Jennette McCurdy

Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy (born June 26, 1992) is an American actress and singer. She currently stars as Sam Puckett in the Nickelodeon show, iCarly with actress Miranda Cosgrove and actor Nathan Kress. She has also guest starred in a number of other television series, including Malcolm in the Middle, Zoey 101, Will & Grace, Strong Medicine, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Her debut album is to be released in 2010, with the first single, "So Close", released on March 10. Jennette McCurdy was born in Long Beach, California. She started her acting career at the age of eight. She has three older brothers named Marcus, Dustin and Scott. McCurdy has 3 dogs (Snoopy, Chewie and Musashi) and a turtle (Zeus). Her first appearance was in 2000 on MADtv at eight years old. Since then she has been featured in many TV episodes, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Malcolm in the Middle,Lincoln Heights, Will & Grace and Zoey 101. Since 2007 she has had a starring role in the Nickelodeon, Dan Schneider-produced TV series iCarly, as Carly's best friend Sam Puckett, alongside with Miranda Cosgrove, Nathan Kress and Jerry Trainor. On her website, McCurdy tells her fans that she will be guest-starring in another TV show, True Jackson, VP. As early as June 2008, McCurdy let fans know on her official web site that she was working on her debut album, due for a 2009 release. She said she is not signed to Nickelodeon's label, and the album is not affiliated with Nickelodeon at all. It was announced on January 19, 2009 that her first single will be called "So Close", and was released on March 10, 2009 and is now in itunes store. It has also been said that maybe about three singles will be released leading up to the album's release.