List of Victorious characters
This is a list of characters in the Nickelodeon show, Victorious.
Main characters
Tori Vega
| Victoria "Tori" Vega | |
|---|---|
| Victorious character | |
| First appearance | Pilot |
| Last appearance | TBA |
| Portrayed by | Victoria Justice |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | Tori, |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Student, Singer-Songwriter, Dancer, Actress |
| Family | David & Holly Vega, Trina (sister) |
| Nationality | American |
Tori Vega is the title character of the show. Tori is 16 years old. Tori attends a performing arts school called Hollywood Arts. She previously attended Sherwood High School. While trying to help her big sister Trina (who goes to Hollywood Arts) with her performance for the school's big showcase, she befriends her sister's partner André Harris (who Trina called Andrew) who quickly becomes her best friend. On the night of the showcase, after Trina becomes swollen as an allergic reaction to Chinese tea (that was supposed to make her sing better). André volunteers Tori to take her place. Nervous at first, Tori goes through with it and puts on an amazing performance. Afterwards the principal offers Tori a chance to attend Hollywood Arts. Tori is nervous at first, but after some assurance from André and her family and a standing ovation from the crowd, she happily accepts. She is depicted as creative, responsible, caring and friendly, though she can be sneaky and revengeful, going as low as to manipulate her friends and family. But she loves helping her friends when they need her. On her first day she meets her other friends Cat Valentine, Beck Oliver, Robbie Shapiro, and "frenemy" Jade West. Tori makes almost all of her friends (and frenemy) on her first day at Hollywood Arts. Tori became Jade's enemy after Tori spilled the coffee on Beck, Jade's boyfriend, and tried to rub it off him, but Jade came in and thought she was trying to flirt with him. Jade then spills iced coffee on Tori in front of the class. She contemplates leaving, but after talking with Andre and Trina, she decides to stay. She gets revenge on Jade by kissing Beck during an improv exercise in front of Jade and the rest of the class. She has frequently tried to make peace with Jade, such as not telling on her when Jade pretends that Tori hurt her, helping Jade get back together with Beck, or when she volunteered to help Jade put on her play after the teachers wouldn't let her perform it at the school. It is shown in the episode The Wood, that Jade and Tori know Spanish, when they smashed up Festus' car and had to carry him in a wheelbarrow. He asked for entertainment so they sang and he told them to sing in Spanish. Tori is portrayed by Victoria Justice.
Tori appeared in all episodes of series so far. Tori will also appear with the Victorious cast and the iCarly cast in iParty with Victorious June 11, 2011.
Andre Harris
| Andre Harris | |
|---|---|
| Victorious character | |
| First appearance | Pilot |
| Last appearance | TBA |
| Portrayed by | Leon Thomas III |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | Andrew,Andy |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Student, Singer-Songwriter, Musician, Actor |
| Family | Charlotte (grandma), Kendra (cousin) |
| Nationality | American |
Andre Harris is Tori's musically gifted best friend. He likes to make jokes, but no one (not even Tori) laughs at them. Andre is an aspiring musician, and loves to perform and takes his music seriously. He can play almost any instrument, but prefers the keyboard/piano and can be seen playing at all of Tori's performances. Andre also knows how to play the french horn and the guitar. He is also an amazing singer and songwriter, as he has co-written every song Tori has sung. In the episode "The Diddly-Bops" he wrote the song the group sang called "Favorite Foods" and then switched the song into a different one called "Song 2You" and performed it at school which got him a record deal at the end of the episode. Tori and Andre became friends when he is partnered with Trina for the school's big showcase and they instantly became friends. He is one of the main reasons why Tori got into and went to Hollywood Arts, as he was the one who volunteered Tori to perform in Trina's place. When she had second thoughts about going he got the whole crowd to convince her to go with a standing ovation. After Jade spills coffee on Tori thinking she was flirting with Beck, Andre comforted her and when she thought about leaving, he told her she was special, and she belonged at Hollywood Arts. This shows that Andre believes in Tori and supports her. He is also the guy Tori and the others come to for help on anything and he is always willing to listen to and help with their problems. He has a grandmother named Charlotte who is afraid of almost everything, and a cousin named Kendra who is an actor as seen in "A Film by Dale Squires". He is also close friends with Cat, Beck, Robbie and Jade. Many viewers think that him and Tori should become more than friends, because of how close they are. Andre is portrayed by Leon Thomas III.
Andre has appeared in every episode to date.
Robbie Shapiro
| Robbie Shapiro | |
|---|---|
| Victorious character | |
| First appearance | Pilot |
| Last appearance | TBA |
| Portrayed by | Matt Bennett |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | Nerd |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Student, Ventriloquist |
| Family | Sylvia (grandma), Rex (puppet) |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | American |
Robbie Shapiro is one of Tori's friends at Hollywood Arts that speaks through a dummy, Rex Powers. He is a skilled ventriloquist, and usually prefers to say his true feelings through Rex. Rex likes to make fun of Robbie, and hit on Tori and other girls except for Cat.[1] Robbie can almost always be seen with Rex. His grandmother says he's had Rex since he was little. Robbie treats Rex like he is a real person, and the others join in as well. He constantly tells people that Rex isn't a puppet. Robbie is considered extremely nerdy, shy, and socially awkward. He often complements people on their outfits, regardless of their gender. He is extremely insecure, and is shown to be afraid of those he considers more powerful than him (which is almost anybody). He tends to easily fall for any girl that would give him any kind of attention. His only relative that is ever seen is his grandmother, who he calls 'Mam-ma'. Robbie has a crush on Tori. When he was 7 he supposedly was forced to swallow his toy car. Robbie is portrayed by Matt Bennett.
Robbie has appeared in every episode to date.
Jade West
| Jade West | |
|---|---|
| Victorious character | |
| First appearance | Pilot |
| Last appearance | TBA |
| Portrayed by | Elizabeth Gillies |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Student, singer, actress, play-writer |
| Nationality | American |
Jade West is Beck Oliver's girlfriend. She and Tori are "frenemies". She and Tori got off on the wrong foot on Tori's first day at Hollywood Arts, as she thought Tori was flirting with Beck after Tori accidentally spilled coffee on Beck. Jade is shown to be a mean girl, calling people names and snapping at others, though she is shown to be forming a friendship with Tori and being much more tolerant of the others. She and Beck have been together for two years. Despite their opposite personalities, they show that they love each other no matter what. Jade is very territorial and protective of Beck, and gets easily jealous when she sees Beck talking to other girls or girls hitting on him. She has said on her profile video on theslap " If you're a guy, you're probably not cool enough to hang out with him, if you're a girl stay away from Beck." Although considered popular, Jade is shown to be extremely dark and negative.[2] Despite being a bit cruel, she is shown to be a hard worker and caring to the people she loves the most. She is also an amazing actor and singer, but she is shown to be a very good playwright. Jade frequently wears fake highlights in her hair, usually blue or white, and has two visible piercings on her face, that she got 45 minutes after her mother told her she couldn't. She also has a tattoo of a star on her right arm and another one,although it's unknown where it is or what it's of.[3] Jade has a fascination with scissors, and can be shown cutting things, such as a trash can and flowers. Her locker is decorated with mini-scissors, and as seen in "Wi-fi in the Sky", her online video chat screen name is "ScissorLuv". Jade is shown to be friends with Andre and Cat, and sort of Robbie and Tori. She frequently mimics Tori with a Southern accent, which Tori always protests she does not have. In season 2 Jade loses all her white and red highlights and only wears blue highlights. It's unknown if her blue highlights are real or fake, most likely they are fake. Also, Jade's hair gets darker going from dark brown to black. It is shown along with Tori that they both know Spanish as they sang for Festus, after they smashed up his car. Jade is portrayed by Elizabeth Gillies.
Jade has appeared in every episode to date.
Caterina Valentine
| Caterina Valentine | |
|---|---|
| Victorious character | |
| First appearance | Pilot |
| Last appearance | TBA |
| Created by | Dan Schneider |
| Portrayed by | Ariana Grande |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | Cat (everyone) |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Student, Actress, Singer |
| Family | Father, Mother, Unnamed brother, Grandmother |
| Nationality | American |
Cat Valentine is one of Tori's friends from Hollywood Arts. Her real name, Catherina, is said on a video on TheSlap.com, but only her grandmother calls her by it, everyone else calls her by her nickname, Cat. She is relatively friendly and liked by all the students. And, she is not the sharpest tool in the shed. She screams "What's that supposed to mean?" when offended very often, which has become a catchphrase of hers.[4] Cat often says very random and strange things, which leaves the others confused or annoyed. She likes to mention her eccentric brother in things she says. She is friends with Tori, André, Jade, Robbie and Beck. She has bright red hair, that she dyed to resemble her favorite snack, a red velvet cupcake, to which André nicknamed her "Little Red" which she took offense to at first, but after he explained it to her, she ended up liking calling it "creative".[5] In one episode (Rex Dies), she is sent to the mental ward, after Jade suggests she "make friends with the nice lady at the desk" to get her out of the way. Cat is portrayed by Ariana Grande.
Cat was absent in the episodes "Jade Dumps Beck" and "The Wood".
Beck Oliver
| Beck Oliver | |
|---|---|
| Victorious character | |
| First appearance | Pilot |
| Last appearance | TBA |
| Portrayed by | Avan Jogia |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Student, Actor, Singer |
| Family | Father, Mother, Uncle "Barbra" |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Beck Oliver is Jade West's boyfriend. In Rex Dies a doctor asks why his son can't be handsome like him and in Jade Dumps Beck the nurse asks if he is in college . He has been with Jade for 2 years, as said in Jade Dumps Beck. It is shown that Beck likes to mess with Jade and make her jealous, but its to see if she still cares.Some people might think that she's just afraid of losing her boyfriend since they've been dating for 2 years. He met Tori on her first day at Hollywood Arts, when she spills coffee on him, and tries to rub it off, which Jade sees, and leads to their dislikeness of each other. Almost every girl likes Beck, even famous, rich ones much to Jade's jealous chagrin, as seen in Jade Dumps Beck. His locker is transparent because he says that he has no secrets. He lives in a trailer parked in his parents' driveway because as he stated "my roof, my rules." He stated in the episode "Survival of the Hottest" that the trailer use to belong to a rapper named Fat Biscuit. In the season 2 opener, Jade mentions that Beck is Canadian. Beck is portrayed by Avan Jogia.
Beck was absent in the episodes "The Birthweek Song", "Tori Gets Stuck" and "Prom Wrecker".
Trina Vega
| Trina Vega | |
|---|---|
| Victorious character | |
| First appearance | Pilot |
| Last appearance | TBA |
| Portrayed by | Daniella Monet |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Student, Singer, Dancer, Actress |
| Family | Mr. & Mrs. Vega (parent), Tori (sister) |
| Nationality | American |
Trina Vega is Tori's older sister, who attends Hollywood Arts. In the pilot episode, Trina was supposed to perform in the big showcase with Andre. After an allergic reaction to a Chinese herb gargle, Tori takes Trina's place in the showcase which leads to Tori enrolling at Hollywood Arts. Trina believes that acting and singing is her destiny, despite her being quite talentless. For some reason, she has been the focus of attention until recently, though she clearly has no talent. She has an attitude of a (wannabe) celebrity, and acts like a total diva, believing everything should be about her, she even said on The Slap she wants to be a movie star "because movie screens make the actors face bigger," and in the pilot episode she threw a tantrum about being partnered up with Andre. Trina is quite selfish and shallow a lot of the time, like in The Birth Week Song, where Tori works really hard on a song for Trina's birthday, but Trina doesn't appreciate it, saying that it's not a real present because Tori didn't pay money for it; in fact, she even sold it to a record producer as she took the credit for writing and singing it. She is often willing to degrade herself to ridiculous extents for fame. Trina is shown to be kind and caring in some episodes though, like in "Tori the Zombie", where she drives 2 hours to help get Tori's zombie mask off her face,although she was late because she stopped for ice cream, or in "Wok Star", where she pretends to be a celebrity to make Mrs. Lee late for Jade's play. On "Begging on Your Knees", she also warns Tori that her class partner and date, Ryder Daniels, might just be using her, so she can be concerned about Tori when she wants to be. When she was younger, she had a bladder infection. Trina is portrayed by Daniella Monet.
Trina was absent in the episodes "Robarazzi", "Beck's Big Break", "The Great Ping-Pong Scam", "Sleepover at Sikowitz's" and "Beck Falls for Tori".
Rex Powers
| Rex Powers | |
|---|---|
| Victorious character | |
| First appearance | Pilot |
| Last appearance | TBA |
| Voiced by | Jake Farrow Matt Bennett who plays owner of Rex, plays Rex but Jake Farrow voices Rex |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Puppet |
| Gender | Male |
| Family | Robbie Shapiro (owner) |
| Relatives | Robbie Shapiro |
| Nationality | American |
Rex Powers is Robbie's alter ego who is a puppet. Since Robbie is too shy to speak for himself most of the time, he talks as Rex. Rex, of course has no filter and doesn't like to be called a "dummy" or a "puppet". He says whats on his mind and doesn't hold back or beat around the bush. He hits on every girl at Hollywood Arts but claims he never hits on Cat because she is weird, and on Jade because she is scary. In the episode "Rex Dies" He gets sucked into a wind machine and is taken to the hospital (even though he's a puppet). Rex is shown to have a huge crush on Tori and constantly hits on her, although she is annoyed. In "Sleepover at Sikowitz" Tori kisses Rex when he hits on her. Rex is sometimes seen slightly moving or talking when not being held by Robbie, hinting he may not be a puppet. An example is in "The Birthweek Song", Tori is trying to find her sister a present for her birthday and Rex shouts from inside Robbie's book bag,"Just get the girl the massage helmet!". Tori quickly responds by kicking the bag and Rex yells in pain, "Ah, my ribs!". Rex is voiced by Jake Farrow, who is uncredited for the role.[6]
Rex has appeared in every episode to date.
Recurring characters
Sinjin Van Cleef
Sinjin Van Cleef is an interesting and questionable student at Hollywood Arts. His locker has his chewed up food on it and he also likes to collect the teeth of past president's relatives. He has a huge crush on Jade, despite her not liking him back, and even goes as far as breaking into her house in Wi-Fi in the Sky. He also says that he is back-up when she and Beck break up. It is unknown how he got into Hollywood Arts, most likely because he does a lot of background work on all of the school's productions and performances, such as audio, lighting and making props. His name is a reference to the popular online game World of Warcraft, and comes from the Boss named Edwin Van Cleef and the horde city Sen'jin Village. He appears almost every episode of the series, except for Stage Fighting and Cat's New Boyfriend. Sinjin is portrayed by Michael Eric Reid.
Erwin Sikowitz
Erwin Sikowitz is an improvisation acting teacher at Hollywood Arts. His habits might be interpreted as weird and his methods are shown to be often very strange, but at times very effective. He often walks around barefoot, and likes to enter the class through the window too. He likes to drink coconut milk, as he says they give him visions. Tori gave him $2 on her first day at Hollywood Arts, thinking he was a hobo. Sikowitz is the one who gave Jade, Beck, Cat, Robbie and André permission to start a fake ping-pong team to make money. He claims to be 34 years old in The Diddly Bops. For some reason he has a disliking for Cat. And he also calls Jade a gank. He appears in "Pilot", "The Bird Scene", "Beck's Big Break", "The Great Ping Pong Scam", "Cat's New Boyfriend,", "Freak The Freak Out", "Rex Dies", "The Diddly Bops", "Sleepover at Sikowitz's", Beck Falls for Tori, "Tori Gets Stuck" and "Prom Wrecker". Pilot is the only episode where this character is called Mr. Sikowitz. In all other episodes, he is just called Sikowitz. In 'Sleepover at Sikowitz', it is revealed that he has a nephew named Jason, who goes out on a date with Cat, although the results are not mentioned. Sikowitz is portrayed by Eric Lange.
Lane
Lane is the school guidance counselor for Hollywood Arts. Lane is a good guidance counselor, as often helps students with their problems and resolves their arguments. He is usually the one making the big announcements at school. He appears to either hate dry skin or is obsessed with lotion, as he can be seen in his office frequently applying lotion to his hands. He has a nephew named Devin, shown in one episode, The Diddly-Bops. Lane is the one who made The Wood leave, because it was becoming an issue with the students and disrupting the learning environment. He appears in Pilot, The Bird Scene, Stage Fighting, Tori The Zombie, Robarazzi, Beck's Big Break, The Great Ping Pong Scam, Cat's New Boyfriend, The Diddly Bops, The Wood and Tori Gets Stuck. Lane is portrayed by Lane Napper.
David. & Holly Vega
Tori & Trina's parents who appear in "Pilot", "The Birthweek Song", and "Sleepover at Sikowitz", though their mother appeared in "Robarazzi" and "A Film by Dale Squires", and their dad appears in "Freak the Freak Out". They are shown to be caring and loving parents, but when their daughters get too out of control, they tend to stay out of it and go off doing something else. Their dad is a cop, and Tori and Trina like to point it out at times. Mr. & Mrs. Vega are portrayed by Jim Pirri and Jennifer Carta respectively.
Mrs. Harris
Mrs Harris is Andre's abnormal grandmother. Andre has mention in "Survival Of The Hottest" that his grandmother had lost her mind six years ago. She is shown to almost be afraid of everything including various sensible objects (such as a clock and a mirror). During an interview on a video on TheSlap.com which Andre reads off her crazy text messages, her first name is revealed to be Charlotte. So far, she has appeared in "Pilot", "Wifi-In-The Sky" and "Sleepover At Sikowitz's". She is played by Marylin Harris.
Minor characters
Mrs. Shapiro
Robbie's grandmother who has strong dislike of Cat. She lives with her husband Maury and has appeared in "The Birthweek Song". She is played by Renée Taylor.
Festus
Festus is the guy who works in The Grub Truck. He appears in "Beck's Big Break"[7] and has a major appearance in "The Wood", when he was injured by Trina and Robbie, causing them to be his replacements. Tori and Jade accidentally destroyed his car, which he had to be carried by them in a cart. He is played by Marco Aiello.
Jason Sikowitz
Sikowitz's nephew. He only appears in "Sleepover with Sikowitz", where Tori briefly flirts with him before Cat leaves with him. Jason is played by Luke Allen.
Cat's Brother
Although he is never seen, Cat frequently mentions her odd brother who is yet to be named. Several strange things have happened to him, such as eating Cat's charm bracelet, being stabbed in Japan, and being shot by a clown who was their cousin, Jesse. His favourite flavour of ice cream is "Funky Nutblast".
Episode Count
| Portrayer | Character | Episodes Appeared | Total Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Justice | Tori Vega | 26 | 26 |
| Leon Thomas | Andre Harris | 26 | 26 |
| Matt Bennett | Robbie Shapiro | 26 | 26 |
| Elizabeth Gillies | Jade West | 26 | 26 |
| Ariana Grande | Cat Valentine | 24 | 26 |
| Avan Jogia | Beck Oliver | 23 | 26 |
| Daniella Monet | Trina Vega | 20 | 26 |
| Jake Farrow | Rex Powers | 26 | 26 |
| Michael Eric Reid | Sinjin Van Cleef | 23 | 26 |
| Eric Lange | Erwin Sikowitz | 12 | 26 |
| Lane Napper | Lane | 11 | 26 |
| Jim Pirri | David Vega | 6 | 26 |
| Jennifer Carta | Holly Vega | 6 | 26 |
| Marylin Harris | Mrs. Harris | 4 | 26 |
| Marco Aiello | Festus | 2 | 26 |
| Renee Taylor | Mrs. Shapiro | 1 | 26 |
| Luke Allen | Jason Sikowitz | 1 | 26 |
