John Schneider

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Birthday:

8 April 1960, Mount Kisco, New York, USA

Birth Name:

John Richard Schneider III

Height:

192 cm

John Richard Schneider was born April 8, 1960, in Mt. Kisco, New York, to Shirley and John Schneider III, a pilot and U.S. Air Force veteran. His parents divorced when he was two. John began acting at the age of eight. He was in many plays in New York. He and his mother moved to Atlanta, Georgia, when he was fourteen. He got involved in the local theater and was in many local productions. He had a small part in Smokey and the Bandit (1977) starring Burt Reynolds.His big break came when he won the role of Bo Duke on The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) on CBS from 1979-1985. He auditioned for the role pretending he was a genuine country boy. He had a weeks growth of beard and held a beer can claiming he was from Snellville, Georgia. He later became a very successful country singer and had several hit songs including "I've Been Around Enough To Know" and "Country Girls." He has since opened Faith Works Productions in San Antonio, Texas. He also appears in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) as Daniel Simon/Red McCall. Show less «

When The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) was at its peak, Tom Wopat and I knew how The Beatles must have felt in Help! (1965), having an army of lov...Show more »

When The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) was at its peak, Tom Wopat and I knew how The Beatles must have felt in Help! (1965), having an army of love-crazed girls chase you. The trick is slowing down just enough for those young ladies to catch you. Show less «

[on Kevin Costner's portrayal of Jonathan Kent in Man of Steel (2013)] I don't think the one in 'Man of Steel' was a great father. He had so...Show more »

[on Kevin Costner's portrayal of Jonathan Kent in Man of Steel (2013)] I don't think the one in 'Man of Steel' was a great father. He had some flaws that don't belong in a comic book. I really had wished that had been me." Show less «

[When James Best told him to play whatever role Schneider wanted]: Jimmie told me to play it as if I was Burt Reynolds, in 1982. So, one of ...Show more »

[When James Best told him to play whatever role Schneider wanted]: Jimmie told me to play it as if I was Burt Reynolds, in 1982. So, one of the 1st things I did at the bar, over there, yesterday, to make that happen for Jimmie was ... I looked at somebody and aww ... Show less «

[Of James Best]: He was amazing in everything he did; he was not just a funny guy. In fact, I think the comedic timing kind of came to him l...Show more »

[Of James Best]: He was amazing in everything he did; he was not just a funny guy. In fact, I think the comedic timing kind of came to him later on in life because before that he was a very serious actor. I was very fortunate to have grown up working with people like Jimmie Best and Denver Pyle and Sorrell Booke. Incredibly talented men, incredibly talented actors. Show less «

[on his on- and off-screen chemistry with James Best, who played Sheriff P. Coltrane]: I was kind of right. there were three movie stars in ...Show more »

[on his on- and off-screen chemistry with James Best, who played Sheriff P. Coltrane]: I was kind of right. there were three movie stars in there. A driver opened the door and out stepped James Best and Sorrel Booke. I knew them all from their movies and television. Jimmy especially because he'd just starred with Burt Reynolds in Hooper (1978). This was huge! We said a quick hello and then posed for another photo that's been under my pen for over three decades. Show less «

[Where at the end of one of his songs, he paid tribute to James Best, who influenced him, in his early career]: I learned a tremendous amoun...Show more »

[Where at the end of one of his songs, he paid tribute to James Best, who influenced him, in his early career]: I learned a tremendous amount from him. The world would not have had Quentin Tarantino were it not for Jimmy Best. He was a longtime member of Jimmy's acting class. He was an amazing guy and inspired many people. When people think he was only Rosco, he was - absolutely, but there was a very serious side to Jimmy Best - a very calculated side, and so much talent there that I don't think was hardly touched at all. When you look at what he and Sorrell Booke did as the team of Boss Hogg and Roscoe, I would put them beside Harvey Korman and Tim Conway or Abbott and Costello. Their physical comedy was brilliant, and their timing was unmatched by anybody. We miss them both deeply. Show less «