Jerry Trainor

"He is one of the most fun people you’ll ever meet so to see him sad was hard for everyone to go on with things.”" — Miranda Cosgrove about Jerry Trainor.

Jerry Trainor
Full name	Gerald William Trainor
Gender	Male
Date of birth	January 21, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	San Diego, California
Physical Description
Height	6'3.5" (1.92m)
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Hazel
Professional Information
Occupation	Actor Director Producer Comedian
Years active	2000 - present
Series Information
Role	Spencer Shay
First appearance	iPilot

Gerald William "Jerry" Trainor (born January 21, 1977) is an American television and movie actor. From 2007 to 2012, he starred as Spencer Shay in the Nickelodeon TV show series iCarly.

He has worked previously with Miranda Cosgrove on Drake & Josh, as "Crazy Steve". He played Spencer Shay on iCarly from 2007 to 2012. He is also the voice actor of Dudley Puppy on the cartoon series T.U.F.F. Puppy, and he starred in the Nick@Nite sitcom, Wendell & Vinnie, as Uncle Vinnie taking care of his boy genius nephew.

Biography

Born and raised in San Diego, California, far from the glamour of Hollywood, Trainor lived in the same childhood home until venturing to college. His father was a Navy commander of a fighter squadron and his mother was a calculus teacher at USD High School, the same high school Trainor attended. He credits both of his parents for his comedic bent and his ability to balance it with a serious side.

The love of laughter and the spotlight hit in elementary school, where a “Hansel and Gretel” spoof inspired him to explore the silly side of life. Growing up, the actor excelled in math and considered becoming an architect but he opted to build a career in comedy instead. He got more serious about comedy at University of San Diego High School, and roles in the Pajama Game, The Matchmaker, Guys and Dolls, Up the Down Staircase, and Sugar followed. Trainor attended UC Santa Barbara for the quintessential college experience, combining academics and partying on the beach. He graduated from UCSB with a BFA in acting – but not before a Hollywood agent caught his one-man comedy show at college and urged him to audition in Los Angeles.

Career

His first role was on television in the risque MTV series, Undressed. Some of his other television credits include, Drake & Josh, Angel, Malcolm in the Middle, Boston Public, Crossing Jordan, and a small scene in Victorious.

His first recurring TV role was as Brian "The A.V. guy" on Crossing Jordan. In his appearance on Drake & Josh, he was known for his role as Crazy Steve. All the while, he kept his day jobs at Starbucks, the Geffen Theater box office and Center Theater Group phone room. Jerry’s recurring role as Crazy Steve led to his first regular series gig when he was cast as Spencer, an off-centered aspiring artist and brother and guardian of his teenaged sister, Carly, on Nickelodeon’s mega-hit television series, iCarly. Trainor’s portrayal of Spencer garnered the actor his first Teen Choice nomination for Choice TV Actor: Comedy in 2009 and a nomination for Big Kid Award at the 2010 Australia Kids’ Choice Awards, which Trainor also co-hosted.

He also has had a number of small roles in films such as the science fiction-horror film, Donnie Da'rko, Evolution, and the cheerleader comedy Bring It On Again.

Jerry also played the mad Doctor/Various other characters in the Henson Alternative web series S.U.D.S, which was supposed to be released in 2009 on Film.com. We have only seen a trailer and some pics taken from Jerry's Facebook page

His voice-over roles include: The Penguins of Madagascar (cockroach) and the lead character, Dudley Puppy, from Tuff Puppy.

Outside of film and television, Jerry was in a "World of Warcraft" video series called Project Lore. He played the healer Goggins who is a Draenei shaman. He left the show on February 7, 2009.

Jerry at the Kids Choice Awards 2010.

He hosted the 2010 Australian Kids Choice Awards along with Miranda Cosgrove. He was mentioned in the 2011 Australian Kids Choice Awards, when Jennette said that Jerry gave Nathan and her advice for the awards.

Jerry had a main role with his iCarly co-star Jennette McCurdy in the 2011 movie, Best Player. He had a main role in the 2007 movie, Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh. Unlike all other Drake & Josh episodes he got credited in the beginning.

As of 2012, it was confirmed that Jerry would be filming a pilot for Nick At Nite. A new comedy show called "Wendell & Vinnie" a multi-camera project that was created by Emmy-winning writer-producer Jay Kogen (Frasier)1

In 2013, Jerry was part of "Wendell & Vinnie" and he is set to be a producer on his own show.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2001	Donnie Darko	Lanky Kid	His scene (along with Ashley Tisdale) on Youtube
	Evolution	Tommy
2003	Wrong Hollywood Number	Bailey Warren	short film Link to full short film
2004	Bring It On Again	Smug Guy	direct-to-video
2007	Pieces of Dolores	Bookstore clerk	short film trailer
2008	Waking Dreams	Andrew	Movie's website pics+trailer
2009	Wreckless Epic	Kelly Kirkwood	short film? Myspace page with pics
2011	That Movie Show	Gary Dinardo	Webshort/ ep.7 Video here!
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Undressed	Eric	season 2 - 3 episodes.Watch Ep. 2+3 on Blip
2001	Malcolm in the Middle	Guardsman	Episode: Evacuation
	Boston Public	Mitchell Friendly	season 1 ep 22
	My Wife and Kids	Trekkie bowler	season 2 ep 25
2002	Angel	Jared	Episode: Supersymmetry
	ER	Darious	Episode: One Can Only Hope
2004-2005	Crossing Jordan	Brian - The A.V. Guy	Episode present: Dead Or Alive, Revealed, Blue Moon, It Happened One Night, A Man In Blue
2004-2007	Drake & Josh	Crazy Steve	Recurring Role
2007 – 2012	iCarly	Spencer Shay	Main role
2007	Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp	"Crazy" Steve	Nickelodeon TV Movie
2008	iCarly:iGo to Japan	Spencer Shay	Nickelodeon TV Movie
	Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh	"Crazy" Steve	Nickelodeon TV Movie
2009-2010	iCarly: iDate a Bad Boy	Spencer Shay	Nickelodeon TV Movie
	iCarly: iFight Shelby Marx	Spencer Shay	Nickelodeon TV Movie
	iCarly:iQuit iCarly	Spencer Shay	Nickelodeon TV Movie
2010	Victorious	Audience member	Episode: "Jade Dumps Beck" Clip of it here. You see him at 1:00 wearing darkyellow/green hoodie
	T.U.F.F. Puppy	Dudley Puppy	Main Role
	Celebrity Liar	himself	Q+A video and CL: Jerry Vs Willie Garson
2011	Best Player	Quincy Johnson	Main Role; Nickeloden TV Movie (Mar. 12, 2011) (shot 2010)
2012	Holiday Road	Month:Doug, in October	Narrative film, made a debut at Slamdance 2012 1
2013	Wendell & Vinnie	Vinnie	Main Role
2014	Sam & Cat	Crazy Steve	Cameo (#SuperPsycho)
2017	Anthros	Steven "Steve" Patamon	Voice Role
2021- present	iCarly	Spencer Shay	Main Role

Trivia

• Jerry Trainor and Miranda Cosgrove (who plays Carly) are the only two actors of the show to physically appear in every episode of the series (Jennette McCurdy, who plays Sam, was absent in iWon't Cancel The Show and iBloop, and Nathan Kress, who plays Freddie, was also absent in iBloop as well. However, McCurdy and Kress were not entirely absent in the aforementioned episode; they did appear in the blooper clips that were shown. Noah Munck, who plays Gibby, was only a recurring character in the show, and he only appeared in every episode following iGot a Hot Room).
• Jerry has a habit of constantly wanting to buy new boots and shoes because he loves them.
• Jerry's Top 5 favorite episodes of iCarly are iDream of Dance, iDate a Bad Boy, iGot a Hot Room, iGet Pranky, and iStart a Fan War.
  • iDream of Dance: "I wear a dress. 'Nuff said."
  • iDate a Bad Boy: "I love it when Spencer tries to be a responsible adult. In this one, he goes to great lengths to keep Carly from dating a rebel type dude."
  • iGot a Hot Room: "This has Dan Schneider's favorite Spencer moment. I find out I'm getting a large sum of money, exclaim 'What?!' and my pants fall down for no reason. Comedy gold, invest in it!"
  • iGet Pranky: "This is a favorite because of the prank montage. One of the most fun to rehearse and shoot. The whole cast and crew were laughing through the entire episode."
  • iStart a Fan War: "No question, working with Jack Black puts this one at the top. He was hilarious and a true pro. Plus we sing a song together, amazing!"
• Jerry hosted a 2011 Halloween TV Special possibly featuring former Drake & Josh co-star, Allison Scagliotti, who played Mindy Crenshaw on the show.
• Jerry narrates a Children's Holiday Book, entitled Too Many Toys written by David Shannon.
• Jerry directed the iCarly episodes iApril Fools and iLost My Head in Vegas.
  • ​This made him the only main cast member of the show to direct an episode.
• In 2012, Jerry tweeted that he doesn't have an Instagram account.
• Jerry knows how to drive a motorcycle and play basic guitar.
• Jerry owns a rescue dog that's part Jindo named Shoe.
• Jerry has a sister named Liz.
• Jerry used to be Drake Bell's assistant.

Gallery

	See photos of Jerry Trainor here.

External links

• Jerry Trainor at
• Trainor Fans
• Trainor Fax twitter (a twitter dedicated to Jerry's long hair)
• Jerry Trainor dedicated Tumblr
• Jerry's crazy faces+quotes Tumblr page
• His main page for his resume
• Jerry's "Wreckless Epic" characther Kelly's Myspace page (pics)
• Wreckless Epic's Myspace page (pics page)
• Blip (music playlist) he posted the link on his twitter long time ago *doesn't use it anymore*
• New interview as of Mar.13 2011
• Jerry interview with Piper posted March 18th 2011
• Jerry's photoshoot with Lisa Rose 2011
• Jerry Trainor's Old Roles in video(created by:Blueroses1 of Tumblr)