" (story by Andrew Hill Newman)
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** ""
** "" (with Ben Huebscher)
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** "iParty with Victorious"
** "" (with Matt Fleckenstein)
** "" (with Jake Farrow)
** "" (with Arthur Gradstein)
** "" (with Jake Farrow)
** "" (with Matt Fleckenstein)
** "" (with Matt Fleckenstein)
** "" (with Jake Farrow)
** "" (with Ben Huebscher)
** "" (with Arthur Gradstein)
** "" (with Matt Fleckenstein)
** "" (with George Doty IV)
** "" (with George Doty IV)
** "" (with Jake Farrow)
** "" (with Ben Dougan)
** "" (with Jake Farrow)
** "" (with Jake Farrow)
** ""
** "" (with Jake Farrow)
** "" (with Matt Fleckenstein)
** "" (with Jake Farrow)
** "iGoodbye"
* Victorious (2010—2013)
** "Pilot"
** "The Bird Scene"
** "Tori The Zombie"
** "Survival of the Hottest"
** "Wi-Fi in the Sky"
** "Freak the Freak Out"
** "The Wood"
** "Beck Falls for Tori"
** "Locked Up!"
** "Who Did It to Trina?"
** "Jade Gets Crushed"
** "Terror on Cupcake Street"
** "A Christmas Tori" (with Warren Bell)
** "The Breakfast Bunch" (with Jake Farrow)
** "The Gorilla Club" (with Warren Bell)
** "The Worst Couple" (with Matt Fleckenstein)
** "Andre's Horrible Girl" (with Warren Bell)
** "Car, Rain & Fire" (with Jake Farrow)
** "Tori & Jade's Playdate" (with Matt Fleckenstein)
** "April Fools Blank" (with Matt Fleckenstein)
** "Driving Tori Crazy" (with Matt Fleckenstein)
** "How Trina Got In" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "Tori Goes Platinum" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "Crazy Ponnie" (with Warren Bell)
** "The Blonde Squad" (with Warren Bell)
** "Wanko's Warehouse" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "The Hambone King" (with Matt Fleckenstein)
** "Opposite Date" (with Warren Bell)
** "Three Girls and a Moose" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "Cell Block" (with Warren Bell)
** "Tori Fixes Beck and Jade" (with Warren Bell)
** "One Thousand Berry Balls" (with Dave Malkoff)
** "Robbie Sells Rex" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "The Bad Roommate" (with Warren Bell)
** "Brain Squeezers" (with Warren Bell)
** "The Slap Fight" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "Star-Spangled Tori" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "Victori-Yes" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
* Sam & Cat (2013—2014)
** "#Pilot"
** "#FavoriteShow"
** "#TheBritBrats" (with Jake Farrow)
** "#NewGoat" (with Warren Bell)
** "#TextingCompetition" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "#BabysitterWar" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "#GoomerSitting" (with Warren Bell)
** "#ToddlerClimbing" (with Jake Farrow)
** "#MommaGoomer" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "#BabysittingCommercial" (with Warren Bell)
** "#RevengeOfTheBritBrats" (with Warren Bell)
** "#MotorcycleMystery" (with Jake Farrow)
** "#SecretSafe" (with Jake Farrow)
** "#OscarTheOuch" (with Dave Malkoff)
** "#DollSitting" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "#PezzyB" (with Jake Farrow)
** "#SalmonCat" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "#Twinfection" (with Jake Farrow)
** "#MyPoober" (with Warren Bell)
** "#MadAboutShoe" (with Christopher J. Nowak; story by Lisa Lillien)
** "#MagicATM" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "#Lumpatious" (with Jake Farrow)
** "#TheKillerTunaJump: #Freddie #Jade #Robbie" (with Warren Bell)
** "#YayDay" (with Warren Bell)
** "#BrainCrush" (with Jake Farrow)
** "#BlueDogSoda" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "#BlooperEpisode" (with Jake Farrow)
** "#FresnoGirl" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "#StuckInABox" (with Warren Bell)
** "#SuperPsycho" (with Warren Bell)
** "#DroneBabyDrone" (with Jake Farrow)
** "#FirstClassProblems" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "#KnockOut" (with Jake Farrow)
** "#WeStealARockStar" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "#GettinWiggy" (with Warren Bell; story by Andrew Thomas)
* Henry Danger (2014—2020)
** "" (with Dana Olsen)
** "" (with Dana Olsen)
** "" (with Jake Farrow)
** "" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "" (with Dave Malkoff)
** "" (with Dana Olsen)
** "" (with Jake Farrow)
** "" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "" (with Dave Malkoff)
** "" (with Dana Olsen)
** "" (with Jake Farrow)
** "" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "" (with Dave Malkoff)
** "" (with Dana Olsen)
** "" (with Jake Farrow)
** "" (with Christopher J. Nowak; story by Tara Hernandez)
** "" (with Dave Malkoff)
** "" (with Dana Olsen)
** "" (with Jake Farrow; story by Joe Sullivan)
** "" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "" (with Dave Malkoff; story by Andrew Thomas)
** "" (with Dana Olsen)
** "" (with Jake Farrow)
** "" (with Dave Malkoff) 
** "" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "" (with Jay Kogen)
** "" (with Dave Malkoff) 
** "" (with Avin Das)
** "" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "" (with Jay Kogen)
** "" (with Dave Malkoff) 
** "" (with Avin Das)
** "" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "" (with Jay Kogen) 
** "" (with Dave Malkoff) 
** "" (with Avin Das)
** "" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "" (with Andrew Reese Thomas & Joe Sullivan)
** "" (with Samantha Martin)
** "" (with Avin Das)
** "" (with Jay Kogen & Dave Malkoff)
** "" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "" (with Hayes Jackson)
** "" (with Dave Malkoff) 
** "" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "" (with Samantha Martin) 
** "" (with Dave Malkoff & Andrew Thomas)
** "" (with Hayes Jackson)
** "" (with Hayes Jackson)
** "" (with Joe Sullivan)
** "" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "" (with Hayes Jackson)
** "" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "" (with Dave Malkoff) 
** "" (with Dave Malkoff) 
** "" (with Hayes Jackson)
** "" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "" (with Hayes Jackson)
** "" (with Dave Malkoff) 
** "" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "" (with Hayes Jackson)
** "" (with Dave Malkoff) 
** "" (with Samantha Martin)
** "" (with Christopher J. Nowak & Jake Farrow)
** "" (with Samantha Martin)
** "" (with Jose Sullivan)
** "" (with Andrew Thomas)
** "" (with Jose Sullivan)
** "" (with Dave Malkoff) 
** "" (with Andrew Thomas)
** "" (with Andrew Thomas)
** "" (with Samantha Martin)
** "" (with Hayes Jackson)
** "" (with Hayes Jackson)
** "" (with Dave Malkoff) 
** "" (with Christopher J. Nowak)
** "" (with Ben Adams & Sam Becker)
** "" (with Hayes Jackson)
** "" (with Joe Sullivan & Dave Malkoff)
* Game Shakers (2015—2019)
** "Sky Whale" (with Jake Farrow)
** "Lost Jacket, Flying Pigeons" (with Richard Goodman)
** "Dirty Blob" (with Sean Gill & Jana Petrosini)
** "MeGo the Freakish Robot" (with Jake Farrow)
** "Tiny Pickles" (with Jake Farrow)
** "Scared Tripless" (with Sean Gill & Jana Petrosini)
** "Trip Steals the Jet" (with Richard Goodman)
** "Lost on the Subway" (with Jake Farrow)
** "You Bet Your Bunny" (with Richard Goodman)
** "A Reggae Potato Christmas" (with Sean Gill & Jana Petrosini) 
** "Poison Pie" (with Richard Goodman)
** "Party Crashers" (with Jake Farrow)
** "The Girl Power Awards" (with Jake Farrow)
** "A Job for Jimbo" (with Sean Gill & Jana Petrosini) 
** "Shark Explosion" (with Seth Kurland)
** "Nasty Goats" (with Seth Kurland)
** "Babe's Fake Disease" (with Sean Gill & Jana Petrosini) 
** "The Diss Track" (with Richard Goodman)
** "Revenge @ Tech Fest" (with Jake Farrow) 
** "Armed & Coded" (with Jake Farrow)
** "Secret Level" (with Richard Goodman)
** "The Very Old Finger" (with Jake Farrow)
** "Buck the Magic Rat" (with Richard Goodman)
** "Baby Hater" (with Jake Farrow)
** "Byte Club" (with Jake Farrow)
** "Babe's Bench" (with Jake Farrow)
** "The Mason Experience" (with Richard Goodman)
** "Bunger Games" (with Richard Goodman)
** "Wedding Shower of Doom" (with Sean Gill & Jana Petrosini) 
** "Bear Butt Laser Runner" (with Richard Goodman)
** "Air TnP" (with Richard Goodman)
** "Llama Llama Spit Spit" (with Richard Goodman)
** "Clam Shakers, Part 1" (with Richard Goodman)
** "Clam Shakers, Part 2" (with Jake Farrow)
** "Wing Suits & Rocket Boots" (with Sean Gill & Jana Petrosini) 
** "Game Shippers" (with Richard Goodman)
** "The One with the Coffee Shop" (with Sean Gill & Jana Petrosini) 
** "The Trip Trap" (with Alejandro Bien-Willner & Danny Warren)
** "The Switch" (with Richard Goodman)
** "Dancing Kids, Flying Pigs" (with Jake Farrow)
** "War and Peach" (with Richard Goodman)
** "Spy Games" (with Jake Farrow)
** "Babe Gets Crushed" (with Jake Farrow)
** "Babe Loves Danger" (with Richard Goodman)
** "Lumples" (with Jake Farrow)
** "Subway Girl" (with Richard Goodman)
** "Snackpot!" (with Sean Gill & Jana Petrosini) 
** "Babe & the Boys" (with Jake Farrow)
** "Escape from Utah!" (with Sean Gill & Jana Petrosini) 
** "Super Ugly Head" (with Richard Goodman)
** "Snoop Therapy" (with Jake Farrow)
** "Hot Bananas" (with Jake Farrow)
** "Flavor City" (with Sean Gill & Jana Petrosini) 
** "Wet Willy's Wild Water Park" (with Richard Goodman)
** "Demolition Dollhouse" (with Sean Gill & Jana Petrosini)
** "Hungry Hungry Hypno" (with Jake Farrow)
** "Breaking Bad News" (with Richard Goodman)
** "Bug Tussle" (with Sean Gill & Jana Petrosini) 
** "Why Tonya?" (with Jake Farrow)
** "Boy Band Cat Nose" (with Jake Farrow)
** "He's Back" (with Danny Warren & Alejandro Bien-Willner)
* The Adventures of Kid Danger (2018)
** "Popcorn Monster"
** "Game of Drones" (with Sean Gill & Jana Petrosini)
** "Clone Babies" (with Jake Farrow)
** "Flying Spiders"
** "Texas Weiners" (with Joe Sullivan)
** "YooHoo Tube" (with Dave Malkoff)
** "OctoCharlotte" (with Andrew Reese Thomas)
** "Trouble in Tropikini" (with Samantha Martin)
** "Fish Talker" (with Sean Gill & Jana Petrosini)
** "Wet Doom" (with Ben Adams & Sam Becker)
** "The Sushi Sitter" (with Rich Goodman)
** "Cheer Beast" (with Jake Farrow)
** "Tiny Toddler" (with Curt Neil & Michael C. Rogers)
** "Magical Beefery Tour" (with Daniel Warren)
** "The Wahoo Punch Bro" (with Sean Gill & Jana Petrosini)
** "Pink Rocket" (with Jake Farrow)
** "Snooze Pods" (with Sean Gill & Jana Petrosini)
** "Mad Wax" (with Alejandro Bien-Willner)
** "Fails" (with Sean Gill & Jana Petrosini)
** "Sticky Vicky" (with Sean Gill & Jana Petrosini)
== Gallery ==
Drake Bell and Dan Schneider.jpg
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Dan Schneider with the iCarly casts.jpg
== External links ==
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* iCarly.com
* SplashFace
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