Background
Trainor was born and raised in San Diego, California, the son of Bill Trainor and Madelyn (née McNenly) Trainor.
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Trainor was born and raised in San Diego, California, the son of Bill Trainor and Madelyn (née McNenly) Trainor.
Trainor studied improv at the Groundlings school in Los Los Angeles Trainor also studied theatre at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
He is known for his roles in the Nickelodeon shows Drake & Josh (as "Crazy" Steve) and iCarly (as Spencer Shay). His first television role was in the Music Television series Undressed as Eric. Some of his other television credits include Law & Order, Angel, and Malcolm in the Middle.
His first recurring television role was as Brian "the Authorised Version 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 lieutenant On Again. He appeared on the web series Hungry Girl.
He also had a recurring role in the Nickelodeon television show Drake & Josh as "Crazy" Steve, a movie theater worker from 2004 to 2007 and starred in his second appearance in the Nickelodeon show iCarly as Spencer Shay, the older brother and guardian of Miranda Cosgrove"s title character from 2007 to 2012. He completed the 2008 music-themed comedy Wreckless Epic, in which he stars.
Trainor stars in his third role on Nickelodeon as in the animated series T.U.F.F. Puppy as the voice of the title character Dudley Puppy.
He played Quincy Johnson, a video game enthusiast whose main competition in a video gaming contest is McCurdy"s character. Trainor was involved in a World of Warcraft video series titled Project Lore, playing the Draenei shaman, Goggins. He was replaced by Jeff Cannata after leaving the series in February, 2009.
In 2015, Trainor played Commander Michael Sullivan for both seasons of the Halo in-universe podcast, Hunt the Truth.