John Richard Schneider was born April 8, 1960, in Mt. Kisco, New York. 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 starring Burt Reynolds.His big break came when he won the role of Bo Duke on The Dukes of Hazzard 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 as Daniel Simon/Red McCall. See full bio on IMDb »
John Schneider's stolen car finally was recovered last night, but without its most valuable contents -- the two innocent adorable puppies he was supposed to give to his kids as a X-Mas gift.The… READ MORE >
Some heartless X-mas bastard stole two of the cutest puppies ever from the guy who played Bo Duke -- and the jerk also got away with the actor's car too. A ten-week-old Yorkie named Paisley and a… READ MORE >
Perhaps the General Lee has a mind of its own, like KITT from "Knight Rider." Perhaps the car doesn't want to leave John Schneider's side. However you make your grits, it's the never-ending car… READ MORE >
The General Lee made a visit to Las Vegas this weekend, but the car isn't drawing a lot of bidders in its eBay auction -- none so far, in fact -- and the auction closes May… READ MORE >
John Schneider put the General Lee up for sale a few weeks ago, and it "sold" on eBay for almost $10 million ... until the bidder turned out to be a chump!Now the "Dukes of Hazzard" car is going… READ MORE >
There will be three more seasons of "Lost," and most likely, three more "Spider-Man" movies. But here at the Z List, we're much more intrigued by the fact that Eddie Murphy is now working on a big… READ MORE >
"Dukes of Hazzard" star John Schneider issued this statement to TMZ, following the revelation that the high bidder in an auction to buy the General Lee backed out:"As the week has progressed, it… READ MORE >
Shattered glass and broken parts dangled from the window of a Dodge Charger being towed by "Smallville" co-star John Schneider yesterday, after the actor was apparently shot at while driving to… READ MORE >
TMZ has learned that '80s TV heartthrob John Schneider, who played Bo Duke in the classic "Dukes of Hazzard" TV series, was shot at (but not hit) on the way to a screening of his new movie in… READ MORE >
