Creed Bratton Parents: Meet William Frank Schneider & Cozzette Schneider Ertmoed
Sarah Richards
Published Feb 26, 2026
Creed Bratton is the son of William Frank Schneider and Cozzette Schneider Ertmoed. His father tragically died when Creed Bratton was only two years old.
The aircraft on which he was working exploded in Hawaii. Bratton’s paternal grandfather is Gustave Adolph Schneider, the legendary art director/production designer.
Bratton grew up in a family of musicians. Both his parents and grandparents are musicians.
Creed Bratton is best known for playing a fictionalised version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Office, which earned him five nominations for the Screen Actor Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
On January 18, 2014, Bratton joined his friend, Zachary Scot Johnson for a duet for the 500th consecutive day of the thesongadayproject on YouTube.
