Josh Peck is an American actor, comedian, video blogger, screenwriter, producer and director. He began acting in childhood, the general public is best known for his main role in the sitcom "Drake and Josh." Other notable works include Eddie's voice acting in the Ice Age cartoon series and his role in Grandpa.
Childhood and youth
Josh Peck was born on November 10, 1986 in New York City. Full name is Joshua Michael Peck. The actor never knew his father; he grew up in a small apartment in the Hell's Kitchen area with his mother and grandmother.
As a child, Josh suffered from asthma and rarely went outside, his main hobby was watching old sitcoms on TV. At the age of eight, he became interested in stand-up comedy and began performing on open microphones.
Carier start
Soon, Josh Peck joined one of the New York children's theaters, and also gained some fame as a comedian. At the age of thirteen, he got a role in the sketch show The Amanda Show. Josh had to move to Los Angeles for this opportunity.
In 2000, the first full-length project appeared in the filmography of Josh Peck, he played a small role in the comedy Snow Day, which received negative reviews from critics, but became a box office hit.
A year later, Josh appeared in one of the main roles in the comedy "Max Keeble's Retribution." The picture failed at the box office and was coolly received by the press. Peck also appeared as a guest star in one of the series of the popular medical drama Ambulance. In 2002, the Amanda Show was closed by the channel due to not too high ratings.
Big breakthrough
A real breakthrough in Josh’s career was the Drake and Josh sitcom, created by Dan Schneider, the author of The Amanda Show. Both lead actors, Josh Peck and Drake Bell, were members of the cast of his previous project, and he wrote roles specifically for them.
Sitcom became a hit and lasted four seasons on the air, a total of fifty-six episodes aired. In addition, Josh Peck appeared in several television films based on the series. For his work in the project, he received several nominations. In addition, Peck directed the music video for the song from the official soundtrack of the series, written by Drake Bell.
"Drake and Josh" was one of the most popular television projects among teenagers of that time, according to Schneider, the ratings continued to grow until the final season, and the sitcom was closed solely due to the decision of the creators.
Thanks to the success of the series, the young actor began to receive many offers about filming a movie. Among the feature films with Josh Peck of this period can be noted the thriller "Cruel Stream", the crime drama "Crazy" and the comedy "The Special Guy: Dumb Superhero."
In 2006, Josh Peck joined the cast of the Ice Age cartoon sequel; he voiced an opossum named Eddie. He later returned to the role in three sequels of the picture. In 2008, Peck starred in the drama Madness, with Ben Kingsley as his film partner. The picture failed at the box office, but received excellent reviews from critics.
In the same year, Josh appeared in the comedy School of Survival, which also performed poorly at the box office. In subsequent years, the actor continued to work actively, appearing in small roles in several series and participating in several films. The most notable of his work for several years was the remake of the action movie "The Elusive". The picture was not able, following the results of the rental, to return the sixty-five million dollars spent on its production.
From 2013 to 2017 Josh Peck voiced Casey Jones in the animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In 2015, he appeared in small roles in the comedies "Second Chance" and "Best Man for Rent."
Recent and future projects
In 2015, Josh appeared in the title role in the sitcom "Grandfather" along with John Steimos. The series received positive reviews from critics, but was closed after showing the first season due to low ratings.
In 2017, Peck received a regular role in the series "Feed", he appeared in two episodes of the first season, but the project was also closed by the channel. In the same year, the actor played a major role in the film "Break".
At the moment, Josh is assigned the main role in James Franco’s biographical drama "Bukowski", where Peck is supposed to play a famous writer, but the date of the premiere of the project is still unknown.
Other activity
Josh Peck maintains a personal video blog, where you can see videos from the actor’s daily life, as well as comedy material. At the moment, his channel has almost two million subscribers and more than seventy million views.
Personal life
Before the fourth season of “Drake and Josh,” Peck lost about twenty kilograms due to diet, as well as karate and yoga. Since then, he continues to lead a healthy lifestyle and maintain physical fitness.
In 2017, the actor married Paige O'Brien, whom he met several years before the wedding. A year later, the couple announced that they were expecting the birth of the firstborn.
To this day, Josh has maintained friendly relations with his show partner Drake Bell. In his free time, Peck plays the piano, as a child he was engaged in ice hockey.
reference Information
In 2016, another famous Josh Peck came to the attention of the media, which should not be confused with a famous actor. A US Army sergeant lost both arms and legs in an explosion in 2010. Six years later, the hands of the deceased man were transplanted; the operation took more than fourteen hours.
A hand transplant for Josh Peck was painful, at first he experienced severe pain, but soon began to feel better and today successfully continues the rehabilitation period.