Over the past 20 years, Schneider has been behind some of the network's most successful shows, launching the careers of breakout stars like Arianna Grande, Jamie Lynn Spears, Amanda Bynes and Victoria Justice.
But the genuine breakout career is still to come.
If all five of us have our career years or breakout years where everything seems to click, who knows how good this staff can really be?" The rotation isn't just loaded with potential; it's also obscenely young.
"Sasha Grey was the great hopeful for the industry because she landed a plum role but she has only had minor roles and no breakout career yet.
The former Pee-wee Herman was slowly building a movie career--no breakout roles, plenty of bit parts--and had not done much television since a small, recurring role on "Murphy Brown" (1995-97).
He dropped out of college to pursue his movie career and his first breakout film, in 1988, was a popular Bollywood musical in which his character elopes with his girlfriend because their families do not approve of their relationship.
Standing in a new venue which was nearly closed down on its opening night, in a city brought to a standstill by a tube strike, watching a band who were shelved for five years thanks to their singer's breakout solo career, a series of highly improbable occurrences have coincided to throw together east London's huddled masses for tonight's show.
What starts breathlessly with the hits – Times Like These, Learn to Fly and The Pretender in the first 15 minutes – ends with a nostalgic rewind to the start of their 20-year career and early favourites Breakout, This Is a Call and Monkey Wrench.
Def Jam was founded in 1984, by which time Simmons was already a manager and promoter, steering the careers of rap's breakout solo star Kurtis Blow as well as the charismatic trio that featured Simmons's brother Joseph, Run-DMC.
The film revived the career of Burt Reynolds and provided breakout roles for Mark Wahlberg and Julianne Moore.
