Below is a compiled list of the most interesting facts about Jennette McCurdy. Check it out!
Jennette McCurdy is a writer/director who specializes in character-driven pieces that explore serious subject matter in a funny, offbeat way. Her favorite themes to explore are family dysfunction, childhood, and disillusionment. She has directed several short films which has been recognized by several film festivals including the Oscar-Qualifying Florida Film Festival.
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Interesting Facts about Jennette McCurdy
- She loves to figure skate in her spare time, and has been in a few figure skating competitions.
- Her mother, Debra, battled recurrences of breast cancer, which first occurred in March 1996, and thought cured after a bone marrow transplant, chemotherapy, breast surgery, and radiation sessions [June 2011], but she died on Sept. 20, 2013.
- She was inspired to become an actress by Harrison Ford after watching Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977). She was fortunate enough to be able to act alongside her idol in Hollywood Homicide (2003).
- She has three dogs (Snoopy, Chewie and Musashi) and two turtles (Tootsen and Zeus).
- Loves to read and write poetry and screenplays.
- She has three older brothers named Marcus, Dustin and Scott.
- She is a StarPower Ambassador for the Starlight Children’s Foundation.
- Collects stuffed animals, hats, books and crafts.
- Loves to read books. Writes screenplays.
- She writes, directs, and produces her own short films.
- Many branches of her family have lived in the U.S. since the 1600s, and her ancestry includes Irish, French, French-Canadian, Swedish/Finland-Swedish, 1/8th Italian, English, Dutch, Frisian, Swiss-German, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, 1/64th Mexican, and 1/2048 Polish.
Personal Quotes by Jennette McCurdy
Being a role model is cool and a great honor. I’m grateful to be considered one and will live up to that title by encouraging kids to eat their Wheaties and brush their teeth often.
- Jennette McCurdy
The music that I’ve made in the past has had strong contemporary country roots, but I think moving on in music, I will branch out from that a bit.
- Jennette McCurdy
I love figure skating, so I do that as often as I can. Other than that I just go to the gym or swim. I love swimming.
- Jennette McCurdy
I would write poems and think up melodies to them later.
- Jennette McCurdy
Meeting Johnny Depp was crazy.
- Jennette McCurdy