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 [On working with Jane Fonda on Klute (1971)] I liked her passion. And her professionalism. You know, Jane worked for years as a silly ingénue on the stage in New York and, I mean, she was laughable at first. But she stayed with it and, slowly, carefully, learned her craft. [On Bob Fosse] Fosse, I think, came to a high point in his life, with an Oscar, a Tony and an Emmy, and asked himself, "Do they think I`m really that good? They don`t know I`m really a sham, a hoax, a phony, a lousy human being, not much of a friend to anybody and a flop ... they don`t know I`m covered with flop sweat". That`s an expression Bob uses a lot -- flop sweat.
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[speaking in 1980] "You read a lot about movies with budgets of $25 to 30 million. Hell, if a studio can piss away that kind of money, why not let `em piss on me?"
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The important thing is to do good work, no matter what medium you do it in.
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Trivia
Was in talks to appear in The Verdict (1982).
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Attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, home of future graduates Elisabeth Shue and Andrew Shue, Zach Braff, Lauryn Hill, and Ahmed Best.
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Underwent a bone marrow transplant to treat multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells. (June 2005)
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He was originally cast as "Michael" in The Deer Hunter (1978), as the second movie of a three movie deal with Universal Studios. Because he did not believe that the character would travel around the world to find his friend, he quit the picture. Universal executives were furious, but they agreed to let him out of his Universal contract if he made Jaws 2 (1978), which he did. He later regarded pulling out of The Deer Hunter (1978) as the career decision he most regrets.
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One daughter, Maximillia, with ex-wife Cynthia Scheider.
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Has played the President of the United States 3 times.
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He is a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.
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Graduate of Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster PA, USA
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His name was inspiration for Japanese enterprise Toei create TV Series "Uchű keiji Shaider" (1984).
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He was offered the lead role in The Omen (1976) and reportedly was very interested in taking the role, but had to turn in down due to previous commitments. Consequently, his desire to play that type of role (a self-sacrificing, noble hero) led to his accepting the role of "Chief Brody" in Jaws (1975).
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On March 4, 2007, Scheider was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the SunDeis Film Festival at Brandeis University, following a screening of his classic film All That Jazz (1979). It was the sixth time that Scheider had seen the film, and the first time for his young daughter, Molly, who accompanied him.
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His wife, Brenda Seimer, saved the old Art Deco Sag Harbor, Maine, movie marquee when the owner of the theater was renovating the building, and just tore it down and threw it out. She was threatened with arrest for stealing the sign. Scheider helped organize a community fundraising drive to re-create it, and the theater owner put it back in place.
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Had two grandchildren.
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Son, Christian Scheider, and daugher, Molly, with wife Brenda King.
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