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Kevin G. Schmidt began his career at age nine and has starred in blockbuster feature films Cheaper by the Dozen I & II with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt, The Butterfly Effect with Ashton Kutcher, Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, and American Wrestler: The Wizard with Jon Voight. Kevin's feature film roles have generated over one-billion dollars in the global box office. On the television screen, Kevin played Noah Newman on highest-rated and longest-running soap opera, The Young and the Restless, starred in Princess Protection Program with Millennial icons Selena Gomez & Demi Lovato, received an Emmy for Ensemble Cast in Steven Spielberg's science-fiction thriller, Taken, and co-starred in many other award-winning shows, such as NCIS, BONES, Numbers, Without A Trace, King of Queens, CSI: NY, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Monk.

Behind the scenes, Kevin has also seen great success. At 18 years old, he wrote, produced, directed, and sold a dance-instructional DVD, starring Alyson Stoner (of Missy Elliot's Work It music video fame), to STARZ Media. By 28, Kevin wrote, produced, and starred in the Autism Society's award-winning independent feature film Randy's Canvas. At 30, he successfully launched a 24-hour broadcast television station for the Calvert County government in Maryland, focusing on community and educational content.

To date, Kevin has written, produced, edited, and directed over two-hundred hours of unscripted, scripted, and live-broadcast content.

Outside of the entertainment industry, Kevin has advised in the launch, scaling, and exit of two prominent female-founded companies in the natural and organic consumer products space. He is co-founder of the natural and organic lifestyle brand, Hapbee Company, a board member of SchoolGrown, a California non-profit focused on the advancement of sustainable farming practices and hemp research, and Advisory Council Member for Digital Media Arts at the College of Southern Maryland.

Brother of actors <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0773053/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Kenneth Schmidt</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1034247/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Kendall Schmidt</a>

Kevin&#39;s father is of entirely German descent (from an ethnic German family from Russia). Kevin&#39;s mother has German, Scottish, Swedish, English, and distant Dutch, ancestry.

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