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On January 14, 2017, the band released a new song and music video for their single "Living Room". Schmidt's first single with Heffron Drive, "Parallel" from the album Happy Mistakes, was released in March 2014 through his very own record label TOLBooth Records. Schmidt announced that he returned to the duo Heffron Drive, which he had before Big Time Rush. The band ended in 2014.Ģ014–present: Heffron Drive and reunion with Big Time Rush Their third album, 24/Seven, was released on Jand led many critics to draw comparisons between the band's third album and NSYNC's fourth album Celebrity.
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In 2013 Nickelodeon renewed the Big Time Rush series for a 13-episode fourth season, production started on January 7. He announced would be starring in their full-length 2012 film, Big Time Movie. The first single, " Music Sounds Better with U", was released on November 1, 2011. Though for a lower peaking than their previous, the album sold more copies than the previous album. Their second album, Elevate, was released on Novemand debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200, selling over 70,000 copies in its first week. Schmidt and the group announced they would be recording their second studio album, just after Nickelodeon renewed the series for a third season.

On February 15, 2011, "Boyfriend" was released as the band's first official single to mainstream US radio and peaked at number seventy-two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their most successful song to date. On November 30, 2010, they released the Holiday EP Holiday Bundle, with two songs: "Beautiful Christmas" and the cover of " All I Want for Christmas is You", originally performed by Mariah Carey.
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In November 2010, it was announced that a Christmas special of Big Time Rush would debut later that month, and that a Christmas EP would be released to coincide with the episode.

Later was certified Gold for shipments of 500,000 copies in the U.S. Nickelodeon signed Big Time Rush and the debut album, titled BTR, was released on Octoand debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200. He also was a member of boy band Big Time Rush. Kendall portrays a character like himself with the name of Kendall Knight, the calm and relaxed member of Big Time Rush.
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In 2009, Schmidt was cast as the lead of the TV show Big Time Rush. On the big screen, he has appeared in Minority Report and According to Spencer. Kendall also guest starred on Without a Trace and Ghost Whisperer. He guest-starred on a variety of TV shows, including ER, MADtv, Easy A, Frasier and Phil of the Future. In 2001, Schmidt soon landed recurring roles on General Hospital, Titus, Raising Dad, Gilmore Girls and CSI: Miami. When he was 10 years old, his family finally made the move from Kansas to California.Ĭareer 2001: Career beginning He celebrated his birthday on the set, and Spielberg and the cast surprised him with a birthday cake decorated with Star Wars figures. 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. He began his acting career at age five, appearing in a Chex TV commercial. His brothers, Kenneth Schmidt and Kevin Schmidt, are actors. Schmidt was born in Wichita, Kansas, to Kathy and Kent Schmidt. He played Kendall Knight in Big Time Rush, and is a current member of the boy band with the same name, and has had small roles on TV shows such as ER, Without a Trace, Phil of the Future, Ghost Whisperer, Gilmore Girls, School of Rock and Frasier. Kendall Francis Schmidt (born November 2, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, music producer, and actor.
