Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy (born June 26, 1992) is an American actress and singer. She currently stars as Sam Puckett in the Nickelodeon show iCarly. She has also guest starred in a number of other television series, including Malcolm in the Middle, Zoey 101, Will & Grace, Strong Medicine, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and True Jackson VP.
Early life
She was born in Garden Grove, California and has three older brothers. She gained interest in acting after watching Harrison Ford in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and gained inspiration from that show after her mother recovered from cancer.[1] She started her acting career at the age of eight.[2]
Career
McCurdy's first appearance was in 2000 on MADtv at eight years old. Since then she has starred or guest starred in several television series, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Malcolm in the Middle, Lincoln Heights, Will & Grace, Zoey 101 and True Jackson VP. In 2003, she had the chance to act with her inspiration, Harrison Ford in the movie Hollywood Homicide. In 2005 she was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Series - Guest Starring Young Actress for her performance in Strong Medicine.
Since 2007 she has had a starring role in the Nickelodeon TV series iCarly, as Carly's best friend Sam Puckett. In 2008 she was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her work on iCarly, and for her performance as Dory Sorenson in the TV movie The Last Day of Summer.
Music
In June 2008, she announced on her official web site that she was working on her debut album, due for release around 30th June 2009. The first single, "So Close" was released on iTunes on March 10. It reached the number 16 position on the iTunes country chart, and number 53 on the iTunes pop chart.[3] The second single, "Homeless Heart", a cover of a song from Amanda Stott, was released on Tuesday, May 19.[4] Within the first week of release, it reached #43 on the iTunes Country charts.[5] The song is for McCurdy's recently deceased friend Cody Waters, and 20% of proceeds will be donated to the Cody Waters Foundation.[6]. She recently was signed on to a contract deal with Capitol Records Nashville, a major break for her music career.[7]
On her Youtube channel, she has performed cover's of Carole King's "So Far Away", "You've Got a Friend" and Adele's "Right as Rain", Carrie Underwood's cover of "Home Sweet Home", Rascal Flatt's version of "What hurts most" and Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me" drawing positive comments from many viewers.
Causes
McCurdy is active in campaigns such as fighting climate change (she supports the World Wide Fund for Nature), stopping child soldiers (she is engaged in the Invislible Children Inc. [8] group) and cancer research, after her friend died of cancer.[9][10]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Shadow Fury | Anna Markov | |
| 2002 | My Daughter's Tears | Mary Fields | |
| 2003 | Hollywood Homicide | Van Family Daughter | |
| Taylor Simmons | Amanda Simmon | ||
| 2004 | Tiger Cruise | Kiley Dolan | TV movie |
| 2005 | See Anthony Run | Lucy | |
| 2006 | Against Type | Meredith | TV movie |
| 2007 | The Last Day of Summer | Dory Sorenson | |
| 2008 | Proving Ground: From the Adventures of Captain Redlocks | Aria Krait | |
| Minor Details | |||
| 2009 | iCarly: iGo to Japan | Sam Puckett | TV Movie |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jackie | |
| Karen Sisco | Josephine 'Josie' Boyle | ||
| Strong Medicine | Haley Campos | ||
| 2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Holly Purcell | |
| Medium | Sara Crewson | ||
| Judging Amy | Amber Reid | ||
| Malcolm in the Middle | Daisy/Penelope | ||
| The Inside | Madison St. Clair | ||
| Over There | Lynne | ||
| Zoey 101 | Trisha Kirby | ||
| 2006 | Will & Grace | Lisa | |
| Close to Home | Stacy Johnson | ||
| 2007 | Lincoln Heights | Beckie | |
| 2007 | iCarly | Sam Puckett | Main Role (2007-present) |
| 2008 | American Idol | Herself | |
| 2008 | 2008 Kids' Choice Awards | Herself | |
| 2009 | 2009 Kids' Choice Awards | Herself | |
| 2009 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Herself | |
| 2009 | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Herself | |
| 2009 | True Jackson VP | Pinky Turzo | |
Guest Appearances
- 2008 Annual Strawberry Festival - Garden Grove, California
- 2008 Annual 4th of July Parade - Huntington Beach, California
- American Idol
Discography
So Close (10/03/2009), Co write with Ty Stevens and Joy Williams
Homeless Heart (19/052009) (cover of Ammanda Stott's version)
Singles
| Year | Songs | Chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iTunes Country Charts | iTunes Pop Charts | ||||
| 2009 | "So Close" | 16 | 53 | ||
| 2009 | "Homeless Heart" | 25 | - | ||
Nick Magazine Interview
This is the interview for Nick Magazine August 2008.
- She loves to tap dance. (She also has a knack for ice skating)
- Her favorite TV shows are American Idol and Top Chef.
- Most of her family calls her "Nettie" or "Net-Net", but her grandfather calls her "Scooter" because she would scoot around on her butt as a baby rather than crawl.
- She's a prankster. She once convinced people on the iCarly set that her real name was Jennetteria.
- She works on a small monthly magazine for girls called Original Girl, which she started two years ago as a school project.
- She loves really spicy food and once ate a raw jalapeno pepper on a dare.
- Unlike her character, Sam, Jennette is a disciplined worker and enjoys doing her schoolwork and learning new things. English is her favorite subject in school.
- She has two dogs: Musashi is a Jack Russell terrier, and Chewbacca is a Yorkshire terrier and Maltese mix. She also has two turtles named Chicken and Zeus.
- She says her mother is the funniest person she knows.
- She's afraid of sharks.
References
- ↑ http://www.pjstar.com/entertainment/x2067099627/sheSam-on-iCarly
- ↑ http://jennettemccurdy.com/why-i-act/
- ↑ http://jennettemccurdy.com/all-about-me/a-week-to-remember/
- ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=316244960&id=316244934&s=143444/
- ↑ http://jennettemccurdy.com/all-about-me/homeless-heart-my-new-single-date-this-blog-was-written-52309/
- ↑ http://jennettemccurdy.com/all-about-me/new-single/ Information on new single
- ↑ http://jennettemccurdy.com/all-about-me/capitol-nashville/
- ↑ http://jennettemccurdy.com/all-about-me/bonnie-hunt/
- ↑ http://jennettemccurdy.com/all-about-me/a-week-to-remember/
- ↑ http://jennettemccurdy.com/all-about-me/new-single/