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Jerry Trainor Born Gerald William Trainor
January 21, 1977
San Diego, California, U.S.Occupation Actor, comedian, voice actor Years active 2000–present Gerald William "Jerry" Trainor (born January 21, 1977) is an American actor, comedian and voice actor, widely known for playing Spencer Shay on iCarly. He is also known as Crazy Steve on Drake & Josh and the title character, Dudley Puppy, on T.U.F.F. Puppy. Trainor also appears on the web series Hungry Girl TV.[1]
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Early life and career
Trainor was born and raised in San Diego, California, the son of William "Bill" Trainor and Madelyn (née McNenly) Trainor.[2] Trainor studied improv at the Groundlings school in Los Angeles.[3]
His first television role was in Nickelodeon programming block and series 6 to 8 Frozen Zone as popular person Justin. Some of his other television credits include Law & Order, Angel, and Malcolm in the Middle. His first recurring TV role was as Brian "the A.V. guy" on Crossing Jordan. He also has had a number of small roles in films such as the science fiction horror film Donnie Darko and the cheerleader comedy Bring It On Again. He also had a recurring role on the Nickelodeon TV show Drake & Josh and currently stars in the Nickelodeon show iCarly. He also completed the 2008 music-themed comedy Wreckless Epic, in which he stars.
Trainor was formerly in a World of Warcraft video series called Project Lore. He played the healer Goggins who is a Draenei shaman. He left the show on February 7, 2009.
Trainor stars in the animated series T.U.F.F. Puppy as the voice of Dudley Puppy.
Trainor starred alongside "iCarly" costar Jennette McCurdy in the Nickelodeon television movie Best Player. He played Quincy Johnson, a video game enthusiast whose main competition in a video gaming contest is McCurdy's character.
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Notes 2001 Donnie Darko Lanky Kid Cameo Evolution Tommy Wayside Tommy Direct-to-video 2003 Wrong Hollywood Number Bailey Warren Short film 2004 Bring It On Again Smug Guy Direct-to-video 2007 Pieces of Dolores Bookstore clerk Short film 2008 Waking Dreams Andrew Direct-to-video 2009 Factory 9 Roland Waters Direct-to-video 2011 Best Player Quincy Johnson TV movie Wrath of the Zombies Ian Melbourne Television Year Show Role Notes 2001 Malcolm in the Middle Cadet Edwards Episode: Evacuation 2002 My Wife and Kids Star Trek fan Episode: The Bowling Show Angel Jared Episode: Supersymmetry ER Darius Episode: One Can Only Hope 2004–2005 Crossing Jordan Brian - A.V. Guy Episode: Dead or Alive
Episode: Revealed
Episode: Blue Moon
Episode: It Happened One Night
Episode: A Man in Blue2004–2007 Drake & Josh "Crazy" Steve Recurring role (10 episodes) 2007–present iCarly Spencer Shay Main role, 88 episodes 2007 Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp "Crazy" Steve Nickelodeon TV-Movie 2008 iCarly: iGo to Japan Spencer Shay Nickelodeon TV-Movie 2008 Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh "Crazy" Steve Nickelodeon TV-Movie 2009 BrainSurge Himself Played as a contestant 2010 Victorious Himself Episode:Jade Dumps Beck, Cameo In Audience (non-speaking role) 2010 The Penguins of Madagascar Cockroach (voice) Episode: Stop Bugging Me (Voice) 2010–present T.U.F.F. Puppy Dudley Puppy (voice) Lead role/Main Voice Role/voice acting debut 2011 Kid West Lemuel Kage References
- ^ om een reactie te plaatsen! (2008-12-15). ""Fun With... The Hungry Girl Book"". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGw_gup9NJo. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ^ "‘i-Carly’ star ‘Spencer’ has Clare ties – grandma". The Clare County Review. http://www.clarecountyreview.com/?p=5175. Retrieved 2011-01-14.[dead link]
- ^ "TV Guide Biography". Tvguide.com. 1977-01-21. http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jerry-trainor/bio/244318. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
External links
- Jerry Trainor at the Internet Movie Database
- Jerry Trainor on Twitter
- Jerry Trainor at Nick.com
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