| Jake Farrow | |
| Birth Name: | James A. Farrow |
| Birth Date: | 18 October 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Marin County, California, U.S. |
| Yearsactive: | 2000–present |
| Children: | 2 |
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.
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.[2] [3] He had an older sister, Melissa "Missy" Klute (née Farrow, 1970–2015).[4]
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".
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,[5] and Victorious. On Victorious he also voiced the puppet character Rex Powers.[6] 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]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2007 | Drake & Josh | Gavin | 8 episodes | |
| 2008–2011 | iCarly | Comedy Writer | Episode: "iCarly Saves TV" | |
| Gavin | Episode: "iStart a Fan War" | |||
| Rex Powers/Christopher Cane (voice) | Crossover: "iParty with Victorious" and "iBloop2: Electric Bloopaloo" | |||
| 2010–2013 | Victorious | 48 episodes, uncredited role | ||
| 2015 | Game Shakers | Cameo; episode: "Tiny Pickles" | ||
| 2015–2019 | Henry Danger | Brad Belcher (voice) | Episodes: "Invisible Brad", "Grave Danger", "Visible Brad" |
In 2008, he married his wife Jennifer Sunderland.[8] They live in Los Angeles, California with their two sons.[9] [10]
On August 9, 2015, Farrow's older sister Melissa died of Glioblastoma.[11]