Donut
John Schneider
Real Name
John Richard Schneider
Stage Name
John Schneider
Born
April 8, 1960 (age 64)
Notability
Actor Country Music Singer
Hometown
Mount Kisco, New York
Donut is a masked celebrity on the tenth US season of The Masked Singer .
Appearance [ ]
Donut has a body composed of 18 donuts. The head donut is a jelly donut embellished with pink frosting and light blue zigzagged frosting, complemented by a red quiff hairstyle crafted from leaking jelly and topped with a chef hat. The torso donut features blue frosting, two large eyes, colored sprinkles, and a small bite. Each arm consists of 3 donuts, while each leg comprises 4. The shoes are jelly donut-shaped, each bearing a face.
Songs [ ]
Week
Song Selection
Result
6
"Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede
SAFE
7
"I Do (Cherish You)" by 98 Degrees
SAFE
10
"Frosty the Snowman" by Gene Autry
CHRISTMAS
"Georgia on My Mind" by Ray Charles
ADV
11
"You Are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker
SAFE
"Drift Away" by Dobie Gray
RUNNER-UP
Battle Royale [ ]
Week
VS
Song Selection
10
Candelabra
"Wanted" by Hunter Hayes
Clues [ ]
Clue Answers
The bow was a clue to his character in The Dukes of Hazzard, Bo Duke.
"Get out of Dodge" was a reference to the orange 1969 Dodge Charger driven by the characters on The Dukes of Hazzard.
The peaches were a clue to the place where The Dukes of Hazzard was filmed in - Georgia.
The theater clues referred to John's performances in the Broadway revival of Chicago and the Pittsburgh CLO revival of 42nd Street.
The "Georgia On My Mind" clue song was when he sang in the Back Home Television Special in 1980.
The Egyptian sarcophagus was a clue to John working the voice work as Rick O'Connell in the animated series, The Mummy.
The dragon was a clue to him referencing as The Colonel in the film, The Dragon Unleashed.
"Toughest year" in his life was a referencing to his wife Alicia Allain, who already passed away.
Final Guesses [ ]
Week
Robin's Guess
Jenny's Guess
Ken's Guess
Nicole's Guess
11
Tom Jones
John Schneider
Tom Jones
Engelbert Humperdinck
Trivia [ ]
Donut was revealed on August 2, 2023, along with Hawk .
At 63 years old, Donut is the oldest runner-up in Masked Singer history.
On the day of his unmasking, Donut also made headlines as he came under fire for making threats against President Joe Biden.
Donut was the second food mask to make it to the final, first was Mushroom .
Donut was the third US mask to appear on CW show Smallville, before him was Giraffe, Brian Austin Green, and Unicorn, Tori Spelling.
Videos [ ]
The Clues- Donut - Season 10 - The Masked Singer
The Clues- Donut - Season 10 - The Masked Singer-2
Donut sings “Hooked On A Feeling” by Blue Swede - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 10
Donut sings “I Do (Cherish You)” by 98 Degrees - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 10
Donut Performs “Frosty the Snowman” by Gene Autry - Season 10 - The Masked Singer
Donut sings “Georgia On My Mind” by Ray Charles - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 10
Donut sings “Wanted” by Hunter Hayes - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 10
Donut sings “You Are So Beautiful” by Joe Cocker - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 10
Donut sings “Drift Away” by Dobie Gray - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 10
The Reveal- John Schneider is Donut - Season 10 - The Masked Singer
Who’s The Sweet Celeb Under Donut’s Mask? - Season 10 - The Masked Singer
Anteater, Donut and Candelabra Take Masked on the Street - Season 10 - The Masked Singer
Gallery [ ]
Title Card [ ]
Clues [ ]