Jerry Trainor

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Jerry Trainor
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Trainor in April 2022
Born
Gerald William Trainor

(1977-01-21) January 21, 1977 (age 47) [1]
Education University of California, Santa Barbara (B.F.A.)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active2000–present

Gerald William "Jerry" Trainor (born January 21, 1977) [1] is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his roles as "Crazy" Steve in Drake & Josh and Spencer Shay in the teen sitcom iCarly and its revival series of the same name, winning three Kids' Choice Awards for his performances. He also did voice work in T.U.F.F. Puppy as Dudley Puppy, for which he received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. Since 2004, Trainor has worked primarily on the Nickelodeon network. Outside of this, he has had recurring and guest roles on young adult-oriented shows on the Disney Channel and Netflix as well as in the more mature shows Crossing Jordan and 2 Broke Girls .

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Early life and education

Trainor was born and raised in San Diego, California, the son of Bill Trainor, a retired Navy fighter pilot and public defender, and Madelyn Trainor, a retired high school calculus teacher. He has an older sister named Liz. He is of Irish, Croatian, and German descent. [2]

Trainor grew up in the San Diego community of Scripps Ranch and attended the University of San Diego High School. [3] He studied drama at the University of California, Santa Barbara graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. [1] [4] He studied improvisation at The Groundlings school in Los Angeles. Before becoming an actor, he worked at San Diego SeaWorld. [5]

Acting career

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Trainor in 2012

His first television role was in the MTV series Undressed as Eric. Some of his other television credits include Law & Order True Crime, Angel , and Malcolm in the Middle . His first recurring TV role was as Brian "the A.V. guy" on Crossing Jordan . He has had several small roles in films such as the science fiction drama Donnie Darko and the cheerleader comedy Bring It On Again . He appeared on the web series Hungry Girl. [6]

Trainor had a recurring role on Drake & Josh as "Crazy Steve”, a movie theater worker, from 2004 to 2007. He starred in iCarly as Spencer Shay, the older brother and guardian of Miranda Cosgrove's title character from 2007 to 2012 (he and Cosgrove had previously acted together on Drake & Josh, as Cosgrove played the role of the title duo's little sister). For iCarly, he won three Kids' Choice Awards. He completed the 2008 music-themed comedy Wreckless Epic, in which he stars. Trainor starred in the animated series T.U.F.F. Puppy as the voice of Dudley Puppy, for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program.

Trainor was involved in a World of Warcraft video series titled Project Lore, playing the Draenei shaman Goggins. In February 2009, he left the series and was replaced by Jeff Cannata. He also starred alongside iCarly co-star Jennette McCurdy in the Nickelodeon TV movie Best Player , where he played Quincy Johnson, a video-game enthusiast whose main competition in a video-gaming contest is McCurdy's character.

In 2013, Trainor starred in the short-lived series Wendell & Vinnie as Vinnie, the uncle and guardian of Buddy Handleson's character Wendell. He played Commander Michael Sullivan for both seasons of the Halo in-universe podcast Hunt the Truth. In 2017, Trainor voiced the recurring role of Commander Cone on Bunsen Is a Beast .

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Trainor at the 2021 Kids Choice Awards

Since 2018, Trainor and Mike O'Gorman have starred in a comedy Web series called The Porch, which can be found on YouTube. In 2018, Trainor starred in the film Cover Versions written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Todd Berger. The film premiered at the 2018 Palm Springs Film Festival and was acquired for distribution by Sony Pictures. Parts of the film were shot on location during the KAABOO Del Mar music festival (in coastal northern San Diego County). Trainor's performance was heralded as being edgy and thought-provoking.

In March 2021, it was announced that iCarly was being revived. The series premiered on Paramount+ in June of that year, with Trainor reprising his role as Spencer Shay. [7]

Music career

In October 2015, Trainor formed the band Nice Enough People with guitarist-vocalist Mike O'Gorman, drummer Andrew Zuber, and guitarist Allison Scagliotti, who also happened to be a co-star of Trainor's in Drake & Josh as the character Mindy Crenshaw. [8] Trainor plays bass for the group. [8] The group released its first EP, Hanover Hideaway, on June 22, 2016. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Donnie Darko Lanky KidCameo [10]
Evolution TommyCameo[ citation needed ]
WaysideTommyDirect-to-video film
2004 Bring It On Again Smug GuyDirect-to-video film
2007Waking DreamsAndrewDirect-to-video film
2008 Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh Crazy SteveTV film
2009Factory 9Roland WatersDirect-to-video film
Wreckless Epic: The Journey to SXSWKelly Kirkwood
The Gamers HimselfTV film
2011 Best Player Quincy "Q" JohnsonTV film
iParty with Victorious Spencer Shay TV film
2012Holiday RoadDougSegment: "October"
2013 Pororo, The Racing Adventure Walter FeatherbottomVoice role
2017Cover VersionsTravis
2018 Alex & Me "Nigel"/NickDirect-to-video film
2022 Snow Day Snowplow ManTV film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Undressed Eric2 episodes
2001 Malcolm in the Middle Private EdwardsEpisode: "Evacuation"
2002 My Wife and Kids Star Trek fanEpisode: "The Bowling Show"
Angel JaredEpisode: "Supersymmetry"
ER DariusEpisode: "One Can Only Hope"
2004–2005 Crossing Jordan Brian - A.V. GuyRecurring role; 5 episodes
2004–2007 Drake & Josh "Crazy" Steve Recurring role; 10 episodes
2007–2012 iCarly Spencer Shay Main role; also Director: "iApril Fools" and "iLost My Head in Vegas"
2009 BrainSurge HimselfContestant
2010 The Penguins of Madagascar Eddie (Cockroach)Voice role; episode: "Stop Bugging Me"
2010–2015 T.U.F.F. Puppy Dudley PuppyMain voice role
2010–2013 Victorious Audience memberEpisode: "Jade Dumps Beck" (uncredited)[ citation needed ]
Spencer ShayEpisode: "April Fools Blank"
2011That Movie ShowN/A1 episode
2012–2013 Doc McStuffins WillRecurring voice role; 4 episodes
2012Simian Undercover Detective SquadKelly the Elastic Man / Heptagan Scientist2 episodes
2013 Wendell & Vinnie VinnieMain role
2014 Sam & Cat "Crazy" Steve / Himself2 episodes
Living the DreamCal LoganTelevision film
2016 2 Broke Girls LeninEpisode: "And the Partnership Hits The Fan" [11]
Still the King P.M.S. Leader3 episodes
Star vs. the Forces of Evil RoyVoice role; episode: "Goblin Dogs"
2017 Bunsen Is a Beast Commander ConeVoice role; 3 episodes
Law & Order True Crime Will CantonEpisode: "The Menendez Murders: Episode 3"
2018 The Adventures of Kid Danger The Wahoo Punch BroVoice role; episode: "The Wahoo Punch Bro"
Henry Danger JoeyEpisode: "Thumb War"
2019 No Good Nick ToddRecurring role; 5 episodes
2020Apocalypse GoalsNews JanitorRecurring role; 3 episodes
Bunk'd DaveEpisode: "My Fairy Lady"
2021–2022 Tooned In HimselfCo-host (season 2) [12]
2021–2023 iCarly Spencer ShayMain role; also Producer

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 iCarly Spencer Shay Voice role
2010iCarly: iDream in Toons
iCarly 2: iJoin the Click!
2014 Cars: Fast as Lightning Todd Marcus

Discography

Soundtrack appearances

YearTitleSong
2022Snow Day"These Kids"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRefs
2009 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Comedy iCarly Nominated [14] [15]
2010 Australian Kids' Choice Awards Big Kid AwardWon [16] [17]
LOL Award (shared with ensemble)Won [16]
2011 UK Kids' Choice Awards Nick UK's Funniest PersonWon [18]
Meus Prêmios Nick BrazilFunniest CharacterNominated [19] [20]
2012 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV SidekickNominated [21]
2013 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program T.U.F.F. Puppy Nominated [22]
2022Kids' Choice AwardsFavorite Male TV Star (Family) iCarly Nominated [23]

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