Jake Farrow

Jake Farrow
Born	James A. Farrow (1972-10-18) October 18, 1972 (age 52) Marin County, California, U.S.
Occupations	Screenwriter actor
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Jennifer Sunderland ​ (m. 2008)​
Children	2

James A. "Jake" Farrow (born October 18, 1972) ^[1] is an American television writer and retired actor. He wrote for Fox's Arrested Development and two shows on The WB: Off Centre and What I Like About You . He later worked as a writer and producer on several Nickelodeon shows, including Drake & Josh , iCarly , Victorious , Sam & Cat , Henry Danger, Game Shakers, The Adventures of Kid Danger, and Danger Force . As an actor, Farrow is known for the role of Gavin Mitchell on Drake & Josh and for voicing Rex Powers, Robbie Shapiro's ventriloquist dummy character on Victorious. ^[2]

Early life

Farrow was born James A. Farrow on October 18, 1972 in Marin County, California to Janet (née Strell), a high school history teacher and Michael R. Farrow (1947–2020), an air force pilot. ^{[3] [4]} He had an older sister, Melissa "Missy" Klute (née Farrow; 1970–2015). ^[5]

Career

Acting

From 2004 to 2007, Farrow played the recurring character of Gavin, a strange employee at "The Premiere", in the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh . Gavin usually played a small part in the episodes of the show, being given relatively humorous lines and embarrassing Drake and Josh. He also appeared in Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh . Farrow reprised the role of Gavin for the iCarly episode "iStart a Fan War".

Writing

Since 2004, Farrow has worked closely with Drake & Josh creator Dan Schneider, and served as a writer for an episode of Drake & Josh. Prior to this, Farrow also wrote the story for an episode of the sitcom What I Like About You (which Schneider co-created with former Friends writer Wil Calhoun) entitled "The Party" from the show's first season.

After Drake & Josh, Farrow worked as a writer and producer on two other Nickelodeon series created by Schneider, iCarly , ^[6] and Victorious . On Victorious he also voiced the puppet character Rex Powers. ^[2] Farrow then worked as a writer and producer for the Nickelodeon series Henry Danger , where he has also appeared in three episodes as the voice of Invisible Brad. Farrow has produced and co-written several episodes of the Nickelodeon series Game Shakers . Farrow is also an executive producer and a writer on the Nickelodeon series Danger Force .

Farrow was a credited writer for the Emmy Award-winning television series Arrested Development . ^[7]

Filmography

As an actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004–2007	Drake & Josh	Gavin	8 episodes
2008–2011	iCarly	Comedy Writer	Episode: "iCarly Saves TV"
		Gavin	Episode: "iStart a Fan War"
		Rex Powers/Christopher Cane (voice)	Crossover: " iParty with Victorious " and "iBloop2: Electric Bloopaloo"
2010–2013	Victorious		48 episodes, uncredited role
2015	Game Shakers		Cameo; episode: "Tiny Pickles"
2015–2019	Henry Danger	Brad Belcher (voice)	Episodes: "Invisible Brad", "Grave Danger", "Visible Brad"

As a writer

• Jesse (2000)
• Off Centre (2002)
• What I Like About You (2003)
• Drake & Josh (2005)
• Arrested Development (2005)
• iCarly (2007–2012) (also as a producer)
• Victorious (2010–2012) (also as a producer)
• Sam & Cat (2013–2014) (also as a co-executive producer)
• Henry Danger (2014–2015, 2018–2020) (also as a co-executive producer and executive producer)
• The Adventures of Kid Danger (2018)
• Game Shakers (2015–2019) (also as an executive producer)
• Danger Force (2020–2024) (also as an executive producer)
• Henry Danger: The Movie (2025) (also as an executive producer)

Personal life

In 2008, he married his wife Jennifer Sunderland. ^[8] They live in Los Angeles, California with their two sons. ^{[9] [10]}

On August 9, 2015, Farrow's older sister Melissa died of Glioblastoma. ^[11]

References

1. "James A Farrow, Born 10/18/1972 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". www.californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
2. Stacey Grant (May 5, 2016). "Did You Know This Drake & Josh Star Voiced Rex The Puppet On Victorious?". MTV News . Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
3. "Michael Ray Farrow April 26, 2020". cdispatch.com.
4. "Michael Ray Farrow 1947-2020. Born in Bardwell, Ky. The son of Mildred Utterback, a well-to-do Southern socialite and James Farrow, who was the son of a poor railroad worker. He was, quite literally, from the other side of the tracks". facebook.com.
5. "Melissa "Missy" Klute (Farrow) August 15, 2015". cdispatch.com.
6. Laura Fries (June 12, 2008). "Review: 'iCarly Saves TV'". Variety . Retrieved 2016-08-12.
7. "101 Best Written TV Series – 16 Arrested Development". Writers Guild of America, West. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
8. "Jake Farrow Official Facebook Page - About". facebook.com.
9. "Both of them not blinking and looking in the same general direction of the camera (plus Ellis isn't screaming). Small miracle". facebook.com.
10. "Shelley Welander took a great pic of us kissing over Jackson when he was little. We recreated it this weekend. Love this one even more. Thank you Shel!". facebook.com.
11. "MELISSA KLUTE OBITUARY". www.legacy.com.

External links

• Jake Farrow at IMDb