Jennette McCurdy
Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy is an American writer, director, podcaster, singer and retired actress. McCurdy’s breakthrough role as Sam Puckett in the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly (2007–2012) earned her various awards, including four Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.
In 2017, McCurdy quit acting and decided to pursue a career in writing and directing. In early 2020 she performed a one-woman show, I’m Glad My Mom Died, in Los Angeles and New York City; further dates were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, she began hosting an interview podcast, Empty Inside. In 2022, she released a well-reviewed and best-selling memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died, describing her career as a child star and the abusive behavior of her deceased mother.
Jennette McCurdy starred in Nickelodeon’s hit show iCarly and its spin-off, Sam & Cat, as well as in the Netflix series Between. In 2017, she quit acting and began pursuing writing/directing. Her films have been featured in the Florida Film Festival, the Salute Your Shorts Film Festival, Short of the Week, and elsewhere. Her essays have appeared in HuffPost and The Wall Street Journal. Her one-woman show I’m Glad My Mom Died had two sold-out runs at the Lyric Hyperion Theatre and Hudson Theatre in Los Angeles. She hosts a podcast called Empty Inside, which has topped Apple’s charts and features guests speaking about uncomfortable topics. She lives in Los Angeles.
All Books By Jennette McCurdy
I’m Glad My Mom Died
- By: Jennette McCurdy
- Narrator: Jennette McCurdy
- Length: 6 hours 26 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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