American actor, singer, songwriter, and musician

Jared Drake Bell [ 6 ] ( born June 27, 1986 ), besides known as Drake Campana, [ 7 ] is an american actor, singer, songwriter, and musician. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Born in Newport Beach, California, he began his career as an actor in the early on 1990s at the historic period of five with his first televised appearance on Home Improvement, and besides appeared in several commercials as a child. Bell is best known for his starring roles on Nickelodeon ‘s The Amanda Show and Drake & Josh. He besides starred in a trilogy of The Fairly OddParents movies on Nickelodeon. Bell was the voice of Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the animize series Ultimate Spider-Man on Disney XD. In addition to acting, Bell has a career in music start in the early 2000s, at the time of his appearances on The Amanda Show, with a ring named Drake 24/7. He besides co-wrote and performed the root song to Drake & Josh, entitled “ Found a Way “. In 2005, he independently released his debut album, Telegraph, released under Bell ‘s own identify. His second album, It’s Only Time, was released in 2006 after signing with Universal Motown Records and debuted at # 81 on the Billboard 200, selling over 23,000 copies during its first base week of secrete. It’s Only Time has sold 178,000 copies in the United States as of 2012. His first television album, Drake Bell in Concert, was released in 2008. It debuted at # 81 on the top 100 mexican Albums Chart. Bell released an EP in 2011 called A Reminder independently. In 2014, Bell released his third album, Ready Steady Go! under indie label Surfdog Records. Ready Steady Go! debuted at # 182 on the Billboard 200, and sold 2,000 copies in its inaugural workweek of release.

early life

Bell was born on June 27, 1986, in Newport Beach, California, the son of Robin Dodson and Robert Bell. [ 10 ] His parents divorced when he was five years old. [ 11 ] While growing up in Orange County, Bell skateboarded and regularly attended punk rock concerts, the music of which he cites as an influence. [ 11 ] He received a GED. [ 12 ]

career

1991–2003 : Films, Initial Guitar Lessons, and The Amanda Show

Bell started acting at the age of five, [ 13 ] encouraged by his father who attempted to put him into Little League Baseball and other sports with no success before finding Bell ‘s endowment in public speaking and his confidence when impersonating people he ‘d watch on television receiver. [ 11 ] He stated “ I was five, and my dad kind of said, ‘Hey, you wan sodium be an actor ? ‘ and I said, ‘Sure, ‘ that kind of thing, you know ? I was kind of frame into it by my dad but, you know, good. I in truth love it, and I hush do it. ” Bell ‘s first base televised commercial was for Whirlpool Appliances. “ I had to sit under a tree and eat a ice lolly, ” Bell late stated, “ I thought, ‘I could get used to this. ‘ ” [ 14 ] [ 15 ] His first television prove appearance was on a 1994 episode of Home Improvement. [ 16 ] He appeared in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire, [ 17 ] and had a little role in the Seinfeld episode “ The Frogger “ in 1998. [ 18 ] In 1999, he acted in a commercial for Pokémon Red and Blue [ 19 ] and in the movie Dragon World : The Legend Continues. [ 20 ] In 2000, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for his character as Cage Redding in the made-for-television movie The Jack Bull. He began to play guitar at the old age of twelve. [ 21 ] He received his first official guitar lessons from Roger Daltrey when he starred with him in the 2001 film Chasing Destiny. [ 22 ] From 1999 until the appearance was cancelled in 2002, Bell was a sport performer on The Amanda Show. [ 22 ] He besides made a guest appearance on the series The Nightmare Room. [ 23 ]

2003–09 : Drake & Josh, Telegraph, and It’s Only Time

Bell in 2007 In 2003, Bell was cast as Drake Parker alongside Amanda Show costar Josh Peck on the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] His sung, “ Found a Way “, was featured as the subject song and is consequently included on the indicate ‘s soundtrack, released on February 22, 2005. During this time menstruation, he appeared as himself on Nickelodeon ‘s Zoey 101 in the episode “ give fling ”, where he performed “ Highway to Nowhere ”, which is besides featured on the Drake & Josh soundtrack. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] He besides had his beginning of three consecutive wins at the Nickelodeon Kids ‘ Choice Awards for “ Favorite television Actor. ” In 2005, Bell co-star aboard Drake & Josh co-star Miranda Cosgrove with Dennis Quaid in Yours, Mine and Ours. [ 28 ] Telegraph, Bell ‘s debut album, was released independently on August 23, 2005. [ 29 ] The album includes 12 tracks. All the tracks were written only by Bell with the exception of “ Highway to Nowhere ”. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] Being an independent release, the album ran out of print, and was re-released on August 7, 2007. [ 32 ] “ Down We Fall ” was played on an episode of Drake & Josh titled “ Number 1 Fan ”. [ 33 ] 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. [ 34 ] The studio apartment adaptation was included on Hawk Nelson ‘s EP Bring ‘Em Out [ 35 ] and on the extra edition of Hawk Nelson Is My Friend. [ 36 ]
Bell performing in 2007 In 2006, Bell signed with Universal Motown. [ 37 ] Bell ‘s second album, It’s Only Time, was released on December 5, 2006. [ 38 ] Bell wrote all of the songs, however, they were all co-written with either C.J. Abraham, Michael Corcoran, or both. [ 1 ] It reached Number 81 on Billboard ‘s top 200. [ 39 ] It besides charted on the Billboard Rock Charts at phone number 21. [ 39 ] The album was more successful in Mexico, reaching count 4 in the Mexico Top 100. [ 40 ] It is his first album to chart on the Billboard 200, and his highest-selling album with more than 178,000 copies sold in the United States as of 2012. [ 41 ] He released the lead individual, “ I Know ”, on October 17, 2006. [ 42 ] The television for “ I Know ” was released in October 2006. The single topped the Mexican music charts. [ 43 ] “ I Know ” besides appeared on the 2010 compilation album Pure Love Songs Vol. 2. [ 44 ] His song from It’s Only Time, “ Makes Me Happy ”, peaked at number 3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Chart, which is an extension of the Hot 100. The birdcall was featured in the Drake & Josh series finale “ very large shrimp ”. [ 45 ] The song besides made an appearance on the Pop 100 at number 67 [ 46 ] and on the Hot Digital Songs chart at act 45. [ 47 ] Because of the song ‘s popularity, on October 16, 2007, the Radio Disney single edit version of his song “ Makes Me Happy “ was released on iTunes. [ 48 ] He besides featured on the root song for the show iCarly, “ Leave It All to Me, ” with his Drake & Josh co-star Miranda Cosgrove. [ 49 ] The music television for the song was released on Cosgrove ‘s Vevo YouTube distribution channel on September 28, 2010. [ 50 ] The sung took the lowest position on the Hot 100, peaking at number 100. It besides peaked on the Pop 100 at number 83. He performed some Christmas songs in the Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh movie, including “ Jingle Bells “ and “ Christmas Promise ”. A DVD entitled Drake Bell in Concert was released on December 16, 2008. The video was unable to crack the 2008 or 2009 crown 100 in the U.S., [ 51 ] but did chart on the top 100 mexican album charts, peaking at number 81. [ 52 ] The DVD contains footage of him and his band live on stage while they toured in Mexico, filmed during five sold out drop nights. [ 53 ] It besides features 2 newly songs and five covers, all of which are single to the DVD. [ 54 ] In the leap, Bell had a leading function in the comedy parody film Superhero Movie. [ 55 ] [ 56 ] Bell recorded a root song featuring his co-star Sara Paxton for the film called “ Superhero ! sung ”, which was released on April 8, 2008. [ 57 ] In August 2008, he co-starred in the drollery College, [ 58 ] which was shot on localization in New Orleans. [ 59 ] Bell besides starred in Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh alongside Josh Peck, which began output in July 2008, and premiered on December 5, 2008. [ 60 ] In 2009, his songs “ incredible ” and “ Modern Times ”, which were featured on a commercial for Twalkin, [ 61 ] were released entirely on Myspace. [ 62 ] Bell was besides cast in a fly for a then approaching CBS comedy series, Fish Tank, stating Bell ‘s participation is what put the serial into production in the first set. [ 63 ] The serial however, was never picked up. [ 64 ] [ 65 ] Bell besides had a one-third album, set to be released in 2009 ; however, the album was apparently shelved and never released, [ 66 ] until it was released in 2020 as “ The Lost Album ”. [ 67 ]

2010–present : Films, A Reminder, Ready Steady Go!, and Honest

In 2010, he made a cameo appearance as Drake Parker in an iCarly episode entitled “ iBloop ” and a node function in I Owe My Life To Corbin Bleu. He starred as Timmy Turner in the live-action TV-movie adaptation of its hit inspire series The Fairly Odd Parents, A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!, released in 2011 [ 68 ] and reprised his character in the 2012 sequel A Fairly Odd Christmas. On May 18, 2011, a music television for Bell ‘s song “ You ‘re not Thinking ” was released on YouTube. [ 69 ] Bell ‘s EP, titled A Reminder, was released on June 28, 2011. [ 70 ] The lead individual of A Reminder, “ terrific ”, was released on June 14, 2011, [ 71 ] with the music television being released on December 9, 2012. [ 72 ] 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 has n’t put out new music in a few years and “ a full album will probably not happen until following year. ” [ 70 ] Bell was besides sued by Fields, the manufacturer of the EP, for 9 songs at 9,000 dollars each, totaling up to 81,000. Bell only paid for 5 songs for 45,000, but merely 4 songs made it to the EP. [ 73 ] In February 2012, Bell appeared in a Shane Dawson YouTube video entitled Kidnapping Drake Bell. [ 74 ] Bell was cast as Spider-Man in the enliven television series Ultimate Spider-Man based on the amusing book of the lapp mention. [ 75 ] He late reprised the character in The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, replacing Josh Keaton who in the first place recorded his function for the serial. He has besides voiced the function of Spider-Man in two video recording games, Marvel Heroes, [ citation needed ] an MMORPG, and Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes, [ 76 ] in 2013 and 2014, respectively. He was besides in the 2012 Nickelodeon movie Rags as Shawn. In 2013, Bell participated in an episode of the ABC reality television receiver series Splash, a celebrity diving contest, in which he made third base topographic point. [ 77 ] On November 1, 2013, Bell released the studio apartment adaptation of his unreleased birdcall “ Nevermind ” on YouTube. [ 78 ] He released a vacation single, “ Christmas Promise ”, on December 17, 2013. Throughout 2013 and 2014, Bell had roles in several animize films, such as The Naughty List, Adventure Planet, [ 79 ] Birds of Paradise [ 80 ] [ 81 ] and Under Wraps. [ 82 ] Bell returned as Timmy Turner in the third The Fairly OddParents live-action movie, A Fairly Odd Summer, which was released on August 2, 2014. [ 83 ] In 2014, Bell was nominated in the Capital Twitter Awards for Biggest Twitter Feud five. Justin Bieber. [ 84 ] Bell besides appeared on Takepart Live to discuss his bankruptcy and other activities. [ 85 ] [ 86 ] Bell starred in an animate film entitled Frozen in Time, which was released November 11, 2014. [ 87 ] Bell had his third gear studio album set to be released in early 2013. [ 41 ] then, he stated it as “ a arrant concept record. Getting in a time machine and going back to the 40s and 50s. ” [ 88 ] On April 22, 2014, Bell released his one-third studio apartment album, his first rockabilly album, Ready Steady Go!, [ 89 ] under Surfdog Records, with which he signed in 2012. [ 90 ] It was produced by Peter Collins and childhood idol Brian Setzer, frontman of the rockabilly revival ring Stray Cats. [ 91 ] He has referred to the album as “ getting in the DeLorian, hitting 88 miles per hour, and going binding to the future. ” [ 92 ] The album ‘s lead single, “ Bitchcraft ”, was released on January 28, 2014. [ 93 ] The unmarried was remixed by french electro swing band Caravan Palace. [ 94 ] The album ‘s promotional single, “ I Wo n’t Stand In Your direction ”, a top of the Stray Cats original sung, was released on April 17, 2014. [ 95 ] A screen of Cask Mouse ‘s song “ Bull ”, was released as the album ‘s moment single on October 8, 2014. The one was listed in the mexican radio Top 10 for a number of weeks. [ 96 ] The album was recorded completely bouncy. [ 97 ] It debuted and peaked at count 182 on the Billboard 200 and sold 2,000 copies in its first base week of handout. [ 98 ] Bell took character in the high School Nation Tour in corroborate of Ready Steady Go!, touring high Schools all around the U.S. The enlistment lasted from September 16 to October 22, 2014. It began in Los Angeles, California and ended in Charlotte, North Carolina. [ 99 ] Bell besides performed at Exa FM ‘s Concerto Exa 2014 in Mexico City, performing to more than 50,000 people. [ 100 ]
Bell in 2016 He starred with his Drake & Josh co-star Miranda Cosgrove in the animate film A Mouse Tale, which was released immediately to DVD on February 10, 2015. [ 101 ] Bell starred in the slasher film L.A. Slasher as The Popstar, which was released on June 26, 2015, in a limited theater release. [ 102 ] [ 103 ] Bell recorded a song for the film ‘s soundtrack, titled “ Day & Night ”. [ 104 ] He besides stars aboard Bella Thorne and Cameron Dallas in the United States dub of The Frog Kingdom, which was released on June 30, 2015, on video on demand and DVD. [ 105 ] He appeared in a objective about the genre of rockabilly and its acculturation titled It’s a Rockabilly World! [ 106 ] Bell former reprised his role as Spider-Man in the 2015 bet on Disney Infinity 3.0. He besides guest starred in an episode with his Drake & Josh co-star Josh Peck on Peck ‘s FOX television serial Grandfathered ; [ 107 ] Bell guest stars as Kirk, a affluent technical school investor. [ 108 ] The episode with Bell aired in the jump of 2016. [ 109 ] Bell is set to star as Dan Orange, lead singer of a band called “ Orange and the dead Ends ” in a new digital series called Dan is Dead. The premier date has not yet been set. [ 110 ] Bell has recorded a birdcall titled “ We ‘re dead ” for the series. [ 111 ] On January 4, 2015, Bell revealed a painting of his break wrist on Twitter saying, “ Doctors say I ‘ll never play guitar again, it ‘s over ”. [ 112 ] even though the injury ( which was caused by diving into the shallow end of a consortium at his brother ‘s birthday party ) at first seemed to threaten Bell ‘s far career as a musician, [ 113 ] he has recovered cursorily from the injury, and is back to playing guitar. [ 114 ] [ 115 ] Bell embarked on a concert go in Mexico starting on February 5, 2016, which ended on February 7, 2016. [ 116 ] The tickets were sold out within minutes of going on sale on-line. [ 117 ] Though Bell started the tour in 2015, [ 118 ] the Ready Steady Go! Tour will continue in 2016. [ 119 ] Bell toured eminent schools in the US as function of the eminent School Nation Tour from March 28 to April 29, 2016. [ 120 ] Bell stars in the 2017 film Bad Kids of Crestview Academy, a sequel to the 2012 film Bad Kids Go to Hell. [ 121 ] [ 122 ] Bell released an EP titled Honest on June 30, 2017. [ 123 ]

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philanthropy

Since 2009, Bell has supported the Thirst Project, [ 43 ] a non-profit administration that addresses the issue of the clean water crisis by raising awareness through education. Bell ‘s contributions include public appeals [ 124 ] and concerts to raise funds. [ 125 ] Seth Maxwell, laminitis of the Thirst Project, recruited Bell to be the ‘face ‘ of the campaign. [ 126 ] Bell has besides made contributions to other organizations such as Toys for Tots. [ 127 ] On April 18, 2015, Bell performed at the Strawberry Bowl in support of the jacob’s ladder Rockin A Cure for cystic fibrosis. [ 128 ]

Influences

Bell has described his music as being heavily influenced by the Beatles, [ 129 ] [ 130 ] The Beach Boys, [ 129 ] and Brian Setzer. [ 91 ] Among early music acts and artists that have influenced Bell are Oasis, [ 129 ] Buddy Holly, [ 131 ] Elvis Costello, [ 132 ] The Rolling Stones, [ 132 ] Led Zeppelin, [ 132 ] Jimmy Page, [ 132 ] Eddie Cochran, [ 132 ] Elvis Presley, [ 133 ] and Chuck Berry. [ 134 ] Since 2021, Bell has become a micro-influencer in the digital NFT market, collaborating with artist Gus Fink on sales of Numb Bunny NFT. [ citation needed ] The on-line community dearly refers to him as “ El Frijolito ” for his heat for the community and work to grow its chopine. [ citation needed ]

personal life

On December 29, 2005, Bell, then 19 years old, and a friend of his were driving from Malibu to Los Angeles when, while stopped at a loss light on California State Route 1, the two were struck by an onset vehicle. [ 135 ] Though Bell ‘s passenger suffered only bruises, Bell ‘s injuries, while not dangerous, were austere, including a fracture neck and vertebra, a break jaw, the loss of seven teeth, and deep lacerations to his front. [ 136 ] [ 137 ] As part of his convalescence, Bell required more than 70 facial stitches, had to have his call on the carpet wired shut for two months, and undergo operation on his kuki and mouth. [ 138 ] [ 139 ] In 2007, Bell purchased a 2,640-square-foot ( 245 m2 ) house in Los Feliz for $ 2,050,000. [ 140 ] After Bell filed for bankruptcy in California in early 2014, the house was taken in foreclosure. [ 141 ] [ 142 ] Bell is a cousin of former San Diego Padres relief pitcher Heath Bell. [ 143 ] In August 2020, his former girlfriend Melissa Lingafelt accused him of verbal and physical abuse during their three-year relationship in the late 2000s. Bell has denied the allegations. [ 144 ] In July 2021, Bell revealed that he has been married since 2018 and has a son. [ 3 ]

Legal issues

Driving under the influence

Bell was arrested on December 21, 2015, for driving under the influence in Glendale, California at 2:45 AM after patrol officers witnessed him swerving and driving well over the speed limit. [ 145 ] He was subsequently released on $ 20,000 bond and pleaded not guilty. [ 146 ] In September 2016, Bell pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four days in imprison and four years ‘ probation and would be required to attend an alcohol education platform ; Bell served only one sidereal day for good behavior. [ 147 ] [ 148 ] Bell was previously charged with driving under the influence in 2010 in relation to an incident in San Diego in 2009. [ 149 ]

sexual assault accusation and attempted endanger of children

On June 4, 2021, Bell was arrested in Cleveland, Ohio, on charges relating to “ undertake endangering [ of ] children and disseminating matter harmful to juveniles. ” [ 150 ] A public information officer with the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor ‘s Office, said “ the 15-year-old victim, who had established a relationship with Bell several years prior, attended his concert in December 2017 [ … ] While there, Bell violated his duty of care and, in doing so, created a hazard of damage to the victim. ” The Cleveland Police besides found that Bell had sent the minor “ inappropriate social media messages ” for “ months leading up to the concert. ” Bell was 31 at the time of the alleged incident. Bell pleaded not guilty, and was freed on a $ 2,500 personal bond, and was ordered to provide a deoxyribonucleic acid sample. [ 151 ] He agreed to have no contact with the accuser in the font with a pretrial listen scheduled for June 23. [ 152 ] [ 153 ] On June 23, Bell pleaded guilty to both charges. [ 154 ] On July 12, 2021, Bell ‘s accuser, immediately 19, made a public appearance and statement accusing him of sexually assaulting her while she was underage, in addition to the hazard charges. Bell was sentenced to two years of probation and 200 hours of community serve ( which he may complete in California ). He besides is not allowed to have any liaison with his accuser. [ 155 ] [ 156 ] [ 157 ] several months late, Bell posted his own account of the incident on TikTok, claiming that he had no prior cognition of the girlfriend ‘s on-key old age during their conversations, for the most part, ending all ties with her upon learning the truth. He went on to say that the daughter had henceforth stalked him from one concert to another, which led to his catch. [ 158 ]

Filmography

film

television

Video games

world wide web

discography

Awards and nominations

Bell was nominated for a Young Artist Award twice, once in 2000 for his function in The Jack Bull, in which he won, [ 171 ] and another time in 2006 for Yours, Mine and Ours. He has won 10 Kids Choice Awards, 3 in the United States and 5 internationally for his character as Drake Parker on Drake & Josh. [ 172 ] He besides won a Kids Choice Award in 2007 in the United Kingdom for Best Male Singer, winning over Justin Timberlake. [ 173 ] He was besides nominated for Best television Actor, but lost to Nat Wolff. [ 174 ] Bell has besides won a adolescent Choice Award in 2008 for his character as the Dragonfly in Superhero Movie. [ 175 ] He was besides nominated for an award in 2014 in the Capital Twitter Awards for biggest Twitter feud with Justin Bieber. [ 84 ]

References

Preceded byJosh Keaton Voice or portrayal of Spider-Man
2012–2017
Succeeded byRobbie Daymond