John Schneider
Birth name	John Richard Schneider
Born	April 8, 1960 (1960-04-08) (age 47) Mount Kisco, New York, United States
Spouse(s)	Elly Castle
Notable roles	Bo Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard Jonathan Kent in Smallville

John Richard Schneider (Born April 8, 1960 in Mount Kisco, New York) is an American actor who shot to fame during the 1980s as Bo Duke in the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard. He is also a country music singer. He stands 6' 3" tall, and graduated from North Springs High School in Atlanta, Georgia. April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Mount Kisco is both a village and a town located in Westchester County, New York. ... NY redirects here. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Cast of The Dukes of Hazzard, starting from the left going counter-clockwise: Sorrell Booke (Boss Hogg), Tom Wopat (Luke Duke), Catherine Bach (Daisy Duke), John Schneider (Bo Duke), James Best , Sonny Shroyer (Deputy Enos Strate), Denver Pyle (Uncle Jesse), Christopher Mayer (Vance Duke), Byron Cherry (Coy Duke), and Ben... For the 2005 film, see: The Dukes of Hazzard (film). ... Jonathan Kent, also known as Pa Kent, is a fictional character published by DC Comics. ... Smallville is an American television series set in Smallville, Kansas, but produced in Vancouver, Canada. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Mount Kisco is both a village and a town located in Westchester County, New York. ... NY redirects here. ... Cast of The Dukes of Hazzard, starting from the left going counter-clockwise: Sorrell Booke (Boss Hogg), Tom Wopat (Luke Duke), Catherine Bach (Daisy Duke), John Schneider (Bo Duke), James Best , Sonny Shroyer (Deputy Enos Strate), Denver Pyle (Uncle Jesse), Christopher Mayer (Vance Duke), Byron Cherry (Coy Duke), and Ben... For the 2005 film, see: The Dukes of Hazzard (film). ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ...

Both of John's parents are from a German-American background; his father is from upstate New York and his mother is from Sanford, Florida. The areas highlighted in YELLOW and GREEN are those which are considered to be a bona fide part of Upstate New York from the perspective of New York City. ... Sanford is a city in and the county seatGR6 of Seminole County, Florida, USA. The population was 38,291 at the 2000 census. ...

He is the father of three children - Leah, Chasen, and Karis.

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) Not to be confused with Miss USA. Miss America contestants visit Andrews Air Force Base in 2003 The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus two territories of the United States of America. ... Tawny Elaine Little (also known as Tawny Godin) was born 15 September 1956 in Portland, Maine. ...

Notable Roles

He is recently 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, 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. Jonathan Kent, also known as Pa Kent, is a fictional character published by DC Comics. ... For other uses, see Clark Kent (disambiguation). ... Smallville is an American television series set in Smallville, Kansas, but produced in Vancouver, Canada. ...

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. A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... 10. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Diagnosis: Murder is a one-hour mystery series, starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a physician who occasionally works for the police department as a consultant. ... Touched by an Angel was an American drama television series created by John Masius and Martha Williamson that ran on CBS for nine seasons, from September 21st, 1994 to April 27th, 2003, and aired in many countries all around the world. ... JAG (the American Military acronym for Judge Advocate General) is a popular American adventure and drama television show, that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television. ... Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television western/police dramatic series, created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. ...

He 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. South Park is an Emmy Award-winning[1] American animated television comedy series about four third/fourth-grade school boys who live in the small town of South Park, Colorado. ...

Schneider is a born-again Christian. 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. Marie Osmond (born Olive Marie Osmond October 13, 1959 in Ogden, Utah) is an American actress, singer, and a member of the show business family, The Osmonds. ... The Childrens Miracle Network is an international non-profit organization that raises funds for Childrens hospitals, medical research and community awareness of childrens health issues. ...

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. Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ...

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 Ole Boys" in a music video as a tribute to their friend Waylon Jennings. For the 2005 film, see: The Dukes of Hazzard (film). ... Tom Wopat (left) as Luke Duke with John Schneider as Bo Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard Tom Wopat (born September 9, 1951 in Lodi, Wisconsin) is an American actor. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Waylon Jennings in the 1960s. ...

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. E!: Entertainment Television is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite network. ... The E! True Hollywood Story is a TV documentary series on the E! Entertainment Television cable and DBS channel that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, and TV shows. ...

Other references to this age include

• CMT Biography
• Television City

TV and Film

2000's

• 2008 Terminal Trap (Not Yet Released) - Harlan Hull
• 2008 Sydney White (Not yet released) - Sydney's Dad
• 2007 Conjurer(Not yet released) - Frank Higgins
• 2007 Ogre (Not yet released) - Henry Bartlett
• 2007 Beautiful Loser (Not yet released) - Andre
• 2007 Blood Pressure (Not yet released) - Walter
• 2007 Lake Placid 2 - Sheriff Riley
• 2006 Hidden Secrets - Gary Zimmerman
• 2006 Collier & Co. - J.R. Collier
• 2006 Shorty McShorts' Shorts - Hunky-O (1 episode, The Phabulizers)
• 2006 Hi-Jinks - Guest host as Himself
• 2006 Smallville - Jonathan Kent (102 episodes, 2001-2006)
• 2006 King of the Hill - The Ace (1 episode)
• 2005 Felicity: An American Girl Adventure - Mr. Merriman
• 2005 Living with Fran - Tom Martin (1 episode)
• 2004 Earthquake 10.5 - Clark Williams
• 2003 The Nick at Nite Holiday Special - Mr. Schneider, The Ski Instructor
• 2003 The Mummy: The Animated Series - Rick O'Connell (1 episode)
• 2002 Mary Christmas - Joel Wallace
• 2001 Lightning: Fire from the Sky - Tom Dobbs
• 2001 Touched by an Angel - Joshua Winslow (3 episodes, 1995-2001)
• 2001 Relic Hunter - Dallas Carter (2 episodes, M.I.A. and Emperor's Bride)
• 2000 Twice in a Lifetime - Captain Luke Sellars (1 episode)
• 2000 Veronica's Closet - Tom (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
• 2000 The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood - Bo Duke
• 2000 Diagnosis Murder - Brett Hayward (3 episodes, 1996-2000)
• 2000 Snow Day - Chad Symmonz

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1990's

• 1999 Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man - Sam Churchill
• 1999 Michael Landon, the Father I Knew - Michael Landon
• 1999 Walker, Texas Ranger - Jacob Crossland (1 episode)
• 1998 JAG - Sgt. Clyde Morrison (1 episode)
• 1998 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman - Daniel Simon (15 episodes, 1993-1998)
• 1997 True Women - Sam Houston
• 1997 The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! - Bo Duke
• 1996 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues - Latrodect (1 episode, Black Widow)
• 1996 Night of the Twisters - Jack Hatch
• 1996 The Legend of the Ruby Silver - Tommy Towne
• 1995 The Little CHP - Jack Sr.
• 1994 Exit to Eden - Prof. Collins
• 1994 Heaven Help Us - Doug Monroe
• 1994 Christy - Theodore Harland (1 episode)
• 1994 Bandit: Bandit Bandit - Sheriff Enright
• 1994 Burke's Law - Brett Scanlon (1 episode, Who Killed the Soap Star?)
• 1994 Second Chances - Richard McGill (3 episodes, 1994)
• 1994 Texas - Davy Crockett
• 1993 Desperate Journey: The Allison Wilcox Story - Eddie
• 1993 Sisters - McGrady (1 episode, Moving Pictures)
• 1993 Come the Morning - Name Unknown
• 1992 Highway Heartbreaker - Mickey
• 1990 Grand Slam - Dennis 'Hardball' Bakelenekoff

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1980's

• 1989 Ministry of Vengeance - David Miller
• 1989 Guns of Paradise - (1 episode, A Gather of Guns)
• 1989 Speed Zone! - Donato
• 1989 Wild Jack (TV mini series) - Jack McCall
• 1989 Outback Bound - Jim Tully
• 1987 Christmas Comes to Willow Creek - Ray
• 1987 The Curse - Carl Willis
• 1986 Stagecoach - Buck (Overland Stage Driver)
• 1985 Cocaine Wars - DEA Agent Cliff Adams
• 1985 The Dukes of Hazzard - Bo Duke (128 episodes, 1979-1982, 1983-1985)
• 1985 Gus Brown and Midnight Brewster - Gus Brown
• 1983 Eddie Macon's Run - Eddie Macon
• 1983 Happy Endings - Nick Callohan
• 1983 The Dukes - TV Series (voice) Bo Duke (Second season)
• 1983 The Raccoons and the Lost Star - (voice) Dan the Forest Ranger
• 1981 Dream House - Charley Cross
• 1981 The Midnight Special - Host (1 episode)

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External links

• John Schneider's official website
• John Schneider at TV.com
• John Schneider at the Internet Movie Database
• John Schneider bio on The WB
• John Schneider.de
• Smallville-Germany
• Children's Miracle Network
• John Schneider Bio/Stats
• John Schneider interview