Drake Bell

Drake Bell
Biological Information
Gender	Male
Born	June 27, 1986 (age 39)
Birthplace	Santa Ana, California, U.S.A.
Occupation	Actor, comedian, producer, musician, singer-songwriter, director, voice artist
Active	1994–present

Jared Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986), better known as Drake Bell, is an American actor, comedian, musician, singer-songwriter, voice actor, record producer, and occasional television director. After beginning his career as a child star in the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade), he appeared on The Amanda Show and became well-known among young audiences for his role on the series Drake & Josh while playing Drake Parker. As of 2010, Drake Bell remains one of Nickelodeon's most popular stars ever and has won nine Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. His latest film role will be "A Fairly Odd Christmas," on Nickelodeon; he is also the voice of Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the animated series Ultimate Spider-Man on Disney XD. Bell is commonly associated with his real-life best 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 "I 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 Records.

He made a guest appearance on Zoey 101 in the Season 1 episode, Spring Fling. He has recorded many songs that have been heard on the series as well.

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 police officers witnessed him swerving and driving well over the speed limit. He was subsequently released on $20,000 bond and pleaded not guilty. In September 2016, Bell was found guilty and sentenced to four days in jail and four years' probation and would be required to attend an alcohol education program; Bell served only one day for good behavior. Bell was previously charged with driving under the influence in 2010 in relation to an incident in San Diego in 2009.

Sexual assault accusation and attempted endangering of children

On June 4, 2021, Bell was arrested in Cleveland, Ohio, on charges relating to "attempted endangering [of] children and disseminating matter harmful to juveniles." 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 risk of harm to the victim." The Cleveland Police also 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 DNA sample. He agreed to have no contact with the alleged victim in the case with a pretrial hearing scheduled for June 23. On June 23, Bell pleaded guilty to both charges. On July 12, 2021, Bell's victim, 19, made a public appearance and statement accusing him of sexually assaulting her while she was underage, in addition to the endangerment charges. Bell was sentenced to two years of probation and 200 hours of community service, which he was permitted to complete in California. He also is not allowed to have any contact with his victim.

External links

• Drake Bell on Wikipedia
• Drake Bell at the Internet Movie Database
• Drake Bell on Facebook
• Drake Bell on Twitter
• Drake Bell on Instagram
• Drake Bell on TikTok
• Drake Bell on YouTube