Jake_Farrow

Jake Farrow

Jake Farrow

American television writer and actor


James A. "Jake" Farrow (born October 18, 1972)[1] is an American television writer and retired 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.[2]

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Early life

Farrow was born in Marin County, California to Janet (née Strell), a high school history teacher and Michael R. Farrow (1947–2020), an air force pilot.[3][4] He had an older sister, Melissa "Missy" Klute (née Farrow, 1970–2015).[5]

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,[6] and Victorious. On Victorious he also voiced the puppet character Rex Powers.[2] 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.[7]

Filmography

As an actor

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As a writer

Personal life

In 2008, he married his wife Jennifer Sunderland.[8] They live in Los Angeles, California with their two sons.[9]

On August 9, 2015, Farrow's older sister Melissa died of Glioblastoma.[10]


References

  1. "James A Farrow, Born 10/18/1972 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". www.californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  2. Laura Fries (June 12, 2008). "Review: 'iCarly Saves TV'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  3. "101 Best Written TV Series – 16 Arrested Development". Writers Guild of America, West. Retrieved 2016-08-12.

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