Miranda Cosgrove
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| Miranda Cosgrove | |
 Miranda Cosgrove (2009) |
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| Born | Miranda Taylor Cosgrove May 14, 1993 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actress/Singer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993)[1] is an American teen 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 2001 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]
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Early life
When Miranda Cosgrove was three years old, she sang and danced at a restaurant called "Taste of LA." A talent agent was impressed, and signed her up for his talent agency. This led to a career in advertising soon after, as well as other roles and shows. She currently stars on Nickelodeon's iCarly and is credited with four songs on the soundtrack. She began homeschooling after she finished elementary school, at Maude Price Elementary School in Downey, California, and then enrolled in an online school program which she has been doing since 2006. She is an only child.[2][3][4]
Career
Actress
In 2001 Cosgrove did her first acting role as Lana Lang at age 8 in the TV series Smallville, and after that had many other small roles in various television series, and appeared in a starring role as Summer Hathaway in the 2003 film School of Rock. She was cast as Megan Parker in the 2004 Nickelodeon TV series Drake and Josh, which gained a massive following. In 2007 she was cast in another Nickelodeon TV series, iCarly as the character Carly Shay, who makes her own web show, acting alongside Jennette McCurdy, Jerry Trainor and Nathan Kress. In other activities, Miranda participated in a charity event benefiting St. Jude's Hospital for Children[5]
Singer
Cosgrove made her music debut in 2007, singing the theme song for iCarly called Leave It All to Me, which features her Drake and Josh lead actor, Drake Bell and written by Drake's fellow band member. On June 10, 2008 the soundtrack to iCarly was released, including Leave It All to Me and three other songs, including the next singles, the cover of Amy Diamond's song Stay My Baby, and About You Now, originally by the Sugababes, and another track called "Headphones On".[6]:
Cosgrove's version of "About You Now" reached number forty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was later featured on the hit compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 30[7].
On December 23, 2008, Cosgrove released a cover of the song Christmas Wrapping as a digital download.[8]
It has also been revealed that Cosgrove is in the middle of recording her debut solo album, possibly with a collaboration with the band Boys Like Girls. She was helped by famous pop producers the Matrix and Dr. Luke for her debut album. The album will include songs co-written by Cosgrove.[9]
An extended play entitled "About You Now" was released on February 3, 2009. It included two new tracks, "Party Girl" and "FYI." It also included the single "About You Now," as well as remixes of "About You Now" and the previously released "Stay My Baby."[10]
Filmography
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | School of Rock | Summer Hathaway | |
| 2005 | Here Comes Peter Cottontail | Munch | Voice |
| Yours, Mine and Ours | Joni North | ||
| 2006 | Drake & Josh Go Hollywood | Megan Parker | TV movie |
| The Wild Stallion | Hanna Mills | ||
| Keeping Up with the Steins | Karen Sussman | ||
| 2007 | Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp | Megan Parker | TV movie |
| 2008 | The Naked Brothers Band: Mystery Girl | Herself | TV movie |
| iCarly: iGo to Japan | Carly Shay | TV movie | |
| Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh | Megan Parker | TV movie | |
| 2009 | ICarly: iDate A Bad Boy | Carly Shay | TV movie |
| The Wild Stallion | Hanna Mills | ||
| 2010 | Despicable Me | Margo | filming |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Smallville | Lana Lang | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2004 | Grounded For Life | Jessica | Episode: "You Better You Bet" |
| Drake & Josh | Megan Parker | Supporting role (2004-2008) | |
| 2007 | iCarly | Carly Shay | Main role (2007-present) |
| Zoey 101 | Paige Howard | Episode: "Paige at PCA" | |
| Just Jordan | Lindsey Chandler | Episode: "Piano Stressin" | |
| Unfabulous | Cosmina | Episode: "The Talent Show" | |
Discography
EPs
- About You Now (2009)[11]
Soundtracks
- iCarly (2008)
Singles
| Year | Songs | Chart positions | Album | |
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| U.S. | U.S. Pop | |||
| 2007 | "Leave It All to Me" (feat. Drake Bell) | 100[12] | 83[13] | iCarly soundtrack |
| 2008 | "Stay My Baby" | — | — | |
| "About You Now" | 47 [14] | — | ||
| "Christmas Wrapping" | — | — | Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh soundtrack | |
References
- ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.
- ^ a b Chau, Thomas. "An interview with the kids of School of Rock". Cinema Confidential (UGO). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927190221/http://www.cinecon.com/interviews/schoolofrockkids.shtml.
- ^ a b "Miranda Cosgrove". The Star Scoop. http://www.thestarscoop.com/2006dec/miranda-cosgrove.php. Retrieved on 2009-05-26.
- ^ Dee, Jonathan (2007-04-08). "Tween on the Screen". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/08/magazine/08NICKELODEON.t.html?pagewanted=5&ei=5070&en=b14f459487f2f913&ex=1176696000&emc=eta%7C1. Retrieved on 2008-11-14.
- ^ Article on Variety.com
- ^ Track Listing on Amazon.com
- ^ Now That's What I Call Music! 30 Track Listing.
- ^ Amazon.com: Christmas Wrapping
- ^ Miranda Cosgrove plans solo album
- ^ The Official Miranda Cosgrove Site - About You Now - EP
- ^ Miranda Cosgrove to release 1st solo EP
- ^ The Billboard Hot 100 - Leave It All To Me (iCarly Theme Song) Chart Listing For The Week Of Jan 12 2008
- ^ Pop 100 - Leave It All To Me (iCarly Theme Song) Chart Listing For The Week Of Jan 26 2008
- ^ The Billboard Hot 100 - About You Now Chart Listing For The Week Of Jan 31 2009
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