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Infobox musical artist| name = Drake Bell| image = Drake Bell cropped.jpg| caption = Drake Bell, 2007| image_size = 200px| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Jared Drake Bell| birth_date = birth date and age|1986|6|27| origin = Santa Ana, California , United States|U.S. | instrument = Singing|Vocals , guitar , piano , Bass guitar|bass , drum kit|drums , ukulele | genre = Pop rock , alternative rock | occupation = Actor , comedian , guitarist , record producer|producer , singer-songwriter , television director , pianist | years_active = 1994–present| label = Nine Yards (2005) Universal Motown (2006–2007)cite web|url= http://www.facebook.com/bell.drake |title=Drake Bell |publisher=Facebook |date= |accessdate=2011-10-31 Drake Bell Entertainment, Inc. (2011–present)| associated_acts = Hawk Nelson | website = URL| http://www.drakebell.com Jared Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986), better known as Drake Bell , is an United States|American actor , comedian , guitarist , singer/songwriter , record producer|producer , and occasional television director . After beginning his career as a child actor|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 while playing Drake Parker. As of 2010, Drake Bell remains one of Nickelodeon (TV channel)|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!| A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! shown on July 9, 2011 on Nickelodeon . 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 (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 billiards player, and Joe Bell. He has three older brothers, Joey, Robert and Travis, and one older sister, Kellie.cite web|last=DeRogatis|first=Jim|title=These kids today|url= http://www.jimdero.com/News2007/Kidstoday.htm|date=August 31, 2007cite web|last=Ingrassia|first=Lisa|title=Crash & Learn|url= http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20061862,00.html|work= People (magazine)!People |date=April 10, 2006 His cousin is Miami Marlins closer Heath Bell .cite web|last=Kurkjian|first=Tim|title=Fun-loving Bell finally has his dream job|url= http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story? columnist=kurkjian_tim& id=4073444|work= ESPN The Magazine |date=April 17, 2009
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 Television movie|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 teenage heartthrob Drake Parker alongside real life best friend and former Amanda Show costar Josh Peck on the Nickelodeon (TV channel)|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 (2005 film)|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 (2008 film)|College , which was shot Filming location|on location in New Orleans . 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 .cite web| url= http://www.take180.com/ep/1ncq7r/qmo? autoplay=true& utm_source=fb& utm_medium=cpm& utm_campaign=drake |title=I Heart Vampires on Take180.com |accessdate=2010-03-03 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.cite web|url= http://www.tvguide.com/News/Fairly-Oddparents-Movie-1020888.aspx|title=Exclusive: Nickelodeon Orders Live-Action Movie Adaptation of The Fairly Oddparents|publisher=TVGuide.com
Music
see also|List of songs by Drake Bell
Beginnings
Bell was first professionally associated with music when he was in the 2001 movie Chasing Destiny .Citation needed|date=November 2007 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.cite web|author=Posted 10/25/11 |url= http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/bell drake/artist.jhtml |title=Drake Bell & #124; Music Videos, Songs, News, Photos, and Lyrics |publisher=MTV |date= |accessdate=2011-10-31 He says that two of his other influences are Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly .cite web |url= http://www.myspace.com/drakebellonline |title=Drake Bell Official MySpace |accessdate=2009-01-31 |date=2009-01-31 |work= |publisher=Drake Bell MySpace
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)|Drake & Josh soundtrack , along with two other songs he wrote and performed, and were also included on his debut album, Telegraph (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 (2005 film)|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.cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/album/drake-bell/it-s-only-time/814602#/album/drake-bell/it-s-only-time/814602 |title=It's Only Time - Drake Bell |accessdate=2010-01-28 |date=2010-01-28 |work= |publisher=Billboard Bell performed live on MTV's Total Request Live|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& #33; 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.cite web |url= http://www.the-numbers.com/dvd/charts/annual/2008.php |title=The Numbers |accessdate=2010-01-27 |date=2010-01-27 |work= |publisher=The Numbers 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.cite web |url= http://tommy2.net/content/index.php |title=Drake Bell In Concert DVD. |accessdate=2008-10-14 |date=2008-10|work= |publisher=tommy2.net
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).cite web|author=om een reactie te plaatsen& #33; |url= http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=rFhlpwUw2ks |title=Drake Bell "You're Not Thinking" Official Music Video in HD |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2011-10-31
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".cite web|url= http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/drake-bell-to-release-a-reminder-ep-on-june-28th/8974031 |title=Drake Bell to Release "A Reminder" EP on June 28th - ARTISTdirect News |publisher=Artistdirect.com |date= |accessdate=2011-10-31 The EP was produced by John Fields, who previously worked with Rooney (band)|Rooney , Jimmy Eat World , Selena Gomez , the Jonas Brothers , and Bleu (musician)|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." This year, the name for the third album is going to be "Drake Bell" with new songs including "Our Love", "Nevermind", "Unbelievable", "Modern Times", and "Shades of Grey".
Personal life
On December 29, 2005, Bell was involved in a car accident on Los Angeles 's California State Route 1|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.cite web|url= http://www.tvsquad.com/2005/12/31/drake-bell-seriously-injured-in-car-crash/ |title=Drake Bell seriously injured in car crash |publisher=Tvsquad.com |date=2005-12-31 |accessdate=2011-10-31
He has supported the non-profit organization, The Thirst Project, since 2009. The Thirst Project is an organization that addresses the issue of the clean water crisis by raising awareness through education. Bell's contributions include public appeals and concerts to raise funds. In 2010, the organization gave him the Pioneering Spirit Award, the highest honour that The Thirst Project awards.cite web|url= http://www.drakebell.com/charity|title=Drake Bell: Charity|accessdate=November 24, 2011
Filmography
Film
Year
Film
Role
Notes
1995
Drifting School
Kenny Smith
1996
Jerry Maguire
Jesse Remo
1999
The Jack Bull
Cage Redding
2000 in film
High Fidelity
Young Rob Gordon
Perfect Game
Bobby Jr.
2005
Yours, Mine and Ours
Dylan North
Main Role
2006
Drake & Josh Go Hollywood
Drake Parker
TV-Movie
2007
2008 in film
Superhero Movie
Rick Riker
Main Role
College
Kevin
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
Butch Hare
Voice Role
The Nutty Professor
Harold Kelp
Voice Role Direct-to-DVD release
2008
2011
A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!
Timmy Turner (Adult)
TV-Movie
2012
TV shows
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1995
Minor Adjustments
Jordan
Episode: The Ex Files
1996
ABC Afterschool Special
Scott
Episode: Me and My Hormones
1997
Gun
Brendan
The Hole
1998
Seinfeld
Kenny
Episode: The Frogger
1999 - 2002 in television
The Amanda Show
Regular Performer
2002
The Nightmare Room
Alex Sanders
Episode: Dear Diary, I'm Dead
2004 - 2008 in television
Drake & Josh
Drake Parker
Lead Role
2005
All That
Musical Guest
Season 10
2005
Zoey 101
Himself
Spring Fling
2010 in television
I <3 Vampires
Ian
Episode: I Love Luci Episode: Four's A Crowd
iCarly
Drake Parker
Episode: iBloop
2012
Ultimate Spider-Man
Spider-Man/ Peter Parker cite web
Leading role
Discography
Studio albums
Title
Details
Peak chart positions
US cite web
US Rock cite web
MEX cite web
Telegraph
Release date: September 27, 2005
Label: Nine Yard Records
Formats: Compact disc|CD , music download
'' It's Only Time
Release date: December 5, 2006
Label: Universal Motown
Formats: CD, music download
Extended plays
Title
Details
A Reminder
Release date: June 28, 2011
Label: Drake Bell Entertainment, Inc.
Formats: music download
Singles
Year
Single
Peak positions
Album
US Pop cite web
Hot Digital Songs
2005
—
—
Telegraph
2006
—
—
''It's Only Time
2007
67
73
2011
—
—
A Reminder
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Featured singles
Year
Single
Artist
Peak chart positions
Album
US
US Pop
2007
Miranda Cosgrove
100
83
iCarly (soundtrack)
Video albums
Year
Video details
Certifications ( List of music recording sales certifications
2008
Drake Bell in Concert
Released: December 16, 2008
Label: Motown/Universal
Formats: DVD
Awards
Year
Award
Category
2006
Blimp Award ( Kids' Choice Awards )
Favorite TV Actor ( Drake & Josh )
2007
Blimp Award ( Kids' Choice Awards )
Favorite TV Actor ( Drake & Josh )
UK Kids' Choice Awards )
Best TV Actor
UK Kids' Choice Awards )
Best Male Singer
UK Kids' Choice Awards )
Best TV Show ( Drake & Josh )
2008
Blimp Award ( Kids' Choice Awards )
Favorite TV Actor ( Drake & Josh )
UK Kids' Choice Awards)
Best TV Show
Blimp Award (KCA Brazil 2008 - Meus Prêmios Nick)
Favourite International Artist
Surfboard Award ( Teen Choice Awards )
Choice Movie Breakout Actor ( Superhero Movie )
2009
Blimp Award ( Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards )
Fave International TV Star
2010
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Mexico )
Favorite TV Actor ( Drake & Josh )
2010
Blimp Award ( Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards )
Big Kid Award
References
Reflist|2
External links
Commons category
Official website| http://www.drakebell.com
IMDb name|0068166
worldcat id|lccn-no2007-12309
Twitter|drakebell
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