Gerald William ‘Jerry’ Trainor is an American comedian, actor, and musician who is best known for his roles as “Crazy” Steve, Dudley Puppy, and Spencer Shay in the Nickelodeon shows ‘Drake & Josh’, ‘T.U.F.F. Puppy’, and ‘iCarly’ respectively. His first role on television came about in 2000 when he was cast to play Eric in ‘Undressed’. His first cinematic role was in ‘Donnie Darko’. Since then he has appeared on various TV shows including ‘Malcolm in the Middle’, ‘BrainSurge’, ‘ER’, and ‘2 Broke Girls’, and in films such as ‘Evolution’, ‘Bring It on Again’, and ‘Best Player’. In 2013, he portrayed Vinnie in the sitcom ‘Wendell & Vinnie’. He won the Nickelodeon UK Kids' Choice Awards for the funniest person for Spencer Shay in ‘iCarly’. He is set to appear in Todd Berger’s directorial venture ‘Cover Versions’. From October 2015 onward, Trainor is serving as the bassist for the alternative/indie band ‘Nice Enough People’.
