Miranda Cosgrove
Miranda Cosgrove | |
|---|---|
| Born | Miranda Taylor Cosgrove |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1997 ─ present |
Miranda Taylor Cosgrove[1] (born May 14, 1993 in Los Angeles, California) is an American child actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Megan Parker in Drake and Josh, Summer Hathaway in School of Rock and as Carly Shay in iCarly. Her career began in 1996 when she was spotted by an agent who was so impressed by her singing and dancing in a restaurant called "Taste of LA" that he signed her up for a number of small roles in commercials.[2][3] Cosgrove now stars as Carly Shay in the new Nickelodeon series iCarly, which is written and produced by Dan Schneider. iCarly now shows on Nickelodeon in TEENick and on The N.
Biography
Early life
Miranda Cosgrove was born in Los Angeles, California on May 14, 1993. When she was about 3 years old she started singing and dancing in "Taste of LA", a restaurant. A talent agent was impressed with her singing and dancing skills so he signed her up for his talent agency, leading to a career in advertising soon after, as well as other roles and shows.[2][3] She began homeschooling after she finished elementary school, and then enrolled in an online school program which she has been doing since 2006.[4]
Career
The starting point of her career was when she and got roles in ads for McDonald's & Burger King. Later on she auditioned for roles in several movies and TV series. Her audition for the role of a student named Summer Hathaway in the film School of Rock starring Jack Black was successful and she began filming in 2002. School of Rock went on to be a big hit. During School of Rock's premiere, news arrived that a pilot for a TV show she participated in had been green-lit, and that she would be playing the part of Megan Parker, the scheming sister of Drake, in the hit show Drake & Josh. She also had a role in the 2005 film Yours, Mine, and Ours. Her character, Joni North, was the sister of Dylan North (Drake Bell), who is her co-star in Drake & Josh. In 2006, she had a minor role in the film Keeping Up with the Steins as Karan Sussman. Also in 2006, a feature-length episode of Drake & Josh called Drake & Josh Go Hollywood had her again playing the role of Megan Parker, as well as in the second feature-length episode Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp, which aired August 3, 2007. In the same year, production on Drake & Josh ceased. Cosgrove has guest starred in a number of Nickelodeon television shows, including All That, Zoey 101, Just Jordan and Unfabulous.
Cosgrove currently stars in the role of Carly Shay in the Nickelodeon series iCarly, which debuted on September 8, 2007. She performs the show's theme song using a vocoder, with backing vocals by Drake Bell. Co-starring is Jerry Trainor, who played Crazy Steve on Drake & Josh. Her newest song, Stay My Baby, was released on Facebook. It was a cover of Amy Diamond's song.
In 2008, she plans to release an album called iCarly - Music From and Inspired By the Hit TV Show, slated for release on June 10. Her single "Leave It All To Me" had its music video premier on Nickelodeon's TEENick on May 24,[5] after an episode of iCarly.
Television and film roles
| Year | Film/Television | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | School of Rock | Summer Hathaway | |
| 2004 | Grounded for Life | Jessica | |
| Drake & Josh (2004-2007) | Megan Parker | Drake and Josh's little sister | |
| 2005 | All That | Herself | Guest appearance |
| Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie | Munch | Voice | |
| Yours, Mine & Ours | Joni North | Along with her Drake & Josh Co-Star Drake Bell | |
| 2006 | Drake and Josh Go Hollywood | Megan Parker | |
| Keeping Up with the Steins | Karen Sussman | ||
| The Wild Stallion[6][7] | Hannah Mills | ||
| 2007 | Unfabulous | Cosmina | Guest appearance |
| Zoey 101 | Paige Howard | Guest appearance | |
| Just Jordan | Lindsay Chandler | Guest appearance | |
| Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp | Megan Parker | ||
| Total Request Live | Herself | Guest Appearance | |
| iCarly | Carly Shay | Lead Role, 2007-present |
Discography
- Leave It All To Me (2007)
- iCarly iPlaylist (2008)[8]
- [ Stay My Baby ] Amy Diamond Cover
References
- ^ Middle name is not "Elizabeth", it is "Taylor", according to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1993. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com
- ^ a b Chau, Thomas. "An interview with the kids of "School of Rock"!!". Cinema Confidential. UGO. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b "Miranda Cosgrove". The Star Scoop. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Interview with Miranda Cosgrove". Star Scoop Magazine. December 2006. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- ^ http://drakecentral.org/index.php?start_from=14&ucat=&archive=&subaction=&id=&
- ^ Wild Stallion - Movie Reviews, Trailers, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ The Wild Stallion (2006)
- ^ http://youtube.com/watch?v=LmrqhpcPZMY
External links
- Miranda Cosgrove's Music site at MySpace
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