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, Game Shakers, The Adventures of Kid Danger, and Danger Force. 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 & 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 is also an executive producer and a writer on the Nickelodeon series Danger Force.
Farrow was a credited writer for the Emmy Award-winning television series Arrested Development.[3]
Filmography
As an actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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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-present) (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