Victorious (stylized as VICTORiOUS) is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon.
The series revolves around aspiring singer Tori Vega (Victoria Justice), a teenager who attends a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts High School, after taking her older sister Trina's (Daniella Monet) place in a showcase while getting into screwball situations on a daily basis. On her first day at Hollywood Arts, she meets Andre Harris (Leon Thomas III), Robbie Shapiro (Matt Bennett), Rex Powers (Robbie's puppet), Jade West (Elizabeth Gillies), Cat Valentine (Ariana Grande) and Beck Oliver (Avan Jogia). The series premiered on March 27, 2010 after the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards.
The series follows Tori Vega, a teenager who is accepted into Hollywood Arts High School, a school for talented teens in various performing-arts fields, after taking her older sister Trina's place in a showcase. The plot follows Tori as she finds her place within Hollywood Arts, while getting into crazy situations and adventures, and meeting friends to help her along the way.
Other students at Hollywood Arts include Andre Harris, a musical prodigy who becomes Tori's best friend after helping her realize her talent, Robbie Shapiro, a socially-awkward ventriloquist who carries around his puppet Rex Powers, who is seen by Robbie (and generally everyone else) as an actual person, Jade West, a sarcastic "mean girl" who has a love-hate relationship with Tori, Cat Valentine, a sweet but naive girl who is supposedly bipolar, and Beck Oliver, a handsome and down-to-earth boy, who is also Jade's boyfriend.
Cast Victoria Justice as Tori Vega Leon Thomas III as Andre Harris Matt Bennett as Robbie Shapiro Elizabeth Gillies as Jade West Ariana Grande as Cat Valentine Avan Jogia as Beck Oliver Daniella Monet as Trina Vega Jake Farrow as the voice of Rex Powers (uncredited)
