He is the brother of actor Aliocha Schneider. In September 8, 2003 his older brother the actor Vadim Schneider, died alongside Actress Jaclyn Linetsky in a road accident while they were driving to the filming of an episode of 15/Love when the minivan lost control and collided with oncoming traffic. Both actors were killed in the accident. Their deaths were put into the storyline with Megan and Sebastien being killed in a plane crash while on their way home from a tennis tournament in Episode 12.
