drake bell

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 twelve. 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.

Personal life

On December 30, 2005, Bell was involved in a car accident on Los Angeles' Pacific Coast Highway. 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.

Selected filmography

Discography

• Telegraph (2005)
• Drake & Josh: Songs from and inspired by the hit TV show (2005)

Singles

• "Found a Way"
• "Down We Fall"
• "Highway to Nowhere"
• "Circles"

External links

• Drake Bell at the Internet Movie Database
• Drake Bell at TV.com
• Official Drake Bell Website