Jerry Trainor continues to clim the ladder of entertainment success.
He opened eyes and earned a cult following for his portrayal of erratic movie usher "Crazy Steve" on "Drake & Josh."
For the past five years, kids and adults alike knew him as "Spencer," the aspiring artist and brother/guardian of his teenage sister Carly from the megahit series 'iCarly.'
On Saturday night, Trainor graduates to his starring role in Nick at Nite's new show "Wendell & Vinnie."
Here's the synopsis: Vinnie Bassett (Trainor) is a pop-culture junkie with a huge collection of memorabilia. The only reason he takes a break from running his store is to read comics and play video games. When his nephew Wendell (Buddy Handleson) is all of a sudden put into Vinnie's care, he is forced to make some major changes.
The multi-camera scripted half-hour follows the 30-year-old Bassett living the life of a carefree bachelor, when he suddenly becomes the legal guardian of his precocious, wise-beyond-his-years nephew, Wendell (Buddy Handleson, "Shake It Up") forming an odd-couple family dynamic.
Think iCarly's Spencer sparring with Frasier Crane as a 12-year-old.
Nicole Sullivan ("Rita Rocks," "MadTV") stars as Vinnie's older unlucky-in-love sister, Wilma, with Haley Strode ("Gangster Squad") as Vinnie's newly divorced neighbor and love interest, Taryn.
"Jerry's infectious style of wacky comedy made him a favorite with kids and families over the past five years on 'iCarly,' and this new family series from the Emmy award-winning sitcom veteran Jay Kogen will showcase his incredible comedic talents to an even broader audience," said Russell Hicks, Nickelodeon's President of Content Development and Production. "We look forward to the smart humor that develops from this collaboration."
Trainor is a busy man these days. He also currently stars in the hit Nickelodeon animated comedy series "T.U.F.F. Puppy" as the voice of Dudley Puppy.