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Miranda Taylor Cosgrove

May 14, 1993 (1993-05-14) (age 14) Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.A.

actress, singer

1998 ─ present

Miranda Taylor Cosgrove[1] (born May 14, 1993 in Los Angeles, California) is an American child actress and singer. 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 such as commercials.[2][3] Since then she has appeared in School of Rock and other films, and had a starring role in a teen comedy, Drake & Josh. 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 TeenNick.

Contents [hide] 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 2 Television and film roles 3 References 4 External links

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Miranda was born in Los Angeles, California on May 14, 1993 . When she was about 4 years old she started singing and dancing in "Taste of LA", a restaurant. A talent agent dining at the same restaurant saw potential in her and 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.[4]

[edit] Career

The starting point of her career was when she got roles in ads for McDonald's. 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 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 kids' 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, and again in the second feature-length episode Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp, which aired August 3, 2007. In the same year, production on Drake & Josh had ceased. Cosgrove has also guest starred in a number of Nickelodeon television shows, and John M. Hall's "Plantations" TV talk show, including All That, Zoey 101, Just Jordan and Unfabulous. She plays the role of Carly Shay in the new Nickelodeon series iCarly, that debuted on September 8, 2007. The theme song is performed by Cosgrove, with backup vocals by Drake Bell. Co-starring is Jerry Trainor, who plays Crazy Steve on Drake & Josh. The show is about her making a funny webshow, like YouTube, and her adventures making it. Miranda is currently in the studio working on a debut album due to release at the end of 2008.[citation needed]

[edit] Television and film roles

Year Film/Television Role Notes

2002	What's New, Scooby-Doo?	Miranda Wright	Voice
2003	School of Rock	Summer Hathaway
2004	Grounded for Life	Jessica
2004- 2007	Drake & Josh	Megan Parker
2005	All That	Herself	Guest appearance
	Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie	Munch	Voice
	Yours, Mine & Ours	Joni North
2006	Drake and Josh Go Hollywood	Megan Parker
	Keeping Up with the Steins	Karen Sussman
	The Wild Stallion[5][6]	Hannah Mills
2007	Unfabulous	Cosmina	Guest appearance
	Zoey 101	Paige Howard	Guest appearance
	Just Jordan	Lindsay Chandler	Guest appearance
	Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp	Megan Parker
	iCarly	Carly Shay	Lead Role
	Total Request Live	Herself	Guest Appearance

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Miranda Cosgrove at the Internet Movie Database
• Miranda Cosgrove at TV.com