Martin Schneider (born 25 May 1964), often just called "Maddin", is a German comedian, cabaret artist and actor.

[1][2][3] Born in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Schneider grew up in Burgholzhausen, a district of Friedrichsdorf.

Since 2004, Schneider is best friends with Cordula Stratmann in Sat.1's improvisational comedy show Schillerstraße.

Additionally, he played the dwarf "Speedy" in the October 2004 movie 7 Zwerge – Männer allein im Wald (7 Dwarves – Men Alone in the Woods) directed by Otto Waalkes, alongside Waalkes, Markus Majowski, Boris Aljinovic, Heinz Hoenig, Ralf Schmitz and Mirco Nontschew.

A sequel, 7 Zwerge – Der Wald ist nicht genug (7 Dwarves – The Woods Are Not Enough), was released in October 2006.