![]() ![]() In 2007, when she was 13, McCurdy landed a role on Nickelodeon’s teen sitcom iCarly alongside Miranda Cosgrove, and she went on to star in the show’s spinoff, Sam and Cat, in 2013. After appearing in commercials and sporadic TV episodes, McCurdy was soon supporting her family full time with her work. Her mother, who was desperate for money and blamed her children for causing her to lose out on her own dreams of stardom, forced McCurdy into acting when she was just 8 years old. McCurdy grew up working class in Orange County, California, and was raised Mormon alongside her three older brothers. McCurdy did everything, including pursuing an acting career that did not fulfill her, to make her mother happy. There is nothing McCurdy holds back: her mother teaching her disordered eating so she could delay puberty and continue getting child roles, giving her breast and vaginal exams (ostensibly to check for cancer) until well into her adolescence, and exploding into fits of rage with no notice. The blistering memoir recounts the physical and emotional abuse McCurdy endured at the hands of her mother, Debra, and the lengths she went to in order to please her. I’m finally down to 89 pounds.” This anecdote captures the essence of the book: darkly funny, tragic, and a little devastating. ![]() McCurdy, wanting to say something her mother really wants to hear, finally musters up the courage: “Mommy, I am so skinny right now. McCurdy’s brothers share key news from their lives: One is moving, another is getting married. In the opening scene of Jennette McCurdy’s debut memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died, McCurdy stands by her mother’s hospital bed as she lies dying in a coma. Photo-Illustration: by The Cut Photo: Brian Kimskey ![]()
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