Not as dreamy as his
Drake & Josh cohort Drake Bell, this cuddly nerd boasts a keen sense of humor. When visiting Bell in the hospital after his 2005 car crash, Peck reportedly quipped, "You're still better looking than me, man." Peck was just a child when he started showcasing his self-deprecating style and goofy persona on the stand-up comedy circuit. In 2000, the 14-year-old funnyman made his big- and small-screen debuts, in the film
Snowday and as a regular cast member on Nickelodeon's
The Amanda Show. Four years later, he and
Amanda costar Drake Bell earned their own eponymous sitcom as a pair of mismatched stepbrothers. Although Bell was undoubtedly the hip, cute one, Peck got a lot of the laughs. He also improved his appearance during his tenure by dropping a noticeable amount of weight.
Josh Peck Fast Facts:
- At 7, appeared in a Florida dinner-theater production of The Music Man.
- Began doing stand-up comedy in New York clubs at the age of 9.
- Reported on the 2000 Democratic and Republican national conventions for Nickelodeon; interviewed Bob Dole and Cokie Roberts.
- Inducted into the Friars Club in 2005 at 19, becoming one of its youngest members in history.
- Josh Peck Relationships:
- Barbara - Mother
