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Drake Bell
Born
Jared Drake Bell
Height5' 9½" (1.77 m)
Websitewww.drakebell.com

Drake Bell (born Jared Drake Bell on June 27, 1986) is an American actor, guitarist, and singer/songwriter. After beginning his career as a child actor in the late 1990s and early 2000s, he appeared on The Amanda Show and became well known among young audiences for his role on the series Drake & Josh. In addition to his acting, Bell has a growing career as a musician and released his debut album 'Telegraph' independently in 2005. His sophomore effort was released in 2006 after signing with Universal/Motown.

Biography

Early life

Bell was born in Orange County, California to Joe Bell and Robin Dodson, a professional billiards player. He has a stepfather, Roy, and two older brothers, Robert and Travis. Bell attended the Orange County High School of the Arts in Santa Ana, California.

Career

Bell started acting at the age of five and began playing the guitar (given lessons by The Who's Roger Daltrey) at the age of thirteen. In 2000, he was nominated for the Young Artist Award for "Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot" in the "Supporting Young Actor" category for his role as Cage Redding in the made-for-television film The Jack Bull. During the early 2000s, Bell was a featured performer on The Amanda Show and made a guest appearance on the series The Nightmare Room, before being cast as Drake Parker on the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh, which began airing in 2004. During this time period, he made a guest appearance as himself on Nickelodeon's Zoey 101, won a "Blimp Award" at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in the "Best Male TV Actor" category for Drake & Josh, and had a role in the 2005 film Yours, Mine and Ours'. Bell was also a judge for the Miss Teen USA 2006 pageant which aired on NBC on August 15, 2006, where he also met current girlfriend Lesly, who was a runner up to Miss Teen Usa winner Katie Blair.

Bell's debut album, Telegraph, was released on September 27, 2005. His song, "Found a Way", which can be found on the album, is the theme song for Drake & Josh. He recently signed with Universal Records, on which his new single "I Know" was released on October 17th. Shooting for the video of "I Know" took place in October 2006, his girlfriend Lesly also stars in this video as his love interest. Drake's new CD, entitled It's Only Time, was released on December 5th.

Personal life

On December 29th, 2005, Bell was involved in a car accident on Los Angeles' Pacific Coast Highway. He was in the car with friend Thomas. Since his car was a 1966 Ford Mustang, the steering wheel was made of wood and metal, the seatbelts were only around the waist, and there were no airbags. Because of this, his face smashed into the steering wheel, resulting in a broken jaw, a fractured neck, six dislodged teeth, and a deep cut across his chin, leaving a two-and-a-half inch scar. Bell told People that he "could fit [his] tongue through it. It was like a second mouth". Although Bell's injuries were disfiguring, they were not life-threatening, and he made a full recovery. He had his jaw wired shut for two months and subsisted on a liquid diet. Because of Bell's condition, production of the final season of Drake & Josh was postponed for a few months while he recovered. His dogs name is Steve. His girlfriend is Lesly W.. They started seeing each other on December 5th, 2006. Her birthday is January 13.

Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
1995 Drifting School Kenny Smith
The Neon Bible David (age 10)
1996 Jerry Maguire Jesse Remo
1999 Dill Scallion Eugene Bob
Dragonworld: The Legend Continues Johnny television movie
The Jack Bull Cage Redding television movie
The Amanda Show Regular Performer television series, 1999–2002
2000 High Fidelity Young Rob Gordon
Perfect Game Bobby Jr. direct-to-video
2001 Chasing Destiny Walter television movie
2004 Drake & Josh Drake Parker television series, 2004–2007[1]
2005 Yours, Mine and Ours Dylan North
2006 Drake & Josh Go Hollywood Drake Parker television movie
2007 Untitled Drake Bell & Josh Peck Project "jovial slacker"[2]
2007 drakeBURGH Himself television series

Discography

Album cover Album information
Telegraph
It's Only Time

Footnotes

  1. ^ Lorilee Craker (2006-11-30). "'Drake and Josh' star is a busy bee". The Grand Rapids Press. Retrieved 2006-11-30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ Ethan Aames (2006-04-06). "Drake Bell and Josh Peck team up for feature". Retrieved 2006-10-30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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