Drake Bell
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| Born | Jared Drake Bell June 27, 1986 Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Orange County School of the Arts |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor & Musician |
| 📆 Years active | 1991-present |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Janet Von Schmeling (m. 2018–2022) |
| 👶 Children | 1 |
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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 started a music career in the 2000's also co-wrote the Drake & Josh theme song "I Found A Way" which was included on his 2005 debut album "Telegraph". In 2006, he signed a record deal with Universal Motown, and released his second album "It's Only Time", On April 22, 2014, He released his first rockabilly album titled "Ready, Steady, Go", in 2020 Bell released two albums "The Lost Album" and his first Spanish album "Sesiones en Casa".
Personal Life[edit]
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 seat belts 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. [1]
Bell married actress Janet Von Schmeling in 2018 and had a son Jeremy Drake Bell. Schmeling divorced Bell in 2022 [2]
Career[edit]
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. 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. 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 also signed with Universal Records.
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Title |
|---|
| Drifting School |
| The Neon Bible |
| Jerry Maguire |
| Dill Scallion |
| Dragonworld: The Legend Continues |
| High Fidelity |
| Perfect Game |
| Yours, Mine and Ours |
| Superhero Movie |
| College |
| Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare |
| The Nutty Professor |
| I Owe My Life To Corbin Bleu |
| Pure Country 2: The Gift |
| The Reef 2: High Tide |
| Keenan Cahill's Story |
| Space Warriors |
| The Naughty List |
| The Little Penguin Pororo's Racing Adventure |
| 20 Moves |
| Birds of Paradise |
| Adventure Planet |
| Under Wraps |
| Frozen in Time |
| A Mouse Tale |
| Jungle Shuffle |
| The Frog Kingdom[3] |
| The Greys[4][5] |
| L.A. Slasher |
| The Nutcracker Sweet |
| It's A Rockabilly World! |
| Arlo: The Burping Pig[6] |
| Bad Kids of Crestview Academy |
| The Blind Girl[7] |
| A Stork's Journey[8] |
| American Satan |
| Cover Versions |
| The Big Trip |
Television[edit]
Discography[edit]
- Telegraph (2005)
- It's Only Time (2006)
- Ready Steady Go! (2014)
- The Lost Album (2020)
- Sesiones en Casa (2020)
- Non-Stop Flight (upcoming)
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.j-14.com/posts/drake-bell-shares-a-terrifying-photo-from-his-car-accident-100638/
- ↑ https://okmagazine.com/p/drake-bell-reveals-married-three-years-infant-son-pleading-guilty-child-endangerment/
- ↑ "Frog Kingdom Official Trailer 1 (2015) - Rob Schneider Animated Movie HD". Youtube. Archived from the original on 2021-10-30. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ↑ "There's a Secret Film Project with Drake Bell and Robot Panda?". Fanlala. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Drake Bell and Stephen Kramer Glickman Celebrate at the PREMIERE of The Greys". Fanlala. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Arlo: The Burping Pig". Safierent. Safier Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 23, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Binge - The Blind Girl - A Prequel". YouTube. HLG Studios. Archived from the original on 2021-10-30. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ↑ "A Stork's Journey". YouTube. Lionsgate. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Brand New Suspense Series coming to Brando Classic Old Time Radio!!". Brando Classic Old Time Radio. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Schumann, Rebecca (October 23, 2015). "'Secret Life Of The American Teenager' Where Are They Now: Catch Up With The ABC Family Cast In 2015". International Business Times. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ↑ "MTV to Premiere New Comedy Series Safeword, Today". Broadway World. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ↑ "SafeWord". www.facebook.com.
- ↑ Ge, Linda (February 24, 2017). "Kesha Set to Star in Maker Studios' 'Highly Gifted' Animated Series (Exclusive)". Yahoo! TV. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
