Kendall Schmidt



Kendall was born in Wichita, Kansas,and philadelphia the son of Kathy and Kent Schmidt. He began his actor 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.[2]  He celebrated his birthday on the set, and Spielberg and the cast surprised him with a birthday cake decorated with Star Wars figures.[2]  When he was 10 years old, his family finally made the move from Kansas to California. Schmidt soon landed recurring roles onGeneral 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 is the younger brother of Kenneth Schmidt and the actor Kevin Schmidt.

Schmidt is the lead singer of the boy band Big Time Rush. They have released 2 Albums so far. Beforehand, Schmidt was a part of a duo band called Heffron Drive between him and BTR's current guitarist, Dustin Belt. He was also the replacement lead singer of the band "Lovers Make Liars" and also performed with the band at the 2008 Vans Warped Tour.

