Redefining Happiness, Acceptance and Manhood | Actor, Josh Peck

Josh Peck (0:00)

Oh God, like, this thing I've been doing for 20 years, I still can't master it. Like, I still miss things. And so it's like this puzzle that I'm obsessed with, and it never gets old.

Michael Gervais (0:25)

Welcome back, or welcome to the Finding Mastery Podcast, where we learn from people who are challenging the edges and the reaches of the human experience, in business, in sport, in science, in life. Where we pull back the curtain to explore how they have committed to mastering both their craft and their minds in an effort to express and understand their potential.

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Now, this week's conversation is with Josh Peck, an actor, a comedian, author, YouTuber, and as you'd recognize his name, a television superstar. So Josh rose to near instant fame. It's like bang, right out of the gates. When he starred for four seasons as the comedic center of Nickelodeon's hit show Drake and Josh. And then since then, he's doubled down in his Hollywood profession. And he starred in several feature films and is currently on set for other major projects such as Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. However, his quick rise into stardom didn't come without some scar tissue, some consequences. And in his new book, Happy People Are Annoying.

Yes, that's pretty funny.

Josh opens up for the first time about his coming of age journey under the spotlight and the struggles that come along with that. And that's what this conversation is about. It's about learning and growing. And then maybe more specifically, in the scarier parts of life, knowing how to find the bright spots.

And I'm thinking about Leonard Cohen, the musician, and he's got an epic line. There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.