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Jennette McCurdy
Jennette McCurdy is an American writer and former actress. Her breakthrough role as Sam Puckett in the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly (2007–2012) won her four Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. She reprised the character in the iCarly spin-off series Sam & Cat (2013–2014) before leaving Nickelodeon. She also appeared in the television series Malcolm in the Middle (2003–2005), Zoey 101 (2005), Lincoln Hei…
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entertainment · American writer and actress (born 1992) · actor · singer-songwriter · singer · voice actor · screenwriter · television actor · film actor · columnist · writer · director · also Jennette McCurdy, McCurdy
Born 26 June 1992 · Q4473
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2026· 7 entries
“s primary source of income. She became”
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“uncomfortable, compromising, unfair situation”
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AOL: Jennette McCurdy’s Third Book ‘The Examined Year’ Is Coming This December
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Yahoo: Jennifer Aniston Reportedly Exits Jennette McCurdy’s ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ Series
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McCurdy released her debut novel, Half His Age under Ballantine Books
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Released her second book and debut novel, Half His Age
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2025· 4 entries
Decider: Jennette McCurdy’s ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ Book Headed To Apple TV+ As A Series Starring Jennifer Aniston
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Us Weekly: Jennifer Aniston Will Play Jennette McCurdy’s Abusive Mother in ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ TV Adaptation
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It was announced McCurdy would adapt I'm Glad My Mom Died into a television series of the same name, where she also serves as a showrunner with Ari Katcher
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McCurdy began adapting the memoir into a television series of the same name
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2022· 5 entries
AP News rated the claim “Former Nickelodeon actress Jennette McCurdy said” False.
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McCurdy released her memoir, I'm Glad My Mom Died, under Simon & Schuster
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Released a memoir, I'm Glad My Mom Died, which quickly topped bestseller lists and received critical acclaim for her description of the pressures she faced as a child star and the abusive behavior of her since-deceas
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McCurdy described her music career as "a much-regretted country music blip"
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“s abuse during the original show, and that she appeared in the spin-off series Sam & Cat to please her mother. McCurdy stated in an interview that she did not receive all of her payment from acting as a minor because her Coogan account was not properly filed. In her 2022 memoir I”
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2020· 2 entries
McCurdy created and starred in a one-woman tragicomedy show, I'm Glad My Mom Died, in various theaters in Los Angeles and New York
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For Paramount+, McCurdy declined to reprise her role of Sam Puckett
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2019· 1 entry
Posted a new video on YouTube where she sings about her personal implications of finding herself in quarantine due to the outbreak
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2018· 2 entries
McCurdy wrote and directed her first short film, Kenny, a dramedy inspired by the death of her mother; the film also featured an all-female crew
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McCurdy quit acting to pursue a career in writing and directing
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2017· 3 entries
Published video “JennetteMcCurdyVEVO Live Stream”.
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UPI: Topic: Jennette McCurdy
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“I never got the chance to be cast in a project I was proud to be part of. Now I have a better chance of making things I'm proud of than getting cast in things I'm proud of.”
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2015· 2 entries
Began starring in the Netflix drama series Between
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That she would star in the teen comedy Little Bitches alongside Virginia Gardner and Kiersey Clemons
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2014· 3 entries
McCurdy launched the online show What's Next for Sarah
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Nickelodeon announced that after one season, Sam & Cat was cancelled
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McCurdy was absent from the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
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2013· 1 entry
17 years after being first diagnosed with cancer
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2012· 2 entries
Released album “Jennette McCurdy”.
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Released ep “Jennette McCurdy”.
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2011· 4 entries
Published video “Jennette McCurdy - Generation Love”.
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Followed by its release to radio on April 25, 2011
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Published video “Jennette McCurdy - Not That Far Away”.
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McCurdy began writing a series of articles for The Wall Street Journal
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2010· 4 entries
Released ep “Not That Far Away EP”.
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Samples of selected songs from McCurdy's upcoming debut country album were released online
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Followed in 2012 by a self-titled EP and a self-titled studio album
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Her mother's cancer returned, and in 2013, when McCurdy was 21 years old, her mother died
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2008· 1 entry
Was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her work on the series and her performance as Dory Sorenson in the TV movie The Last Day of Summer
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2005· 1 entry
Was nominated for a Young Artist Award for "Best Performance in a Television Series – Guest Starring Young Actress" for her performance in drama series Strong Medicine
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2003· 1 entry
Acted in the feature film Hollywood Homicide
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2000· 1 entry
At the age of eight, McCurdy started her acting career on the adult comedy sketch show Mad TV
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1992· 2 entries
At Long Beach Memorial Medical Center in Long Beach, California
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Born 1992-06-26.
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