Reed Alexander (born December 23, 1994) is an American actor, journalist, and author. He is currently a financial news reporter for

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, formerly “Business Insider,” covering Wall Street and investment banking. Among his most recognizable credentials from his time as an actor is his role as Nevel Papperman in

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's ''

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''. He reprised the role of Nevel on an episode of ''

Sam & Cat ''Sam & Cat'' is an American teen sitcom that originally aired from June 8, 2013, to July 17, 2014, on Nickelodeon. It is a spin-off of two TV shows ''iCarly'' and '' Victorious'', which Dan Schneider also created. It stars Jennette McCurdy a ...

'' as well as the

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revival of ''iCarly''.

Career

Alexander first received recognition for his food blog that began in 2009 which turned into a second career as a spokesman for healthy eating habits. He appeared in ''

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'' for which he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Series (Comedy) – Guest Starring Actor. He was also in 2009's direct-to-video

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'' Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective''. Alexander attended the

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after "helping out local grass roots campaigns for one of the political parties in the Presidential Election of 2008." Alexander has been a spokesperson for the

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and

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's anti-obesity program called Alliance for a Healthier Generation, has been involved in promoting

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initiative, and has been credited with being able to get healthy eating messages to young audiences. He has published a website on healthy eating geared toward young people and a book, ''KewlBites: 100 Nutritious, Delicious, and Family-Friendly Dishes'' (2013). Alexander obtained his undergraduate degree in media studies and broadcast journalism from

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. , he had graduated with his master's of science in journalism at

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. He is currently a financial news reporter at Insider Inc. Starting in 2022, Alexander started a new position as a Lecturer for Journalism Studies at the

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Filmography

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