Miranda Taylor Cosgrove^[1] (born May 14, 1993 in Los Angeles, California) is an American child actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Megan Parker in Drake and Josh, Summer Hathaway in School of Rock and as Carly Shay in iCarly. Her career began in 1996 when she was spotted by an agent who was so impressed by her singing and dancing in a restaurant called "Taste of LA" that he signed her up for a number of small roles in commercials.^[2][3] Cosgrove now stars as Carly Shay in the new Nickelodeon series iCarly, which is written and produced by Dan Schneider. iCarly now shows on Nickelodeon in TEENick and on The N. is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... The term child actor is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion the latter is also called a former child actor. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... (From the Left) Josh Peck, Miranda Cosgrove and Drake Bell. ... School of Rock is a 2003 American comedy film starring Jack Black. ... iCarly is a popular American television sitcom, which premiered on September 8, 2007 and is currently airing on Nickelodeon. ... This article is about the TV channel. ... iCarly is a popular American television sitcom, which premiered on September 8, 2007 and is currently airing on Nickelodeon. ... Dan Schneider (born January 14, 1966) is an American actor, writer, and producer of movies and television. ... TEENick is a television block on Nickelodeon that began in 2001. ... The-N is the nighttime block on Noggin for teens. ...

Biography

Early life

Miranda Cosgrove was born in Los Angeles, California on May 14, 1993. She is of Italian, Welsh, Russian, Armenian and Slavic descent.^[4] When she was about 3 years old, she was singing and dancing in a restaurant called "Taste of LA". A talent agent was impressed with her singing and dancing skills so he signed her up for his talent agency, leading to a career in advertising soon after, as well as other roles and shows.^[2][3] She began homeschooling after she finished elementary school, and then enrolled in an online school program which she has been doing since 2006.^[5] Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Languages Italian, Sicilian, Neapolitan, Corsican, Sardinian, Emiliano-Romagnolo, Ligurian, Lombard, Piedmontese, Venetian, Ladin, Friulian Religions predominantly Roman Catholic      The Italians are a Southern European ethnic group found primarily in Italy and in a wide-ranging diaspora throughout Western Europe, the Americas and Australia. ... This article is about Welsh people who are considered to be an ethnic group and a nation. ... Russians (Русские - Russkie) are an ethnic group of East Slavic people, which live primarily in Russia and neighboring countries. ... The Armenians are a nation and an ethnic group, originating in the Caucasus and eastern Asia Minor. ... The Slavic peoples are the most numerous ethnic and linguistic body of peoples in Europe. ... Homeschooling[1] ( also called home education), home learning or homeschool[1] – is the education of children at home, typically by parents or guardians, rather than in a public or private school. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Career

The starting point of her career was when she and got roles in ads for McDonald's & Burger King. Later on she auditioned for roles in several movies and TV series. Her audition for the role of a student named Summer Hathaway in the film School of Rock starring Jack Black was successful and she began filming in 2002. School of Rock went on to be a big hit. During School of Rock's premiere, news arrived that a pilot for a TV show she participated in had been green-lit, and that she would be playing the part of Megan Parker, the scheming sister of Drake, in the hit show Drake & Josh. She also had a role in the 2005 film Yours, Mine, and Ours. Her character, Joni North, was the sister of Dylan North (Drake Bell), who is her co-star in Drake & Josh. In 2006, she had a minor role in the film Keeping Up with the Steins as Karan Sussman. Also in 2006, a feature-length episode of Drake & Josh called Drake & Josh Go Hollywood had her again playing the role of Megan Parker, as well as in the second feature-length episode Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp, which aired August 3, 2007. In the same year, production on Drake & Josh ceased. Cosgrove has guest starred in a number of Nickelodeon television shows, including All That, Zoey 101, Just Jordan and Unfabulous. McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, primarily selling hamburgers, chicken, french fries, milkshakes and soft drinks. ... Burger King (NYSE: BKC), often abbreviated to BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. ... School of Rock is a 2003 American comedy film starring Jack Black. ... For other persons named Jack Black, see Jack Black (disambiguation). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Drake & Josh is an American sitcom shown on the Nickelodeon television network, starring the two stepbrothers Drake Parker (Played By Drake Bell) and Josh Nichols (Played By Josh Peck). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yours, Mine & Ours is a 2005 film starring Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo. ... Jared Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986)[1] is an award winning American actor, comedian, guitarist, and singer/songwriter. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Keeping Up With The Steins is a 2006 comedy film directed by Scott Marshall, and starring Garry Marshall, Jeremy Piven, Jami Gertz and Daryl Hannah. ... Drake & Josh Go Hollywood is a TV movie starring Drake Bell as Drake Parker and Josh Peck as Josh Nichols from the popular Nickelodeon television series Drake & Josh. ... is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... All That was an American live-action, sketch comedy-variety show that aired on the Nickelodeon cable television network featuring short comedic sketches and weekly musical guests. ... Zoey 101 is an American live-action situation comedy Television series that had an original run as a TEENick show on Nickelodeon from January 9, 2005 to May 2, 2008. ... Just Jordan is an American situation comedy television series that is currently a TEENick show on Nickelodeon starring Lil JJ. It debuted on January 7, 2007. ... Unfabulous is an American childrens television series on Nickelodeon about an unfabulous junior high school student, played by Emma Roberts. ...

Cosgrove currently stars in the role of Carly Shay in the Nickelodeon series iCarly, which debuted on September 8, 2007. She performs the show's theme song with backing vocals by Drake Bell. Co-starring is Jerry Trainor, who played Crazy Steve on Drake & Josh. Her newest song, Stay My Baby, was released on Facebook and Myspace. It was a cover of Amy Diamond's song. This article is about the TV channel. ... iCarly is a popular American television sitcom, which premiered on September 8, 2007 and is currently airing on Nickelodeon. ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Jared Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986)[1] is an award winning American actor, comedian, guitarist, and singer/songwriter. ... Jerry William Trainor (born January 21, 1977), is an American television and movie actor. ...

On June 10, 2008 she released an album called iCarly - Music From and Inspired By the Hit TV Show. Her single "Leave It All To Me" had its music video premier on Nickelodeon's TEENick on May 24,^[6] after an episode of iCarly. TEENick is a television block on Nickelodeon that began in 2001. ... is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Television and film roles

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Discography

• iCarly: Music From and Inspired by the Hit TV Show (2008)

Singles

• Leave It All To Me (2007)
• Stay My Baby (2008)
• About You Now" (2008)
• Headphones On" (2008)

References

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External links

• Miranda Cosgrove's Music site at MySpace
• Miranda Cosgrove at the Internet Movie Database
• Miranda Cosgrove at TV.com