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Channel	Date & Time	Title	Buy
HBOSGe	Thu, Mar 25, 11:30 AM	The Russia House	Buy
CINEMAX	Thu, Mar 25, 11:50 AM	Jaws	Buy
CARTOON	Sun, Mar 28, 11:00 PM	Family Guy	Buy
CARTOON	Mon, Mar 29, 3:00 AM	Family Guy	Buy
MOMAXe	Mon, Mar 29, 6:45 PM	Jaws	Buy
MOMAXe	Fri, Apr 2, 6:00 AM	Marathon Man	Buy

Roy Scheider Biography

Birth Name: Roy Richard Scheider
Birth Place: Orange, NJ
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/10/1932, Scorpio
Date of Death: 02/10/2008
Profession: Actor

Roy Scheider Fast Facts:

Graduated as a history major from Franklin & Marshall College with the intention of going to law school.
Served three years in the U.S. Air Force after college, rising to the rank of first lieutenant.
Earned his distinctive broken nose in the New Jersey Diamond Gloves Boxing Competition.
Made his professional acting debut as Mercutio in a 1961 New York Shakespeare Festival production of Romeo and Juliet.
Breakthrough part came in Jaws (1975), uttering the immortal line: "You're gonna need a bigger boat."

Roy Scheider Relationships:

Anna (Crosson) Scheider - Mother
Brenda King - Wife
Christian Verrier Scheider - Son
Cynthia Scheider - Ex-wife
Glenn Scheider - Brother
Maximillia Scheider - Daughter
Molly Mae Scheider - Daughter
Roy Bernhard Scheider - Father

Roy Scheider Awards:

1979 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1971 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1980 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee

College:
Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA (1955); attended Rutgers University, Camden, NJ

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