Aliocha Schneider (; born 21 September 1993) is a French & Canadian actor and musician who was born in

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, but grew up in

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. He is most noted for his roles in the films '' Aurelie Laflamme's Diary (Le Journal d'Aurélie Laflamme)'',Marie-Claude Girard
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'' La Presse'', April 16, 2010. '' Closet Monster'' and ''

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''. He also acted in several plays including with the

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, where he played the role of Momo in the stage adaptation of ''

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.'' As a musician, he released his debut album ''Eleven Songs'' in 2017. His second album, ''Naked'', followed in 2020.

Personal life

He was born as one of five sons in an acting family. Their father Jean-Claude Schneider was an actor and mother Isabella a model. His younger brother, Vassili Schneider, and three older brothers, Vadim; Volodia (also a drummer), and Niels Schneider, are also actors.His paternal grandmother was a Russian

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immigrant to France, who came with her family as a child when they fled the

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in 1920. In September 2003, his eldest brother, actor Vadim Schneider, died alongside his co-star Jaclyn Linetsky in a road accident while they were driving to the filming of an episode of '' 15/Love''. Their minivan lost control and collided with oncoming traffic. Both actors were 17 years old. Schneider has been in a relationship with singer

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for 7 years.

Selected filmography

Music

Discography

*''Eleven Songs'' (2017) *''Naked'' (2020) * ''Aliocha Schneider'' (2023)

Awards and achievements

* EP ''Sorry Eyes'' nominated for the best Folk EP at GAMIQ, 2017 * ''Sorry Eyes'' nominated for the best Folk/Singer-songwriter song at The IMAs

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schneider, Aliocha 1993 births 21st-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male musicians 21st-century Canadian musicians Canadian male stage actors Canadian male television actors Canadian people of Russian-Jewish descent French people of Russian-Jewish descent French emigrants to Canada Living people Male actors from Paris Male actors from Quebec Musicians from Paris Singers from Quebec