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{{Infobox musical artist {{Infobox musical artist
|Name - Jared Drake Bell |Name -drake behind
|Img = Drake Bell 9.jpg
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|Background = solo_singer
|Birth_name = Jared Drake Bell
|Born = {{birth date and age|1986|6|27}}<br>], ]
|Origin =
|Instrument = ], ], ], ], ], ]
|Genre = ], ]
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|Years_active = 1994 – present
|Label = Nine Yards (2005)<br>] (2006 - present)
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'''Jared Drake Bell''' (born June 27, 1986), better known as''' Drake Bell''', is an ] ], ], ], ], and occasional ]. Bell is commonly associated with his real-life best friend ], who co-starred with him in both '']'', with ], and '']''. After beginning his career as a ] 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''.

In addition to his acting, Bell has a growing career as a musician, and co-wrote and performed the theme song to ''Drake & Josh'', entitled "]". In 2005 he independently released his debut album, '']''. His second album, '']'', was released in 2006 after signing with ].

==Personal life==
Drake Bell was born in ]. He is the son of women's ] champion Robin Dodson.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.robindodson.com/ |title=Robin Dodson's personal web site |accessdate=2009-08-03}}</ref>

===Car accident===
On December 22, 2005, Bell was involved in a ] on ]' ]. He was driving with a friend when a truck ran a red light and caused a head-on collision. This resulted in a fractured skull, fractured neck, a broken jaw, six missing teeth and several facial lacerations. His best friend and co-star on Nickelodeon's Drake and Josh, ], was there with him in the hospital to give him moral support, the doctor said it was not life threatening according to an interview in 2006. After recovering, Bell underwent plastic surgery to reverse the cosmetic effects of the crash. He said that the crash was somewhat of a positive influence on his career and to his own life saying "you have to just smell the flowers because it (life) can all be taken away like that *snaps fingers*.'. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2005/12/31/drake-bell-seriously-injured-in-car-crash/ |title=Drake Bell Seriously Injured In Car Accident |accessdate= |date= |format= |work= |publisher=}}</ref>

==Career==
===Acting===
Bell first appeared in a 1994 episode of '']'' entitled "Swing Time". He then appeared in the film '']'' as Jesse Remo in 1996, and had a small role in the '']'' episode "]" in 1998. In 1999, he acted in a commercial for ]. 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 ] film ''The Jack Bull''. During the early 2000s, Drake was a featured performer on '']'' and made a guest appearance on the series '']'', before being cast as Drake Parker on the ] series '']'', which began airing in 2004. During this time period, he made a guest appearance as himself on Nickelodeon's '']'' and won the first of three consecutive "Blimp Awards" at the ] in the "Favorite Male TV Actor" category. In 2006, Bell co-starred alongside fellow '']'' actress ] with ] in '']''. In the spring of 2008, Bell had a starring role in the comedy spoof film '']''. In August 2008, he appeared in his first R-rated comedy '']'', which was shot ] in ]. Drake has signed a producing deal with Virtus Entertainment and will star in '']''. Bell will also be in another Virtus Entertainment production, this one a mini-series titled '']''. Bell recently starred in '']'' alongside Josh Peck, which began production in July 2008, and premiered on December 5, 2008.

===Music===
Bell was first professionally associated with music when he was in the 2001 movie '']''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}} In the film, he co-starred with ] lead singer ], 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''. Another one of his songs, "]", is featured as the theme song for ''Drake & Josh''. The song is included on '']'', along with two other compositions he has written and performed, as well as appearing on on his debut album, '']'', which was released independently on September 27, 2005.

In 2005, Bell collaborated with ] on a song called "Bring 'Em Out," which was featured in the movie '']''. Bell and fellow band-mate Michael Corcoran do all the score music for ''Drake & Josh'', '']'', and '']''. In 2006, Bell signed with ] and met ] graduate ], who would later become his manager. He released his first single, "]", on October 17, 2006. The video for "I Know" was filmed in October 2006. Bell's second album, entitled '']'', was released on December 5, 2006. Bell performed live on MTV's ] 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 ] for ].

On October 16, 2007, ] released a ] single edit version of his song "]", the second single for Drake's album '']''. He also wrote with band-mate Michael Corcoran, and sang the theme song for the show ''iCarly'', "Leave It All to Me," with ]. The music video for the song premiered on May 24, 2008. Bell has recorded a theme song featuring ] for his movie '']'' called "]". He performed some Christmas songs in the ''Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh'' movie.

Critics have described his music as heavily influenced by ] and ], with the Beatles being his main influence.<ref name="mtv profile">, MTV.com, accessed on 2008-07-18</ref> Two of his other influences are ] and ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.myspace.com/drakebellonline |title=Drake Bell Official MySpace |accessdate=2009-01-31 |date=2009-01-31 |format= |work= |publisher=Drake Bell MySpace}}</ref>

A DVD entitled "Drake Bell In Concert" was released on December 16, 2008. 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tommy2.net/content/index.php |title=Drake Bell In Concert DVD. |accessdate=2008-10-14 |date=2008-10|format= |work= |publisher=tommy2.net}}</ref>

====Third album====
In late 2007, Bell was working on his third studio album, originally intended for a spring 2008 release.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/Drake%20Bell_%20A%20Rocker%20in%20the%20Ma/ |title=Drake Bell: The Gibson Interview |accessdate=2007-09-12 |date=2007-08-28 |format= |work= |publisher=Gibson Lifestyle}}</ref>

A few new songs have been heard, one called "Sea Song", and another called "All Alone at the Disco" can be seen on his "]" DVD. In some other concerts he has played "Our Love" and "Yesterday's Fool", which can also be heard on a SayNow message.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} He announced "Here am I" on another SayNow message.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} He released a minute of a Spanglish edit of "All Alone at the Disco" and one minute thirty seconds of "Unbelievable" on his official ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.myspace.com/drakebellonline |title=Drake Bell Official MySpace |accessdate=2009-01-31 |date=2009-01-31 |format= |work= |publisher=Drake Bell MySpace}}</ref>
Another song called 'Modern Times' appeared in a commercial for Twalking. The commercial can be seen on ] but a full live version is available to watch on Drake Bell's official YouTube account.

==Filmography==
{{Expand section|date=July 2009}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role
|-
|1996 || ] || Jesse Remo
|-
|rowspan=2| 2000 || ] || Young Rob Gordon
|-
|] || Bobby Jr.
|-
|2005 || ] || Dylan North
|-
|rowspan=4| 2008 || ] || Rick Ricker
|-
|] || Kevin
|-
|] || Butch Hare
|-
|] || Harold Kelp
|}



===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|1994 || ] || Little Pete || Ep: "Listen!"
|-
|1995 || ] || Jordan || Two Episodes
|-
|1996 || ] || Scott ||<center>—</center>
|-
|1997 || ] || Brendan ||<center>—</center>
|-
|1999-2002 || ] || Drake ||<center>—</center>
|-||
|2004-2007 || ] || Drake Parker ||<center>—</center>
|-
|rowspan=2| 2006 || ] || Drake Parker ||<center>—</center>
|-
|] || Himself || Ep: "Spring"
|-
| 2007 || ] || Drake Parker ||<center>—</center>
|-
| 2008 || ] || Drake Parker ||<center>—</center>
|-
| 2009 || ] || Calceto Fuller || Ep: "The New Face" Guest Apperance
|}

==Discography==
==== Studio albums ====
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album
! colspan="2"| Chart Positions
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="50"| ]
! width="50"| ]
|-
| 2005
| align="left"| '']''
|&nbsp;—
|&nbsp;—
|-
| 2006
| align="left"| '']''
| 81<ref>http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=690101&aid=814602</ref>
| 4<ref>http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Drake+Bell&titel=It%27s+Only+Time&cat=a</ref>
|-

! colspan="4"|<small>a "—" denotes an album did not chart
|-
|}

==== Singles ====
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="2"| Chart Positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="45"| ]
! width="45"| ]
|-
| 2005
| align="left"| ]
|&nbsp;—
|&nbsp;—
| align="left"| Telegraph
|-
| 2006
| align="left"| ]
|&nbsp;—
|&nbsp;—
| align="left" rowspan="2"| It's Only Time
|-
| 2007
| align="left"| ]
| 103<ref>http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=344&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3085843&cdi=9361677&cid=08%2F25%2F2007</ref>
| 67<ref name="billboard.com">http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=690101&model.vnuAlbumId=814602</ref>
|-
| 2008
| align="left"| ]
|&nbsp;—
|&nbsp;—
| align="left"| Non-Album single
|-
|}

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
|-
|- style="background-color:lime"
|2006
|Blimp Award (])
|Favorite TV Actor (])
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|2007
|Blimp Award (])
|Favorite TV Actor (])
|-
|Blimp Award (])
|Best Male Singer
|-
|Blimp Award (])
|Best TV Show (])
|-
|- style="background-color:lime"
|rowspan="3"|2008
|Blimp Award (])
|Favorite TV Actor (])
|-
|- style="background-color:#lime"
|Blimp Award (KCA Brazil 2008)
|Artist International Favorite
|-
|- style="background-color:#flime"
|Surfboard Award (])
|Choice Movie Breakout Actor (])
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{imdb name|0068166}}

{{Drake Bell}}
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{{Drake & Josh}}

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