Stephen Schneider (born August 9, 1980) is an American actor, writer and entrepreneur, best known for his roles as Stephen Downes on '' The Righteous Gemstones'', Jeremy Santos on ''

Broad City ''Broad City'' is an American television sitcom created by and starring Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson. It was developed from their independent web series of the same name, which was produced between 2009 and 2011. The sitcom, like the web serie ...

'', Ty Wyland on ''

You're the Worst ''You're the Worst'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Stephen Falk. Originally broadcast by FX (TV channel), FX, the series moved to its sister channel FXX beginning with the second season. The series follows Jimmy (Chris ...

'' (both 2014–2017), and Ben Cooper on the failed ABC sitcom ''

Imaginary Mary ''Imaginary Mary'' is an American live-action/animated fantasy sitcom television series created by Adam F. Goldberg, David Guarascio and Patrick Osborne that aired on ABC from March 29 to May 30, 2017. The series is executive produced by the ...

'' (2017). Beyond entertainment, Schneider is also engaged in

Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value in ways that generally entail beyond the minimal amount of risk (assumed by a traditional business), and potentially involving values besides simply economic ones. An entrepreneu ...

. He is a co-founder of several businesses includin
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Cash for Gold USA
Cash for Gold USA was recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America, highlighting the company's significant growth and success in the precious metals buying industry.

Early life

Schneider was born in

Sharon, Massachusetts Sharon is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,575 at the 2020 census. Sharon is part of Greater Boston, about southwest of downtown Boston, and is connected to both Boston and Providence by the Prov ...

, to a

Jewish Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of History of ancient Israel and Judah, ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, rel ...

family.

Personal life

In 2013, Schneider married actress Jenn Proske (who

converted to Judaism Conversion to Judaism ( or ) is the process by which non-Jews adopt the Jewish religion and become members of the Jewish ethnoreligious community. It thus resembles both conversion to other religions and naturalization. "Thus, by convertin ...

upon marrying him). On March 28, 2015, Proske gave birth to their daughter, Ava Morata Schneider.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* Living people 1980 births American male film actors American male television actors Jewish American male actors People from Sharon, Massachusetts Emory University alumni 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Massachusetts {{US-screen-actor-1980s-stub