Drake and Josh / Josh Peck



Drake and Josh
Josh Peck

Josh will be the first to admit that he and his TV counterpart have a lot in common. "We’re both great guys who are fun to be with but maybe a little out of touch with generation Y. And I like to think I’m less nerdy,” says the 17-year-old show biz vet. Josh, who co-starred with Drake on "The Amanda Show,” made his feature-film debut in the Nickelodeon comedy “Snow Day” and he was Nick's “Kids Pick the President" correspondent.

Josh, who plays a bully opposite Rory Culkin in the film "Mean Creek," was first bitten by the acting bug at age 8 when he and his career consultant mom lived in Boca Raton, Florida. “I became enamored with performing when my mom took me to plays and comedy clubs on a regular basis," he says. "She’s hilarious, so I guess I come by it naturally.” Josh now lives in California and has appeared on “ER,” “The Guardian” and “Fillmore."