Rob Schneider

Likes to wear 1970s clothes.

Rob's paternal grandfather, Solomon Schneider, was a Polish Jewish emigrant, from Galicia, while Rob's paternal grandmother, Ann Molly Hoffman, was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Rob's maternal grandfather, Ulysses Stanley Monroe, who was born in Michigan, had Scottish and English ancestry, while Rob's maternal grandmother, Victoria Estacio, was a Filipina (Rob's maternal grandparents had met when his grandfather was in the army). Rob grew up in the San Francisco suburb of Pacifica, in the area known as Park Pacifica, or "the back of the valley."".

Graduated from Pacifica's Terra Nova High School.

Youngest of five children.

His mother, Pilar Schneider, is a former elementary school teacher who at one time served on Pacifica's school board.

His father, Marvin Schneider, was a real-estate broker.

Has a sister named April Schneider, born in 1959.

Got his first break with an appearance on [error] in 1987.

Has a two-bedroom apartment in San Francisco in Nob Hill.

Spends many of his evenings hanging out with his pals working on scripts.

Has a passion for collecting stuff.

His apartment is surrounded by 1950s rattan furniture, a tiki lamp, and a pair of Eskimo snowshoes.

He honed his act at San Francisco comedy clubs opening for the likes of Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, and Dana Carvey.

Saturday Night Live (1975) producer Lorne Michaels spotted Rob on HBO's The 13th Annual Young Comedians Special (1989) in 1990 and signed him up as a writer on SNL.

Has nearly 50 celebrity impersonations and odd voices.

Inspired by the work of Monty Python, Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, and Peter Sellers.

Has a treasured painting of Jack Lord of Hawaii Five-O (1968), whom he saw crossing a lobby while on a family vacation in Oahu when he was 8. He found the portrait in a vintage shop in San Francisco.

His brother, John Schneider (not to be confused with 'Bo Duke' from ""The Dukes of Hazzard""), previously served as his manager.

Has a collection of Hawaiian shirts.

Welcomed his 1st daughter, Elle King (b. 1989). Mother is his 1st wife, London King.

His mother, Pilar Schneider, is featured in a cameo role in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)--as the old woman at the restaurant Deuce goes to for his blind date with Kate (Arija Bareikis).

Drives a silver Porsche Carerra cabriolet identical to the one he drove in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999).

His mother, Pilar Schneider, appeared in his films The Hot Chick (2002), as the head judge at the cheerleading conference, and The Animal (2001), as Mrs. De La Rosa.

He and comedian Adam Sandler are close friends, appearing in one another's movies: The Hot Chick (2002), The Animal (2001), Little Nicky (2000), and Big Daddy (1999), among others.

Attended WWE's WrestleMania 21 (2005) in April 2005.

[1996] Was an emergency guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) when Charlie Sheen suddenly canceled on the day he was scheduled. Schneider was in the adjacent studio taping Men Behaving Badly (1996) when he gladly accepted the request to take Sheen's place on very short notice.

His daughter Elle King appeared in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) as a Girl of America selling cookies.

Is a San Francisco Giants fan

Is good friends with actor Adam Sandler.

[July 24, 2007] Appeared in drag as actress Lindsay Lohan on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) when Lohan cancelled.

Featured in the song, ""Original Prankster"", by The Offspring, with his trademark line, ""You can do it"".

Schneider got into a vocal feud with film critic Patrick Goldstein for his derisive opinion of his films by questioning his fitness to comment because he didn't win any journalistic awards. Another film critic, Roger Ebert, entered the argument by noting that he himself won a Pulitizer Prize for his film criticism and thus felt entitled to say to Schneider, ""Your film sucks."" Despite the conflict, when Ebert fell seriously ill, Schneider sent a large bouquet of flowers with a note saying ""Your least favorite actor, Rob Schneider."" Ebert was deeply moved by his gesture and noted that Schneider was a good man despite the quality of his films and hoped to see him in a good film he could praise."",Republican.,""Can often be seen in San Francisco having lunch with old friends in corner delis.

Huge fan of the San Fransisco 49ers.

Welcomed his 2nd daughter, Miranda Scarlett Schneider (b. November 16, 2012). Mother is his 3rd wife, Patricia Maya Schneider.

After securing Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern for Home Alone (1990), Chris Columbus felt confident enough to cast actors who were his heroes growing up like 'Catherine OHara after seeing her work on SCTV (1976), as well as John Heard and then Tim Curry and Schneider on Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) because they were all open to the films.

Welcomed his 3rd daughter, Madeline Robbie Schneider (b. September 14, 2016). Mother is his 3rd wife, Patricia Maya Schneider.

Friends with Dick Gregory.

Done commentary for a pro wrestling event.

Born on exactly the same date as Dermot Mulroney (of ""Young Guns"" fame).

Has been an outspoken critic of vaccinations, making the wildly debunked claims that they cause autism.

Grandfather of Lucky Levi Tooker born September 2021."