Kendall Francis Schmidt (born November 2, 1990) is an American singer,
songwriter, music producer and actor. He played Kendall Knight in Big
Time Rush, participated in a boy band with the same name, and has had
small roles on TV shows such as ER, Without a Trace, Phil of the
Future, Ghost Whisperer, Gilmore Girls, and Frasier.Schmidt was born
in Andover, Kansas to Kathy and Kent Schmidt. His brothers, Kenneth
Schmidt and Kevin Schmidt, are actors. He is of German ancestry. He
began his acting career at age five, appearing in a Chex TV
commercial. When he was nine years old, he was one of two young actors
who were hired to be Haley Joel Osment's stand-in and body double
(they shared the same agent) in the Steven Spielberg film A.I.
Artificial Intelligence. He celebrated his birthday on the set, and
Spielberg and the cast surprised him with a birthday cake decorated
with Star Wars figures. When he was 10 years old, his family finally
made the move from Kansas to California.In 2001 Schmidt soon landed
recurring roles on General Hospital, Titus, Raising Dad, Gilmore Girls
and CSI: Miami. He guest-starred on a variety of TV shows, including
ER, MADtv, Frasier and Phil of the Future. Most recently, Kendall
guest starred on Without a Trace and Ghost Whisperer. On the big
screen, he has appeared in Minority Report and According to Spencer.In
2009, Schmidt was cast as the lead of the TV show Big Time Rush.
Kendall portrays a character like himself with the name of Kendall
Knight, the calm and relaxed member of Big Time Rush. He also was a
member of boy band Big Time Rush. Nickelodeon signed Big Time Rush and
the debut album, titled BTR, was released on October 11, 2010 and
debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200. Later was certified Gold for
shipments of 500,000 copies in the U.S. In November 2010, it was
announced that a Christmas special of Big Time Rush would debut later
that month, and that a Christmas EP would be released to coincide with
the episode. On November 30, 2010, they released the Holiday EP
Holiday Bundle, with two songs: "Beautiful Christmas" and the cover of
"All I Want for Christmas is You", originally performed by Mariah
Carey. On February 15, 2011, "Boyfriend" was released as the band's
first official single to mainstream US radio and peaked at number
seventy-two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their most successful
song to date.
songwriter, music producer and actor. He played Kendall Knight in Big
Time Rush, participated in a boy band with the same name, and has had
small roles on TV shows such as ER, Without a Trace, Phil of the
Future, Ghost Whisperer, Gilmore Girls, and Frasier.Schmidt was born
in Andover, Kansas to Kathy and Kent Schmidt. His brothers, Kenneth
Schmidt and Kevin Schmidt, are actors. He is of German ancestry. He
began his acting career at age five, appearing in a Chex TV
commercial. When he was nine years old, he was one of two young actors
who were hired to be Haley Joel Osment's stand-in and body double
(they shared the same agent) in the Steven Spielberg film A.I.
Artificial Intelligence. He celebrated his birthday on the set, and
Spielberg and the cast surprised him with a birthday cake decorated
with Star Wars figures. When he was 10 years old, his family finally
made the move from Kansas to California.In 2001 Schmidt soon landed
recurring roles on General Hospital, Titus, Raising Dad, Gilmore Girls
and CSI: Miami. He guest-starred on a variety of TV shows, including
ER, MADtv, Frasier and Phil of the Future. Most recently, Kendall
guest starred on Without a Trace and Ghost Whisperer. On the big
screen, he has appeared in Minority Report and According to Spencer.In
2009, Schmidt was cast as the lead of the TV show Big Time Rush.
Kendall portrays a character like himself with the name of Kendall
Knight, the calm and relaxed member of Big Time Rush. He also was a
member of boy band Big Time Rush. Nickelodeon signed Big Time Rush and
the debut album, titled BTR, was released on October 11, 2010 and
debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200. Later was certified Gold for
shipments of 500,000 copies in the U.S. In November 2010, it was
announced that a Christmas special of Big Time Rush would debut later
that month, and that a Christmas EP would be released to coincide with
the episode. On November 30, 2010, they released the Holiday EP
Holiday Bundle, with two songs: "Beautiful Christmas" and the cover of
"All I Want for Christmas is You", originally performed by Mariah
Carey. On February 15, 2011, "Boyfriend" was released as the band's
first official single to mainstream US radio and peaked at number
seventy-two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their most successful
song to date.
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