• Josh Peck is an American YouTuber, actor and comedian born in New York City in 1986.
• He became interested in stand-up comedy from a young age and went on to appear in various movies, TV shows and video games.
• He is married to film editor and cinematographer Paige O'Brien and they have one son, Max.
• Josh has won awards including an Independent Spirit Award and a UK Kids' Choice Award.
• As of November 2020, his net worth is estimated at over $9 million.



Known for movies

Short Info

Net Worth$2.5 Million
Date Of BirthNovember 10, 1986
FactHis influences are Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby and his favorite actor is Ben Kingsley.


Josh Peck Wiki Bio

Joshua Michael Peck was born in New York City, USA, on 10 November 1986 – his zodiac sign is Scorpio and he holds American nationality. He is a YouTuber, actor and a comedian, who might be known best for his role in the family comedy series “The Amanda Show” created by Dan Schneider, and which starred Amanda Bynes, Drake Bell and Nancy Sullivan – it aired from 1999 to 2002 (Josh joined in late 2000) and won six awards while it was nominated for five others.

Childhood and education

Josh was raised in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan an only child, by his mother Barbara who worked several jobs to support herself and her son, while Josh never met his father.

He became interested in doing stand-up comedy at the age of eight, and often performed for his mother and grandmother. Josh studied at The Professional Performing Arts School, focusing on acting and stand-up comedy, and upon matriculation in 2004, he chose not to pursue a college degree but to focus on his acting career.

Early success

He was actually just 10 years old when he first performed, in the daytime variety program “The Rosie O’Donnell Show”, and was then invited to appear in the series “The Amanda Show”. Josh went on to practice at TADA! Youth Theatre, and perform at Carolines on Broadway.

Roles in movies

Josh has been credited with appearing in around 75 movies and TV series, and we are about to mention some of his most notable performances in this article.

One of his first roles in movies was in the 2000 comedy “Snow Day”, in which he played the supporting character Wayne Alworth. The following years saw him appear in the 2001 comedy “Max Keeble’s Big Move”, the 2002 black comedy crime film “Spun”, and the 2004 psychological drama “Mean Creek”. In 2006, he voiced Eddie in the animated adventure comedy “Ice Age: The Meltdown”, and reprised his role in “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” in 2009 and “Ice Age: Continental Drift” in 2012 – the same year saw him star alongside Chris Hemsworth in the action movie “Red Dawn”. In 2015, Josh appeared in three movies: the buddy romantic comedy “The Wedding Ringer”, the comedy drama “Danny Collins”, and the western thriller “The Timber”.

Three of his most recent roles in movies have been in the 2017 black comedy “Take the 10” in which he played the lead character Chris, the drama “Locating Silver Lake” starring as Daniel, and the Chinese animated comedy “Boonie Bears: Entangled Worlds” voicing Bramble. Josh has recently been cast to play Vince in the upcoming science fiction movie “Doors”.

Roles in TV series

He made his debut TV series appearance in 2000, when he appeared in the episode “The Cast from Snow Day/Hoku” of the comedy sketch “All That”, and then appeared in single episodes of many series such as the medical drama “ER”, the sketch comedy “Mad TV” and the drama “The Guardian”.

He gained recognition in 2004 when cast to play Josh Nichols, one of the lead characters in the sitcom “Drake & Josh” created by Dan Schneider, and which also starred Drake Bell and Miranda Cosgrove – it follows two step brother,s one of whom is a popular singer while the other is a geek, and it won 11 awards while it was nominated for five others. His following notable performance was in the comedy “Grandfathered” created by Daniel Chun, starring as Gerald alongside Paget Brewster and Josh Stamos – the story follows a man who finds out that he is a father and a grandfather, and it won one award and was nominated for two others.

Josh Peck

A few of Josh’s most recent roles in TV series have been in the 2016 episode “Josh Peck vs. Christina Millan” of the musical reality competition series “Lip Sync Battle”, two 2018 episodes of the sitcom “Fuller House”, and a single 2018 episode of the Netflix series “Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever.” He has recently been cast to appear in the upcoming comedy “Turner & Hooch”.

Other works and awards

In 2006, Josh voiced Eddie in the video game “Ice Age 2: The Meltdown”, and helped design the character Josh Nichols for two video games – “Drake & Josh” and “Drake & Josh: Talent Showdown”. The years 2009 and 2012 heard him voice Eddie in the video game “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” and the mobile game “Ice Age: Continental Drift – Arctic Games” respectively and in 2014 Josh voice Casey Jones in “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze”.

Josh is also a YouTuber, who launched his channel on 8 June 2017 and it’s today subscribed to by almost four million people, and counts over 332 million views of all his videos combined. Josh mostly uploads comedy content – his most popular video “TELLING FRIENDS MY WIFE IS PREGNANT!!” has been viewed more than 15 million times since 28 August 2018.

Josh won an Independent Spirit Award – Special Distinction for “Mean Creek” in 2005, and a 2008 UK Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Star for “Drake & Josh”. The following years saw him nominated for eight awards, including three Teen Choice Awards and three Behind the Voice Actors Awards, but without winning any.

Wife and baby

Josh married Paige O’Brien in June 2017 after the two dated for over five years, and what the media found interesting was that Josh didn’t invite Drake Bell to the wedding for unknown reasons – Paige is a film editor and cinematographer who might be known best for having worked on the movies “Black Wolf”, “Let Go” and “Tell Me a Story”.

Before Paige, Josh dated non-celebrity Kelly Louie from 2005 to mid-2006, and the following year saw him date Famke Janssen, a Dutch actress and film director known for her roles in the spy movie “GoldenEye”, and the superhero movie franchise “X-Men”. In 2009, he dated Hanna Beth Merjos, an American actress and model.

As of November 2020, Josh is married to Paige O’Brien, and they have a son together named Max, born in December 2018.

Weight loss

Josh was a chubby teen, then after gaining recognition for his acting skills, he decided he would become healthy and fit and serve as an example for all those who watched him on TV. His family helped him hire a nutritionist and a physical trainer, and Josh started off by taking long walks before he began running and working out at a gym. His nutritionist helped him choose a diet plan which would suit him – the hardest thing for Josh was to avoid eating sugar, but he managed to stick to the plan and lose weight.

Hobbies and other interests

Josh’s main hobby is being active on social media networks, and he’s very popular on Instagram as his account numbers more than 10.4 million followers, while he’s uploaded more than 1,600 pictures onto it.

He is physically very active, as he still has several training sessions at the gym each week, while he is also a martial artist who has been taking Taekwondo lessons since his teenage years – as an extension of that, he’s also been practicing mixed martial arts (MMA) for several years now.

Josh is keen on watching movies, and has his own favorite actors and actresses some of whom are Ben Kingsley, Matt Damon and Julia Roberts – he has stated how he believes that nobody is as good at acting as Ben. A few of his favorite movies are “Gandhi”, “Schindler’s List” and “Shutter Island”.

Age, height and net worth

Josh’s age is 34. He has short brown hair and brown eyes, his height is 6ft (1.83m) and he weighs around 165lbs (75kgs).

As of November 2020, his net worth has been estimated at over $9 million.

General Info

Full NameJosh Peck
Net Worth$2.5 Million
Date Of BirthNovember 10, 1986
Height1.83 m
Weight110 pounds
ProfessionComedian, Voice Actor, Television Director
EducationProfessional Performing Arts School
NationalityAmerican

Family

ParentsBarbara Peck

Accomplishments

AwardsIndependent Spirit Special Distinction Award
NominationsPeople's Choice Award for Favorite Actor in a New TV Series, Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Actor, Teen Choice Award for Choice Viner, Teen Choice Award for Choice Web Star: Comedy, Shorty Award for Best Vine Comedian
MoviesRed Dawn, Mean Creek, The Wackness, Battle of the Year: The Dream Team, Ice Age: Collision Course, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh, Drillbit Taylor, Max Keeble's Big Move, Snow Day, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Drake & Josh Go Hollywood, Aliens in ...
TV ShowsGrandfathered, Drake & Josh, Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?, The Amanda Show

Social profile links

Quotes

#Quote
1It doesn't matter what you look like really though, it is who you are that matters of course.

Facts

#Fact
1"Peck" is Josh's mother's surname. The family name had originally been "Peckerman". Josh's maternal grandparents, Jack Peckerman and Mae Weinberger, were both from Jewish families from Eastern Europe (Poland and Russia).
2Lost a considerable amount of weight thanks to karate, yoga, lots of salads and just plain adolescence. He has shed 40 pounds since Mean Creek wrapped last year and is working hard to drop another 40. [June 2005]
3His mother just moved back to New York a week and a half ago. So now he's learning to cope on his own. [March 2006]
4Filming the remake of Red Dawn [September 2009]
5He was the beat boxer on Drake Bell's song Circles.
6Was ranked #19 on Moviefone's 'The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25'(2008).
7Used to spend time making hip hop beats and studio work with upcoming artists.
8Has dog named "Monster.".
9Best friends with Drake & Josh (2004) costar, Drake Bell. They've known each other since 1999 when they were in The Amanda Show (1999) together.
10He and his mother shared small one-bedroom apartments in New York City.
11He is very close with his mother.
12He never knew his father.
13Has had asthma since childhood.
14As a child, he would watch cartoons and sitcoms on TV and started to emulate them.
15For the first fourteen years of his life, he lived in New York City with his mother.
16He used to drive an '87 Mercedes.
17His influences are Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby and his favorite actor is Ben Kingsley.
18Was born in Hell's Kitchen. A neighborhood of New York City that includes the area between 34th Street and 57th Street, from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River.
19Used to play ice hockey in his spare time.
20Performed in musical theater with the New York-based children's theater TADA.
21Had a pet fish named Beefy.
22He plays the piano.
23Has been doing stand-up comedy since the age of 8.
24Got his start by performing stand-up comedy at Caroline's Comedy Club for the Audrey Hepburn foundation.

Pictures

Movies

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Gnome Alone2023pre-production
Locating Silver Lake2017filmingDaniel
Take the 102016completedChris
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2013-2017TV SeriesCasey Jones / Frog #1 / Skele-Lord / ...
The Labyrinth2017PL8-0
Mandroid2016ShortPl8-0
Pitch2016TV SeriesRoss
Chronically Metropolitan2016John
Ice Age: Collision Course2016Eddie (voice)
Grandfathered2015-2016TV SeriesGerald
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade2016TV ShortEddie (voice)
Danny Collins2015Nicky Ernst
Wrestling Isn't Wrestling2015Video documentary shortTheater Audience Member
The Timber2015Samuel
The Wedding Ringer2015Bad Best Man
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze2014Video GameCasey Jones (voice)
The Mindy Project2013-2014TV SeriesRay Ron
The Rebels2014TV SeriesDanny Norwood
The Big Bang Theory2014TV SeriesJesse
Battle of the Year2013Franklyn
Bukowski2013Charles Bukowski
Jungle Master2013Blue (English version, voice)
Red Dawn2012Matt Eckert
Ice Age: Continental Drift - Arctic Games2012Video GameEddie (voice)
Ice Age: Continental Drift2012Eddie (voice)
ATM2012/ICorey Thompson
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas2011TV ShortEddie (voice)
Victorious2011TV SeriesJosh Nichols
Aliens in the Attic2009Sparks (voice)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs2009Video GameEddie (voice)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs2009Eddie (voice)
iCarly2009TV SeriesJimmy
What Goes Up2009Jim Lement
Wild About Harry2009Spoke White
Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh2008TV MovieJosh Nichols
Drillbit Taylor2008Ronnie
The Wackness2008Luke Shapiro
Drake & Josh2004-2007TV SeriesJosh Nichols
What's New, Scooby-Doo?2006TV SeriesDamian / Kid / Zombie Kid #2
Codename: Kids Next Door2006TV SeriesNumbuh 50 Million B.C.
Ice Age: The Meltdown2006Eddie (voice)
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown2006Video GameEddie (voice)
Special2006Joey
Drake and Josh Go Hollywood2006TV MovieJosh Nichols
Havoc2005Josh Rubin
The Guardian2003-2004TV SeriesChristopher Rapp
Mean Creek2004George Tooney
The Powerpuff Girls2003TV SeriesBoy#2
Lloyd in Space2002TV SeriesDebater 2
Fillmore!2002TV SeriesRandall Julian
Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?2002TV SeriesLenny
Spun2002Fat Boy
MADtv2002TV SeriesJeffrey Lugz
Mad TV Live and Almost Legal2001TV MovieNeighbor's son
Samurai Jack2001TV SeriesS Kid / Pig #3 / Alien Kid
Max Keeble's Big Move2001Robe
Family Guy2001TV SeriesCharlie
ER2001TV SeriesNick Stevens
The Amanda Show2000-2001TV SeriesRegular Performer
The Cartoon Cartoon Show2000TV SeriesLenny
Snow Day2000Wayne Alworth
The Newcomers2000Slim

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Drake & Josh2007TV Series 1 episode

Camera Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Mean Creek2004additional videographer

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh2008TV Movie producer

Stunts

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Max Keeble's Big Move2001stunts: Robe - uncredited

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Made in Hollywood2012-2016TV SeriesHimself
Lip Sync Battle2016TV SeriesHimself - Competitor
TV Land Icon Awards 20162016TV MovieHimself - Presenter
Last Call with Carson Daly2015TV SeriesHimself
Entertainment Tonight2008-2015TV SeriesHimself
Teen Choice Awards 20152015TV SpecialHimself - Host
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 20152015TV SpecialHimself
Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 20142014TV SpecialHimself
Reel Junkie2012TV SeriesHimself
Sidewalks Entertainment2012TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Up Close with Carrie Keagan2008-2012TV SeriesHimself
Hollywood and Hyland2012TV SeriesHimself
Big Morning Buzz Live2012TV SeriesHimself
Simian Undercover Detective Squad2012TV SeriesHimself
13th Annual Young Hollywood Awards2011TV SpecialHimself - Award Presenter
Victorious2011TV SeriesHimself
7 Secrets with Miranda Cosgrove2010TV Movie documentaryJosh Nichols
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 20092009TV SpecialHimself
The View2007-2008TV SeriesHimself
MTV Video Music Awards 20082008TV SpecialHimself
Stand Up to Cancer2008TV MovieHimself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2008TV SeriesHimself
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 20082008TV SpecialHimself
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '062006TV SpecialHimself
The Tony Danza Show2005TV SeriesHimself
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '052005TV Movie documentaryHimself
The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards2005TV Special documentaryHimself
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '042004TV Movie documentaryHimself
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '032003TV SpecialHimself
Alex to the Max: The Making of Max Keeble's Big Move2002Video documentaryHimself / Robe
The Rosie O'Donnell Show2002TV SeriesHimself
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '022002TV Special documentaryHimself
Kids Are Punny1998TV MovieHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Extra2015TV SeriesHimself
Sam & Cat2014TV SeriesJosh Nichols

Awards

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2005Special Distinction AwardIndependent Spirit AwardsMean Creek (2004)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2016People's Choice AwardPeople's Choice Awards, USAFavorite Actor in a New TV SeriesGrandfathered (2015)
2015BTVA Television Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Action/DramaTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
2014BTVA Television Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Action/DramaTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
2013BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a Feature FilmIce Age: Continental Drift (2012)
2008Blimp AwardKids' Choice Awards, USAFavorite Television ActorDrake & Josh (2004)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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