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John Schneider

John Schneider
John Schneider
Born: Apr 08, 1960 in Mount Kisco, New York
Occupation: Actor, Director, Writer,
Active: '80s-2000s
Major Genres: Drama, Action
Career Highlights: Dream House, Sydney White, Christy: Return to Cutter Gap
First Major Screen Credit: The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
17 Videos for John Schneider
Conjurer (2008) Snow Day (2000) The Curse (1987)
The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Season 01 (2008) Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: Season 06 (1997) Cocaine Wars (1986)
Nip/Tuck: Season 05 (2007) Exit to Eden (1994) The Dukes of Hazzard: Season 07 (1984)
Sydney White (2007) James A. Michener's Texas (1994) The Dukes of Hazzard: Season 06 (1983)
Smallville: Season 05 (2005) Ministry of Vengeance (1989) The Dukes of Hazzard: Season 05 (1982)
10.5 (2004) Speed Zone (1988)
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Biography:

In order to land the part of Bo Duke in the TV series The Dukes of Hazzard, John Schneider adopted a Cracker dialect and shambling good-ole-boy manner, claiming that he hailed from the tiny -- and fictional -- community of Snailville, Georgia. In fact, Schneider was born in Upstate New York, and was raised in Atlanta by his mom.

During his teen years, Schneider picked up spending money by working as an entertainer at parties and public events, playing the guitar, telling jokes and performing a magic trick or two. He briefly attended the Georgia School of High Performance, hoping to become a race-car driver. His prowess behind the wheel enabled him to land his Dukes of Hazzard job, which he held down from 1979 to 1985, save for a brief 1982 walkout due to contract dispute.

Schneider's Hazzard success allowed him to have both a recording career as a country music artist, and an ongoing presence on the small screen. In addition to numerous made-for-TV movies, he had a recurring role on the popular program Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Schneider gained a whole new legion of fans as the Earth father of Superman when he began playing Jonathan Kent on the teen-oriented superhero series Smallville in 2001.

He returned to the big screen with a starring role in 2006's Collier & Co., which he also directed. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.