Jerry Trainor

Gerald William "Jerry" Trainor (born January 21, 1977) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the Nickelodeon shows Drake & Josh (as Crazy Steve) and iCarly (as Spencer Shay).

Life and career

Trainor was born and raised in San Diego, California, the son of Bill Trainor and Madelyn (née McNenly) Trainor. Trainor studied improv at the Groundlings school in Los Angeles. Trainor also studied theatre at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

His first television role was in the MTV series Undressed as Eric. Some of his other television credits include Law & Order, Angel, and Malcolm in the Middle. His first recurring TV role was as Brian "the A.V. guy" on Crossing Jordan. He has had a number of small roles in films such as the science fiction drama Donnie Darko and the cheerleader comedy Bring It On Again. He appeared on the web series Hungry Girl. He also had a recurring role in the Nickelodeon TV show Drake & Josh as "Crazy" Steve, a movie theater worker from 2004 to 2007 and starred in his second appearance in the Nickelodeon show iCarly as Spencer Shay, the older brother and guardian of Miranda Cosgrove's title character from 2007 to 2012. He completed the 2008 music-themed comedy Wreckless Epic, in which he stars. Trainor stars in his third role on Nickelodeon as in the animated series T.U.F.F. Puppy as the voice of the title character Dudley Puppy. He also starred alongside iCarly co-star Jennette McCurdy in the television movie Best Player, his fourth time on Nickelodeon as an actor. He played Quincy Johnson, a video game enthusiast whose main competition in a video gaming contest is McCurdy's character. In 2013, Trainor had his fifth role on Nickelodeon in the short-lived show Wendell and Vinnie as Vinnie, the uncle and guardian to Buddy Handleson's character Wendell.