June 27, 1986 - Present
Birth Place : Newport Beach, California
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. Bell also has a career as a singer, and released an album in 2005. with a second to follow in December 2006.
Biography
Early life
Bell was born in Newport Beach, California to 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 at the age of nine. 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 TV Show" 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 pagent which aired on NBC on August 15, 2006.
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, to which his new single 'I Know' will be released on the 17th October, Shooting for the video of 'I Know' will take place in October 2006. Drake's new CD, entitled "It's Only Time", will be released on December 5th. And drake also posed as Media:fefe dobson's "boyfriend" in the music video "don't go(girls and boys)".
Personal life
On December 30, 2005, Bell was involved in a car accident on Los Angeles' Pacific Coast Highway. He was in the car with his 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 my 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 subsided on a liquid diet. Because of Bell's condition, production on the fourth season of Drake & Josh was postponed for a few months while he recovered.
Discography
* Telegraph (2005)
* Drake & Josh: Songs from and inspired by the hit TV show (2005)
Singles
* "Found a Way"
* "Circles"
* "Somehow"
* "In The End"
* "Don't Preach"
* "Hollywood Girl"
* "Golden Days"
* "Down We Fall"
* "Highway To Nowhere"
* "Telegraph"
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