Elle King’s Parents: Get to Know Her Famous Dad Rob Schneider & Mom London King
Elle King is the daughter of two celebrities, but her relationship with her father, Rob Schneider, hasn’t always been the best.
isn’t the only superstar in her family! The “Ex’s & Oh’s” singer, 34, is the daughter of actors and , who got married in 1988 and divorced in 1990 the year after Elle was born. Elle is a four-time Grammy Award nominee and she’s set to host New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash on CBS on December 31. Over the years, Elle has been open about having famous parents, and how her relationship with her dad hasn’t always been the best.
Keep reading to learn more about Elle’s parents and her relationships with them.
Rob Schneider
Rob Schneider, 60, is Elle’s father. Rob is a famous actor and comedian, best known for being a cast member on from 1988 to 1994. Some of Rob’s most popular movies include Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, 50 First Dates, The Benchwarmers, and Grown Ups.
After Rob’s divorce, Elle was raised by her mother and her stepfather, Justin Tesa, in Ohio. That led to Elle and Rob having a strained relationship while she was growing up. “My whole childhood, my dad was a workaholic,” Elle told in 2018.
In with PEOPLE in 2023, Elle said, “I was the chubby girl with a dad that didn’t visit very often, and everybody made fun of me and were mean to me about it.” She also revealed that she wasn’t talking to her dad when she released her self-titled EP in 2012.
“Growing up as somebody who was chubby, awkward, funny, has OCD and is weird and quirky and awkward but super sensitive, I had to really fight to be OK as myself. So I didn’t want to be known as someone’s kid,” Elle said. “I wanted to be my own person. I never wanted to borrow money from anybody, and I’ve worked hard for my family and for me. I want to have a life built for myself, and I want to know that I did it.”