Kevin Schmidt
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SOAP STAR STATS
Kevin Schmidt (Noah, Y&R)
Vital Statistics
- Birthday:
- August 16
- Hails From:
- Andover, KS
- Years On Show:
- 2008-present
- Siblings:
- Has an older brother, Kenneth, and a younger brother, Kendall
- Marital Status:
- Single
- Awards:
- Won the 2004 Young Artist Award for Best Ensemble Cast in Cheaper By The Dozen.
The 411
Andover, KS native Kevin Schmidt got into acting thanks to his brothers Kendall and Kenneth. While both were involved with showbiz, a young Schmidt wasn't interested in performing himself. However, when he was about 9, his mother suggested he join his siblings in Los Angeles for the summer. He did, and nailed his first audition for the movie Mind Rage. "My character had to shoot his mom with a pistol [laughs]. I was hooked!" he recalls. "It was the perfect job."
From there, he went on to do guest-starring roles in a number of popular series. In the early 2000's, he appeared on GROUNDED FOR LIFE, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, THE KING OF QUEENS and JAG, to name a few. Then in 2003, he landed a starring role as Henry Baker in the hit movie Cheaper By The Dozen, in which he played one of Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt's 12 children. While filming Cheaper (and its sequel in 2005), Schmidt became close friends with on-screen sister Alyson Stoner.
In addition to the Cheaper movies, Schmidt has starred in several other projects, including The Butterfly Effect, Catch That Kid and the Web series POOR PAUL (which he also helped produce). In 2008, however, he went behind the scenes to direct Stoner's fitness/dance DVD The Alyson Stoner Project.
Meanwhile, Schmidt also won the part of Nick and Sharon's now-teenaged son, Noah, on Y&R. While the young star has been holding his own with TV parents Joshua Morrow (Nick) and Sharon Case (Sharon), he's continued to pursue outside projects. In addition to starring in Disney Channel's PRINCESS PROTECTION PROGRAM, he's also appearing in the upcoming Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
Et Cetera (Five Random Facts)
— His brother Kenneth has appeared on 7TH HEAVEN and WITHOUT A TRACE, while Kendall was on GHOST WHISPERER and CSI: MIAMI
— Lost a significant amount of weight after the Cheaper movies so he could transition from playing the "chubby kid" to a leading role.
— Was nominated for YA Awards in 2002 and 2006 for his guest-starring role in GROUNDED FOR LIFE and for his performance in Cheaper By The Dozen 2.
— His brother Kendall is in the band Heffron Drive and played guitar in The Alyson Stoner Project. Meanwhile, Kenneth played keyboards for it.
— Worked with Ashton Kutcher in The Butterfly Effect and then again in Cheaper By The Dozen.
Other Roles
TV Roles
CSI: NY (Tyler Bennet, 2008)
WITHOUT A TRACE (Mason Bynum, 2007)
NUMB3RS (Steven Wexford, 2007)
MONK (Leo, 2005)
CLUBHOUSE (Brad Saminski, 2004)
THE GUARDIAN (Ted Huberty, 2004)
THE MULLETS (2003)
JAG (Billy, 2003)
THE PITTS (Kevin, 2003)
THE DISTRICT (Gerald, 2002)
TAKEN (Tom Clarke, 2002)
THE KING OF QUEENS (Skitch, 2002)
PROVIDENCE (Kid At Dance, 2002)
JUDGING AMY (Lewis, 2001)
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (Thor Kid #2, 2001)
THE DOWNER CHANNEL (Timmy, 2001)
GROUNDED FOR LIFE (Kyle, 2001)
TV Movies
PRINCESS PROTECTION PROGRAM (Bull, 2009)
Film Roles
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Ryan, 2009)
Resurrection Mary (Jeff Pryce, 2007)
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (Henry Baker, 2005)
Catch That Kid (Skip, 2004)
The Butterfly Effect ( Lenny at 13, 2004)
Cheaper by the Dozen (Henry Baker, 2003)
Mind Rage (Young Michael Reid, 2000)
Miscellaneous
POOR PAUL (Justin, 2008-09, Web series)
The Alyson Stoner Project (Director, 2008)
Quotable Kevin
"Whenever they have Noah wear these really baggy outfits, they'll sometimes dress my character so he looks very young in these baggy shirts and pants — and it just looks so funny. It looks like I raided Joshua's [Morrow, Nick] closet or something [laughs]."
— Soap Opera Digest, 4/14/08
"Daytime's a really good platform for me to keep my acting polished, but it still allows me the time to do other projects that I've had in the works ... so it was the perfect fit for this time in my life."
— www.soapoperadigest.com, 2008
