OSI, Josh Peck, SLLB
March 29, 2024
The Oakland University Student Life Lecture Board welcomes actor and social media sensation Josh Peck to campus on Tuesday, April 2, at 7 p.m., in the Banquet Rooms of the Oakland Center. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. A ticket is not needed to attend. “A Conversation with Josh Peck” will be a moderated Q&A in which Peck will reflect on the trials and tribulations of his life and rocky transition into adulthood.
Peck was born to entertain, hitting the stand-up comedy circuit at just eight years old. The former Nickelodeon
teen star will be immediately recognizable to younger audiences, delivering candid and funny insight into "making it" as a child star and beyond.
Using his social media channels as an example, he also talks about the artistic and career freedom that comes with bypassing traditional media gatekeepers and connecting with audiences directly online.
“Josh Peck is an individual that our OU students can genuinely relate to because they grew up with him on TV and in the movies,” said Jean Ann Miller, Senior Director for the Office of Student Involvement. “It is a unique opportunity for our students to hear from someone who has endured many of the same challenges they are going through. It reassures them that they too can find their niche and be equally successful.”
His new book Happy People Are Annoying is a humorous and candid memoir reflecting on the stumbles and silver linings of his life—including early struggles with food, drugs, self- esteem, and self- sabotage — and traces a zigzagging path to redemption.
Written with such impressive detail and aching honesty, Happy People are Annoying is a visceral memoir full of surprising life lessons for anyone seeking to accept their past and make peace with the complicated face in the mirror.
Josh Peck has established himself as one of Hollywood's rising talents, making the seamless transition from child actor to leading man.
On television, he is best known for his role of ‘Josh’ on the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh.
Most recently, Josh Peck was seen in Christopher Nolan's Academy Award winning movie, Oppenheimer. This time piece focuses on the Manhattan Project and the societal pressures that led Dr. Robert Oppenheimer to develop the atomic bomb.
Peck is also known for his social media accounts. He has 2.6 million followers on Twitter and 12.8 million followers on Instagram.
If you would like to ask Josh Peck a question, please submit it in writing to [email protected] by April 1. If your question is selected to be asked, you will be given the opportunity to sit in the VIP section and receive a copy of his new book, Happy People Are Annoying