Young and Profiting with Hala Taha
Business:Entrepreneurship
Josh Peck rose to fame when he was a teenager starring in the Nickelodeon hit show Drake & Josh. Despite living his dream of being an actor, Josh struggled with low confidence that took over his life, which ultimately manifested in struggles with body image and substance use. What Josh learned about himself in his darkest moments led him to launch a flourishing career as an actor in TV and movies and garner an incredible following on social media. In this episode, Hala and Josh chat about Josh’s love for acting and humor, how Josh launched his career as an actor and his experience on Drake & Josh, how getting typecast affected his career, pivoting from TV to movies to social media, Josh’s struggle with body issues and sobriety, and what his career journey taught him about achieving happiness.
Josh Peck is an American actor, comedian, and YouTuber. He began his career as a child actor in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and had an early role on The Amanda Show. Josh became famous for his role in the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh from 2004 to 2007, and in its two television films in 2006 and 2008. In 2017, he started a comedic lifestyle YouTube channel, Shua Vlogs. Josh is the author of Happy People Are Annoying.
In this episode, Hala and Josh will discuss:
- The title of his book, Happy People Are Annoying
- How he overcame the doubters
- Josh’s experience on Drake & Josh
- The relationship between humor and insecurity
- How getting typecast affected his career
- Josh’s experience with drugs and when he realized he needed to get sober
- What his career journey taught him about achieving happiness
- Dealing with the letdowns and criticism
- Starting his social media journey and how he gained millions of followers
- And other topics…
Josh Peck is an American actor, comedian, and YouTuber. He began his career as a child actor in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and had an early role on The Amanda Show. Josh became famous for his role in the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh from 2004 to 2007, and in its two television films in 2006 and 2008.
Josh also acted in films including Mean Creek (2004), Drillbit Taylor (2008), The Wackness (2008), ATM (2012), Red Dawn (2012), Battle of the Year (2013), Danny Collins (2015), and more. He played the main role in the Disney+ original series Turner & Hooch, and Hulu Original How I Met Your Father (2022). In 2017, he started a comedic lifestyle YouTube channel, Shua Vlogs. Josh is the author of Happy People Are Annoying.
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Resources Mentioned:
Josh’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Happy-People-Annoying-Josh-Peck/dp/0063073617
Josh’s Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/male-models/id1595769029
Josh’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0669681/
Josh’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shuapeck/
Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ItsJoshPeck
Josh’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTr-klXfdXmrU9FEP987ueg
Josh’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshpeckofficial
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