Miranda Cosgrove

At 30 years old, Miranda Cosgrove has this physical status:

Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993) is an American actress and singer.

Her career began at the age of seven with several television commercial appearances.

Cosgrove's film debut came in 2003, when she appeared as Summer Hathaway in School of Rock.

She appeared in a number of minor television roles over several years before coming to prominence as Megan Parker on the Nickelodeon television series Drake & Josh.

In 2007, she landed the role of Carly Shay, the lead character on the Nickelodeon teen sitcom iCarly, on which she starred until 2012.

As of May 2010, Cosgrove earned $180,000 per episode of iCarly, making her the second-highest-paid child star on television, and in 2012 was listed in the Guinness World Records as the highest paid child actress.

Cosgrove also voiced Margo in the animated film Despicable Me (2010) and its sequels.

In 2016, she starred as Shea Moore on the short-lived NBC sitcom Crowded.In music, Cosgrove debuted with iCarly (2008), a soundtrack album for the series in which she performs four songs.

In 2009, she released her debut extended play, About You Now.

Cosgrove's debut studio album, Sparks Fly, was released in April 2010, followed by her second extended play, High Maintenance, the following year.

The EP's lead single, "Dancing Crazy", written by Avril Lavigne, debuted at number 40 on the US Billboard Adult Pop Songs and peaked at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Early life

Cosgrove was born in Los Angeles, California to Tom Cosgrove, who owns a dry-cleaning business, and Chris (née Casey), a homemaker. She has said that she is of Irish, English, and French descent. An only child, she was homeschooled from sixth grade onwards. She struggled with body image insecurities during childhood. Prior to becoming an actress, she wanted to be a veterinarian.

Personal life

Cosgrove attended the University of Southern California in 2012.

She is an active supporter of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. She also visits other children's hospitals and considers Education Through Music one of her favorite charities. She is a national spokesperson for Light the Night Walk, an organization that creates awareness for blood cancer.

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Career

She was discovered by a talent agent while singing and dancing at the Los Angeles restaurant Taste of L.A. she says she had "never really thought of being an actress" and that "was lucky." She has appeared in numerous television commercials for McDonald's and Mello Yello, as well as modeling for various companies since being featured in numerous television commercials for McDonald's and Mello Yello. She began auditioning for theater and television roles at the age of seven. Lana Lang, the young Lana Lang's voice on the pilot episode of Smallville, was her first television appearance.

Cosgrove made her film debut in 2003's School of Rock, directed by Richard Linklater. She portrayed Summer Hathaway, a teenage girl with a lot of ambition and discipline who is adjusting to her new music instructor's free-spirited spirit (Jack Black). School of Rock was both a box office hit and a critical success, receiving a score of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, which was also a box office hit, grossing more than $130 million globally. Cosgrove's performance in the film was lauded, with Newsweek's David Ansen calling the film "spot on." She referred to the situation in which her character is learning to sing as particularly difficult: "I'd] been taking singing lessons for about five years, so learning to sing poorly was new." Miranda, the producer continued to say, 'I'd like to sing even more,' so it was bizarre."

When Cosgrove appeared in the Nickelodeon film Drake & Josh with Drake Bell and Josh Peck in 2004, she landed her first big role in a television series. Megan Parker, the mischievous younger sister of the title characters, was portrayed by the actress in the series. Cosgrove was given the role of Munch in the Cartoon Network film Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie. Cosgrove's film portrays a female mouse who is saved from a hawk by Junior and Flutter and then joins them on their quest. Cosgrove appeared on two episodes of the animated comedy Lilo & Stitch: The Series, as a guest star. When she appeared alongside Drake & Josh co-star Drake Bell in the comedy film Yours, Mine & Ours, she received her second major role in a theatrical film. The film was only at the box office and did moderately. During its first weekend, Mine & Ours opened in third place, grossing $17 million at the US box office. Keeping Up with the Steins, Cosgrove's third theatrical production, was released in 2006. It received generally critical feedback from critics and did poorly at the box office. She also appeared in The Wild Stallion, a straight-to-DVD film.

Cosgrove appeared in a number of Nickelodeon films, the first of which was Zoey 101. Emma Roberts appeared in Unusual's first episode. In the episode, a Cosgrove guest appeared as Cosmina, a sweet girl. In the sitcom iCarly, which premiered on September 8, 2007, Cosgrove was cast as the titular lead character. Dan Schneider's creation was made primarily to cater to the needs of young people on the internet; viewers could upload their own videos and be included in the exhibit. On September 16, 2007, the final Drake & Josh episode was broadcast on television. iCarly was the third most highly rated series in the 9–14 demographic category by the summer of 2008. In June 2008, the "iCarly Saves TV" special became the most viewed entertainment show on cable television.

Cosgrove's debut as a musician began with the iCarly theme song "Leave It All to Me," which featured Drake Bell and was released as a single on December 2, 2007. Columbia Records released the iCarly collection in June 2008, which featured four songs by Cosgrove and debuted at number one on the Billboard Kid Albums chart, ranked at number one on the Billboard Kid Albums chart. Both "Stay My Baby" and "About You Now" were released as singles from the album; the former reached number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100. A cover of the holiday song "Christmas Wrapping" was released in December 2008 to advertise Drake & Josh's hour-long special Merry Christmas. Cosgrove's debut extended play About You Now opened on February 3, 2009. Columbia Records released the promotional single "Raining Sunshine" with accompanying music video in August 2009 to promote the 2009 animated film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Cosgrove became one of MTV's Top Female Pop Rookies of 2009.

Cosgrove had signed a contract on March 17, 2010, reportedly in the "low-to-midge range" to do 26 more episodes of iCarly. Margo was also voiced by Cosgrove in Universal Studios' 3-D computer animated film Despicable Me, which was released in July 2010. Cosgrove's debut studio album, Sparks Fly, was released in 2010 by songwriters The Matrix, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Leah Haywood, and Daniel James. On March 12, 2010, "Kissin U" was released as the sole single from Sparks Fly and premiered on Ryan Seacrest's radio show. "Kissin U" was Cosgrove's best-selling single release, peaking at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and being rated gold. Sparks Fly was launched in April 2010 and ranked 8 on the US Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number 8 in that order. Cosgrove revealed in January 2011 that her sequel EP would be titled High Maintenance. Max Martin, Shellback, and Avril Lavigne wrote and produced "Dancing Crazy," the EP's first single, "Dancing Crazy" was written by Shellback and Avril Lavigne, and Shellback's Avril Lavigne. The single debuted at number 104 on the Billboard Hot 100, at number 100.

Sparks Fly, a web-based magazine, began in January 24, 2011, touring North America in favor of her first studio album Sparks Fly. The tour began in Missouri, travelled through the United States, and ended in Ohio. Cosgrove's tour continued into the summer to sell her second EP, High Maintenance. The tour, which now has a new name, Dancing Crazy Summer Tour, toured the United States and Canada on July 15, 2011 and performed at music festivals and state fairs. It was announced on May 17, 2012, that the show's sixth season would be the last for iCarly. On November 23, 2012, the series finale, "iGoodbye," aired. iCarly: iSoundtrack II, Cosgrove's second iCarly's soundtrack, was released on January 24, 2012. Cosgrove embarked on a continuation of the Dancing Crazy Tour, which was named the Summer Tour, in July and August 2012 following the filming of iCarly's conclusion in June 2012.

It was announced on February 15, 2013 that Cosgrove would appear in Girlfriend in a Coma, a television show produced by Liz Brixius for NBC and adapted from Douglas Coupland's book of the same name. Cosgrove was supposed to perform Evie, Karen's daughter, after a nearly 20-year absence, and discovers she has a daughter; on March 19, 2013, it was announced that Christina Ricci had left the role and the project had many difficulties. The scheme was eventually shelved. In Despicable Me 2, Cosgrove's Margo appeared once more, launching on June 5. Margo and Gru's Girls, as Savana, appeared in the animated short films Training Wheels in 2013. On the Today Show in December, she revealed that she was recording a new album. Cosgrove did voice work in the animated film A Mouse Tale, which was released on February 10, 2015. Cosgrove appeared in the horror film The Intruders with Austin Butler, portraying Rose.

In May 2016, Cosgrove appeared in the television comedy Crowded, which was cancelled after a season. Cosgrove reprised her role as Margo in Despicable Me 3, which was released on June 14, 2017. Cosgrove appeared in the limited budget Netflix film 3022 in 2019. Miranda Cosgrove, a CBS show that airs on CBS, has been the host of Mission Unstoppable, which has earned the actress a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 2020. Carly Shay appeared in an iCarly revival in June 2021, and it premiered in April 2022. Cosgrove also worked as an executive producer for the series, "I knew from a very young age how the show's executive producer had to make almost every element of the show; now I get to have a say in it." The revival has received acclaim, much like its predecessor. On April 9, 2022, Cosgrove received the award for Favorite Female TV Star, marking her second victory from the Kids' Choice Awards. In 2022, she was also on Forbes magazine's "30 Under 30" list.

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