Jake Farrow
Jacob Farrow is an American television writer and actor. He wrote for Fox's Arrested Development and two shows on The WB: Off Centre and What I Like About You. He later worked as a writer and producer on several Nickelodeon shows, including Drake & Josh, iCarly, Victorious, Sam & Cat, Henry Danger, and Game Shakers. As an actor, Farrow is known for the role of Gavin Mitchell on Drake & Josh, and for voicing Rex Powers, Robbie Shapiro's ventriloquist dummy character on Victorious.[1]
Jake Farrow | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Screenwriter, actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Career
Acting
From 2004 to 2007, Farrow played the recurring character of Gavin, a strange employee at "The Premiere", in the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh. Gavin usually played a small part in the episodes of the show, being given relatively humorous lines and embarrassing Drake and Josh. He also appeared in "Merry Christmas, Drake and Josh!" Farrow reprised the role of Gavin for the iCarly episode "iStart a Fan War".
Writing
Since 2004, Farrow has worked closely with Drake & Josh creator Dan Schneider, and served as a writer for an episode of Drake & Josh. Prior to this, Farrow also wrote the story for an episode of the sitcom What I Like About You (which Schneider co-created with former Friends writer Wil Calhoun) entitled "The Party" from the show's first season.
After Drake & Josh, Farrow worked as a writer and producer on two other Nickelodeon series created by Schneider, iCarly,[2] and Victorious. On Victorious he also voiced the puppet character Rex Powers.[1] Farrow then worked as a writer and producer for the Nickelodeon series Henry Danger, where he has also appeared in three episodes as the voice of Invisible Brad. Farrow has produced and co-written several episodes of the Nickelodeon series Game Shakers.
Farrow was a credited writer for the Emmy Award-winning television series Arrested Development.[3]
Filmography
As an actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2004-2007 |
Drake & Josh | Gavin | 8 episodes |
| 2008-2011 | iCarly | Comedy Writer | Episode: "iCarly Saves TV" |
| Gavin | Episode: "iStart a Fan War" | ||
| Rex Powers (voice) | Crossover: "iParty with Victorious" and "iBloop2: Electric Bloopaloo" | ||
| 2010-2013 | Victorious | 48 episodes, uncredited role | |
| 2015 | Game Shakers | Cameo; episode: "Tiny Pickles" | |
| 2015-2019 | Henry Danger | Brad Belcher (voice) | Episodes: "Invisible Brad", "Grave Danger", "Visible Brad" |
As a writer
- Jesse (2000)
- Off Centre (2002)
- What I Like About You (2003)
- Drake & Josh (2005)
- Arrested Development (2005)
- iCarly (2007–2012) (also as a producer)
- Victorious (2010–2012) (also as a producer)
- Sam & Cat (2013–2014) (also as a co-executive producer)
- Henry Danger (2014–2015, 2018–2020) (also as a co-executive producer and executive producer)
- The Adventures of Kid Danger (2018)
- Game Shakers (2015–2019) (also as an executive producer)
- Danger Force (2020) (also as an executive producer)
References
- Stacey Grant (May 5, 2016). "Did You Know This Drake & Josh Star Voiced Rex The Puppet On Victorious?". MTV News. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- Laura Fries (June 12, 2008). "Review: 'iCarly Saves TV'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- "101 Best Written TV Series – 16 Arrested Development". Writers Guild of America, West. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
External links
- Jake Farrow at IMDb