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Jennette McCurdyis opening up about her career as a child actor, which culminated with her role in Nickelodeon’siCarly.
On the most recent episode of her podcast,Empty Inside, McCurdy, 28, chatted with actressAnna Farisand said that acting was “always, always, always” difficult for her because of the anxiety she experienced when auditioning.
McCurdy said her mom was the one who signed her up for her acting career, and that she quit several years ago when her mom died.
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“And it was very much the pressure of my family [not having] a lot of money, and this was the way out,” she continued. “Which I actually think was helpful in driving me to some degree of success, because I don’t think I would have been as ambitious if I didn’t know that it was for my family.”
She played Sam Puckett on the popular teen sitcom for six seasons until it wrapped in 2012, and later reprised her role in the spinoffSam & CatoppositeAriana Grande. The spinoff, a combination ofiCarlyand another Nickelodeon show,Victorious, was canceled after one season.
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Deadlinereported in December that aniCarlyrevival is in the worksand set to premiere on Paramount+.
StarsMiranda Cosgrove(Carly Shay), Jerry Trainor (Spencer Shay) and Nathan Kress (Freddie Benson) are set to reprise their roles.
source: people.com
