Nickelodeon Vet Jennette McCurdy Candidly Explained Her Jealousy Of Co-Star Ariana Grande, And How Tom Hanks Played Into It

Fun fact: Tom Hanks loves trivia.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Trivia buff Tom Hanks is bringing one of his passions to life with “Hanx 101 Trivia” — a new game set to debut exclusively on the Apple Arcade subscription service. It’s the first game created by the Oscar-winning actor, producer and director, and the first trivia game coming to Apple Arcade. “Hanx 101 Trivia,” developed by independent game studio BlueLine Studios, lets players test their knowledge across a variety of categories and multiple game modes — to become the ultimate trivia master. The game launches on Friday, Sept. 2. Hanks narrates the gameplay in “Hanx 101 Trivia,” which features an initial set of some 58,000 questions across a range of categories such as history, science, geography, food, art, business and technology. “Play, learn, compete and become a trivia master with ‘Hanx 101 Trivia,’ created and developed in partnership with actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks,” Apple said in announcing the game.

is back and now being told in a live-action adaptation starring Tom Hanks, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Cynthia Erivo, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Keegan-Michael Key, Lorraine Bracco and Luke Evans. With just 10 days to go until Disney+ Day, ET has an exclusive featurette, with the cast teasing an all-new magical movie experience to come. “The idea of taking on a treasured classic, as Disney’s, it’s an incredibly rich opportunity to revisit and go deeper into this great masterpiece,” says Hanks, who plays Geppetto, the woodcarver and toymaker responsible for creating the titular wooden puppet, who dreams of becoming a real boy.“It’s a really special story that encourages people to wish and to dream,” says Erivo, who appears as the Blue Fairy, who first brings Geppetto’s creation to life. In this film, Pinocchio is voiced by Ainsworth while Gordon-Levitt lends his vocal talents to Jiminy Cricket, the insect who acts as the toy’s conscience.

New York City on Thursday evening as the two were headed to dinner.  The Elvis actor, 66, and the Sleepless In Seattle star, 65, both donned simple and causal ensembles for their weeknight outing.  The couple appeared to be in high spirits and affectionately held hands as they enjoyed time together amid the actor's busy schedule and upcoming projects.

Round of applause. Josh Peck is celebrating fellow Nickelodeon alum Jennette McCurdy on the release of her first memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died.

Josh Peck has praised Jennette McCurdy's new memoir. The Drake & Josh actor praised his fellow Nickelodeon child star's memoir, I'm Glad My Mom Died, on Instagram to celebrate its release earlier this week.

Jennette McCurdy is getting support from an a fellow former Nickelodeon star.

Zack Sharf Jennette McCurdy’s new memoir “I’m Glad My Mom Died” finds the former Nickelodeon star getting brutally honest with her feelings on Ariana Grande, the music icon who briefly starred with McCurdy on the “iCarly” and “Victorious” spinoff series “Sam & Cat.” Grande’s pop star career started taking off during the filming of the show, which only ran for a single season on Nickelodeon.McCurdy writes that she grew to resent Grande once she “regularly” missed filming “to go sing at award shows, record new songs, and do press for her upcoming album” (vie Entertainment Tonight). McCurdy, on the other hand, was left to “angrily hold down the fort.”“The week where I was told Ariana would not be here at all, and that they would write around her absence this episode by having her character be locked in a box. Are you.

After detailing their allegedly tumultuous Nickelodeon days in her new book, Jennette McCurdy hopes former costars Ariana Grande and Miranda Cosgrove aren’t afraid to pick up a copy of I’m Glad My Mom Died.

Jennette McCurdy might not cast Ariana Grande in the best light in her newly-released memoir, but the Nickelodeon alum still thinks it would be an entertaining read for the pop icon!

Jennette McCurdy is sharing why she was jealous of Ariana Grande. In her new memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died, the 30-year-old former actress candidly shares her complicated feelings about her “Sam & Cat” co-star. The pair appeared on the Nickelodeon series for one season, which aired between 2013 and 2014.

Jennette McCurdy's relationship with her  co-star, Ariana Grande, may be strained, she's still hoping the 29-year-old musician reads her memoir, . «I don’t know if she'll read the book or not,» McCurdy told ET's Rachel Smith, «but I think it’s a really entertaining read regardless of who you are, so I hope she does.»In the memoir, out Tuesday, McCurdy recalled feeling jealous of Grande as she missed work in pursuit of her burgeoning singing career.«The week where I was told Ariana would not be here at all, and that they would write around her absence this episode by having her character be locked in a box. Are you. Kidding me,» McCurdy wrote in her memoir.

A journey to healing. Jennette McCurdy‘s attempts to work through her trauma following her time in the spotlight take center stage in her new book, I’m Glad My Mom Died.

Miranda Cosgrove reacted to her former “iCarly” co-star Jennette McCurdy’s allegations against Nickelodeon.

Miranda Cosgrove is speaking out about Jennette McCurdy‘s allegations about working on iCarly for Nickelodeon.

was let go from the network in the spring of 2018.A rep from Nickolodeon did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment. “My shoulders do have a lot of knots in them, but I don’t want The Creator to be the one rubbing them out,” she said, according to an excerpt published in Vanity Fair. “I want to say something, to tell him to stop, but I’m so scared of offending him.”McCurdy played Sam Puckett in the original “iCarly” series, playing the title character’s best friend.