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name | Drake Bell |
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background | solo_singer |
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birth name | Jared Drake Bell |
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birth date | June 27, 1986 |
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origin | Santa Ana, California, U.S. |
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instrument | Vocals, guitar, piano, bass, drums, ukulele |
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genre | Pop rock, alternative rock |
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occupation | Film actor, television actor, comedian, guitarist, producer, singer-songwriter, television director, pianist |
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years active | 1994–present |
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label | Nine Yards (2005)Universal Motown (2006–2007)Drake Bell Entertainment, Inc. (2011–present) |
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associated acts | |
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website | Official Website
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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
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
Featured singles
Video albums
Awards
References
External links
Category:1986 births
Category:Living people
Category:American film actors
Category:American male singers
Category:Actors from California
Category:People from Orange County, California
Category:American child actors
Category:American child singers
Category:American singer-songwriters
Category:American television actors
Category:American rock guitarists
Category:Motown artists
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