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Josh Peck

Joshua Michael Peck (born November 10, 1986)[2] is an American actor, comedian, and YouTuber. Peck began his career as a child actor, appearing in the film Snow Day (2000) and the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series The Amanda Show (2000–2002). He had his breakthrough playing Josh Nichols on the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh (2004–2007) and in the television films Drake & Josh Go Hollywood (2006) and Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008). He also began voicing Eddie in the Ice Age franchise (2006–2016).

Josh Peck

Joshua Michael Peck

(1986-11-10) November 10, 1986
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • YouTuber

1996–present

Paige O'Brien
(m. 2017)

2

2017–present

3.57 million[1]

388 million[1]

Peck's film roles include Max Keeble's Big Move (2001), Spun (2002), Drillbit Taylor (2008), What Goes Up (2009), Red Dawn (2012), The Timber (2015), Chronically Metropolitan (2016), and Oppenheimer (2023). He voiced Casey Jones in the Nickelodeon animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012–2017), starred in the Fox comedy series Grandfathered (2015–2016) and the Disney+ series Turner & Hooch (2021). He has run the comedic lifestyle YouTube channel, Shua Vlogs, since 2017.[3]

Early life

Peck was born in New York City.[2] He grew up with his mother, Barbara Peck, who is a career coach, and his maternal grandmother. Peck has never publicly identified his father, who was married to a co-worker of his mother, and Peck's birth was the result of an extramarital affair. Peck never met his father, who died in 2013.[4] Peck is Jewish, as are both his parents.[5][6] He grew up in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, and attended P.S. 40 and The Professional Performing Arts School.[7] He had a bar mitzvah ceremony.[8][9][10] He had asthma during his childhood, and often stayed indoors watching old sitcoms.[11][12] He was inspired to become involved in stand-up comedy when he was eight years old.

Personal life

In the fourth season of Drake & Josh, Peck was noticeably thinner. He said: "I made a conscious effort to lose weight because I knew I could be happier as well as being healthier. I started by going on a diet a year and a half ago and I got a personal trainer, but I definitely have a healthier lifestyle now. Also I feel that because I do so much television, I am a better role model. I don't really understand why I should be a role model, but I know that kids do look up to me, so it is my responsibility to motivate people and be inspiring. I hope that I can do that for kids. It doesn't really matter what you look like though."[8]


In June 2017, Peck married his longtime girlfriend, Paige O'Brien.[36] In August 2018, the couple announced they were expecting their first child.[37] Their first son was born December 29th of that year.[38] On October 13, 2022, they welcomed their second son.[39]


Peck has named Ben Kingsley as his favorite actor, stating "Nobody is as good as him in my opinion".[40]


In 2022, Peck revealed that he had struggled with addictions to alcohol and drugs in the past, stating, "I was always looking for something to fix my insides. But eventually I realized that whether my life was beyond my wildest dreams or a total mess, it didn't change the temperature of what was going on in my mind. I knew that nothing in the outside world would make me feel whole. . . . I used food and drugs to numb my feelings." He has been sober since 2008.[41]

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