Max Schneider is an American actor, musician, singer, model, and dancer. Schneider was raised in Woodstock, Manhattan, New York. He is Jewish and plays the guitar, ukelele, piano, and African drums. He began performing at age three after seeing Beauty and the Beast play. He was an understudy in 13 the musical with fellow Nickelodeon stars, Elizabeth Gillies and Ariana Grande. He modeled with Madonna in the 2010 Dolce & Gabbana Fall/Winter ad campaign. He was on a Nickelodeon TV show called How To Rock, where he played Zander, who played the keytar in the band Gravity 5. Nickelodeon cancelled the show after one season. Max also starred on Nickelodeon original movie Rags. He went on tour with Victoria Justice in the summer of 2012. He also collaborated with Kurt Schneider and Victoria Justice in a Bruno Mars Medley, Maroon 5 Medley, and Holiday Medley during 2012. He has many cover videos on youtube. His first EP, First Encounters, can be bought on iTunes. He is currently working on his first complete album due sometime in 2013.