Schneider redefines good 'ole boy image with bad-boy roles

From: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Date: February 12, 2008| Author: McClatchy- | Copyright information

John Schneider finally is shedding his 30-year, squeaky-clean TV image for a broader range of acting gigs.

Schneider starred as strapping Southern good-old-boy Bo Duke on CBS' "Dukes of Hazzard," the country-themed comedy that ran from 1979 to 1985. "Dukes" spawned several Schneider country music albums, a series of "Hazzard" reunion specials and an annual Dukefest, this year at the Atlanta Motor Speedway on June 28. And Schneider just auctioned a "Hazzard" Dodge Charger for $450,000.<...

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