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iCarly is an American sitcom that originally aired on Nickelodeon from September 8, 2007, to November 23, 2012. Nickelodeon promoted many episodes such as "iDo", "iHire an Idiot", "iPity the Nevel", "iDate Sam & Freddie", etc. as specials, despite their being regular episodes. The lower case i which begins the episode titles represents the internet, as in "iCarly". The show was nominated for an Emmy award for Outstanding Children's Program in 2009. The series starring Miranda Cosgrove as Carly Shay who becomes an Internet star. The series ended on November 23, 2012, with the one-hour special episode "iGoodbye". A total of 7 seasons and 109 episodes were broadcast. The largest audience of the series was 11.2 million viewers, with the special episode "iSaved Your Life" premiered in January 2010.
When Carly (Miranda Cosgrove) and her sassy best friend Sam (Jennette McCurdy) act funny at a school talent show audition, tech-savvy Freddie (Nathan Kress) tapes it and posts it online without telling them. After seeing the girls' strong chemistry and banter, the online audience clamors for more and the iCarly webcast is born. While grappling with typical issues of adolescence, Carly, Sam, and Freddie find out that they have also become online celebrities as their show – which features talent contests, recipes, problem-solving, and random dancing – garners international accolades.
Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993) is an American actress and singer. Her career began at the age of three, when she appeared in television commercials. Her film debut came in 2003, when she played Summer Hathaway in School of Rock. She appeared in a number of minor television roles over several years before coming to prominence as Megan Parker on the Nickelodeon TV series Drake & Josh. A few years later, she landed the role of Carly Shay, the lead character in the Nickelodeon TV series iCarly. As of May 2010, Cosgrove earned $180,000 per episode of iCarly, making her the second-highest-paid child star on television. She was listed in the 2012 edition of Guinness World Records as the highest paid child actress for iCarly. On February 15, 2013, it was announced that Cosgrove would be starring as Evie in Girlfriend in a Coma, a television series for NBC, but the series was cancelled when Christina Ricci left the production. Cosgrove again voiced Margo in Despicable Me 2 in 2013. In 2015 she was cast in the NBC comedy pilot Crowded, created by Suzanne Martin.
Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy (born June 26, 1992) is an American actress, screenwriter, producer, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her role as Sam Puckett on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly and its spin-off series Sam & Cat. She has also appeared in a number of television series, including Victorious, Zoey 101, True Jackson VP, Malcolm in the Middle, and Lincoln Heights and has also produced, written and starred in her own online series What's Next for Sarah?. Since May 2015, she has starred in the Netflix / City series Between.
McCurdy was born in Long Beach, California and grew up in Garden Grove, California. She has three older brothers named Marcus, Scott, and Dustin. She is of Dutch, French, Irish, Italian, and Swedish heritage. McCurdy gained interest in acting upon watching Harrison Ford in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope after her mother recovered from breast cancer.
McCurdy started her acting career in 2000 at the age of eight on MADtv. Since then she appeared in television series, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Malcolm in the Middle, Lincoln Heights, Will & Grace, The 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 film 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 a public service announcement on crossing the road safely.
Nathan Karl Kress (born November 18, 1992) is an American actor, director, and former professional child model. Kress has been acting since the age of three and is known for his role as Freddie Benson on the Nickelodeon television series iCarly.
In 2014, he co-starred in his first major film, Into the Storm, and in 2015, he directed the Henry Danger episodes "Caved In", "The Bucket Trap", and "Captain Man: On Vacation".
Kress was born on November 18, 1992, in Glendale, California. He has two older brothers, Andrew and Kevin, neither of whom are involved in show business.
Kress began his professional career at the age of four when he displayed a natural talent for memorizing and re-enacting the shows he saw on television, prompting his mother to take him to an open "cattle call" showcase where he was quickly signed with a talent agent. Over the next three years, Kress modeled for various print advertisements, as well as performing in numerous commercials and voice-over roles; the most notable of which was his dual role as the voices of "Easy" and "Tough Pup" in the 1998 feature film Babe: Pig in the City. At the age of six, he decided to take a break from acting and return to regular school, where he led a relatively "normal" life for the next five years until deciding to return to acting professionally at the age of eleven.
Carly hosts her own home-grown web show, iCarly. She lives with her twenty-something brother/guardian Spencer and produces her Web casts from a makeshift third-floor loft studio. Grappling with adolescence, she never aimed to gain fame as a rising star/underground celebrity to kids. As events unfold in the pilot, it all happens by accident when a teacher puts her in charge of the school talent show. She and her sassy best bud Sam turn the audition process into a show, which Carly's tech savvy smitten friend Freddie tapes - including their hilarious banter and great chemistry - and posts on the Web without telling the girls. The on-line audience clamors for more, and a pop phenomenon blooms, with Carly and sidekick Sam's regular Web casts ultimately featuring everything from comedy sketches and talent contests to interviews, recipes, and problem-solving.
Keywords: 2000s, 2010s, apartment, artist, best-friend, brother-sister-relationship, character-name-in-title, friendship, guardian, one-word-title
[Repeated line]::Freddie: In 5, 4, 3, 2... [signals Carly and Sam to start iCarly]
Carly Shay: [repeated line] Aw, come on!
Never thought I'd fall in love
Now I stand corrected
Never thought I'd feel what I feel
Never been so affected
Now I know what I know
But right now it seems so subjective
Oh oh
You surprised me hypnotized me
Found my weakness then you creeped in bam
Took my heart then bam
Oh you started to make my whole world just explode
Bam my life has changed
Bam can't concentrate
Bam I was okay
Until we met that day then
Bam I am obsessed
Bam can't get nowhere
Bam ever since we met
I think I know what love is bam
I felt so secure with these walls around me
Boys would take me out
But bring me back where they found me
And there's no harm no foul
'Cause they never got a chance to know me yeah
You surprised me hypnotized me
Found my weakness then you creeped in bam
Took my heart then bam
Oh you started to make my whole world just explode
Bam my life has changed
Bam can't concentrate
Bam I was okay
Until we met that day then
Bam I am obsessed
Bam can't get nowhere
Bam ever since we met
I think I know what love is bam
And if I had to walk a million miles
To find your smile I would you know I would babe
And if you took a trip to Costa Rica
And told me I need ya I would I would I would
Yeah yeah yeah
Bam my life has changed
Bam can't concentrate
Bam I was okay
Until we met that day then
Bam I am obsessed
Bam can't get nowhere
Bam ever since we met
I think I know what love is bam
You surprised me hypnotized me
Found my weakness then you creeped in bam
Took my heart then bam
Oh you started to make my whole world just explode