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Rob Schneider and wife welcome baby girl

November 20, 2012 / 8:12 AM EST / CBS News

Actor/comedian Rob Schneider and his wife, TV producer Patricia Azarcoya Arce, are parents.

The couple, who wed in 2011, welcomed their first child together on Friday: a girl named Miranda Schneider.

Schneider, the 49-year-old star of such films as "Deuce Bigalow" and "The Hot Chick," revealed the baby news in a series of tweets:

Baby is COMING NOW! 19th hour of labor! Wife is doing great! WOW!!!
— Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) November 17, 2012

Miranda Schneider!!!Born 8:59 pm! Mommy and Baby happy and healthy!Gracias por sus buenos deseos!
— Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) November 18, 2012

Anybody can be a father. But it takes a special person to be a Dad.And it takes an even more special person to be a pimp!
— Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) November 20, 2012

Schneider, a former "Saturday Night Live" cast member, has a 23-year-old daughter from his previous marriage to London King.

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