MIRANDA COSGROVE AT THE SYDNEY PREMIERE OF DESPICABLE ME 2

మిరాండా టేలర్ కాస్గ్రోవ్ ఒక అమెరికన్ నటి మరియు గాయని, పాటల రచయిత. ఆమె టెలివిజన్ ప్రకటనలలో కనిపించింది కాస్గ్రోవ్ కెరీర్ మూడు సంవత్సరాల వయస్సులో ప్రారంభమైంది. ఆమె చిత్రం రాక్ స్కూల్ లో వేసవి హాత్వే వంటి, 2003 లో.

Born: May 14, 1993, Los Angeles, California, United States

Nationality: American

Height: 1.68 m

Parents: Chris Cosgrove, Tom Cosgrove

Albums: Sparks Fly, Dancing Crazy, Music From and Inspired by the Hit TV Show iCarly, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Miranda Taylor Cosgrove  is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Cosgrove's career began at the age of three when she appeared in television commercials. Her film debut was in 2003, as Summer Hathaway in School of Rock. Cosgrove appeared in a number of minor television roles over several years before coming to prominence on the Nickelodeon TV series Drake & Josh. A few years later, Cosgrove landed the role of Carly, the lead character in the Nickelodeon TV series iCarly. As of May 2010, Cosgrove earned US$180,000 per episode of iCarly, making her the second-highest-paid child star on television. She was listed in the 2012 edition of Guinness World Records as the Highest Paid Child Actress for iCarly. Following the success of iCarly, a soundtrack album was released in June 2008, in which she performed four songs. Cosgrove's debut album Sparks Fly was released on April 27, 2010.

Cosgrove is currently attending the University of Southern California and will be majoring in film

Early life

Cosgrove was born in Los Angeles, California, to Tom, who owns a dry cleaning business, and Chris  a homemaker. She is of English, Irish, and French descent. At the age of three, she was discovered by a talent agent while singing and dancing at the Los Angeles restaurant Taste of L.A. Cosgrove stated that when the agent walked up to her and her mom for modeling, she had "never really thought of being an [actress]" and "was lucky". After choosing to take the offer, she appeared in television commercials for McDonald's and Mello Yello, and also modeled. At the age of seven, Cosgrove decided that "[she] loved doing it" and auditioned for theater and television roles.

Personal life

Cosgrove is an only child and was homeschooled from grade six onwards. In October 2012, Cosgrove's female pet poodle Pearl died at age 14 due to kidney failure; she told People Magazine that "[Pearl] was a part of our family and because I was an only child, she was a really big part of my life". Cosgrove also tweeted, "My dog, Pearl...was there on my first day of kindergarten and my first day of college. I'll love her forever".

In fall of 2012, Cosgrove started attending the University of Southern California and has cited her aspirations of majoring in theater or writing. Cosgrove made the decision to attend school there to be able to continue acting and to stay near her family. In a November 2012 interview with Larry King, Cosgrove stated that she would be majoring in film.

In October 2012, Cosgrove bought a three-bedroom, 2,900 square foot, 1952 traditional-style house (for $2.65 million), which is twenty minutes away from where she attends college.