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Carly (Biography)

iCarly logo iCarly is an American sitcom that focuses on a girl named Carly Shay who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series was created by Dan Schneider, who also serves as executive producer. It stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan Kress as Freddie, Jerry Trainor as Spencer, and Noah Munck as Gibby. The show is taped at Nickelodeon On Sunset in Hollywood, California. The show premiered on Nickelodeon on September 8, 2007. It was originally rated TV-Y7, and later, TV-G. Production of Season 4 began in May 2010[1][2] and ended production in September 2010,[3] after Miranda Cosgrove inked a seven-figure deal.[4] iCarly is shown in a number of other countries including Canada (YTV and Nickelodeon Canada, October 8, 2007) and the United Kingdom (Nickelodeon UK, Easter 2008). Plot: When Carly and her sassy best bud Sam act funny at a school talent show audition, tech-savvy Freddie tapes it and posts it online without telling them. Upon seeing the girls' strong chemistry and banter, the online audience clamors for more and the iCarly webcast is born. While grappling with typical issues of adolescence, Carly, Sam, and Freddie find they've also become online celebrities as their show, which features talent contests, recipes, problem-solving, and random dancing, garners international accolades. Carly lives in Seattle, Washington with her twenty-six year old brother/guardian Spencer and produces the show in a makeshift third-floor studio loft in his apartment. Although no mention is made about the location of their mother, Carly and Spencer's father is a U.S. Air Force officer ("Col. Steven Shay"), temporarily stationed on a submarine, who is often mentioned but has never actually been seen on the show. Outside shots of Carly's Seattle apartment building, Bushwell Plaza, are actually digitally altered images of the Eastern Columbia Building in Los Angeles. Characters: Main Characters Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove) is the host of her own popular web show, iCarly, which she produces with her two best friends, Sam and Freddie. Samantha "Sam" Puckett (Jennette McCurdy) is Carly's best friend and co-host of iCarly. She is very aggressive and lazy, and always gets into trouble at school, but she is just as fun and creative as Carly and is very loyal to her. Fredward "Freddie" Benson (Nathan Kress) is Carly's good friend and neighbour. He is the technical producer of iCarly and is characterized as a "cool geek". He has had a crush on Carly ever since they met. Spencer Shay (Jerry Trainor) is Carly's eccentric 26 year-old brother and legal guardian. He builds crazy sculptures, and usually acts younger than his age. Gibby Gibson (Noah Munck) is an odd friend of Carly, Sam and Freddie, who constantly likes to take his shirt off for no reason. (Recurring seasons 1-3; starring season 4-present)[5] Recurring Characters: Marissa Benson (Mary Scheer) is Freddie's overbearing and overprotective mother. Lewbert (Jeremy Rowley) is the doorman for the building in which Carly, Spencer, and Freddie live, characterized by his annoying, protective behavior and a large wart on his face. He is often being pranked by the kids on iCarly. Nevel Papperman (Reed Alexander) is an 11-year-old critic who runs the nevelocity.com website, a site that reviews other websites. He is Carly's nemesis and has repeatedly tried to sabotage iCarly in exchange for a kiss from Carly. Terrance jetter bo T-Bo (BooG!e) is the manager at the Groovy Smoothie. He often annoys customers into buying random foods (i.e. bell peppers, bagels, tacos), which are always impaled on a stick. Guppy Gibson (Ethan Munck) is Gibby's younger brother and often tags along with Gibby. Chuck Chambers (Ryan Ochoa) is a child in the Shays' apartment building who frequently torments Spencer. Ted Franklin (Tim Russ) is the principal at Ridgeway, the school where Carly, Sam, and Freddie attend. He is very fair and is a big fan of iCarly. Francine Briggs (Mindy Sterling) is a very strict English teacher at the junior high school who shows an obvious dislike for children. Mr. Howard (David St. James) is a strict and unenthusiastic teacher who hates almost everything including his wife. iCarly & Victorious Crossover Special: Dan Schneider, the creator of iCarly and Victorious has confirmed via his Facebook and Twitter that a crossover special between the two shows is now completed, as of August 29, 2010.[6] Later that night the script was sent out and the following day it went into production.[7] Production lasted about three weeks.[citation needed] The episode will air on June 10, 2011. The episode is expected to be a 3-part episode, but this may be subject to change before the transmission date.[citation needed] Season 5: In late January 2011, while doing press for her North American Dancing Crazy concert tour, Miranda Cosgrove began telling news sources that she was looking forward to returning to Hollywood to begin filming a 5th season of iCarly. [8][9][10] On January 27, 2011 Cosgrove told Cleveland Live News "We're getting ready to start the next season, right after the tour. I would be willing to do the show as long as people like it and as long as it works."[8] On January 28, 2011, Reuters news agency also reported that Cosgrove was preparing to begin filming a 5th season of iCarly",[9] and on February 3, 2011 Cosgrove told The Middletown Press, when speaking of the show and her co-stars Jennette McCurdy and Nathan Kress, “I’ve known them since I was little. I can’t wait to get back. I’m really comfortable doing (iCarly). It’s like my home away from home.”[10] Cosgrove concluded her Dancing Crazy concert tour on February 24, 2011, and Jennette McCurdy will be concluding her Generation Love mall tour on April 14, 2011,[11] however, Nickelodeon has yet to make an official announcement as to when production for a 5th season would officially begin. The entire cast did not even get together until the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards. Broadcast History: Nickelodeon (September 8, 2007–present) TeenNick (October 18, 2009 – present) Internationalization: Some minor alterations have been made for transmission in markets where the series is dubbed. In the German version (but not on all transmitted episodes) the intro music lyrics are in German. Episode titles mostly are unchanged when the series is dubbed. Music: Columbia Records and Nickelodeon Records has released a soundtrack for the show entitled iCarly. It includes the theme song and four original songs by Miranda Cosgrove. Several tracks by guest artists and cast dialogue are also included. Website: In reality, the iCarly.com website contains many promotional videos by the cast (as their respective characters), as well as content created and sent in by viewers. Other features on the site include characters' blogs, pictures from the set, songs, games, and comments from viewers. Many fictional websites from this show redirect to this page. For example, Zaplook, SplashFace, ToonJuice, CraigsMix, Nevelocity, PillowMyHead.com, AggressiveParenting.com, SamPuckett.com, TheValerieShow.com, NeverWatchiCarly.com, iSnarly.com, SprayYourChildren.com, and any other website mentioned on the show redirect to this page. Video Games: An animated PC hidden object game, iCarly: iDream in Toons, was released by Nickelodeon on their Nick Arcade. Jerry Trainor is the only actor from the cast who lends his voice to the game, the rest of the characters' speech being dubbed with typing sounds on a keyboard. On May 13, 2009, Nickelodeon announced they had reached an agreement with Activision to produce an iCarly video game for the Nintendo DS and Wii. The game was released October 28, 2009. The cast lend their voices in the videogame. On January 11, 2010, the official iCarly Facebook page announced the release of an application called "Sam's Remote" exclusively for iPhone and iPod Touch. This app consists of Sam's remote, which she uses on live casts of iCarly in the show, where one pushes different buttons and they make silly sound effects. Available through the iTunes App Store for $1.99 download. Books: 1. iHave a Web Show! 2. iWanna Stay! 3. iWant a World Record! 4. iAm Famous! 5. iAm Your Biggest Fan! 6. iGo to Japan!