show name	Drake & Josh
format	Teen sitcom
camera	Videotape; Multi-camera(used FilmLook processing in season 1, filmized appearance afterwards)
runtime	approx. 23 minutes
creator	Dan Schneider
starring	Drake BellJosh PeckNancy Sullivan Jonathan GoldsteinMiranda Cosgrove
executive producer	Dan Schneider
producer	Robin Weiner (season 1; supervising producer, seasons 2-4)Joe Catania (seasons 3-4; co-producer, season 2; associate producer, season 1)Bruce Rand Berman(season 4)
location	Nickelodeon On SunsetHollywood, California (2004, 2006-2007)Sunset Bronson StudiosHollywood, California (2005-2006)
company	Schneider's BakeryNickelodeon Productions
distributor	MTV Networks International
theme music composer	Drake BellBackhouse Mike
opentheme	"I Found a Way",performed by Drake Bell
country	United States
language	English
num seasons	4
num episodes	60 (+ 1 TV film)
list episodes	List of Drake & Josh episodes
channel	Nickelodeon
picture format	HD: 1080i/720p (some movies)SD: 480i/576i (TV series)
audio format	Stereo
first aired
last aired
status	Ended
preceded by
followed by	''Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh''
related	''The Amanda Show'' (1999-2002)
website	http://www.nick.com/shows/drake-and-josh }}

''Drake & Josh'' is an American sitcom that premiered on the Nickelodeon television network on January 11, 2004, which follows the lives of two stepbrothers. It stars Drake Bell and Josh Peck as stepbrothers Drake Parker and Josh Nichols, respectively. Both actors had played roles in ''The Amanda Show'', along with Nancy Sullivan, who appears as Drake's mother in the series. Jonathan Goldstein plays Josh's father, and Miranda Cosgrove plays Drake's little sister Megan. Reruns of ''Drake & Josh'' are, , appearing on Nickelodeon, YTV, and now on TeenNick at 6 p.m. on weekdays. The show ran from Sunday, January 11, 2004 to Sunday, September 16, 2007, although a second film entitled ''Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh'' debuted on Friday, December 5, 2008. Seasons 1, 2, and 4 were filmed at the Nickelodeon On Sunset in Hollywood, and Season 3 was filmed at Tribune Studios (now Sunset Bronson Studios; the Old Warner Brothers Studio) on the same boulevard.

Plot

Drake Parker (Drake Bell) and Josh Nichols (Josh Peck) are two teens living in San Diego, California. They become stepbrothers when Drake's mother, Audrey Parker-Nichols (Nancy Sullivan), and Josh's father, Walter Nichols (Jonathan Goldstein) got married. Drake and Josh now live in the same house and are forced to share a room. Drake is a relaxed, simple, lucky, lazy, popular, and attractive teenage boy. Drake's main talent is guitar playing, which he uses (along with his looks) to attract girls. Josh, on the other hand, is a diligent teenager concerned mainly with his grades and being a model citizen. His actions earn him a reputation as a klutz and a tattletale, although he is capable of having a good time.

Both brothers are often tortured by Drake's mischievous little sister, Megan Parker (Miranda Cosgrove), who often plays pranks on them. Megan makes fun of the boys right in front of their parents several times, more so towards the end of the series. Josh's father, Walter, is an inaccurate meteorologist, who can be described as unlucky and clumsy, similar to his biological son Josh. Audrey, Drake and Megan's biological mother, is stricter than Walter. Throughout the series, Drake and Josh go through many conflicts, mishaps and misfortunes. The conflicts are mainly social, often dealing with the relationship between the two brothers, school, work and other issues.

Characters

Main characters

! Character	! Actor/Actress
Drake Parker	Drake Bell
Josh Nichols	Josh Peck
Megan Parker	Miranda Cosgrove
Audrey Parker-Nichols	Nancy Sullivan
Walter Nichols

Recurring characters

! Character	! Actor/Actress
Helen Ophelia Dubois	Yvette Nicole Brown
"Crazy" Steve	Jerry Trainor
Eric Blonowitz	Scott Halberstadt
Craig Ramirez	Alec Medlock
Mindy Crenshaw	Allison Scagliotti
Gavin Mitchell	Jake Farrow
Mrs. Hayfer	Julia Duffy
Leah	Cathy Shim

Episodes

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TV films

! Film	! Airdate
''Drake & Josh Go Hollywood''	January 6, 2006
''Merry Christmas, Drake and Josh''	December 5, 2008

		Broadcast history	Nickelodeon (TV channel)>Nickelodeon (January 11, 2004-February 21, 2011)	* TEENick (January 11, 2004–February 2, 2009)	* The N (January 1, 2008–August 9, 2009)	* TeenNick (February 8, 2010–present)	Nicktoons (TV channel)>Nicktoons (March 7, 2011 – May 13, 2011)			DVD releases

! Name	! Release date	! Contains
''Drake & Josh: Vol. 1 Suddenly Brothers''	February 15, 2005	4 episodes: Pilot, Dune Buggy, Two Idiots and a Baby, First CrushNever-before-seen outtakes
''Drake & Josh Go Hollywood''	January 31, 2006	The filmBloopers2 bonus episodes: Helen's Surgery & Mindy's Back"Found a Way" Music video
''The Best of Drake & Josh-Seasons 1 & 2''	August 21, 2008	Season 1 episodes: Pilot, Dune Buggy, Two Idiots and a Baby, First Crush, GrammySeason 2 episodes: The Bet, Movie Job, Football, Pool Shark, Smart Girl, Little Diva, Number 1 Fan, Mean Teacher, Drew & Jerry, Honor Council
''The Best of Drake & Josh-Seasons 3 & 4''	August 29, 2008	Season 3 episodes: We're Married?, Paging Dr. Drake, Foam Finger, Girl Power, Megan's New Teacher, Little Sibling, Theater Thug, Alien Invasion, Dr. Phyllis ShowSeason 4 episodes: The Great Doheny, The Storm, Tree House, Megan's Revenge, Helicopter, Dance Contest
''Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh''	December 19, 2008	The film Music video "Jingle Bells" by Drake Bell

TV special

''Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp''

Spin City Records wants to sign Drake and his new song, "Makes Me Happy", for their label. He is on the road to fame and fortune, but Josh's inexperience as a manager leads him to sign the contract without reading it. Josh, having been drooling over the giant shrimp at the meeting, accidentally signs over creative rights for Drake's new song. Drake fires Josh, and a series of bizarre events follow. Meanwhile at the Premiere, Helen is getting married, so she gives Mindy Crenshaw the job as assistant manager, the job Josh was after for a long time. Mindy, played by Allison Scagliotti, became Josh's girlfriend in later episodes of the series. Eventually, Josh sneaks into Spin City Records and switches the songs, which is against the law. This makes Drake a statewide star and his song "Makes Me Happy" gets played at Helen's wedding and at the Super Bowl. At the end, Drake and Josh fight against for the shrimp in their room and later a flashback appears to a similar scene alluding to the ''The Amanda Show''.

The special aired on August 3, 2007. However, it is also considered an hour-long episode because it contained a laugh track and is treated like a typical episode with story elements based on films. The special's premiere brought in 5.8 million viewers. The premiere of the special broke the record for the most views of a premiere of a Nickelodeon movie. ''iCarly'''s ''iGo to Japan'' later broke that record, until the airing of ''Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh'', took the record back.

Movies

''Drake & Josh Go Hollywood''

Drake and Josh are left at home after their parents go on a cruise. They are told to bring Megan to the airport to visit her friend in Denver, but accidentally send her on a flight to Los Angeles. They go to Hollywood to get her back, and end up stopping a multi-billion dollar heist and booking a guest-spot for Drake on TRL. The film aired on January 6, 2006, and, according to ''TV Guide'', it became the highest rated program on all of cable during its opening week. This is the first ''Drake and Josh'' film to be presented in HD.

''Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh''

A new ''Drake & Josh'' TV film tentatively entitled "Drake and Josh: Best Christmas Ever" began production in July 2008, and premiered on December 5, 2008, officially ending the series. The title was later changed to "Merry Christmas Drake & Josh". Creator Dan Schneider returned as executive producer, with Marjorie Cohn and Lauren Levine co-executive producing. Michael Grossman directed the feature. The film centers around Drake and Josh, who are working as Santa's helpers in a mall when Drake promises a little girl that her foster parents and siblings will have "The Best Christmas Ever"—and then try to fulfill that promise while a grumpy policeman tries to stop them. Although Drake and Josh aren't having the time of the lives, their parents are having a worse time on their vacation because they have to stay in a hut while in a hurricane.

The TV film was broadcast in HD format, unlike the previous films ''Drake & Josh Go Hollywood'' and ''Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp''. It also featured Henry Winkler and MMA fighter Kimbo Slice.

The premiere of ''Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh'' broke the record of most viewers for the premiere of a Nickelodeon movie with 9.10 million viewers, a title previously held by ''iGo to Japan''.

Other media

Music

Drake & Josh has had some singles and a soundtrack. The music releases are shown below.

! Name	! Contains
"Found a Way"	The theme song of the show by Drake Bell.
	The ''Drake & Josh'' soundtrack from the TV show.
"Makes Me Happy"	From the film ''Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp'' by Drake Bell.
"Jingle Bells"	From the film ''Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh'' by Drake Bell.
"Christmas Wrapping"	From the film ''Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh'' by Miranda Cosgrove.
"12 Days of Christmas"	From the film ''Merry Christmas, Drake and Josh'' by Drake, Josh, and the orphans.

Drake and Josh also features parts of various songs within their scene transitions. One of the many songs they feature include "Lithium Flower" by Scott Mathew.

Games

Two video games based on ''Drake & Josh'' have been released on the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. Both of them released in the same year.

! Game	! Publisher	! Platform
	THQ	Game Boy Advance
''Drake & Josh: Talent Showdown''	THQ	Nintendo DS

Books

A book series based on ''Drake & Josh'' has been published by children's publisher Scholastic since 2006. The books are generally based upon content from the show and essentially novelize two episodes of material, with one being a novelization of a feature length film. The books are written by author Laurie McElroy.

! Book	! Author	! Info
"Blues Brothers"	Laurie McElroy	Based on the episodes titled "Blues Brothers" and "Number One Fan"
"Sibling Revelry"	Laurie McElroy	Based on the episodes titled "The Bet" and "Peruvian Puff Pepper"
"Drake & Josh Go Hollywood"	Laurie McElroy	Based on the film ''Drake & Josh Go Hollywood''
"Kid Trouble"	Laurie McElroy	Based on the episodes "Megan's New Teacher" and "Little Sibling"
"Alien Invasion"	Laurie McElroy	Based on the episodes "Alien Invasion" and "The Demonator"
"Surprise!"	Laurie McElroy	Based on the episodes "Josh Runs Into Oprah" and "Vicious Tiberius"
"Josh is Done"	Laurie McElroy	Based on the episodes "Josh is Done" and "I Love Sushi"

Awards

2004 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Winner: Favorite Kids TV Show

2006 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Winner: Favorite TV Show

2006 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Winner: Favorite TV Actor (Drake Bell)

2007 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Winner: Favorite TV Actor (Drake Bell)

2007 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (GER) Winner: Favorite TV Actor (Josh Peck)

2007 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (UK) Winner: Favourite TV Show

2007 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (UK) Winner: Favourite TV Actor (Drake Bell)

2007 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (UK) Winner: Best Male Singer (Drake Bell)

2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Winner: Favorite TV Actor (Drake Bell)

2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Winner: Favorite TV Show

2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (BR) Winner: Favorite TV Actor (Drake Bell)

2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (UK) Winner: Favorite TV Show

2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (UK) Winner: Favourite TV Actor (Josh Peck)

2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (AUS) Winner: Favorite Comedy Show

2009 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (NZ) Winner: Favorite Comedy Show

References

External links

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name	Alyson Stoner
background	solo_singer
birth name	Alyson Rae Stoner
birth date	August 11, 1993
birth place	Toledo, Ohio
origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
instrument	Vocals
voice type	Soubrette Soprano
genre	Pop, hip hop, dance, R&B;
occupation	Actress, dancer, singer, songwriter, choreographer, voice actress
years active	2002–present
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label	Hollywood, Walt Disney, Nick, Columbia
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Alyson Rae Stoner (born August 11, 1993) is an American actress, dancer and singer. Stoner is known for her roles in ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' (as Max), ''Cheaper By The Dozen'' and ''Cheaper By The Dozen 2'' (as Sarah Baker), ''Step Up'' and ''Step Up 3'' (as Camille Gage), and ''Camp Rock'' and Camp Rock 2 (as Caitlyn Gellar). She has been a background dancer for several stars, such as Missy Elliott, Eminem, Outkast and Will Smith. She is also known as the voice of Isabella in the Disney Channel series ''Phineas and Ferb''.

Early life

Stoner was born in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of LuAnne Hodges (née Adams), a former executive secretary at Owens-Illinois, and Charlie Stoner. While growing up in Toledo, Stoner attended Maumee Valley Country Day School and studied ballet, tap dance, and jazz dance at the O'Connell's Dance Studio. She also modeled and trained at the Margaret O'Brien Modeling Studio. She won Best Model of the Year at the International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA) Convention in New York City with Ms. O'Brien's studio in 2000, and she won many awards in acting and dance.

Career

Dancing

After choreography training in Los Angeles, Stoner appeared as a background dancer in the music video for Missy Elliott's "Work It", "Gossip Folks", and "I'm Really Hot", and a background dancer in the music video for Lil' Bow Wow's "Take ya Home" and as well as Eminem's "Just Lose It" alongside a one male and "No Tengo Dinero" by the Kumbia Kings. She has also been a back-up dancer for Will Smith at the 2005 ''Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards'', and for OutKast at the 2004 ''Kid's Choice Awards''. Stoner danced with a dancing group called the JammXKids between 2003 and 2006. She quit the group in early 2006 due to scheduling conflicts, but continues to work with the individual kids in different jobs. She was also one of the dancers in the special features for the ''Shark Tale'' DVD. Stoner teaches hip hop currently at the Millennium Dance Complex, and is credited as the youngest person to teach a master class there.

TV and movies

In 2002, Stoner became the co-host of the Disney Channel ''Mike's Super Short Show'' along with Michael Alan Johnson, an infomercial segment regarding forthcoming Disney releases. In 2003 and 2005, she appeared as Sarah, one of the twelve Baker children, in the successful comedies ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' and ''Cheaper by the Dozen 2''. She has also appeared in several television shows aimed at the preteen market, including ''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'', ''That's So Raven'' and ''Drake & Josh''.

In 2006, she had a small film role in ''Step Up'' as Channing Tatum's younger sister, Camille. She currently provides the voice of Isabella Garcia-Shapiro and Jenny in the Disney Channel animated series ''Phineas and Ferb''. Stoner came up with Isabella's catchphrase "Whatcha doin'?" In 2008, she starred in the Disney Channel Original movie ''Camp Rock'' as Caitlyn Gellar, an aspiring music producer. Her reception in Camp Rock was particularly strong, with various media outlets suggesting it was about time she played a main character role, having backed up for other big names such as Will Smith and Hannah Montana.

Stoner starred as Alice McKinley in the movie ''Alice Upside Down'', based loosely on the Alice series, particularly ''The Agony of Alice'', by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. This was her second starring role, and, according to an interview that appears on the direct-to-DVD release, she states that this was the first time she has had to appear in every scene in a movie.

In 2010, Stoner appeared in the third ''Step Up'' film; ''Step-Up 3-D'', opposite Adam Sevani. She reprised the role of Camille Gage, Tyler's younger sister. Stoner uploaded a video onto her official YouTube page of her final dance rehearsal, which introduced other cast members.

In 2010 Stoner guest-starred in the TV series ''House'' as a skater.

Music

In 2005, she sang two songs ("Lost and Found" and "Free Spirit") from the soundtrack of the movie ''Alice Upside Down,'' in which she plays the lead role. She has also recorded a cover version of the song ''Dancing in the Moonlight'' for the 2009 Disney DVD/Blu-ray movie, ''Space Buddies''.

Stoner is working with record producers, songwriters and a vocal coach in order to focus on transitioning her style of voice, from "kiddie-pop" into a more soulful pop vibe with a little alternative edge, so she can start working on her first studio album. On April 4, 2010, Stoner posted a video to her YouTube Channel announcing the release of her debut single, "Flying Forward" on April 20, 2010. Alyson Stoner also released an EP called Beat the System.It is a mix of disney songs and also some of her own songs.It has five original songs.

1) “Sweet” — An infectious blend of syrupy sweet confession

2) “Lookin For Love” — A proclamation of self-respect and confidence in perfect timing.

3) “Beat The System” — A hard-hitting, ambitious groove that won’t settle until justice is served.

4) “Hello Again” — Inspired by Faith Hill, a ballad reeking of vulnerability and untold stories, with a new spin of electronic production.

5) “Almost Home (Bonus Track)” unapologetically laced with honesty, hope, and a world-changing/death-defying message.

Publishing

Stoner is the "dance editor" for ''KEWL Magazine''. She also recently hosted a global fan summit on Amazon.com with ''Hannah Montana'' star Miley Cyrus. Stoner appeared in the Disney Channel Original Movie ''Camp Rock'', along with the Jonas Brothers. She stars in a webseries called ''Ghost Town'' shown on Dailymotion's newly launched DM Kids site. In February 2009, Stoner released the ''Alyson Stoner Project'' described as "a dance video hybrid - melding many styles of entertainment into one package". It was directed by Kevin Schmidt, her co-star from ''Cheaper by the Dozen''.

In the summer of 2008, she appeared in the Disney Channel Games as a member of the Blue Lightning Team along with Kiely Williams, Demi Lovato, Roshon Fegan, her ''Camp Rock'' castmates, Shin Koyamada, Cole Sprouse and several overseas Disney Channel actors. Stoner has also appeared in ''Wii Fit'' related videos on the Nintendo Channel on the Wii video game console demonstrating how to do balance exercises. She voiced the character Kairi for the video game ''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories'', and both Xion and Kairi in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''.

Filmography

Film

! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
2003		Sarah Baker	Main Role
2004		Kid Rat (voice)
2005	''Cheaper by the Dozen 2''	Sarah Baker	Main Role
2006		Camille Gage	Supporting Role
	''Alice Upside Down''	Alice McKinley	Straight-to-DVD, Lead Role
''Camp Rock''
	''Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam''
''Kung Fu Magoo''	Lorelei Tan Gu (voice)	Straight-to-DVD
''Step-Up 3-D''	Camille Gage
		The Little Engine (voice)	Straight-to-DVD
	Isabella Garcia-Shapiro (voice), 2nd Dimension Isabella (voice)	Television movie

Television

! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
2002–2006	''Mike's Super Short Show''	Sally	Co-Lead role (25 episodes)
	''Drake & Josh''	Wendy	Guest star
''I'm with Her''	Dylan Cassidy	"The Kid Stays in the Picture"
	''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''	Max	Recurring 2005-2007 (6 episodes)
''That's So Raven''	Allison "Ally" Parker
''Lilo & Stitch: The Series''	Victoria (voice)
		Lillian Hale (voice)	4 episodes
	Kaley	"Joey and the Critic"
2007		Herself
2007–present	''Phineas and Ferb''		Main role (Isabella Garcia-Shapiro) and semi-recurring role (Jenny)
2010–present	''Upin & Ipin''	Upin And Ipin (voice)	English version
2010		Della

Music

! Year !! Title !! Notes
2005		cover version
	"S'Winter"
"In The Mall"
"The Ballad of Badbeard"
	"Lost & Found"
"Free Spirit"
"We Rock"
"Our Time Is Here"
"Live To Party"
		''Space Buddies'' OST
"Fly Away Home"	''Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure''
"Just Lose It"
"The Fireside Girls"
"Where Did We Go Wrong"
"Danville is Very Nice"
"Wedding Adventure"
"Yellow Sidewalk"
	"What I've Been Looking For"	''DisneyMania 7''
"Flying Forward"
"Make History"
"City of Love"
"Summer Belongs To You!"
"Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow"
"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
"The 12 Days of Christmas"
"Whatcha Doin?"
"Carpe Diem"
"It's On"
"Can't Back Down"
"This is Our Song"

Beat the system - ep

Video games

! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
2008
2009	''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''	Official Website Official Alyson Stoner Project Site Alyson Stoner interview from Portrait magazine. [[Category:1993 births">Xion (Kingdom Hearts)

References

External links

Official Website

Official Alyson Stoner Project Site

Alyson Stoner interview from Portrait magazine.

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name	Daniel DeBourg
background	solo_singer
born	April 13, 1981Chelmsford, Essex, England
genre	Pop music
occupation	Singer, songwriter
years active	2000–2009
website	}}

Daniel DeBourg (born 13 April 1981, Chelmsford, Essex) is an English pop singer, songwriter, former dancer and model. In 2007, he was a finalist on the fourth UK series of the TV talent show, ''The X Factor''.

Early life

A young fan of music videos by Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson, DeBourg demonstrated an interest in dance at the age of four and was admitted to the exclusive Royal Ballet School by the age of 11 as he quickly rose to the top of his class. Although dance was his primary interest, he also fronted bands as a teen. He left school at the age of 17 to dance internationally with the prestigious Rambert Dance Company. Due to a serious knee injury, DeBourg decided to stop dancing and continue with music. Through a friend, DeBourg sang some rough demos which soon landed in the hands of Robbie Robertson who was a scouting talent for Dreamworks. Impressed by Daniel's skill and soulfoul talent, he signed DeBourg in 2001 and released his first debut album 'Tell The World' in 2002.

Topless modelling career

DeBourg has done modelling work in the past. He has appeared on the cover of ''American MuscleMag'' as well as in TV shows. In 2004 he appeared in the UK television programme ''Top Celebrity Armwrestlers''. DeBourg was the runner-up in the series to Jonathan Ansell.

Music career

Although dedicated to dance, DeBourg also had an early interest in singing and was vocalist for several bands during his adolescence. After a knee injury ended his dance career, DeBourg turned his hand to songwriting; recorded by R&B; songstress Jamelia in 2000, his song "Money" reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart. DeBourg was encouraged by a friend to create several demos of his own singing. These attracted the interest of Dreamworks scout Robbie Robertson. DeBourg was introduced to then in house producers Tim & Bob and subsequently signed to the label and the duo produced his debut album, ''Tell the World''. The high-production album, released in 2002, launched the single "I Need an Angel", which hit #30 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

In 2007, DeBourg auditioned for the fourth series of ''The X Factor'' and reached the final twelve acts to sing in the live rounds of the competition. He was mentored by Louis Walsh, but was eliminated by the public and judges on 27 October 2007.

In 2008, UK artist DJ Ironik presented DeBourg on his new album, ''No Point In Wasting Tears''.

References

External links

Been there Dan that already ''The Sun''

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name	Drake Bell
background	solo_singer
birth name	Jared Drake Bell
birth date	June 27, 1986
origin	Santa Ana, California, U.S.
instrument	Vocals, guitar, piano, bass, drums, ukulele
genre	Pop rock, alternative rock
occupation	Film actor, television actor, comedian, guitarist, producer, singer-songwriter, television director, pianist
years active	1994–present
label	Nine Yards (2005)Universal Motown (2006–2007)Drake Bell Entertainment, Inc. (2011–present)
associated acts
website	Official Website }}

Jared Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986), better known as Drake Bell, is an American actor, comedian, guitarist, singer/songwriter, producer, and occasional television director. After beginning his career as a child star 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''. As of 2010, Drake Bell remains one of Nickelodeon's most popular stars ever and has won nine Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards. His latest role is the live-action Timmy Turner in the TV film ''A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! shown on July 9, 2011. Bell is commonly associated with his real-life friend Josh Peck, who co-starred with him in ''The Amanda Show'' and ''Drake & Josh''.

In addition to acting, Bell has a growing career as a musician, and co-wrote and performed the theme song to ''Drake & Josh'', entitled "Found a Way". In 2005 he independently released his debut album, ''Telegraph''. His second album, ''It's Only Time'', was released in 2006 after signing with Universal Motown.

Early life

Bell was born and raised in Santa Ana, California, the son of Robin Dodson, a professional pool player, and Joe Bell. He has three older brothers, Joey, Robert and Travis, and one older sister, Kristen Bell. His cousin is San Diego Padres closer Heath Bell.

Career

Acting

Bell appeared in the film ''Jerry Maguire'' as Jesse Remo in 1996, and had a small role in the ''Seinfeld'' episode "The Frogger" in 1998. In 1999, he acted in a commercial for Pokémon Red and Blue and in the movie Dragon World: The Legend Continues. In 2000, he was nominated for the Young 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 alongside real life best friend and former ''Amanda Show'' costar Josh Peck 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'' and won the first of three consecutive "Blimp Awards" at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in the "Favorite TV Actor" category. In 2005, Bell co-starred alongside fellow ''Drake & Josh'' actress Miranda Cosgrove with Dennis Quaid in ''Yours, Mine and Ours''. In the spring of 2008, Bell had a starring role in the comedy spoof film ''Superhero Movie''. In August 2008, he co-starred in the comedy ''College'', which was shot on location in New Orleans. Bell has signed a producing deal with Virtus Entertainment and will star in ''The Miracle of Santa Rosa''. Bell will also be in another Virtus Entertainment production, this one a mini-series titled ''Flying Tigers''. Bell recently starred in ''Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh'' alongside Josh Peck, which began production in July 2008, and premiered on December 5, 2008. He recently guest starred in the online webseries titled ''I Heart Vampires''. In 2010, he made a cameo appearance as Drake Parker in an ''iCarly'' episode entitled "iBloop".

He starred as Timmy Turner in the live-action TV-movie adaptation of its hit animated series ''The Fairly Odd Parents'', ''A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!'', released in 2011.

Music

Beginnings

Bell was first professionally associated with music when he was in the 2001 movie ''Chasing Destiny''. In the film, he co-starred with The Who lead singer Roger Daltrey, who gave him his first guitar lessons. Bell performed on television for the first time in 2002 when he performed his first original song, "Lost A Lover", on ''The Amanda Show''. He also performed part of this song on an episode of "The Nightmare Room", and "So Little Time".

Bell has described his music as being heavily influenced by The Beatles and The Beach Boys, with the Beatles being his main influence. He says that two of his other influences are Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly.

''Telegraph'' (2004-2005)

His song, "Found a Way", is featured as the theme song for ''Drake & Josh''. The song is included on ''Drake & Josh soundtrack'', along with two other songs he wrote and performed, and were also included on his debut album, ''Telegraph'', which was released independently on September 27, 2005.

In 2005, Bell performed with Hawk Nelson in a video for the Hawk Nelson song called "Bring 'Em Out," which was featured in the movie ''Yours, Mine and Ours''. Bell and then-band-mates Michael Corcoran (Backhouse Mike) and C.J. Abraham (The Super Chris), worked on music for ''Drake & Josh'', ''Zoey 101'', and ''iCarly''.

''It's Only Time'' and concert DVD (2006-2008)

In 2006, Bell signed with Universal Motown. He released his first single, "I Know", on October 17, 2006. The video for "I Know" was filmed in October 2006. Bell's second album, entitled ''It's Only Time'', was released on December 5, 2006, reaching Number 81 on Billboard's Top 200. Bell performed live on MTV's TRL the day after it was released. In the summer of 2007, he went on a Nextfest tour in support of ''It's Only Time'', opening up alongside Corbin Bleu for Aly & AJ.

On October 16, 2007, the Radio Disney single edit version of his song "Makes Me Happy", was released on iTunes. This was the second single for Bell's album ''It's Only Time''. He also wrote with band-mates Michael Corcoran (Backhouse Mike), and C.J. Abraham (The Super Chris), and sang the theme song for the show ''iCarly'', "Leave It All to Me," with Miranda Cosgrove. The music video for the song premiered on May 24, 2008. Bell has recorded a theme song featuring Sara Paxton for his movie ''Superhero Movie'' called "Superhero! Song". He performed some Christmas songs in the ''Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh'' movie.

A DVD entitled "Drake Bell In Concert" was released on December 16, 2008. The video was unable to crack the 2008 or 2009 Top 100. The DVD contains footage of him and his band live on stage while they toured in Mexico, in October 2008. It also features 2 new songs and 5 covers, all of which are exclusive to the DVD.

The ''Live In Concert'' DVD featured new music for the first time since 2006's ''It's Only Time''; "Sea Song" and "All Alone at the Disco". He released a preview of a Spanglish edit of "All Alone at the Disco".

''A Reminder'' and third album (2009-present)

In 2009, he released the songs "Unbelievable", "Modern Times" and "Shades of Grey" on his official MySpace.

In 2009, Bleu uploaded a new track "Yesterday's Fool" to his SoundCloud page that he wrote/produced with Bell.

In 2010, Bell released a video showing him and Toby Gad working on a new song "Nevermind". A behind-the-scenes video of the making of the music video for a new song "Our Love" was uploaded on Bell's Official YouTube Channel in 2010. The official music video for "Our Love" appeared on YouTube soon after.

In March 2011, Bell released a 1:00 clip of the music video for a new song "Terrific", with a sneak preview of the studio version of the song.

On May 18, 2011, an official music video for the new song "You're Not Thinking" was released on YouTube, the video already airing heavily in Latin and South America (MTV Mexico Top 10).

A new single, "Terrific", was released on June 14, 2011, and was also included on an EP titled ''A Reminder'', released on June 28, 2011, also featuring the songs "You’re Not Thinking", "Big Shot" and "Speak My Mind". The EP was produced by John Fields, who previously worked with Rooney, Jimmy Eat World, Selena Gomez, the Jonas Brothers, and Bleu. Bell said he decided to release ''A Reminder'' because he hasn't put out new music in a few years and "a full album will probably not happen until next year."

Personal life

Car accident

On December 29, 2005, Bell was involved in a car accident on Los Angeles's Pacific Coast Highway. He was driving with a friend when a truck ran a red light and caused a head-on collision. This resulted in a fractured neck, a jaw broken in three places, six missing teeth and several facial lacerations.

Filmography

''Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh'' ''Rags''

colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"	Film
! Year	! Film	! Role	! Notes
1996 in film	1996	''Jerry Maguire''	Jesse Remo
	''The Jack Bull''	Cage Redding
rowspan="2"		Young Rob Gordon
	Bobby Jr.
		Dylan North	Main Role
	''Drake & Josh Go Hollywood''	Drake Parker
2007	''Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp''	Drake Parker
rowspan="4"	2008	''Superhero Movie''	Rick Riker	Main Role
	Kevin
''Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare''	Butch Hare	Voice Role
	Harold Kelp	Voice RoleDirect-to-DVD release
2008	|	Drake Parker	TV-Movie
2011 in film	2011	''A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!''	Timmy Turner (Adult)	TV-Movie
2012	|	Shawn	TV-Movie
colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"	Tv shows
		! Year	! Title	! Role	! Notes
2012	''Rags''	Shawn
	''Minor Adjustments''	Jordan	Episode: The Ex Files
	''ABC Afterschool Special''	Scott	Episode: Me and My Hormones
		Brendan
	''Seinfeld''	Kenny	Episode: The Frogger
1999 in television	''[[The Amanda Show''	Regular Performer
	''The Nightmare Room''	Alex Sanders	Episode: Dear Diary, I'm Dead
2004 in television	''[[Drake & Josh''	Drake Parker	Lead Role
	''Zoey 101''	Himself
rowspan="3"		Ian	Episode: I Love LuciEpisode: Four's A Crowd
	Himself/Host
''iCarly''	Himself	Episode: iBloop
			Lead Role

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chartpositions
		! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"
! scope="row"		* Release date: September 27, 2005	* Label: Nine Yard Records	Compact disc>CD, music download	—	—	—
''It's Only Time''		* Release date: December 5, 2006	* Label: Universal Motown	* Formats: CD, music download	81	21	4

Extended plays

Title	Details
''Nashville Sessions''		* Release date: November 30, 2007	* Label: California Records	* Formats: music download
''A Reminder''		* Release date: June 28, 2011	* Label: Drake Bell Entertainment, Inc.	* Formats: music download

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions		Album
		! width="35"	Hot Digital Songs
2005	"I Found a Way"	—	—
2006	"I Know"	—	—
2007	"Makes Me Happy"	67	73
2011	"Terrific"	—	—

Featured singles

Year	Single	Artist	Peak chartpositions		Album
			! width="40"	! width="40"
2007	"Leave It All to Me"	Miranda Cosgrove	100	83	align="left"

Video albums

!Year	Video details	Music recording sales certification
2008	''Drake Bell in Concert''	*Released: December 16, 2008	*Label: Motown/Universal	*Formats: [[DVD

Awards

!Year	!Award	!Category
2006	Blimp Award (Kids' Choice Awards)	Favorite TV Actor (Drake & Josh)
	Blimp Award (Kids' Choice Awards)	Favorite TV Actor (Drake & Josh)
	Best TV Actor
	Best Male Singer
	Best TV Show (Drake & Josh)
	Blimp Award (Kids' Choice Awards)	Favorite TV Actor (Drake & Josh)
	Best TV Show
Blimp Award (KCA Brazil 2008 - Meus Prêmios Nick)	Favourite International Artist
Surfboard Award (Teen Choice Awards)	Choice Movie Breakout Actor (Superhero Movie)
	2009	Blimp Award (Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards)	Fave International TV Star
	2010	Blimp Award (Nickelodeon (Latin America)	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Mexico)	Favorite TV Actor (Drake & Josh)
	2010		Blimp Award (Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards)		Big Kid Award

References

External links

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Dr. Joshua F. Drake is a musicologist and hymnist at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania. His research, writing and presentations primarily analyze the structure of 15th century Latin Christian motets, which are a category of choral musical compositions. Drake is notable for his research and papers that challenge commonly held views regarding the relationship between words and music in motets of the late 15th century, as well as his discoveries related to the origins of the Buonaparte family. He also serves on the editorial advisory board for "The Quad" Magazine.

While the earliest motets originated during the 13th century, the relationship between words and music in 15th century is particularly significant in the study of music because it coincides with the Protestant Reformation, which completely reordered Western society and had a profound influence on the evolution of music.

==Education==

B.M. Union University (Sacred Music)

M. Mus. University of Glasgow (Musicology) thesis - ''Text-Music Relationships c. 1500: Case Studies from Petrucci’s Motets''

Ph.D. University of Glasgow (Sacred Music) dissertation - ''The Contemporary Perception of Text-Music Relations in Motets c. 1500''

Discoveries related to the Buonaparte family

thumb|right|100px|''The original arms of the Buonapartes''Drake's research into Ms. Magl.XIX 164–7 located at the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Firenze uncovered previously unidentified emblems in the bassus partbook. Drake's further investigations led him to suggests that the emblems should be associated with the Buonaparte family and, perhaps, with Pope Clement VII's friend and advisor Jacopo Buonaparte who witnessed and wrote an important account of the sack of Rome (1527).

Drake makes this association because of the emblems' similarity to the Buonaparte coat of arms.

The partbooks he analyzed consist of 49 Italian, 24 French secular and 13 Latin sacred musical compositions from early composers such as Josquin, Heinrich Isaac, Sebastiano Festa and Bernardo Pisano and have been essential in reconstructing the life of Pisano.

Drake also suggests that the association with the Buonaparte family helps to explain the geographical disputes that exist due to the partbooks having a Roman binding yet a Florentine script and Florentine paper. He makes this further assertion in part because the Buonaparte family was Florentine but Jacopo Buonaparte spent a great deal of time in Rome, in addition to the coat of arms in the partbooks being so similar to those of the Buonapart family.

Selected works

Books and media

Joshua Drake, ''Recovering Music Education as a Christian Liberal Art'', (BorderStone Press, LLC) (2010).

Joshua Drake, Gene Veith and Timothy Chambers, Generation Joshua DVD: "Picturing America: A Different Lens!" (2009)

Joshua Drake, Botticelli, The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, ed. G. Kurian, (Blackwell, Dec. 2008).

Joshua Drake, Donatello, The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, ed. G. Kurian, (Blackwell, Dec. 2008).

Joshua Drake, ''The Part-books of a Florentine Ex-Patriate: new light on Florence, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Ms. Magl. XIX 164-7'', Early Music (OUP), Vol. 33, no. 4 (Oct. 2005), pp. 639-646. Joshua Drake, ''Aesthetics, Context, and the Music of Obrecht,'' panel discussion (with panelists Jenny Bloxam (US), Jacobijn Kiel (NL), Sean Gallagher (US)) at the Annual Medieval and Renaissance Music Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, July 2004. Professor Drake was also on the programme committee for this conference and chaired a session. Joshua Drake, ''Randomness and Patterns: repeated texts in Petrucci’s Motet Prints'', paper given at the Annual Medieval and Renaissance Music Conference, Jena, Germany, July 2003.

Joshua Drake, ''The Part-books of a Florentine Ex-Patriate: new light on Florence, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Ms. Magl. XIX 164-7'', paper given at the Royal Musical Association, 36th Annual Music Research Students’ Conference, January 2003.

Joshua Drake, Worship Music In toto, Union Academic Forum, Union University (December 14, 2000).

Selected conferences

Joshua Drake, Chair of Memory & Rhetoric, Thursday 15 July, Annual Medieval and Renaissance Music Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, July 2004.

Selected hymns and music

Hymns

• ''As in the Days of Haggai When'' • ''Behold, What Light Rolls Back the Sky?'' • ''Eternal God, Mover Unmoved'' • ''Holy Word of God, The'' • ''O Christian Home'' • ''Spirit Binds Us to Our Lord, The''

Music

• ''Flandrensis'' • ''Forest Glen'' • ''Français'' • ''Honoro Patris'' • ''Lex Noster'' • ''Schultz''

Public availability of works here

External links

Church Music Management System Database

Ingentaconnect

Project Muse, Scholarly Journals

''Worship Music In Toto'', Union University

Department of Music, University of Glasgow

Student Research, University of Glasgow

References

Category:American musicologists Category:Christian hymnwriters Category:American hymnwriters Category:Grove City College Category:Alumni of the University of Glasgow Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Place of birth missing (living people)