"Jessie" aired on Disney Channel from 2011 to 2015. The show followed Jessie, played by Debbie Ryan, as she moved from a small town to New York City. She takes a job as a nanny for a family of four who live in the world's most expensive penthouse on the Upper-West Side. Many young actors got their breakout roles on the show, but where are they now?
Debby Ryan (Then)
Debby Ryan began her career in Hollywood on the TV series "Barney and Friends" at the age of 6. She then starred alongside Ice Cube and Keke Palmer in "The Longshots." Her breakout role was on the Disney Channel series, "The Suite Life On Deck" as Bailey Pickett. In 2011, she was cast as Jessie, the nanny who moved to NYC, on the Disney Channel series "Jessie."
Debby Ryan (Now)
After "Jessie" ended in 2015, Debby went on to star in several movies and TV series. In 2017, she starred as the leading character in "Rip Tide," and the following year she appeared in "Life of the Party." She currently stars as Patricia "Patty" Bladell in the Netflix series "Insatiable." In December of last year, she got engaged to her boyfriend, Josh Dun, from the band Twenty One Pilots.
Peyton List (Then)
Peyton List starred as Emma Ross on "Jessie." Emma is the eldest of the Ross children and the only biological child of Morgan and Christina. Before starring on "Jessie," Peyton made cameos on the soap operas "As the World Turns" and "All My Children." She had her break-out role as Greg's love interest, Holly Hills, in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules."
Peyton List (Now)
Before "Jessie" ended in 2015, Peyton reprised her role as Emma on a spin-off series called "Bunk'd." In 2018, she starred in the Hulu series "Light as a Feather." Now she has a reoccurring role as Tory on the Youtube series "Cobra Kai." Peyton has continued her modeling career and even ventured into the music industry, releasing a single "Liar, Liar" in 2018.
Cameron Boyce (Then)
Cameron Boyce made his acting debut in the Panic! at the Disco music video "Mirrors." He went on to have cameos on "Good Luck Charlie" and "General Hospital: Night Shift." He also appeared in "Grown Ups" as Adam Sandler's spoiled son. In 2011, he was cast as Luke on "Jessie." Luke is the second oldest of the Ross children, who's mischievous and sarcastic.
Cameron Boyce (Now)
Cameron's background in dance (he was trained in breakdancing, hip-hop, jazz, modern dance, tap and ballet) ultimately led him to be cast in the "Descendants" franchise. He played Carlos, the son of Cruella de Vil, in all three films. Unfortunately, on July 6, 2019, Cameron died in his sleep due to complications from epilepsy.
Karan Brar (Then)
Karan began his acting career at the age of 11 when he was cast as Chirag Gupta in "Dairy of a Wimpy Kid." He went on to reprise his role in the next two films of the franchise. However, in 2011, he landed the role of Ravi Ross on "Jessie." The adopted 10-year-old from India loved spending time with his pet lizard, Mr. Kipling.
Karan Brar (Now)
When Disney Channel announced that they were doing a spin-off series of "Jessie" called "Bunk'd," Karan found out that he would reprise his role of Ravi. In 2015, he also starred in the Disney Channel movie, "Invisible Sister." He is scheduled to appear in the 2020 film "Hubie Halloween" alongside Adam Sandler and Maya Rudolph.
Skai Jackson (Then)
Skai began her career in the industry by modeling for companies like Coca-Cola. She made her film debut in "Liberty Kid" before doing voice-over work on the Nickelodeon series "Bubble Guppies." In 2011, she landed the role of Zuri Ross on "Jessie." Zuri is the youngest of the Ross children; she's a quick-witted and intelligent girl who was adopted from Uganda.
Skai Jackson (Now)
Skai also starred in the spin-off series, "Bunk'd" alongside Peyton List and Karan Brar. Skai has continued to act, lending her voice to Glory Grant on the "Marvel Uprising" series. Earlier this year, she appeared in Lil Nas X music video for "Panini." Skai also wrote a book called "Reach for the Skai: How to Inspire, Empower, and Clapback" that was released in October.
Kevin Chamberlin (Then)
Kevin is an accomplished actor both on stage and onscreen. He appeared in the Broadway productions "Seussical" as Horton and "The Addams Family" as Uncle Fester. He also appeared in the movies "Road to Perdition" and "In & Out" before being cast on "Jessie." On "Jessie," Kevin played Bertram, the grouchy butler of the Ross family.
Kevin Chamberlin (Now)
In 2013, Kevin appeared in the Disney Channel Original Movie, "Teen Beach Movie" as Dr. Fusion. After "Jessie" ended, he made appearances on Netflix series such as "Grace and Frankie" and "A Series of Unfortunate Events." More recently, he has begun doing voice-over work. He lent his voice to characters in "The Emoji Movie" and "Wonder Park."
Chris Galya (Then)
Chris Galya played the character of Tony Chiccolini on "Jessie." He was the doorman of the apartment building in which the Ross family resided. He and Jessie dated for a short period, but eventually broke up. Before appearing on "Jessie," Chris appeared in an independent film called, "Momma's Man."
Chris Galya (Now)
After his time on "Jessie," Chris went on to star on the TV series, "Acting Dead," as the character Hunter Lee. In 2017, he starred in the action film "Dead Trigger" and the short-lived TV series called "The Boonies." Recently, Chris has been spending a lot of time traveling around the world.
Carolyn Hennesy (Then)
Carolyn Hennesy played Rhonda Chesterfield on "Jessie. Rhonda was incredibly rude to every character except Bertram, because she loved him. She served as a member on the board of directors for the Ross family's apartment building. Before "Jessie," Carolyn appeared on countless shows like "That 70's Show," "Reba," "Dawson's Creek" and "General Hospital."
Carolyn Hennesy (Now)
In November of 2016, Carolyn appeared in the Netflix series "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life." That same year, she also appeared in the Amazon series "The Bay" as Karen Blackwell. She is also an accomplished writer of children's books. Carolyn is an animal rights activist and was named an American Humane Association celebrity ambassador.
Christina Moore (Then)
Christina Moore played Christina Ross, the former supermodel mom, on "Jessie." Moore began her career at a young age, starting in musical theatre in Chicago. In 2002, she joined the cast of "MADtv." A few years later, she played Laurie Forman on "That 70's Show." She also played Tracy on the CW's "90210."
Christina Moore (Now)
Christina has remained busy since "Jessie" ended back in 2015. She starred as April on "Last Man Standing" and as Mandy Heiser on the TNT series "Claws." She has a few movies coming out next year, both written by her husband John Ducey, titled "Roped" and "Wheels of Fortune." Christina has also ventured into the world of writing and producing.
Josie Totah (Then)
Josie, formerly known as J. J. Totah, played Stuart Wooten, the boy who had a crush on Zuri. Josie began her acting career in 2012, just one year before landing the role of Stuart on "Jessie." In 2013, Josie was also cast in the leading role of Michael Lovette on the ABC series "Back in the Game."
Josie Totah (Now)
Post-"Jessie," Josie has appeared on "Glee" as Myron Muskovitz, the youngest member of the New Directions. In 2018, Josie publically came out as transgender in a TIME article. She is an LGBTQ+ activist and has been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign. She also has a movie called "Good People" coming out soon that was directed by Lee Daniels.
Pierson Fodé (Then)
Pierson is an accomplished actor, model, writer and producer. At the age of 13 he founded his own production company called Pierced Productions. He made his acting debut on the Nickelodeon show "iCarly" as the character of Todd. In 2014, he landed the role of Brooks on "Jessie." Brooks is Jessie's boyfriend, and later fiancé, though things don't end on the best of terms.
Pierson Fodé (Now)
Pierson continued his acting career after "Jessie." He starred in "Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List" opposite Victoria Justice in 2015. That same year, he was cast on "The Bold and the Beautiful" taking over the role of Thomas Forrester. He has two movies coming out next year titled "It's Time" and "Reboot Camp."
Jennifer Veal (Then)
Jennifer Veal made her West End debut at age 11 in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." A few years later, she landed the role of Lucy on the Disney Channel UK's "As the Bell Rings." The show was so popular that she was eventually cast in the reoccurring roles of the twins Agatha and Angela on "Jessie." Agatha was a rude British nanny, while Angela wanted to steal Jessie's job.
Jennifer Veal (Now)
Since appearing on "Jessie," Jennifer started a Youtube channel focusing on comedy and her personal life. She has done voice-over work on the TV series "Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure" and "Descendants: Wicked World." She also starred on the Pop TV series "This Just In" as Abby.
Charles Esten (Then)
Charles is most popularly known as a cast member from "Whose Line Is It Anyway," as he was on the show from 1999 - 2005. He's had cameos on "Married...With Children," "ER" and "Big Love." In 2011, he was cast as Morgan Ross, the film directing father on "Jessie."
Charles Esten (Now)
In 2012, Charles landed the role of Deacon Claybourne on the TV series "Nashville." Charles is an accomplished musician and songwriter, and he also contributed to the show's soundtrack. He has released many singles over the years and is currently touring the country with his music. He is also filming a TV series called "Outer Banks" to be released next year.
Where Are They Now? The Cast of 'The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'
With Disney+ finally in action, the streaming service has got us really nostalgic about a few of our favorite Disney Channel television shows. One of the best was "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" which aired on the station from 2005 to 2008. We know where some of the cast is now, but what is going on with everyone else?
Cole Sprouse (Then)
Cole Sprouse played one of the title character Cody Martin. He and his brother, Dylan, almost exclusively had a career together playing Frankenstein in "Big Daddy" as well as Patrick Kelly in "Grace Under Fire" together. Though Cole also had a role on "Friends" without his brother. This is one of their first shows where they worked together but not playing the same character.
Cole Sprouse (Now)
Since "Suite Life," the pair decided to part ways career-wise and Sprouse gained a starring role on the hit CW drama "Riverdale." Sprouse plays Jughead Jones, one of the main characters and narrator of the show. He also starred in a dramatic teen film "Five Feet Apart" which came out earlier this year.
Dylan Sprouse (Then)
Dylan played the other title character, Zack Martin, on "Suite Life." He had a similar career to his brother, both playing the same character in films and shows. Whereas Cody was more studious and intellectual, Zack was much more lazy and rebellious.
Dylan Sprouse (Now)
Although Dylan isn't the star of a CW show like his brother, he has also been creating a little career of his own. In 2018, he opened up the All-Wise Meadery in Brooklyn, NY with a friend. But he hasn't completely quit acting, he appeared in Camila Cabello's "Consequences" and Ygo's "Think About You" music videos this year.
Ashley Tisdale (Then)
Ashley Tisdale was already a Disney Channel star thanks to her role in the High School Musical franchise. In "Suite Life" she played Maddie Fitzpatrick the candy counter girl in the hotel. During this time, she was also on another Disney Channel show called "Phineas and Ferb," voicing over the role of Candace Flynn.
Ashley Tisdale (Now)
Since the show ended she has continued to act, more specifically doing a lot of voiceover work, as she continued "Phineas and Ferb" until it ended in 2015. She also played characters in "Ginger Snaps" and "Skylanders Academy." Most recently, she is appearing on the Netflix holiday show called "Merry Happy Whatever" alongside Dennis Quaid.
Brenda Song (Then)
Brenda Song played London Tipton, the hotel heiress with a heart of gold. Her character always wore designer clothes, was pretty selfish, but meant well. Before "Suite Life" she also appeared in the Disney Channel shows "Phil of the Future" and "That's so Raven" as well as the Disney Channel movie called "Stuck in the Suburbs."
Brenda Song (Now)
Since the show has ended, Song has continued to act in a variety of great movies and shows. She currently appears on the Hulu show "Dollface" which just began streaming last month. She is also on the the television show "Amphibia" and mini-series "Teen Girl in a Frog World" also released this year. She is also currently dating another former child actor, Macaulay Culkin.
Phill Lewis (Then)
Phill Lewis played Marion Moseby, the manager of the Boston Tipton Hotel and being the man in charge, he was Zack and Cody's friend and foe. While on the show he also played the role of Hooch on the show "Scrubs." He also played Marion in all of the Disney Channel show crossover episodes in "Hannah Montana" and "Wizards of Waverly Place."
Phill Lewis (Now)
Lewis followed most of the cast and played the same role in "Suite Life on Deck" up until the spinoff ended in 2011. Since then, Lewis has played roles on a variety of television shows. He has lent his voice to shows like "Special Agent Oso" in 2009 to 2012 and voiced over the role of Duper in "American Dad!" from 2005 all the way to 2017. "American Dad!" was his last credit but he is fairly active on twitter @ThePhillLewis.
Kim Rhodes (Then)
Kim Rhodes played Cary Martin, Zack and Cody's single mom who lives at the hotel with them. She was the hotel lounge singer. Before "Suite Life" she played bit roles in a variety of movies and television shows, her other most notable role was in the soap opera "Another World" as Cindy Harrison.
Kim Rhodes (Now)
After the show ended in 2008, Rhodes continued to act in shows and movies. She joined the gang for "Suite Life on Deck" from 2008-2011. After the spinoff ended she took series regular roles in a variety of shows like playing the assistant director in "Criminal Minds" and a sheriff in "Supernatural."
Adrian R'Mante (Then)
Adrian R'Mante played Esteban the bellboy turned night manager of the Hotel Tipton. He only played Esteban in one episode of the spinoff "Suite Life on Deck" but while on the original show he also performed on the show "On the Up" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" as a paramedic.
Adrian R'Mante (Now)
Since the show ended, R'Mante played a few small roles in a variety of true crime themed shows like "NCIS: Los Angeles," "Hawaii-Five-0," and "Magnum P.I." His last role was in "Magnum P.I." just this past year but it also looks like he has movie coming out called "Unbelievers" which is currently in post production.
Brian Stepanek (Then)
Stepanek played Arwin Hochauser the hotel's engineer and one of it's residents. He was wacky, funny, and quickly became a fan favorite. They had plans of giving him a spinoff show but it fell through. While on the show he also was on another Disney Channel show called "Brian O'Brian" where he played the title character.
Brian Stepanek (Now)
After the "Suite Life" shows ended, Stepanek continued his acting career specifically in television. He currently plays a recurring role on the CBS show "Young Sheldon" where he plays Mr. Givens. He also lends his voice to the cartoon "The Loud House" where he plays the dad.
Kara Taitz (Then)
When Maddie was off of work at the candy counter, she was replaced by Millicent, who was a quirky and nervous (and perhaps the most relatable) character. Millicent was played by Kara Taitz, who made her first acting appearance on the show in 2007. She also made appearances on "Wizards of Waverly Place" and "Samantha Who?" during that era.
Kara Taitz (Now)
After "Suite Life," Taitz continued acting in the New York City area. She had a breakout role on MTV's "The Hard Times of RJ Berger" and made an appearance on "Raising Hope" on Fox. She has laid low in recent years, but according to her Facebook page, she continued acting in her hometown of New York.
Estelle Harris (Then)
Estelle Harris was already a well-known actress when she took the role of Muriel the maid at the Hotel Tipton. She only appeared in a few episodes but made quite the impression. Before "Suite Life," Harris had played roles on a variety of other Disney Channel shows mostly doing voice over work in ones like "Dave the Barbarian," "Kim Possible," and "House of Mouse."
Estelle Harris (Now)
Estelle Harris continues to lend her voice in many popular Disney shows and movies, most notably she plays the role of Mrs. Potato Head in the Toy Story franchise. She doesn't really act in many live action shows and movies, preferring to just do voice over work. She also played the role Peg-Leg Pen in "Jake and the Never Land Pirates" and Oz's Mum in "Fanboy and Chum Chum."
Milly and Becky Rosso (Then)
Milly and Becky Rosso had recurring roles in "Suite Life" as twins Janice and Jessica from the UK. They began appearing on the show in the second season. This was their first acting role. They also starred in the Legally Blonde sequel called Legally Blondes and had a song on the soundtrack.
Milly and Becky Rosso (Now)
The twins haven't done much acting since "Suite Life" and Legally Blondes, most recently appearing on the spinoff "On Deck" for on episode as the same characters. They joined forces with their two other sisters Lola and Georgina and decided to focus on their music career. They unfortunately disbanded in 2015 after their mother's death.
Alyson Stoner (Then)
Alyson Stoner had a small recurring role on the show too as a girl named Max. At the time she also had a recurring role on the Disney mini show called the "Super Short Show" as Sally. She was also the child dancer that busted the moves hard in those Missy Elliott music videos.
Alyson Stoner (Now)
Just this past MTV Video Music Awards she dipped back into her dancing skills and took the stage during when Missy Elliott won the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Currently, she voices over Bat Girl/Barbara Gordon in the show "Young Justice" and the role of Callie in "Pete the Cat."
Robert Torti (Then)
Robert Torti played Kurt Martin, Zack and Cody's sorta-estranged father and ex-husband of their mom. He worked in a touring rock band. Before landing the role on "Suite Life" Torti had a successful career as an actor already. He had a recurring role in the soap opera "The Young and the Restless." He also had a role in the Disney movie Race to Witch Mountain.
Robert Torti (Now)
Since "Suite Life" Torti has continued to act, playing roles in a variety of shows, movies, and even in video games. He voiced over a variety of characters in the video game StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void. Most recently, he appeared in the movie "Bob Freeman: Exterminator for Hire" and the short "Gastropod" which is coming out 2020.
Where Are They Now? The Cast of 'iCarly'
It's been about 12 years since "iCarly" first aired on Nickelodeon and seven years since it aired its final episode. After all this time has passed, the question that remains: Where are the cast members now? What has the cast of "iCarly" been up to since the show ended?
Jerry Trainor (Then)
Jerry was born and raised in San Diego, California; he moved out to Los Angeles with the hopes of pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. He studied theater at University of California, Santa Barbara, and also studied improv with The Groundlings. His first role was on an MTV series called "Undressed" in which he played the character of Eric. After his debut role, he starred in films like "Donny Darko" and "Evolution". He's made cameos on shows like "ER", "My Wife and Kids", "Malcolm in the Middle", "Angel", and had a reoccuring role on "Crossing Jordan" as Brian the A.V. Guy. His biggest role would have been as Crazy Steve on "Drake & Josh". It was here that he met Dan Schneider and Jerry was eventually cast as Spencer Shay, Carly's quirky older brother/guardian, on "iCarly".
Jerry Trainor (Now)
After "iCarly" ended in 2012, Jerry continued his acting career starring in a short lived series "Wendell and Vinnie" as Vinnie Bassett. He then focused on putting his energies to doing voice-over on shows like "T.U.F.F. Puppy" playing Dudley Puppy, "The Shimajiro Movie: Shimajiro in Bookland" voicing Chan Son, and "The Adventures of Kid Danger" in which he voiced several characters. Within the past year, he starred in the films "Alex & Me" and "Cover Versions" alongside Debby Ryan and his old "Drake & Josh" co-star, Drake Bell. Currently, Jerry stars on the Netflix series "No Good Nick" as Todd. In his free time he stars in a YouTube series that he writes and films with his friends called "The Porch". Jerry is also the bass player of the band Nice Enough People which he founded with his friends. The bands first EP, "Hanover Hideaway", was released in 2016.
Noah Munck (Then)
Noah began his career as an actor the way that most actors start in the industry, by doing commercials. Shortly after starring in commercials for Volkswagen and Kellogg's, Noah hasd small roles in shows like "Wizards of Waverly Place" and "ER". In 2007, Noah landed the role of Gibby on "iCarly". Gibby was a close friend of Carly, Sam, and Freddie, but was best known for his need to constantly take off his shirt for no reason whatsoever. He did not become a regular cast member until season 4 of the show. His real-life younger brother, Ethan Munck, played the younger brother to his "iCarly" character named Guppy.
Noah Munck (Now)
Soon after "iCarly", Noah starred in several TV movies "Swindle" which starred Jennette McCurdy and Ariana Grande and "Nicky Deuce" which starred a lot of the same cast members of "Sopranos", James Gandolfini, Michael Imperioli, Tony Sirico, and Steve Schirripa. In 2014, Noah began attending Biola University to study cinema and media arts, but ended up on dropping out. It all worked out in his favor for he now stars in the ABC sitcom, "The Goldbergs" as "Naked Rob" Smith. He also plays this same character on a spin-off series of "The Goldbergs" entitled "Schooled" which is currently on their 2nd season.
Mary Scheer (Then)
Before being widely known as Freddie Benson's overly protective mother on "iCarly", Mary Scheer was one of the original cast members on the comedy sketch series "MADtv". Mary stayed with "MADtv" until the end of season 3, shortly after having her child. She continued acting in various degrees. You can hear her work on "Invader Zim", "Angry Beavers", and "King of the Hill" in which she voiced various characters. Mary voiced Suzie Kokoshka on "Hey Arnold", Ann Landers on "Family Guy", and Mrs. Tim Drake on "Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker". She has starred in "Elvira's Haunted Hills" and had cameos on the Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" and "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody".
Mary Scheer (Now)
Since "iCarly" has ended, Mary Scheer has continued to find success in voice-over and acting onscreen. She has had cameos on shows like "Sam & Cat" in which she reprised her role of Freddie's mom, "2 Broke Girls", "Good Luck Charlie" and "Life in Pieces". Mary had a regular role on the Disney Channel series "Bunk'd" in which she starred as Gladys the camp director of Camp Kikiwaka in the first 2 seasons of the show. She recently appeared as Lotty on the web series "Ave 43". Her latest project is called "Between Two Ferns: The Movie" also starring Zach Galifianakis and Lauren Lapkus which premieres on Netflix in September of this year.
Boogie (Then)
Born Bobby Bowman, Boogie is known for playing the eccentric smoothie shop owner on "iCarly". His character was best known for selling food on a stick, mostly bagels and pickles. Prior to his time on "iCarly" Boogie appeared in "House" and "Step Up 2: The Streets".
Boogie (Now)
Post-"iCarly" Boogie updated his name to BooG!e. He has a big social media following on Twitter and Instagram. In 2018, he started a podcast called "The Hollywood University Stereo". He also starred in the Disney Channel series "Gamer's Guide To Pretty Much Everything" with the late Cameron Boyce.
Jeremy Rowley (Then)
Jeremy is easily recognized as Lewbert the doorman of Carly Shay's apartment building with the creepy and easily agitated demeanor along with sporting a very big mole on his face. But Jeremy wasn't always known for playing such a strange character. His first big role was in the film "Coyote Ugly" in which he played the receptionist of William Morris. He did have cameos on the Nickelodeon shows "The Amanda Show","All That", and "Drake & Josh". Jeremy also appeared on the shows "According to Jim", "Reno 911", and "Modern Family".
Jeremy Rowley (Now)
Jeremy has been incredibly busy since the ending of "iCarly". He has had small roles in shows like "Hart of Dixie", "Cougar Town", "Desperate Housewives", and "2 Broke Girls". In the recent years he was a regular character on the TV Land series "Nobodies" with Melissa McCarthy and he also voiced the main character of Bunsen on the show ""Bunsen is a Beast" on Nickelodeon. In 2016, Jeremy married Danielle Murrow from "iCarly", she played Nora Dershlit the crazed fan who locked Carly, Sam, and Freddie in her basement. A year into their marriage they welcomed their first child, a boy.
Drew Roy (Then)
Appearing as the character of Griffin and only appearing in 2 episodes of "iCarly" this bad boy sure did leave an impression on us. Griffin is the boy who shows up, steals Spencer's motorcycle for a joyride and later steals Carly's heart. Griffin was played by Drew Roy, originally from Alabama but moved out to LA to pursue a career in TV and film. His first big role was on the Freeform, formally ABC Family, series "Greek" as a pledge of Omega Chi. He then went on to star on the "Lincoln Heights" TV series as Travis Benjamin before landing the role of Griffin on "iCarly".
Drew Roy (Now)
After his stint on "iCarly", Drew was able to find work on other shows. You may have not realized but he also plays the bad boy on the last 2 seasons of "Hannah Montana". He was the character of Jesse, Hannah/Miley's boyfriend; she ended up on picking Jake over him, but eventually came back to Jesse. Over the past few years, he played the character of Hal Mason on "Falling Skies", Christos on "The Last Ship" and Seth Hancock in the film "Secretariat". In 2015, Drew married Renee Gardner. Their first son was born 2 years later, and their second son was born this year.
Mindy Sterling (Then)
Mindy Sterling has been working regularly in Hollywood since the 1980's. She's an actress whose name you might not be familiar with, but you're definitely familiar with her work. She had cameos in all the big shows, "Family Matters", "Sister, Sister", "Friends", and the sitcom "Ellen". However, Mindy's breakout role did not occur until 1997 when she starred in "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" as Frau Farbissina. She reprised her role as Frau in the following 2 films, completing the franchise. Mindy has appeared in other films such as "Drop Dead Gorgeous" and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". In the early 2000's she was cast as Ms. Francine Briggs, the mean English teacher who loves bagpipes and Scottish music, on the teen sitcom "iCarly".
Mindy Sterling (Now)
Mindy has continued to find success in the industry since "iCarly" ended. On the Disney Channel series "A.N.T. Farm" she played Principal Susan Skidmore and she also starred in several episodes of the ABC series "Black-ish" She has done plenty of voice-over work, lending her voice to various characters on shows like "Legend of Korra" and films like "Minions" and "The Grinch". In the past year, Mindy was Linda Schwartz on "The Goldbergs" and Elder Anabelle on the Netflix series "A Series of Unfortunate Events".
Tim Russ (Then)
Tim Russ is an accomplished actor, director, writer, and musician. He got his start in Hollywood appearing in episodes of shows like "21 Jump Street", "Murphy Brown", "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", and "General Hospital". However, Tim is well-known for playing the character of Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on "Star Trek: Voyager". Tim is a huge Trekkie and made cameos as other characters on the Star Trek series "The Next Generation" and "Deep Space Nine". On the first episode of "iCarly", you are introduced to Tim Russ as Principal Ted Franklin. His character is incredibly popular with the students. He is fond of Carly and Freddie supporting them when they get into trouble. Though he is not overly fond of his faculty, specifically Ms. Francine Briggs.
Tim Russ (Now)
Tim still continues acting, directing, and writing. On the TV series "Samantha Who?" he played Frank, he also made cameos on "Good Luck Charlie", "Arrested Development" , "The Fosters", "Criminal Minds", and "Supergirl". Tim also reprised his role of Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on "Star Trek: Renengades". In 2015, he played General Gottleib in the Syfy TV movie "Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!". Earlier this year you would have seen Tim on the DC series "Swamp Thing" as Dr. Chowodury / Marais Doctor.
Reed Alexander (Then)
Reed Alexander is most popularly known for playing the character Nevel Papperman on "iCarly". Nevel is an 11 year-old, egotistical web critic and owner of Nevelocity.com. He is best known for his catchphrase "You'll rue this day". Before appearing on "iCarly", Reed starred in a few TV movies like "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Jr." and the TV series "Will & Grace".
Reed Alexander (Now)
Reed has moved away from acting and towards the world of journalism. He has written for CNN International and continues to write for the Huffington Post. Reed has become an advocate for healthy eating habits even writing his own cookbook "KEWLBITES: 100 Nutritious, Delicious & Family-Friendly Dishes". Currently, Reed resides in New York and he is pursuing a degree in Journalism from Columbia University.
Ryan Ochoa (Then)
Ryan Ochoa played Chuck Chambers, Spencer's arch-nemesis, on "iCarly". He plays pranks on people constantly and most consider him to be the boy version of Sam Puckett. Ryan started his acting career doing a commercial for Dairy Queen. Soon after he was cast in his first film "Nostalgia" in the role of Ryan Zorn.
Ryan Ochoa (Now)
After season 3 of "iCarly", Ryan had to leave the show due to being cast as the leading character Lanny on the Disney XD series "Pair of Kings". Over the past several years, he has played Diego in "Mr. Young" and has done several short films and TV movies. One of his most recent projects "The Samuel Project" in which he starred as the main character, Eli, was released last year. In addition to acting, Ryan started a band with his 3 brothers, who are all actors, called Ochoa Boyz.
Jennette McCurdy (Then)
Beginning her acting career at the age of 8, Jennette McCurdy is a face that you had probably seen many times before her breakout role in "iCarly". Jennette made cameos in television series like "Law & Order: SVU", "Malcolm in the Middle", "Medium", and "MadTV". In 2007, Jennette got the role of Sam Puckett, Carly's best friend on "iCarly". The character of Sam was known for her aggressive and sarcastic personality, often being mistaken for the school bully. One of her favorite go to items was a butter sock, a sock filled with butter, that she would use to attack people. However in an episode she did embrace her more gentle side, competing in a beauty pageant in which she let everyone know about her love for fried chicken.
Jennette McCurdy (Now)
Jennette's character Sam Puckett was such a fan favorite that Nickelodeon ordered a spin-off series called "Sam & Cat". The show paired Jennette with Ariana Grande, who starred in the Nickelodeon series "Victorious" as the ditsy, red-headed girl named Cat Valentine. The spin-off series followed Sam and Cat as roommates who try to start a baby-sitting service to bring in some extra cash. After this series ended, Jennette continued acting in shows like "Comedy Bang! Bang!", "Between" and "What's Next for Sarah?". Over the past few years, Jennette has started to write and direct her own short films, one being "8 Bodies" which has a cameo of Nathan Kress, her "iCarly" co-star. Earlier this year Jennette revealed in an article for Huffington Post about her battle with anorexia and later bulimia which started at the age of 11.
Nathan Kress (Then)
Nathan Kress' first role was as Easy the Chimp in "Babe: Pig in the City". After doing this, he was used as a regular actor to do sketches on "Jimmy Kimmel" becoming well-known for his impression of a young Simon Cowell. He also made appearances in shows such as "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody", "Without a Trace", and "Drake & Josh". The role he had on "Drake & Josh" was of a nerdy boy named Toplin who goes to a kid's birthday party and has a big crush on Megan, played by Miranda Cosgrove. Dan Schneider loved Nathan's acting skills that he asked him to audition for a similar character on a new sitcom, "iCarly". When the show got picked up, he cut Nathan's scene out of the episode of "Drake & Josh" to avoid confusing the audiences. On "iCarly" Nathan played, Freddie Benson, Carly's nerdy, tech loving next door neighbor who helps Carly make her web series, and he also has a crush on her. Carly and Freddie date on an episode of the show, but it's also interesting to note that Freddie dates Sam Puckett, Carly's best friend, for a few episodes.
Nathan Kress (Now)
Nathan Kress continued with acting after finishing "iCarly". He made cameo appearances in shows like "Mr. Young", "Major Crimes", and "Hawaii Five-O" as well as reprising his role of Freddie Benson on the series "Sam & Cat". He had regularly occurring roles on "Alive in Denver" playing Kyle and doing voice-over for shows like "Star Wars Rebels" lending his voice to the character Wedge Antilles and "Pinky Malinky" voicing the character JJ Jameson. Nathan has starred in several films, "Breaking Brooklyn" and "Into the Storm" during the filming of the latter he met his wife, London Elise Moore, and they had their first child together in 2017. Within the past several years, Nathan has showcased his directing skills on the television shows "Game Shakers" and "Henry Danger".
Miranda Cosgrove (Then)
Miranda Cosgrove was no stranger to the entertainment industry before starring in the title role of Carly Shay. Her first big role was in the film, "School of Rock" as Summer Hathaway. After that she made cameos in various television series such as "Zoey 101" and "Unfabulous" before landing the role of Megan on "Drake & Josh." After the success of "Drake & Josh," Dan Schneider was working on creating a new series, this time with Miranda as the leading character. Her popularity as Carly on "iCarly" helped her to launch a career in music. She recorded 4 songs for the "iCarly" soundtrack, released her debut EP "About You Now" in 2009 followed by a studio album "Sparks Fly" in 2010. The following year, she released her 2nd EP "High Maintenance."
Miranda Cosgrove (Now)
Upon finishing "iCarly" in 2012, Miranda finished her Summer Tour, in which she toured North America to promote her album, "Sparks Fly" and her EP "High Maintenance". In the fall of that same year, she began college at University of Southern California. Originally she began her degree in film, but later switched to a major in psychology. Miranda continues to act, lending her voice to the character of Margo in the "Despicable Me" franchise. She also starred in the NBC series "Crowded" as Shea Moore, though the show was unfortunately canceled after 1 season. Recently, Miranda starred in the Marshmello Feat. Bastille music video, "Happier". In her spare time, Miranda works with the non-profit organization Kitten Rescue LA which is dedicated to rescuing and finding homes for cats and kittens.