Editing Rob Schneider (section)

== Early life ==
Schneider was born in [[San Francisco]], California on October 31, 1963, and grew up in the nearby suburb of [[Pacifica, California|Pacifica]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rob Schneider - Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001705/bio/?utm |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> His parents were Pilar (née Monroe), a former kindergarten teacher and ex-school board president, and Marvin Schneider, a real estate broker.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.filmreference.com/film/92/Rob-Schneider.html |title= Rob Schneider Biography (1963–)|publisher=Film Reference|access-date=September 18, 2007}}</ref> His father was [[Jewish]] and his mother was [[Catholic]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Shister|first=Gail|title=Schneider Gets No Time Off For Good Behavior|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=August 5, 1996|url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/08/05/schneider-gets-no-time-off-for-good-behavior/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181116125406/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-08-05-9608050114-story.html |url-status=live|archive-date=November 16, 2018}}</ref> Schneider's maternal grandmother was a [[Filipina]] who met and married his grandfather, a white American army private, while he was stationed in the [[Philippines]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Pfefferman|first=Naomi|url= https://18doors.org/a_conversation_with_rob_schneider/|title= A Conversation with Rob Schneider|date=January 12, 2009|publisher= 18doors.org |access-date=October 4, 2012}}</ref> His mixed background has been a common theme throughout his career.<ref name="real">{{cite web |url= https://archives.sfweekly.com/exhibitionist/2015/06/02/rob-schneider-gets-real |title=Rob Schneider Gets Real |last=Rotter |first=Joshua |date=June 2, 2015 |website=SF Weekly |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180131140905/https://archives.sfweekly.com/exhibitionist/2015/06/02/rob-schneider-gets-real |url-status=dead|archive-date= January 31, 2018}}</ref> Schneider graduated from [[Terra Nova High School (Pacifica)|Terra Nova High School]] in 1982 and then attended [[San Francisco State University]].<ref name="real" /> His older brother, [[John Schneider (producer)|John]], is a producer.