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Jerry Trainor
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Jerry Trainor in April 2022
Born
Gerald William Trainor

(1977-01-21) January 21, 1977 (age 48)
Education University of California, Santa Barbara (B.F.A.)
Occupation
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active 2000–present

Gerald William "Jerry" Trainor (born January 21, 1977) is an American actor and musician. He is famous for playing funny characters on TV. You might know him as "Crazy Steve" from Drake & Josh. He also played Spencer Shay in the popular show iCarly and its new version.

Jerry Trainor has won three Kids' Choice Awards for his acting. He also uses his voice for cartoon characters. He was the voice of Dudley Puppy in T.U.F.F. Puppy. He has mostly worked with the Nickelodeon TV network since 2004.

Early Life and Education

Jerry Trainor was born and grew up in San Diego, California. His dad, Bill Trainor, was a Navy pilot. His mom, Madelyn Trainor, was a high school math teacher. Jerry has an older sister named Liz. His family comes from Ireland, Croatia, and Germany.

He went to high school in San Diego. Then, he studied drama at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He earned a special degree in fine arts there. He also learned how to do improvisation (acting without a script) in Los Angeles. Before becoming an actor, he worked at SeaWorld in San Diego.

Acting Career Highlights

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Jerry Trainor in 2012

Jerry Trainor has been in many TV shows and movies. One of his first regular TV roles was as Brian, the "A.V. guy," on Crossing Jordan. He also had small parts in movies like Donnie Darko and Bring It On Again.

Playing "Crazy Steve" and Spencer Shay

From 2004 to 2007, Jerry Trainor played "Crazy Steve" on Drake & Josh. Steve worked at a movie theater and was known for being very funny.

Then, from 2007 to 2012, he starred in iCarly. He played Spencer Shay, the older brother and guardian of the main character, Carly. Carly was played by Miranda Cosgrove. Jerry and Miranda had worked together before on Drake & Josh. For his role in iCarly, Jerry won three Kids' Choice Awards.

Voice Acting and Other Roles

Jerry Trainor is also a talented voice actor. He was the voice of Dudley Puppy in the animated series T.U.F.F. Puppy. He was even nominated for an award for this role.

He also starred with his iCarly co-star Jennette McCurdy in the Nickelodeon TV movie Best Player. In this movie, he played Quincy Johnson, a video game expert.

In 2013, Jerry starred in the show Wendell & Vinnie. He played Vinnie, an uncle who became the guardian of his nephew, Wendell. Since 2018, Jerry and Mike O'Gorman have made a comedy web series called The Porch on YouTube.

The Return of iCarly

In March 2021, it was announced that iCarly was coming back! The new series started in June 2021 on Paramount+. Jerry Trainor returned to play Spencer Shay again.

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Jerry Trainor at the 2021 Kids Choice Awards

Music Career

In October 2015, Jerry Trainor started a band called Nice Enough People. He plays bass guitar in the band. The other members are Mike O'Gorman (guitar and vocals), Andrew Zuber (drums), and Allison Scagliotti (guitar). Allison Scagliotti also acted with Jerry in Drake & Josh. The band released their first music, called Hanover Hideaway, in 2016.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Donnie Darko Lanky Kid Cameo
Evolution Tommy Cameo
Wayside Tommy Direct-to-video film
2004 Bring It On Again Smug Guy Direct-to-video film
2007 Waking Dreams Andrew Direct-to-video film
2008 Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh Crazy Steve TV film
2009 Factory 9 Roland Waters Direct-to-video film
Wreckless Epic: The Journey to SXSW Kelly Kirkwood
The Gamers Himself Television film
2011 Best Player Quincy "Q" Johnson Television film
iParty with Victorious Spencer Shay Television film
2012 Holiday Road Doug Segment: "October"
2013 Pororo, The Racing Adventure Walter Featherbottom Voice role
2017 Cover Versions Travis
2018 Alex & Me "Nigel"/Nick Direct-to-video film
2022 Snow Day Snowplow Man Television film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2000 ... Eric 2 episodes
2001 Malcolm in the Middle Private Edwards Episode: "Evacuation"
2002 My Wife and Kids Star Trek fan Episode: "The Bowling Show"
Angel Jared Episode: "Supersymmetry"
ER Darius Episode: "One Can Only Hope"
2004–2005 Crossing Jordan Brian - A.V. Guy Recurring 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 Himself Contestant
2010 The Penguins of Madagascar Eddie (Cockroach) Voice role; episode: "Stop Bugging Me"
2010–2015 T.U.F.F. Puppy Dudley Puppy Main voice role
2010–2013 Victorious Audience member Episode: "Jade Dumps Beck" (uncredited)
Spencer Shay Episode: "April Fools Blank"
2011 That Movie Show N/A 1 episode
2012–2013 Doc McStuffins Will Recurring voice role; 4 episodes
2012 Simian Undercover Detective Squad Kelly the Elastic Man / Heptagan Scientist 2 episodes
2013 Wendell & Vinnie Vinnie Main role
2014 Sam & Cat "Crazy" Steve / Himself 2 episodes
Living the Dream Cal Logan Television film
2016 2 Broke Girls Lenin Episode: "And the Partnership Hits The Fan"
Still the King P.M.S. Leader 3 episodes
Star vs. the Forces of Evil Roy Voice role; episode: "Goblin Dogs"
2017 Bunsen Is a Beast Commander Cone Voice role; 3 episodes
Law & Order True Crime Will Canton Episode: "The Menendez Murders: Episode 3"
2018 The Adventures of Kid Danger The Wahoo Punch Bro Voice role; episode: "The Wahoo Punch Bro"
Henry Danger Joey Episode: "Thumb War"
2019 No Good Nick Todd Recurring role; 5 episodes
2020 Apocalypse Goals News Janitor Recurring role; 3 episodes
Bunk'd Dave Episode: "My Fairy Lady"
2021–2022 Tooned In Himself Co-host (season 2)
2021–2023 iCarly Spencer Shay Main role; also Producer

Video games

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

Discography

  • Hanover Hideaway (2016)

Soundtrack appearances

Year Title Song
2022 Snow Day "These Kids"

Awards and Nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Refs
2009 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actor: Comedy iCarly Nominated
2010 Australian Kids' Choice Awards Big Kid Award Won
LOL Award (shared with ensemble) Won
2011 UK Kids' Choice Awards Nick UK's Funniest Person Won
Meus Prêmios Nick Brazil Funniest Character Nominated
2012 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Sidekick Nominated
2013 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program T.U.F.F. Puppy Nominated
2022 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Male TV Star (Family) iCarly Nominated

See also

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