Birth name: Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy
Born: June 26, 1992 in Long Beach and raised in Garden Grove, California
Professions: Actress, singer, songwriter
Years Active
2000 - Present (Actress)
2003 - Present (singer, songwriter)
Height: 5'2" 1/2
Jean size: Size Zero
Bust: 32 C (no padding)
Shoe size: 7.5
Nicknames: Net Net, Nettie, Nette, Scooter
Hobbies: Singing (Country), Dance, Karate, Ice Skating, Piano, Cooking, Reading, Writing, Watching Movies, Roller Blading, Skateboarding, Baseball, Basketball, and Trampoline
Family Birthdays
Debra McCurdy: July 17th
Marcus McCurdy: August 20th
Scott McCurdy: September 18th
Dustin McCurdy: August 14th
Vehicles White mini cooper and scooter given from Nickelodeon
Social Networks
Joined Twitter on July 16, 2008
Joined Youtube on July 20, 2008
Joined Facebook on June 29, 2009
Joined Instagram on December 5th, 2012
Who is Jennette McCurdy?
Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy is most famous for her starring role as Sam Puckett for Nickelodeon's show hit television show iCarly. In June 2008, she began her music career with her first single, "So Close," released on March 10, 2009. Her latest EP, Not That Far Away, reached #4 on the iTunes country charts. Jennette McCurdy is also a supporter of the Cody Waters Foundation and Starlight Children's Foundation. Her philosophy in life is: "Excuses. Don't make 'em. Don't take 'em."
Before her acting career
When Jennette was around two years old, her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and was in the hospital for bone marrow transplant, chemotherapy and radiation treatments. During that time, Jennette and her three brothers would watch Star Wars 4, 5, and 6 to keep their minds at ease and live by their motto which was: "The Force is with mommy; she can do this; she'll be OK; the Force is with her".
After Jennette's mother recovered, she asked her mother if she could be in the movies, after seeing Harrison Ford as Hans Solo in Star Wars. At age eight, Jennette first appeared on MADtv in 2000 playing as Cassidy Gifford. She would then make guest appearances for 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 where she played as the Van Family Daughter. In 2005, she was nominated for Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Series - Guest Starring Young Actress for her performance in Strong Medicine.
A few years later, Jennette got her starring role in the Nickelodeon series, iCarly in September of 2007 playing as Samantha Puckett. Since then she has been in ever episode except for one due to illness: iWon't Cancel the Show
In 2011, Jennette received two Kids Choice Awards. One included her for best TV show, iCarly and her second award was for Best TV Sidekick.
In 2012, Jennette McCurdy won another Kids Choice award for Funniest TV Sidekick but could only make her speech on her Youtube channel.
Starting September 19th, 2012 Jennette McCurdy co-stars with Ariana Grande to film their own Nickelodeon show titled Sam & Cat and the show premieres in Fall 2013.
Jennette McCurdy Film Roles and Guest Appearances
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2005 | See Anthony Run | Lucy |
| 2006 | Against Type | Meredith |
| 2007 | The Last Day of Summer | Dory Sorenson |
| Minor Details | ||
| 2009 | iCarly: iGo to Japan | Sam Puckett |
| iCarly: iDate a Bad Boy | Sam Puckett | |
| iCarly: iFight Shelby Marx | Sam Puckett | |
| iCarly: iQuit iCarly | Sam Puckett | |
| iCarly: iPsycho | Sam Puckett | |
| 2010 | Fred: The Movie | Bertha |
| 2011 | Best Player | Christina "Prodigy" Saunders (Chris for short) |
| 2013 | Swindle | Savannah Drysdale |
Television Appearances
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | MadTV | Cassidy Gifford |
| 2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jackie Trent |
| 2003 | Malcolm in the Middle | Daisy |
| 2004 | 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 | 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 |
| iCarly | Sam Puckett Melanie Puckett | |
| 2008 | American Idol | Herself |
| 2008 Kids' Choice Awards | Herself | |
| 2009 | 2009 Kids' Choice Awards | Herself |
| The Bonnie Hunt Show | Herself | |
| True Jackson VP | Pinky Turzo | |
| 2010 | 2010 Kids' Choice Awards | Herself |
| 2010, 2012 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Becky |
| 2011 | 2011 Kids' Choice Awards | Herself |
| 2011 Australian Kids' Choice Awards | Host | |
| Cupcake Wars | Herself | |
| Lunchables Celebrity Fieldtrip Commercial | Herself | |
| 2012 | The Rosie Show | Herself |
| 2012 Kids' Choice Awards | Herself | |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Herself | |
| Victorious: Crazy Ponnie | Ponnie | |
| Bucket and Skinner's Epic Adventures | Devon | |
| Figure It Out | Herself | |
| Camp Orange: Girls v Boys | Herself | |
| 2013 | 2013 Kids' Choice Awards | Herself |
| Sam and Cat | Sam Puckett |
Jennette McCurdy's Awards and Nominations
| Year | Event | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance In A Television Series - Guest Starring Young Actress | Strong Medicine | Nominated |
| 2008 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance In A TV Movie, MiniSeries Or Special - Supporting Young Actress | The Last Day of Summer | Nominated |
| 2008 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actress | iCarly | Nominated |
| 2009 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actress | iCarly | Nominated |
| 2009 | Young Artist Awards | Outstanding Young Performers In A TV Series | iCarly | Nominated |
| 2009 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Sidekick | iCarly | Nominated |
| 2010 | Young Artist Awards | Outstanding Young Performers In A TV Series | iCarly | Nominated |
| 2010 | 2010 Australian Kids' Choice Awards | LOL Award | iCarly | Won |
| 2011 | 2011 Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite TV Sidekick | iCarly | Won |
| 2011 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV: Female Scene Stealer | iCarly | Nominated |
| 2011 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Music: Female Country Artist | Herself | Nominated |
| 2011 | 2011 Australian Kids' Choice Awards | LOL Award | iCarly | Won |
| 2011 | Meus Prêmios Nick Brazil | Funniest Character | iCarly | Won |
| 2012 | 2012 Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite TV Sidekick | iCarly | Won |
| 2013 | 2013 Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite TV Show | iCarly | Nominated |
| 2013 | 2013 Australian Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Nick Star | iCarly | Nominated |
Fun facts about Jennette McCurdy
- Owns an iPhone 4S, iPad, and iPad Mini
- Her worst fear is of the ocean
- Her twitter bios include:
Actress who is great at tying shoelaces and not great at writing bios under 140 characters
you might know me as sam off icarly, but i have a whole other one-dimensional self known as jennette
actress who loves pj's, teddy bears, vanilla, cirque du soleil, hoodies, tv, marty mcfly, and foods that you probably shouldn't have more than twice a year.
Hey I'm Jennette. I usually regret what I tweet as soon as I tweet it, but that makes you wanna follow me, right?
Eat my tweets and let me know how they taste. salty?
Unless you're a three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich with arsenic sauce, welcome
Hi, I'm Jennette. Hope to entertain you in some way
- Her favorite Harry Potter book was "Half Blood Prince", but it was her least favorite of movies
- Her favorite characters from Harry Potter are Ron Weasley and the Weasley twins.
- She celebrates May 4th as Star Wars Day
- Jennette McCurdy's first tweet was: "My first tweet!" on 7/22/2008 at 7:36 P.M.
- Her first celebrity crush is Johnny Depp
- Her first TV ad appearance was a dentist commercial
- Her first TV show appearance was on MADtv
- Most prized posession: Figure skates
- Got the iCarly role as Sam Puckett on December 10th
- Jennette took on a dare to fit as many pieces of gum in her mouth, she was only able to fit 10 pieces of gum
- Loves playing board games such as Monopoly, Clue, Moods and Life.
- Jennette has so far written four full-length screenplays and even a magazine which she describes as for girls aged 8 and up.
- Jennette is obsessed with Honey Boo Boo and uses the phrase "A dolla makes me holla honey boo boo child". She even made a voicemail with that phrase.
- Favorite shows when she was younger was "I Love Lucy" and "American Idol" and shows on Bravo such as "Project Runway"
- Fearful of sharks and bees
- Received a lifesize uglydoll for her 18th birthday, which she named it Cheebo
- 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
- Jennette was inspired to become an actress after watching Harrison Ford in Star Wars. In 2003, she appeared in the film Hollywood Homicide alongside him.
- Jennette loves the original Star Wars Trilogy and Back to the Future trilogy.
- She says her mother is the funniest person she knows
- She worked on a small monthly magazine for girls called Original Girl, which she started two years ago as a school project
- Loves really spicy food and once ate a raw jalapeno pepper on a dare
- Jennette has three dogs; Snoopy, Chewie/Chewbacca (Yorkshire terrier and Maltese mix) and Musashi (Jack Russell terrier), and two turtles named Tootsen and Zeus.
- Jennette has two birds, Tweety and McFly
- The name "Jennette" originated from her grandmother's middle name
- Jennette loves the show Friends and was introduced to it from music video director, Roman White, who gave her some DVDs
- Jennette normally hates reality TV shows, but has a few exceptions such as of "Dance Moms", "Toddlers and Tiaras", and "Here comes honey boo-boo"
- Jennette McCurdy has been taking piano lessons since she was 4 years old.
- Jennette McCurdy is a talented dancer. She took tap, rhythm tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, and ballet. Rhythm tap is her favorite kind of dance.
- Jennette McCurdy knows karate. She learned uechi-ryu karate, which is an original okinawan style of karate. All three of her brothers take it, so she have to have some sort of defense!
Created on: June 1, 2010
Last modified: April 22, 2013
Terminology used by Jennette and fans alike
| Bilgerdunday | A word that Jennette made up as part of her own language. It is sometimes shortened to bilger or bil. According to Jennette, this is what the word means: "it's sort of a term of endearment I guess I would say. I made it up, haha" |
| Buttersock | A weapon that she used in her character Sam Puckett on iCarly. It is unclear whether the butter is frozen or room temperature, but it must be replaced regularly to avoid mold. This weapon, while seems harmless, has the power to knock people down in an instant and cause an incredible amount of damage. |
| Salty | A word originally used in her Twitter bio as a joke: "eat my tweets and let me know how they taste. salty?". Over time the use of the word salty has been re-used until Jennette defined herself as being salty. |
| Nugget | This word, originally coined by Jennette McCurdy, unofficially means friend. Often used to replace the word fans, she has also used it for Dan Schneider (August 31, 2011). |
| Loze | Originally started in January 27th 2013, with the tweet: "I LOZE you (the new love)". Not to be confused with the word "lose", it is a special bonding word that is used both for Jennette and her McCurdians. It means the same as the word love. |
Jennette McCurdy's current and past favorites
| Color: | Baby pink and more recently purple (inspired by Katy Perry) |
| Ice Cream Flavor: | Cookies and Cream |
| Season: | Winter |
| Holiday: | Christmas |
| Animal: | Polar Bear |
| Cereal: | Special K |
| Subject in school: | English |
| Books: | Candide and Harry Potter series |
| Food: | Grilled cheese sandwiches, pizza, apples, Debra McCurdy's spaghetti and premium Angus cheeseburgers from Sony studios. Sushi: spicy yellowtail, unagi, spicy tuna |
| Snack: | Cinnamon Poptarts, Redvines |
| Cirque Du Soleil show: | Iris |
| Video games: | Super Smash Bros., Bomberman, and Animal Crossing |
| Computer games: | City of Heroes and The Movies. |
| Authors: | Voltaire, CS Lewis, Tolkien, and Dr. Seuss |
| Actors: | Andrew Garfield, Tom Hanks, Will Ferrell, Michael J. Fox, Harrison Ford, Michael Caine, and Johnny Depp |
| Actresses: | Emma Stone, Charlize Theron, Reese Witherspoon, Meryl Streep, Holliston Coleman, and Julie Andrews |
| TV Show: | Anything on the Food network. Sherlock, Game of Thrones, Friends, Arrested Development, SNL, and 30 Rock |
| Movies: | Back to the Future, Finding Forrester, the original Star Wars movies, Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Pianist, Edward Scissorhands, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, The Dark Night (seen 3 times), and anything with Johnny Depp |
| Stores: | Barnes & Noble, FAO Schwarz, Nordstrom, and Urban Outfitters |
Music
Her music taste changes over time and is often revealed during her Q&A. Check out the list of songs that she has enjoyed.
| 2012 | Katy Perry: Wide Awake |
| 2012 Summer Mix | Daft Punk, red house painters, vampire weekend, maroon 5, and the drums |
Recommended Reading List
Jennette McCurdy always encourages more people to read (or as she directly says, "Read, kids"). Below is a compiled list of the books Jennette has read in the past.
Jennette McCurdy's continuous contributions to charity
Jennette McCurdy is always giving back to fans whenever she can and has been a frequent visitor to St Jude Children's Research Hospital
She helped spread the message across the country on her Generation Love mall tour providing free concerts with songs such as Put Your Arms Around Someone, Better, and Generation Love. After the concert, fans would receive a meet and greet with Jennette McCurdy along with an autographed photo for a donation of just $10. Jennette started her Generation Love mall tour in March 2011, which lasted for almost 5 weeks and generated a grand total of $139,643 for St. Jude.
In one of her early albums, "Homeless Heart", was in dedication to one of her most valued friend and inspiration. The following quote, provided by The Cody Waters Foundation, is how Jennette McCurdy's energetic spirit and music influenced Cody Water's life. (circ. January 25, 2009)
Cody was very excited when he first met Jennette. She is a terrific young lady and she and Cody hit it off right away. Jennette and her mother became good friends and we still maintain our friendship today. Jennette brought a tremendous amount of joy to Cody and he would often listen to her music when he was not feeling well. Listening to Jennette's songs was a great comfort to him and he was able to relax when he heard her voice. We are looking forward to watching Jennette pursue her music career and we ask that you listen to her music and support her when her album is released.Since 2009, Jennette McCurdy has been officially been serving as a StarPower Ambassador for Starlight Children's Foundation.
Nicknames provided by Jennette McCurdy
Jennette McCurdy thinks up of cute and creative names for fellow celebrities and her fans. Below is a list of the nicknames so far:
| Cosmos | Miranda Cosgrove |
| Kressington | Nathan Kress |
| Oreo | Ariana Grande |
| Amir Talai | AT&T |
