Joshua Michael Peck is an American actor, comedian, and YouTuber. He started his career as a child actor in the late 1990s and early 2000s and had an early role on The Amanda Show from 2000 to 2002.
Peck rose to prominence for his role as Josh Nichols alongside Drake Bell’s character in the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh from 2004 to 2007, and in its two television films in 2006 and 2008.
Peck was born on 10 November 1986 in New York City and grew up in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan. He attended P.S. 40 and The Professional Performing Arts School.
He has never met his biological father. He grew up with his mother, Barbara, who is a career coach, and his maternal grandmother. Peck is Jewish, as are both his parents.
Full Name: Joshua Michael Peck
Date of Birth: November 10, 1986
Age: 35
Birth Place: New York City, U.S.
Nationality: American
Profession: Actor, Comedian, YouTuber
Networth: $6 Million
Career:
Peck subsequently appeared at TADA! Youth Theater and performed stand-up comedy at Carolines on Broadway for the Audrey Hepburn foundation. He appeared on The Rosie O’Donnell Show at the age of 10 in 1996.
At the age of 13, he was offered a role on Nickelodeon’s The Amanda Show and, at his mother’s suggestion, accepted the part and moved to Los Angeles to further pursue an acting career.
Peck made his film debut in Snow Day (2000), and appeared regularly on The Amanda Show until the end of its run in 2002.
He also starred opposite Alex D. Linz and Zena Grey in the theatrical film, Max Keeble’s Big Move, which was released on October 5, 2001.
In 2006, Bell and Peck starred in their own TV movie called Drake & Josh Go Hollywood, and in 2007, they starred in a sequel called Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp. Josh was nominated for Favorite Television Actor at the 2008 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards for his work on Drake & Josh.
In 2006, Peck appeared in the independent film Special, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and voiced Eddie, one of two possum brothers, in the animated sequel, Ice Age: The Meltdown, which was released on March 31 of that year.
Peck played a high school bully in 2008’s Drillbit Taylor, and starred in the films The Wackness (released July 2008), American Primitive, Safety Glass, and reprised his role as Eddie in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. In 2011, Peck had a cameo role on the hit Nickelodeon show Victorious as an audience member for a play Jade wrote.
In 2015, Peck was cast as a lead in the comedy series, Grandfathered, starring alongside John Stamos. Grandfathered premiered on September 29 and has gained generally favorable reviews from Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic.
In 2016, Peck was cast as Ross in the FOX series Pitch. He appeared in 2 episodes as a statistics analyst. The series was cancelled after 10 episodes.
Peck made several features on David Dobrik’s vlog, becoming a frequent contributor to “The Vlog Squad”, before pursuing his own YouTube channel. Peck is an active Influencer on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok with 10.3m, 3.76m and 1.9m followers respectively.
Peck also currently has a podcast called “Curious with Josh Peck” produced by Ramble, where he interviews celebrities such as John Stamos and Bob Saget discussing not only current topics but their personal lives.
Personal Life:
In June 2017, Peck married his longtime girlfriend, Paige O’Brien. In August 2018, the couple announced they were expecting their first child. Their son, Max, was born that December.
Films:
The Newcomers
Snow Day
Max Keeble’s Big Move
Spun
Mean Creek
Havoc
Special
Ice Age: The Meltdown
The Wackness
Drillbit Taylor
American Primitive
What Goes Up
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Aliens in the Attic
ATM
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Red Dawn
Awards:
Independent Spirit Awards: Special Distinction Award:
2008 UK Kids’ Choice Awards Favorite Male TV Star
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