Miranda Taylor Cosgrove was born on May 14,1993 and is an American actress, singer, and songwriter.
43 Facts About Miranda Cosgrove
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Miranda Cosgrove was the highest-paid child actor in 2012 and was included on Forbes magazine's "30 Under 30" list in 2022.
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Miranda Cosgrove is known for her career on television, particularly for her work in comedy drama productions, commercials, and hosting.
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Miranda Cosgrove further rose to prominence starring as Carly Shay in the teen sitcom iCarly, for which she earned several accolades, including two Young Artist Awards and four Kids' Choice Awards.
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Miranda Cosgrove made her musical debut in 2008 with the titular soundtrack album for the series in which she performed four songs.
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Miranda Cosgrove's second extended play, High Maintenance, was released the following year.
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Miranda Cosgrove is the voice of Margo in the animated film series Despicable Me, which is the highest-grossing animated film franchise and the 15th highest-grossing film franchise of all time.
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Miranda Cosgrove has starred in leading roles in the films The Intruders, 3022, and North Hollywood.
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Cosgrove hosts the CBS television show Mission Unstoppable with Miranda Cosgrove, which earned her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination.
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Miranda Cosgrove reprises the role of Carly Shay on the iCarly revival series of the same name, which she executive produces.
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Miranda Cosgrove was born in Los Angeles to Tom Miranda Cosgrove, who owns a dry-cleaning business, and Chris, a homemaker.
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Miranda Cosgrove has said that she is of Irish, English, and French descent.
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Miranda Cosgrove is an only child and was homeschooled from sixth grade onwards.
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Miranda Cosgrove says that when the agent approached her and her mother, she had "never really thought of being an actress" and "was lucky".
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Miranda Cosgrove then appeared in numerous television commercials for McDonald's and Mello Yello, and modeled for various brands.
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Miranda Cosgrove made her film debut in School of Rock, directed by Richard Linklater.
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Miranda Cosgrove's acting in the film received praise, with David Ansen of Newsweek describing it as "spot on".
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In 2005, Miranda Cosgrove was awarded the role of Munch in the Cartoon Network film Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie.
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Miranda Cosgrove made guest appearances in a number of Nickelodeon series, the first of which was Zoey 101.
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Miranda Cosgrove was cast as the titular lead character in the sitcom iCarly, which premiered on September 8,2007.
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In June 2008, Columbia Records released the iCarly soundtrack, which featured four songs performed by Miranda Cosgrove and debuted at number one on the Billboard Kid Albums chart.
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On February 3,2009, Miranda Cosgrove released her debut extended play About You Now.
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Miranda Cosgrove became one of MTV's Female Pop Rookies of 2009.
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On March 17,2010, it was reported that Miranda Cosgrove signed a deal, reportedly in the "low- to mid-seven-figure range" to do 26 additional episodes of iCarly.
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Miranda Cosgrove voiced Margo in Universal Studios' 3-D computer animated feature Despicable Me, released in July 2010.
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In 2010, Miranda Cosgrove worked with songwriters The Matrix, Dr Luke, Max Martin, Leah Haywood and Daniel James for her debut studio album, later revealed to be titled Sparks Fly.
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In January 2011, Miranda Cosgrove revealed that her follow-up EP would be titled High Maintenance.
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On July 15,2011, the tour continued with the title, Dancing Crazy Summer Tour; Miranda Cosgrove traveled the United States and Canada and performed at music festivals and state fairs.
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On January 24,2012, Miranda Cosgrove was featured on the iCarly soundtrack, iCarly: iSoundtrack II.
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In 2014, Miranda Cosgrove performed voice work in the animated film A Mouse Tale, which was released on February 10,2015.
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Miranda Cosgrove starred in the horror film The Intruders with Austin Butler, portraying the role of Rose Halshford.
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In May 2016, Miranda Cosgrove was cast in the NBC sitcom Crowded, which was cancelled after one season.
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In 2017, Miranda Cosgrove reprised her role as Margo in Despicable Me 3, which was released on June 14,2017.
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In 2019, Miranda Cosgrove appeared in the limited budget Netflix science fiction film 3022.
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Since 2019, she has been the host of Mission Unstoppable with Miranda Cosgrove, a show which airs on CBS and earned the actress a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 2020.
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In 2021, Miranda Cosgrove played Rachel in the independent film North Hollywood.
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Miranda Cosgrove reprises her role as Carly Shay in an iCarly revival, which premiered on Paramount+ in June 2021, and its second season premiered in April 2022.
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Miranda Cosgrove hosted the 2022 Kids' Choice Awards alongside Rob Gronkowski on April 9,2022, where she won the award for Favorite Female TV Star, marking her second win from the Kids' Choice Awards.
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Miranda Cosgrove was included on Forbes magazine's "30 Under 30" list in 2022.
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Miranda Cosgrove is an active supporter of St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Miranda Cosgrove is a national spokesperson for Light the Night Walk, an organization that creates awareness for blood cancer.
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Miranda Cosgrove has won two Young Artist Awards and two Kids' Choice Awards, as well as receiving a number of nominations from both.
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Miranda Cosgrove has won various awards in recognition for her public image.