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Jennette McCurdy

Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy[1] (born June 26, 1992)[1] is an American film and television actress and country pop singer-songwriter. She is best known for her current roles as Sam Puckett on the Nickelodeon show iCarly and Pinky Turzo on Nickelodeon's True Jackson VP. She has also appeared in a number of other television series, including Zoey 101, Malcolm in the Middle, Will & Grace, Strong Medicine, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Inside, BrainSurge, and Judging Amy.

Early life

McCurdy was born in Garden Grove, California,[1] and she has three older brothers. She gained interest in acting after watching Harrison Ford in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope right after her mother recovered from breast cancer.[2]

Personal life

On June 11, 2011, McCurdy composed and published an article titled "Off-Camera, My Mom's Fight With Cancer" to the Wall Street Journal which describes, in detail, her mother Debra's on-going battle with cancer and how her family is coping with the situation. The article also features tips on living with such a situation, given out by McCurdy herself to anyone interested.[3]

Career

She started her acting career in 2000 at the age of eight on MADtv.[citation needed] Since then she appeared in several television series, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Malcolm in the Middle, Lincoln Heights, Will & Grace, Penguins of Madagascar, Zoey 101, True Jackson, VP, Law and Order SVU, Medium, Judging Amy, The Inside, Karen Sisco, Over There and Close to Home. 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 as Hailey Campos. She has also appeared in several commercials such as one for Sprint and another commercial for crossing the road safely.

Since 2007, she has a starring role in the Nickelodeon TV series iCarly opposite Miranda Cosgrove, Nathan Kress and Jerry Trainor, as Carly Shay'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. She was nominated for a 2009 Teen Choice Award, in the Favorite TV Sidekick category for her work on iCarly. She also was cast to the role of Bertha in Fred: The Movie, a movie based on a YouTube series about Fred Figglehorn.

Music

McCurdy at the 62nd Annual Mother Goose Parade in San Diego County, California in November 2008

In June 2008, she announced on her official web site that she was working on her debut album. The first single, "So Close," was released on March 10, 2009.[4] The second single, "Homeless Heart", a cover of a song from Amanda Stott, was released on May 19.[5] The song was released in honor of McCurdy's recently deceased friend Cody Waters, who died at the age of 9 from brain cancer, and 20% of the proceeds were donated to the Cody Waters Foundation.[6] She met Cody Waters through St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Both were released under the Your Tymes music label. After the single "So Close" was released in March 2009, McCurdy announced that her debut album would be released on June 30, 2009. By the time June ended, no album had been released and on July 6, 2009, McCurdy announced she had signed a deal with Capitol Records Nashville.[citation needed]

On April 16, 2010, samples of select songs from McCurdy's upcoming debut country album were released to the public. Those songs were "Not That Far Away", "Never Let Me Down", "Break Your Heart", "Better", "Stronger", and "Put Your Arms Around Someone". The songs were released early in order for fans to vote for which one they believed should be McCurdy's first single.[7] "Not That Far Away" won, and was released to country radio on May 24, 2010 and iTunes on June 1.[citation needed] She released an EP on August 16/August 17 , 2010 which added other songs including "Stronger", "Put Your Arms Around Someone", "Break Your Heart" and "Me with You". It has also been stated that another of her songs, "Stronger" was released later on NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 35 on August 31, 2010.[8]

McCurdy's second single, "Generation Love", was released as a digital download on March 22, 2011.[9] This song was released to radio April 25, 2011.[10]

Philanthropy

In addition to supporting the Cody Waters Foundation, McCurdy was active in campaigns such as stopping child soldiers (she is in the Invisible Children Inc. group[citation needed]) and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. McCurdy did a PSA for Safe Kids USA which is aired on Nickelodeon and TeenNick.

McCurdy currently serves as a StarPower Ambassador for Starlight Children’s Foundation, encouraging other young people to commit their time, energy and resources to help other kids and working with Starlight to brighten the lives of seriously ill children.[11]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details Peak chart
positions
US Country
[12] 		US
Heat
[13]
The Story of My Life - -
Extended plays
Title Details Peak chart
positions
US Country
[14] 		US
Heat
[15]
Not That Far Away 32 3
Singles
Year Single Peak position Album
US Country
2010 "Not That Far Away" 58[16] The Story of My Life
2011 "Generation Love" 44[17]
Music videos
Year Song Director
2010 "Not That Far Away"[18] Roman White
2011 "Generation Love"[19]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2001 Shadow Fury Anna Markov
2002 My Daughter's Tears Mary Fields
2003 Hollywood Homicide Van Family Daughter
2003 Taylor Simmons Amanda Simmons
2004 Breaking Dawn The Little Girl
2004 Tiger Cruise Kiley Dolan TV movie
2005 See Anthony Run Lucy Short film
2006 Against Type Meredith TV movie
2007 The Last Day of Summer Dory Sorenson TV movie
2008 Proving Ground: From the Adventures of Captain Redlocks Aria Krait
2008 iGo to Japan Sam Puckett TV movie
2009 Minor Details Mia
2010 Fred: The Movie Bertha TV movie
2011 Best Player Christina "Prodigy" Saunders TV movie
Television
Year Film Role Notes
2000 MADtv Cassidy Gifford
2002 C.S.I. Jackie Trent Episode: "Cats in the Cradle"
2003 Malcolm in the Middle Daisy (Female Dewey) Episodes: "If Boys Were Girls"
2004 Karen Sisco Josie Boyle Episode: "No One's Girl"
2004 Strong Medicine Hailey Campos Episode: "Selective Breeding"
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Holly Purcell Episode: "Contagious"
2005 Medium Sara Crewson Episode: "Coded"
2005 Judging Amy Amber Reid Episode: "My Name is Amy Gray"
2005 Malcolm in the Middle Penelope Episode: "Buseys Take a Hostage"
2005 The Inside Madison St. Clair Episode: "Everything Nice"
2005 Over There Lynne Episode: "Situation Normal"
2005 Zoey 101 Trisha Kirby Episode: "Bad Girl"
2006 Will & Grace Lisa Episode: "Von Trapped"
2006 Close to Home Stacy Johnson Episode: "Escape"
2007 Lincoln Heights Beckie Episode: "Betrayal"
Episode: "Tricks and Treats"
Episode: "House Arrest"
2007 to present iCarly Sam Puckett
2008 to 2010 True Jackson, VP Pinky Turzo Episode: "Amanda Hires a Pink"
Episode: "True Drama"
2010 The Penguins of Madagascar Becky Episode: "Badger Pride"
2010 Glenn Martin, DDS Mazy Episode: "Courtney's Pony"

Awards

Year Award Category Motive Result
2009  Young Artist Award "Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama), Supporting Young Actress" iCarly Nominated[20]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jennette McCurdy Biography". Yahoo! TV. Yahoo! Inc. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  2. ^ Hatch, Danielle. "sheSam on 'iCarly' - Peoria, IL". pjstar.com. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  3. ^ "Off-Camera, My Mom's Fight With Cancer". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  4. ^ http://www.jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=9
  5. ^ "Homeless Heart - Single by Jennette McCurdy - Download Homeless Heart - Single on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  6. ^ McCurdy, Jennette (May 4, 2009). "New single". Jennette McCurdy's Official Website. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  7. ^ "Jennette McCurdy Lets Fans Help Decide Debut Single". The Boot. 2010-04-16. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  8. ^ PR Newswire, World's Best-Selling Music Compilation Series Announces August 31 Release Date For 'NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 35', PR Newswire, August 2, 2010 Monday 11:00 AM EST
  9. ^ http://jennettemccurdy.com/news.html?item=26
  10. ^ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". All Access. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  11. ^ "Starlight Children's Foundation - StarPower Ambassadors". Starlight.org. 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  12. ^ "Jennette McCurdy Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  13. ^ "Jennette McCurdy Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  14. ^ "Jennette McCurdy Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  15. ^ "Jennette McCurdy Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  16. ^ "Top Country Songs & Charts, Country Music Hits & Popular Country Music Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  17. ^ "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. May 16, 2011. p. 9. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
  18. ^ "CMT : Videos : Jennette McCurdy : Not That Far Away". Country Music Television. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  19. ^ "CMT : Videos : Jennette McCurdy: Generation Love". Country Music Television. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  20. ^ 30th Annual Young Artist Awards. YoungArtistAwards.org. Accessed 2011-06-06.
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