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| Name: | Robert Michael Schneider |
| Born: | October 31, 1963 |
| Birth Hometown: | San Francisco, California |
| Occupation: | Actor, comedian, screenwriter |
| Years active: | 1987–present |
Robert Michael Schneider (/ˈʃnaɪdər/; born October 31, 1963) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter, producer, and director. After several years performing stand-up comedy, Schneider found wider success during his tenure as a cast member and writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1988 to 1994. Following his departure from SNL, he went on to a career in feature films, including starring roles in the comedy films Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) and its 2005 sequel, The Animal (2001), The Hot Chick (2002), The Benchwarmers (2006), and Big Stan (2007). Schneider is the father of singer Elle King.