Jerry Trainor Says He Went ‘Nuclear’ In His ‘Drake and Josh’ Audition for Crazy Steve: ‘The Rest is History’

Jerry Trainor Says He Went Nuclear to Land His Breakout Role as ‘Crazy Steve’ on Drake & Josh

Jerry Trainor Says He Went ‘Nuclear’ In His ‘Drake and Josh’ Audition for Crazy Steve: ‘The Rest is History’

Jerry Trainor went all out in the audition for his breakout role of Crazy Steve on the Nickelodeon classic “Drake and Josh.” During a discussion at GalaxyCon, Trainor explained how he landed the role of Crazy Steve, an aggressively temperamental movie theater employee who would explode on fellow cast members Drake Bell and Josh Peck at the slightest inconvenience. “When I auditioned for Crazy Steve, it had already been cast. Somebody else wa…

Jerry Trainor Details How He Went “Nuclear” to Land Crazy Steve Role on ‘Drake & Josh’

Jerry Trainor recalls his crazy audition that ultimately landed him his breakout role as Crazy Steve on Nickelodeon's 'Drake & Josh.'

Jerry Trainor Went 'Nuclear' To Land Crazy Steve Role On Drake & Josh

Jerry Trainor needed to go completely loopy, unsurprisingly, for his audition for Loopy Steve on Drake & Josh. Throughout a latest look at GalaxyCon, the actor recalled his audition that finally landed him his breakout position on the favored Nickelodeon present starring Drake Bell and Josh Peck. Trainor first appeared because the erratic worker on the native movie show in season two, which aired in 2004. “Once I auditioned for Loopy Steve, …

Jerry Trainor Says He Went ‘Nuclear’ in His Audition for Crazy Steve on "Drake and Josh"

Jerry Trainor reveals he went “nuclear” in his Drake and Josh audition after being told to go bigger—landing the iconic role of Crazy Steve. (PHOTO: Jerry Trainor/Instagram) Jerry Trainor is opening up about how he landed the fan-favorite role of Crazy Steve on Nickelodeon’s Drake and Josh. During a panel at GalaxyCon, the actor recalled that his audition for the part was actually a last-minute call — because the original actor hired for the rol…