John Schneider (television actor)
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| John Schneider | |
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 John Schneider, December 2007 |
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| Born | John Richard Schneider April 8, 1960 Mount Kisco, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actor, screenwriter, film producer, singer |
| Years active | 1978 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Tawny Godin, 1983 - 1986 Elly Castle, 1993 - present |
John Richard Schneider (born April 8, 1960 in Mount Kisco, NY) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Bo Duke in the 1980s American television series The Dukes of Hazzard. Schneider has also recorded seven country music albums.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Schneider was born in Mount Kisco, New York. He stands 6' 4" tall, and graduated from North Springs High School in Atlanta, Georgia. His father is from upstate New York and his mother is from Sanford, Florida.[citation needed]
[edit] Acting career
More recently John Schneider can be seen on several episodes of the FX Network show Nip/Tuck as Ram Peters, the CEO of an adult film company. Also, from February to March 2008, he performed as Billy Flynn in the Musical Chicago on Broadway. Schneider is also known to television audiences as Jonathan Kent, the adoptive father of Clark Kent on the hit show Smallville, starring in 100 episodes before his character was killed off. Schneider also directed episodes of Smallville, including S3E20 and Talisman, which received a respectable 8.8 rating out of 10 on TV.com. Some Smallville episodes contain references to Schneider's other work in The Dukes of Hazzard. Schneider also guest starred for the latter half of Smallville: Season 5 appearing in the episodes 'Void' and 'Oracle'
Schneider has appeared in many films and TV series such as the miniseries 10.5. He had a recurring role on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and guest-starred on such shows as Diagnosis Murder, Touched by an Angel, JAG and Walker, Texas Ranger. He also appeared in the off-Broadway play The Civil War as a Confederate soldier.
Schneider has also been mentioned in other media such as South Park's episode 505 Terrence and Phillip: Behind the Blow, saying that their made for TV episode was shown instead of the very popular "John Schneider Variety Hour", an obvious joke of it being put on instead of South Park.
In 2007, he was among a series of celebrities involved in television ads for the Zaxby's restaurant chain.
In 2008, Schneider made an appearance on the series CSI:Miami in an episode titled "Tunnel Vision." He played the bad guy role.
[edit] Music career
During the 1980s, Schneider parlayed his success as Bo Duke with a string of country music hits. His biggest hits include: "It's Now or Never" (#4 country and #14 pop, 1981; a remake of the Elvis Presley hit); "I've Been Around Enough to Know" (#1 country, 1984); "Country Girls" (#1 country, 1985); "What's a Memory Like You (Doing in a Love Like This)" and "You're The Last Thing I Needed Tonight" (both #1 country, 1986); "At the Sound of the Tone" (#5 country, 1986); and "Love, You Ain't Seen the Last of Me" (#6 country) in 1987.
John Schneider has recorded 11 albums to date. His co-star (on The Dukes of Hazzard), Tom Wopat, also enjoyed success on the country music charts. Schneider and Wopat sang several duets on the TV series, sometimes with co-star Catherine Bach. In fact, in the season 7 DVD boxset, the trio performed a remake of the show's theme song "Good Ol' Boys" in a music video as a tribute to their friend Waylon Jennings.
[edit] Personal life
Schneider became a born-again Christian after living with Johnny and June Carter Cash for a short time and speaking with Johnny about Christianity.[1] John speaks openly about his faith in the 2007 interview with Radio Talk Show Host Drew Marshall[2]. In 1982, he co-founded, with Marie Osmond, the Children's Miracle Network to help suffering children. In 1995, he founded FaithWorks Productions in order to produce family-oriented videos and recordings.
Both of John's parents are from a German-American background.[citation needed] Schneider is the father of three children: daughters Leah and Karis, and son Chasen. The latter suffers from Asperger's Syndrome; not surprisingly, as a result, John spends much of his spare time raising awareness and money for the research and treatment of said condition. He has been married twice: currently to Elly Castle (July 11, 1993–present) and was married once before to former Miss America, Tawny Elaine Godin (1983 - 1986)
Schneider recently sold his "General Lee" (Dodge Charger on Barrett-Jackson car auction) to a Markwood car dealer and collector in Hardy County, West Virginia. On March 12, 2008 John was present in Moorefield, West Virginia to sign over the car and give autographs to the local, country, Bo Duke fans.
[edit] Age controversy
Many articles state that John Schneider was born in 1954. The mistake branches from a lie that he told when he auditioned for his role on The Dukes of Hazzard, in which he said he was 24, while he was actually 18, because the creators were looking for actors aged between 24 to 30. On E! True Hollywood Story about "The Dukes of Hazzard" (2000), Schneider himself said that he was born in 1960 and not in 1954 as many thought he was.
[edit] TV and film
[edit] 1980s
- 1981 The Midnight Special - Host (1 episode)
- 1981 Dream House - Charley Cross
- 1983 The Raccoons and the Lost Star - (voice) Dan the Forest Ranger
- 1983 The Dukes - TV Series (voice) Bo Duke (Second season)
- 1983 Happy Endings - Nick Callohan
- 1983 Eddie Macon's Run - Eddie Macon
- 1985 Gus Brown and Midnight Brewster - Gus Brown
- 1985 The Dukes of Hazzard - Bo Duke (128 episodes, 1979-1982, 1983-1985)
- 1985 Cocaine Wars - DEA Agent Cliff Adams
- 1986 Stagecoach - Buck (Overland Stage Driver)
- 1987 The Curse - Carl Willis
- 1987 Christmas Comes to Willow Creek - Ray
- 1989 Outback Bound - Jim Tully
- 1989 Wild Jack (TV mini series) - Jack McCall
- 1989 Speed Zone! - Donato
- 1989 Guns of Paradise - (1 episode, A Gather of Guns)
- 1989 Ministry of Vengeance - David Miller
[edit] 1990s
- 1990 Grand Slam - Dennis 'Hardball' Bakelenekoff
- 1992 Highway Heartbreaker - Mickey
- 1993 Come the Morning - Name Unknown
- 1993 Sisters - McGrady (1 episode, Moving Pictures)
- 1993 Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story - Eddie
- 1994 Texas - Davy Crockett
- 1994 Second Chances - Richard McGill (3 episodes, 1994)
- 1994 Burke's Law - Brett Scanlon (1 episode, Who Killed the Soap Star?)
- 1994 Bandit: Bandit Bandit - Sheriff Enright
- 1994 Christy - Theodore Harland (1 episode)
- 1994 Heaven Help Us - Doug Monroe
- 1994 Exit to Eden - Prof. Collins
- 1995 The Little CHP - Jack Sr.
- 1996 The Legend of the Ruby Silver - Tommy Towne
- 1996 Night of the Twisters - Jack Hatch
- 1996 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues - Latrodect (1 episode, Black Widow)
- 1997 The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! - Bo Duke
- 1997 True Women - Sam Houston
- 1998 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman - Daniel Simon (15 episodes, 1993-1998)
- 1998 JAG - Sgt. Clyde Morrison (1 episode)
- 1999 Walker, Texas Ranger - Jacob Crossland (1 episode)
- 1999 Michael Landon, the Father I Knew - Michael Landon
- 1999 Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man - Sam Churchill
[edit] 2000s
- 2000 Snow Day - Chad Symmonz
- 2000 Diagnosis Murder - Brett Hayward (3 episodes, 1996-2000)
- 2000 The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood - Bo Duke
- 2000 Veronica's Closet - Tom (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
- 2000 Twice in a Lifetime - Captain Luke Sellars (1 episode)
- 2001 Relic Hunter - Dallas Carter (2 episodes, M.I.A. and Emperor's Bride)
- 2001 Touched by an Angel - Joshua Winslow (3 episodes, 1995-2001)
- 2001 Lightning: Fire from the Sky - Tom Dobbs
- 2002 Mary Christmas - Joel Wallace
- 2003 The Mummy: The Animated Series - Rick O'Connell (1 episode)
- 2003 The Nick at Nite Holiday Special - Mr. Schneider, The Ski Instructor
- 2004 Earthquake 10.5 - Clark Williams
- 2005 Living with Fran - Tom Martin (1 episode)
- 2005 Felicity: An American Girl Adventure - Mr. Merriman
- 2006 King of the Hill - The Ace (1 episode)
- 2006 Model Family (TV) - John
- 2006 Smallville - Jonathan Kent (102 episodes, 2001-2006)
- 2006 Hi-Jinks - Guest host as Himself
- 2006 Shorty McShorts' Shorts - Hunky-O (1 episode, The Phabulizers)
- 2006 John Schneider's Collier & Co. - Hot Pursuit (limited Theatrical) - J.R. Collier
- 2006 Hidden Secrets - Gary Zimmerman
- 2007 Lake Placid 2 - Sheriff Riley
- 2007 You've Got a Friend - Jim Klecan
- 2007 Sydney White - Sydney's Dad
- 2007 Nip/Tuck - Ram Peters (1 episode - Chaz Darling)
- 2007 Journeyman (TV) - Dennis Armstrong
- 2008 Ogre (March 8, 2008) - Henry Bartlett
- 2008 Davie & Golimyr (Cartoon) Released March 2008
- 2008 CSI:Miami(TV) - Tunnel Vision (April 28, 2008)- as Charles Brighton
- 2008 Shark Swarm (TV Movie) - Daniel Wilder
- 2008 Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld (Fox News Channel program)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |
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| US Country | US Hot 100 | |||
| 1981 | "It's Now or Never" | 4 | 14 | Now or Never |
| "Still Fallin' In Love With Love" | 69 | |||
| "Them Good Ol' Boys Are Bad" | 13 | |||
| 1982 | "Dreamin'" | 45 | Quiet Man | |
| "In The Driver's Seat" | 56 | 72 | ||
| 1984 | "I've Been Around Enough To Know" | 1 | Too Good To Stop Now | |
| 1985 | "Country Girls" | 1 | ||
| "It's a Short Walk from Heaven to Hell" | 10 | Tryin' To Outrun The Wind | ||
| "I'm Gonna Leave You Tomorrow" | 10 | |||
| "What's a Memory Like You (Doing in a Love Like This)" | 1 | A Memory Like You | ||
| 1986 | "You're the Last Thing I Needed Tonight" | 1 | ||
| "At the Sound of the Tone" | 5 | Take the Long Way Home | ||
| "Take the Long Way Home" | 10 | |||
| 1987 | "Love, You Ain't Seen the Last of Me" | 6 | You Ain't Seen the Last of Me | |
| "When The Right One Comes Along" | 32 | |||
| "If It Was Anyone But You" | 59 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Taking the Lead - Today's Christian
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