"Funniest Comedian JERRY TRAINOR vs ROSIE TRAN"
JERRY TRAINOR
Gerald William Trainor (born January 21, 1977) is an American actor, comedian and musician. He is known for his roles in the Nickelodeon shows Drake & Josh as "Crazy" Steve, iCarly as Spencer Shay, for which he won three Kids' Choice Awards, and T.U.F.F. Puppy as Dudley Puppy, for which he received a nomination for a Daytime Emmy Award. Since 2004, Trainor has worked primarily on the Nickelodeon network. Outside of this, he has had recurring and guest roles on young adult-oriented shows on the Disney Channel and Netflix as well as in more mature shows like Crossing Jordan and 2 Broke Girls. Trainor was born and raised in San Diego, California, the son of Bill Trainor, a retired Navy fighter pilot and public defender, and Madelyn (née McNenly) Trainor, a retired high school calculus teacher. He is of Irish descent. Trainor grew up in the San Diego community of Scripps Ranch and attended the University of San Diego High School. He studied drama at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He studied improvisation at the The Groundlings school in Los Angeles. Before becoming an actor, he worked at SeaWorld San Diego. His first television role was in the MTV series Undressed as Eric. Some of his other television credits include Law & Order True Crime, Angel, and Malcolm in the Middle. His first recurring TV role was as Brian "the A.V. guy" on Crossing Jordan. He has had a number of small roles in films such as the science fiction drama Donnie Darko and the cheerleader comedy Bring It On Again. He appeared on the web series Hungry Girl. Trainor had a recurring role on Drake & Josh as "Crazy" Steve, a movie theater worker, from 2004 to 2007. He starred in iCarly as Spencer Shay, the older brother and guardian of Miranda Cosgrove's title character from 2007 to 2012 (he and Cosgrove had previously acted together on Drake & Josh, as Cosgrove played the role of the title duo's little sister). For iCarly, he won three Kids' Choice Awards. He completed the 2008 music-themed comedy Wreckless Epic, in which he stars. Trainor starred in the animated series T.U.F.F. Puppy as the voice of Dudley Puppy, for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program.
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ROSIE TRAN
Rosie Tran (born January 11, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian, model, actress, writer, and podcast host. Tran was born and raised in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana to Vietnamese immigrants. Her father is a retired biomedical engineer and author, Tran Bich San. Her mother, Loan Kim Ta, is a former Miss Saigon (1972) and owned a beauty and nail salon. Tran attended the academically prestigious Benjamin Franklin Senior High School and after graduation moved to Los Angeles to pursue a professional career in entertainment. She received her M.A. in Television and Film from California State University, Los Angeles. Tran has been a featured performer at Funny Fest and the Great Plains Saskatoon Comedy Festivals in Canada, Boston International Comedy and Movie Festival, Detroit Comedy Festival and the Seattle International Comedy Competition in the U.S. She is a contributing writer to various joke book series, is a regular guest on National Lampoon Comedy Radio, and is often featured on the Comedy Time Network, as well as being a regular guest on many popular podcasts. Tran was a Los Angeles area finalist on season six of the NBC show, Last Comic Standing.