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===2010–2019=== On July 27, 2010, Snider and his family began appearing in the reality television show ''[[Growing Up Twisted]],'' airing on the [[Arts and Entertainment Network]].<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/twisted-sister-s-dee-snider-gets-a-e-reality-tv-show-1.1906743 |title = Twisted Sister's Dee Snider gets A&E reality TV show |newspaper = Newsday |date = 2010-05-11 |access-date = 2017-01-20}}</ref> [[File:Dee Snider (14618611813).jpg|thumb|220px|Snider in 2014]] On October 8, 2010, Snider started an 11-week run in the cast of ''[[Rock of Ages (musical)|Rock of Ages]]'' as Dennis, the owner of The Bourbon Room, with his official start date being October 11.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=Merced Sun-Star | date=October 1, 2010| page=2 | title=Dee Snider now rocking on Broadway | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114050578/dee-snider-rock-of-ages-broadway/}}</ref> In 2011, Snider performed with Ohio-based metalcore band [[Attack Attack! (American band)|Attack Attack!]] on stage at the [[Bamboozle Festival]] playing their song "Turbo Swag". On the May 15, 2011 episode of [[The Apprentice (U.S. season 11)|''The Apprentice'']], Snider appeared to assist [[John Rich (musician)|John Rich]] with his final challenge. He starred in a commercial featuring a mock audition where he came on as himself, and after drinking a soda turns into the lead singer from Twisted Sister (himself). Snider agreed to come because he is personal friends with Rich and wanted to support the charity effort for [[St. Jude Medical Center]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.longislandpress.com/2012/04/18/dee-snider-friends-jam-for-autism-nycb-theatre/|title=Dee Snider & Friends Jam for Autism @ NYCB Theatre | Long Island Press|website=archive.longislandpress.com}}</ref> Snider guest starred in the video for "Immaculate Misconception" by the metalcore band [[Motionless in White]].<ref>{{cite web |title = Twisted Sister Go BIblical for new video |url = http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/musicnews/Twisted+Sister-100347.html |publisher = Female First |access-date =October 28, 2011 }}</ref> Snider's son, Cody Blue Snider, directed the video.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Burkart|first=Gregory|date=November 11, 2011|title=Exclusive Premiere: Motionless In White's 'Immaculate Misconception' [NSFW] |url=http://www.fearnet.com/news/news-article/exclusive-premiere-motionless-whites-immaculate-misconception-nsfw |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301221055/http://www.fearnet.com/news/news-article/exclusive-premiere-motionless-whites-immaculate-misconception-nsfw |archive-date=March 1, 2014 |access-date=2022-02-12 |website=Fearnet |language=en-US }}</ref> [[Image:Dee Snider 2017.jpg|thumb|left|Snider performing (2017)]] Snider and his family appeared on ''[[Wife Swap (American TV series)|Celebrity Wife Swap]]'' January 10, 2012. His wife Suzette traded places with [[Flavor Flav]]'s long-time fiancée Liz.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://abc.go.com/shows/celebrity-wife-swap |title = TV Shows |website = Abc.go.com |date = March 28, 2010 |access-date = 2012-01-10}}</ref> On the [[Valentine's Day]] 2012 taping of ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'', Snider partnered with [[Donald Trump]] in a skit based upon the format of the TV game show, ''[[Password (American game show)|Password]]''. On February 19, 2012, Snider began appearing as one of 18 contestants vying to become Trump's next ''[[The Apprentice (U.S. season 12)|Celebrity Apprentice]]'' and was fired after the eighth task during the seventh episode.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/celebrity-apprentice-dee-snider-fired-427191/|title='All-Star Celebrity Apprentice': Dee Snider on His Biggest Regret, Busey and the Boardroom|first=Kimberly|last=Nordyke|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=March 11, 2013}}</ref> In 2012, Snider appeared as the main character of a commercial airing for the company [[Unibet]]. The video<ref>{{YouTube |DjX_MvILv38 |Reklame / commercial: Unibet, Ronny Johnsen (Manchester United) og Dee Snider (Twisted Sister)}}</ref> has been broadcast on commercial Norwegian television from March 5, 2012, through the whole summer. In the spot Snider sings, in his distinctive look as leader of Twisted Sister, a rock song called "Bet", written by Snider himself and composed by the Norwegian heavy metal artist [[Ronni Le Tekrø]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rockcelebrities.net/tnts-ronni-le-tekro-recalls-writing-some-riffs-for-dee-sniders-album/|title=TNT's Ronni Le Tekro Recalls Writing Some Riffs For Dee Snider's Album|first=Serra|last=Ozturk|date=February 25, 2023|website=Rock Celebrities}}</ref> Snider asked Republican vice presidential running mate [[Paul Ryan]]'s camp not to play his hit song in their campaign.<ref>{{cite news |title =Dee Snider To Paul Ryan: Stop Playing My Song |url = http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/22/dee-snider-to-paul-ryan-stop-playing-my-song/ |agency = Associated Press |access-date = August 23, 2012 }}</ref> On September 6, 2012, Snider performed "We're Not Gonna Take It" on ''[[America's Got Talent]]''. Also in 2012, Snider played Larry, the owner of a dive bar in the mockumentary ''[[Future Folk]]''<ref>{{cite web|title = The History of Future Folk |date = 2012 |url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2245195/ |website= IMDb.com}}</ref> about an alien bluegrass band.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deesnider.com/the-history-of-future-folk/|title=Dee Snider | The History of Future Folk}}</ref> On January 24, 2013, at the City National Grove of Anaheim, Snider was honored as roastee at the ''[[Revolver Magazine]]''/''[[Guitar World]]'' Rock and Roll Roast of Dee Snider.<ref name=deeroast>{{cite web |url = http://rockandrollroast.com/ |title = The Guitar World & Revolver Rock & Roll Roast Comedy Show! |publisher = Rock and Roll Roast |date = 2014-06-20 |access-date = 2017-01-20 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130416123447/http://rockandrollroast.com/ |archive-date = April 16, 2013 |url-status = dead }}</ref> On November 4, 2014, Snider debuted his original Christmas musical, ''Dee Snider's Rock and Roll Christmas Tale'', at the [[Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place|Broadway Playhouse]] in Chicago.<ref>[http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/792331/dee-snider-to-debut-rock-and-roll-christmas-tale-in-chicago] {{dead link|date=January 2017}}</ref> During the 2015 Christmas season, he took the musical to Toronto.<ref>{{cite web |last = Slotek |first = Jim |url = http://www.torontosun.com/2015/11/16/twisted-sisters-dee-snider-set-to-wow-to-with-rock-n-roll-christmas-tale |title = Twisted Sister's Dee Snider set to wow audiences with 'Rock 'n' Roll Christmas T |website = Torontosun.com |access-date = 2017-01-20}}</ref> Snider provided the narration for ''[[Attack of Life: The Bang Tango Movie]]'', which is a documentary film directed by [[Drew Fortier]] about the 1980s hard rock band [[Bang Tango]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.deesnider.com/news/287-news/latest/390-dee-narrates-bang-tango-documentary |title = Dee Narrates Bang Tango Documentary |last = Lucchese |first = J Cooch |website =Deesnider.com |language = en-gb |access-date = 2018-05-23 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180315133716/http://www.deesnider.com/news/287-news/latest/390-dee-narrates-bang-tango-documentary |archive-date = March 15, 2018 |url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://sleazeroxx.com/twisted-sisters-dee-snider-to-narrate-bang-tango-movie/ |title = Twisted Sister's Dee Snider To Narrate Bang Tango Movie – Sleaze Roxx |website = sleazeroxx.com |date = June 3, 2013 |language = en-CA |access-date = 2018-05-23}}</ref>
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