jonathan goldstein played the dad in drake and josh.
who played the dad in drake and josh?
jonathan goldstein
the movie opens as josh nichols (josh peck) runs into the kitchen and tries to tell his step-sister megan parker (miranda cosgrove) how he got into a prestigious creative writing class. she, however, makes a smoothie, which drowns out his conversation. he and his step-brother, drake parker's (drake bell) parents audrey and walter (nancy sullivan, jonathan goldstein) are to take a ten-day cruise to acapulco, during which megan will stay at a friend’s house in denver. josh begins to write a story about his greatest adventure for his class but is unable to recall one, concluding that he has a boring life. meanwhile, drake's band manager let a great gig slip through his fingers, and drake and his band then have to perform at the "b'nai shalom home for the elderly." drake, enraged, fires his current manager and lets josh take his place. shortly before their parents’ departure, drake selfishly leaves for over an hour and finally returns, causing megan to nearly miss her flight to denver. however, drake accidentally puts megan on the wrong flight, and she ends up en route to los angeles, california. they try to open the plane doors, but are caught and searched by the t.s.a. they attempt to call megan's cell phone, but she has accidentally left it with josh. soon after, drake and josh decide to fly to l.a. to get her. drake and josh sit in separate seats, and as per usual, drake gets better seating companions: women. josh moves away from a disgusting family he sat next to and sits next to a criminal who has stolen a us currency printer. while their plane goes through turbulence, the fat lady josh sat next to falls over on him. his g.o. (mp3 player) is switched with the criminal's, who has stored blueprints for counterfeit money on it. meanwhile, megan calls for a limo in l.a. and arrives at the chambrulay hotel, a luxury hotel by the beach. once drake and josh find that megan is okay, the boys decide to stay in l.a. for a while. while josh was in the bathroom, he meets mtv trl producer he is desperate for a new band to play for trl tomorrow. josh had a video of drake's band playing and mostly drake's band is unsigned but will make an exception and if drake's band does well trl. josh decides to go on his g.o. but realizes there are some weird files on it. when the criminal and his accomplice confront drake and josh on the g.o's, the boys attempt to escape and are subsequently chased around the city in a stolen viper which happens to be tony hawk's.
drake & josh go hollywood
peck made his film debut in "snow day" (2000), and appeared regularly on "the amanda show" until the end of its run in 2002. he also starred opposite alex d. linz and zena grey in the theatrical film, "max keeble's big move", which was released on october 5, 2001. in 2001, he guest starred in an episode of the nbc drama "er" called "thy will be done". during this period, peck appeared in several independent films, including "spun" and 2004's "mean creek", for which he received critical praise. he was cast as josh nichols, opposite drake bell's drake parker, in another nickelodeon sitcom, "drake & josh", which began airing in 2004 and gained peck recognition among young audiences. peck's character, josh nichols, was smart, funny, and organized, but was always being tormented along with drake by megan parker (miranda cosgrove), drake's younger sister. both characters sing in a remake of the song "soul man" by sam and dave. in 2006, bell and peck starred in their own tv movie called "drake & josh go hollywood", and in 2007, they starred in a sequel called "". josh was nominated for favorite television actor at the 2008 nickelodeon kids' choice awards for his work on "drake & josh". peck also made his debut as a director in the "drake & josh" episode, "battle of panthatar". he also directed his co-star drake bell's music video for the theme song to "drake & josh", "found a way". he has also appeared in the series finale of "what's new, scooby-doo?", an episode of "" called "operation: c.a.k.e.d.-f.i.v.e.", and the direct-to-video new line cinema film "havoc". peck returned to the character of josh nichols in 2008 for the television film "merry christmas, drake & josh".in 2006, peck appeared in the independent film "special", which premiered at the sundance film festival, and voiced eddie, one of two possum brothers, in the animated sequel, "", which was released on march 31 of that year. peck played a high school bully in 2008's "drillbit taylor", and starred in the films "the wackness" (released july 2008), "american primitive", "safety glass", and reprised his role as eddie in "".
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