Joshua Michael "
Josh" Peck(born
November 10,
1986) is an
American actor. He is best known for playingJosh Nicholsin theNickelodeonlive-action sitcomDrake &
Josh . He began his career as achild actorin the late
1990s and early
2000s, and became known to young audiences after his role onThe
Amanda Show . He has since acted in films such asMean
Creek ,
Drillbit Taylor ,
The Wackness ,
ATM , andRed
Dawn , along with voicing
Eddie in theIce Agefranchise . He also starred as
Gerald in a lead role withJohn Stamosin the seriesGrandfathered . He currently voicesCasey JonesinTeenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles .Peck was born inManhattan ,
New York , where he attended
P.S. 40 andThe
Professional Performing Arts School . His parents wereunmarried at the time of his birthand he has never met his biological father. He grew up with his
Jewish mother,
Barbara, who is a career coach, and his maternal grandmother. Peck had aBar Mitzvahceremony. He hadasthmaduring his childhood, and often stayed indoors watching oldsitcoms . He was inspired to become involved instand-up comedywhen he was eight years old.Peck subsequently appeared atTADA!
Youth Theaterand performed stand-up comedy atCaroline's
Comedy Clubfor theAudrey Hepburnfoundation. At the age of 13, he was offered a role on
Nickelodeon'sThe
Amanda Showand, at his mother's suggestion, accepted the part and moved to
Los Angeles to further pursue an acting career.Peck made his film debut inSnow Day(
2000), and appeared regularly onThe Amanda Showuntil the end of its run in
2002. He also starred oppositeAlex D. LinzandZena Greyin the theatrical film,
Max Keeble's Big Move , which was released on
October 5,
2001. In 2001, he guest starred in an episode of the popularNBCdramaERcalled "
Thy Will Be Done". During this period, Peck appeared in several independent films, includingSpunand 2004'sMean Creek , for which he received critical praise. He was cast asJosh
Nichols , oppositeDrake
Bell 'sDrake
Parker , in anotherNickelodeonsitcom,
Drake & Josh , which began airing in 2004 and gained Peck recognition among young audiences. Peck's character,
Josh Nichols, was smart, funny, and organized, but was always being tormented along with
Drake by
Megan Parker (
Miranda Cosgrove ), Drake's younger sister. Both characters sing in a remake of the song"
Soul Man"bySam and
Dave . In
2006, Bell and Peck starred in their own
TV movie calledDrake &
Josh Go
Hollywood , and in
2007, they starred in a sequel calledDrake & Josh:
Really Big Shrimp . Josh was nominated for
Favorite Television Actor at the 2008Nickelodeon
Kids'
Choice Awardsfor his work onDrake & Josh . Peck also made his debut as a director in theDrake & Joshepisode,
Battle of Panthatar. He also directed his co-star
Drake Bell's music video for the theme song toDrake & Josh , "
Found a Way". He has also appeared in the series finale ofWhat's New, Scooby-Doo? , an episode ofCodename: Kids
Next Doorcalled
Operation: C.
A.K.E.D.-F.
I.V.E., and the direct-to-video
New Line Cinema filmHavoc . Peck returned to the character of Josh Nichols in 2008 for the television filmMerry
Christmas, Drake & Josh .In 2006, Peck appeared in the independent filmSpecial , which premiered at theSundance
Film Festival , and voicedEddie , one of two possum brothers, in the animated sequel,
Ice Age:
The Meltdown , which was released on March 31 of that year. Peck played a high school bully in 2008'sDrillbit
Taylor , and starred in the filmsThe Wackness(released July 2008),
American Primitive ,
Safety Glass , and reprised his role as Eddie inIce Age:
Dawn of the Dinosaurs .In
2011, Peck had a cameo role on the hit Nickelodeon showVictoriousas an audience member for a play
Jade wrote. In
2012, Peck starred in the remake ofRed Dawn , and once again reprised his role as Eddie, inIce Age:
Continental Drift . In
2013, he began voicing
Casey Jones in Nickelodeon'sTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles .In 2014, Peck appeared as
Danny Norwood in the pilot ofThe
Rebels , one ofAmazon Studios ' five adult test pilots released onAmazon Videoin early 2014.In
2015, Peck was cast as a lead in the comedy series,
Grandfathered . He starred alongsideJohn
Stamos .Grandfatheredpremiered on
September 29 and has garnered generally favorable reviews fromRotten TomatoesandMetacritic .Both he and Stamos are nominated for a 2016People's Choice Awardin the category "Favorite Actor In A New
TV Series"
.In the fourth season ofDrake &
Josh , Peck was noticeably thinner. He said I made a conscious effort to lose weight because I knew
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