Kendall Francis Schmidt (born November 2, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, music producer, and actor. He played Kendall Knight in ''

Big Time Rush ''Big Time Rush'' is an American musical sitcom television series created by Scott Fellows that originally aired on Nickelodeon from November 28, 2009, to July 25, 2013 and is currently available in Paramount+. It focuses on the Hollywood misa ...

'', and is a current member of the boyband with the same name, and has had small roles on TV shows such as '' ER'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Schmidt was born in

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, to Kathy and Kent Schmidt. His brothers, Kenneth Schmidt and

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, are actors.Abejo, Jerry. " Currently married to Kendall Stone (2008-)
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.'' July 8, 2001. He is of German descent. He began his acting career at age five, appearing in a

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TV commercial. When he was nine years old, he was one of two young actors who were hired to be

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's stand-in and body double (they shared the same agent) in the

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film ''

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''. He celebrated his birthday on the set, and Spielberg and the cast surprised him with a birthday cake decorated with ''

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'' figures. When he was 10 years old, his family finally made the move from

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Career

2001–2014: Career beginning and Big Time Rush

In 2001, Schmidt soon landed recurring roles on ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Raising Dad ''Raising Dad'' is an American television sitcom that aired on The WB from October 5, 2001, to May 10, 2002. The series stars Bob Saget, Kat Dennings, Brie Larson, Riley Smith, Beau Wirick and Jerry Adler, and was produced by Albion Productions ...

'', ''

'' and ''

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''. He guest-starred on a variety of TV shows, including '' ER'', ''

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'', ''

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,'' ''

'' and ''

''. Kendall also guest starred on ''

'' and ''

''. On the big screen, he has appeared in ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2009, Schmidt was cast as the lead of the TV show ''

''. 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

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signed Big Time Rush and the debut album, titled ''

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'', was released on October 11, 2010 and debuted at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Later was certified

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for shipments of 500,000 copies in the U.S. In November 2010, it was announced that a Christmas special of ''

'' 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

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. 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. Schmidt and the group announced they would be recording their second studio album, just after Nickelodeon renewed the series for a third season. Their second album, '' Elevate'', was released on November 21, 2011 and debuted at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling over 70,000 copies in its first week. Though for a lower peaking than their previous, the album sold more copies than the previous album. The first single, " Music Sounds Better with U", was released on November 1, 2011. He announced would be starring in their full-length 2012 film, ''

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''. In 2013

renewed the ''Big Time Rush'' series for a 13-episode fourth season, production started on January 7. Their third album, '' 24/Seven'', was released on June 11, 2013 and led many critics to draw comparisons between the band's third album and NSYNC's fourth album ''

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''. The band ended in 2014.

2014–present: Heffron Drive and reunion with ''Big Time Rush''

Schmidt announced that he returned to the duo

Heffron Drive Heffron Drive was an American duo formed by Kendall Schmidt and Dustin Belt, both originally from Kansas. It was originally formed in 2008 after Kendall and Dustin met each other by chance and realized they lived on the same street, Heffron Drive ...

, which he had before

. Schmidt's first single with

, "Parallel" from the album ''

Happy Mistakes 'Happy Mistakes' is the debut and only studio album by American pop rock group Heffron Drive Heffron Drive was an American duo formed by Kendall Schmidt and Dustin Belt, both originally from Kansas. It was originally formed in 2008 after Kenda ...

'', was released in March 2014 through his very own record label TOLBooth Records. On January 14, 2017, the band released a new song and music video for their single "Living Room". Their next release was on January 19, 2018, when they released a new song and music video titled "Mad At The World". Their latest release is "Black on Black". On April 20, 2020, Kendall reunited virtually with his former members as they uploaded a video on the band's social media platforms, sharing some wishes to their fans about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Personal life

Schmidt got engaged to his girlfriend of seven years, Mica von Turkovich on June 30, 2022.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web

Discography

Promotional singles

Albums appearances

Writing credits

References

External links

Official Site of Big Time Rush
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