Drake Bell

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Drake Bell
Drake Bell on the cover of It's Only Time.
Birth name	Jared Drake Bell
Born	June 27, 1986 (age 20) Orange County, California, USA
Years active	1995–present
Official site	www.drakebell.com
Notable roles	Drake Parker in Drake & Josh Dylan North in Yours, Mine and Ours

Jared Drake Bell (Born 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, It's Only Time, was released in 2006 after signing with Universal/Motown.

1 Biography
2 Filmography
3 Discography
4 Footnotes
5 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] 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.

[edit] Career

Bell, at age eleven, in an episode of Seinfeld, playing a game of Frogger.

Bell started acting at the age of five and began playing the guitar (given lessons by The Who's Roger Daltrey^{[citation needed]}) at the age of thirteen. He also appeared in a small role in the Seinfeld episode "The Frogger" in 1998. 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 met his current girlfriend Melissa Lingafelt. Drake was nominated for 'Favorite Male TV actor' at the 2007 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards. Drake and Josh was nominated again for 'Favorite TV Show' for Drake and Josh.

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. Drake performed live on MTV's TRL the day after It's Only Time came out to the market. Drake's new CD, entitled It's Only Time, was released on December 5th, 2006.

Bell has signed a producing deal with Vitrus Entertainment and will star in The Miracle of Santa Rosa. The storyline is centered on an American who returns to his ancestral home in Italy to spread his father's ashes.

Bell will also be in another Vitrus Entertainment production, this one a mini-series titled Flying Tigers. The film is about a squadron of American pilots who fought the Japanese in Asia immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor, prior to the United States' entry into World War II.

Bell is currently starring in the Lionsgate and Element comedy College directed by Deb Hagan. This film is being shot on-location in New Orleans.

[edit] 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.

It has been reported that Bell is dating Melissa Lingafelt, who placed first runner-up in the Miss Teen USA 2006 pageant that he judged.^[1] Lingafelt is touring with Bell, singing backing vocals in his band and she also appeared as his love interest in the music video for his single "I Know" in 2006.^[2]

[edit] Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1995	Drifting School	Kenny Smith
1995	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
2000	Perfect Game	Bobby Jr.	direct-to-video
2001	Chasing Destiny	Walter	television movie
2004	Drake & Josh	Drake Parker	television series, 2004–2007^[3]
2005	Yours, Mine and Ours	Dylan North
2006	Drake & Josh Go Hollywood	Drake Parker	television movie
2007	Untitled Drake Bell and Josh Peck Project	"jovial slacker"^[4]
2007	drakeBURGH	Himself	television series
2008	College	Kevin
	Flying Tigers		television mini-series
	The Miracle of Santa Rosa

[edit] Discography

Album cover	Album information
	Telegraph Released: September 27, 2005 (U.S.) Label: Nine Yards Records Chart positions: - RIAA certification: - Worldwide sales: - Singles: -
	It's Only Time Released: December 5, 2006 (U.S.) Label: Universal Records Chart positions: #81 (US) U.S. sales: 73,543[1] RIAA certification: TBR Official Singles: 2006: "I Know"