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Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1989) is an American teen actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Megan Parker in Drake and Josh, Summer Hathaway in School of Rock and as Carly Shay in iCarly. Her career began in 2001 when she was spotted by an agent who was impressed by her singing and dancing in a restaurant called "Taste of LA" that he signed her up for a number of small roles in commercials. She is currently starring in iCarly. Miranda performed in the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Biography
Miranda Cosgrove was born in Los Angeles, California. When she was three years old, she sang and danced at a restaurant called "Flavor of LA."" A talent agent was impressed with her skills and signed her up for his talent agency. This led to a career in advertising soon after, as well as other roles and shows. She currently stars on Nickelodeon's iCarly. She has released songs, "Leave It All to Me," featuring her former co-star Drake Bell, "Stay My Baby," and British girl group Sugababes number one hit, "About You Now." She began homeschooling after she finished elementary school, at Maude Price Elementary School in Downey, California, and then enrolled in an online school program which she has been doing since 2006. She is an only child. Her romantic life isn't very public, but she is currently dating Tyler Botko.
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