Drake Bell

Jared Drake Bell aka Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986 in Orange County, California) is an American actor and musician.

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June 27 - 1986 - Orange County, California - American - Actor - Musician

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Bell's best known TV role to date is on the Nickelodeon show Drake and Josh as "Drake Parker" alongside his fellow The Amanda Show co-star Josh Peck where the

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Nickelodeon - Drake and Josh - The Amanda Show - Josh Peck

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two characters become stepbrothers after Drake's Mom and Josh's Dad marry each other.

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Before working on Drake and Josh, Bell was known to young television audiences as a cast member on The Amanda Show.

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Drake and Josh - Television - The Amanda Show

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Bell is also a singer/songwriter guitarist, and has completed his first album.

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Singer - Songwriter - Guitarist - Album

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Bell is greatly influenced by British rock & roll legends especially The Beatles and The Who.

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British rock & roll - The Beatles - The Who

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Bell is one of the children of professional billiards player Robin Dodson.

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Billiards - Robin Dodson

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Bell's first name is Jared. He prefers to go by his middle name, much like another famous musician James Paul McCartney.

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Bell was nominated in 2000 for the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot in the Supporting Young Actor

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category for his role as Cage Redding in The Jack Bull.

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John Cusack liked Bell so much that he picked him to be in

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High Fidelity.

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Bell did a guest appearance as himself on Nickelodeon's Zoey 101 which was created by Dan Schneider, who is also the creator of Drake and Josh.

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Nickelodeon - Zoey 101 - Dan Schneider

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Bell's song I Found a Way was co-written with Michael Corcoran and is the theme song for Drake and Josh.

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Bell's debut album Telegraph (album) was released on September 27, 2005.

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Telegraph (album) - 2005

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