Drake Bell

Jared Drake Bell (born: ), better known online as Drake Bell, is an American actor and musician. 
==History==
Bell was born on June 27, 1986, in Newport Beach, California, the son of Robin Dodson and Joe Bell.https://web.archive.org/web/20160124092154/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/drake-bell/bio/216898/ His parents divorced when he was five years old.https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/-lNuoR3Gd_g
Bell started acting at the age of five, encouraged by his father who attempted to put him into Little League Baseball and other sports with no success before finding Bell's talent in public speaking and his confidence when impersonating people he'd watch on television.https://web.archive.org/web/20141111230611/http://www.pandora.com/drake-bell?bio Bell stated, "I was five, and my dad kind of said, 'Hey, you wanna be an actor?' and I said, 'Sure,' that kind of thing, you know? I was kind of put into it by my dad but, you know, good. I really love it, and I still do it." Bell's first televised commercial was for Whirlpool Appliances. "I had to sit under a tree and eat a Popsicle," Bell later stated, "I thought, 'I could get used to this.'" His first television show appearance was on a 1994 episode of Home Improvement.http://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/q-and-a/a133/drake-bell-qa-nov06/
In 2003, Bell was cast as Drake Parker alongside Amanda Show costar Josh Peck on the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh.https://web.archive.org/web/20140315143843/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-ByHNwCO4A&gl=US&hl=en His song "Found a Way" was featured as the theme song and is therefore included on the show's soundtrack. He also had his first of three consecutive wins at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for "Favorite TV Actor". 
Telegraph, Bell's debut album, was released independently on August 23, 2005.http://www.allmusic.com/album/telegraph-mw0000215559
In 2006, Bell signed with Universal Motown.http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20061106006380/en/Universal-Motown-Records-Signs-Drake-Bell
==Controversies==
===Melissa Lingafelt===
In August 2020, his former girlfriend Melissa Lingafelt alleged him of verbal and physical abuse during their three-year relationship in the late 2000s. Lingafelt also accused Bell of inappropriate behavior regarding underage girls.https://www.thedailybeast.com/drake-bells-ex-says-she-witnessed-the-drake-and-josh-star-preying-on-underage-girls Bell has denied the allegations.https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/drake-bell-denies-abuse-allegations-1234733803/
===Inappropriate Messages with a Minor===
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.https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/laurenstrapagiel/drake-bell-child-endangerment-charge He agreed to have no contact with the accuser in the case with a pretrial hearing scheduled for June 23.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drake-bell-star-of-drake-and-josh-charged-for-crimes-against-a-child-in-ohio/ 
On June 23, Bell pleaded guilty to both charges.https://www.deadline.com/2021/06/drake-bell-guilty-plea-child-endangerment-ohio-1234780213/amp/ On July 12, 2021, Bell's accuser 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. He also is not allowed to have any contact with his victim.https://people.com/tv/drake-bell-child-endangerment-sentencing-victim-statement-full/ 
==Filmography==
===Film===
*Drifting School (1995)
*The Neon Bible (1995)
*Jerry Maguire (1996)
*Dill Scallion (1999)
*Dragonworld: The Legend Continues (1999)
*High Fidelity (2000)
*Perfect Game (2000)
*Yours, Mine, and Ours (2005)
*Superhero Movie (2008)
*College (2008)
*Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare (2008)
*The Nutty Professor (2008)
*I Owe My Life To Corbin Bleu (2010)
*Pure Country 2: The Gift (2010)
*A Monster Christmas (2012)
*The Reef 2: High Tide (2012)
*Keenan Cahill's Story (2012)
*Monsterous Holiday (2013)
*Space Warriors (2013)
*The Naught List (2013)
*The Little Penguin Pororo's Racing Adventure (2013)
*20 Moves (2014)
*Birds of Paradise (2014)
*Adventure Planet (2014)
*Under Wraps (2014)
*Frozen in Time (2014)
*A Mouse Tale (2015)
*Jungle Shuffle (2015)
*The Frog Kingdom (2015)
*The Greys (2015)
*L.A. Slasher (2015)
*The Nutcracker Sweet (2015)
*It's A Rockabilly World! (2016)
*Arlo: The Burping Pig (2016)
*Bad Kids of Crestview Academy (2017)
*The Blind Girl (2017)
*A Stork's Journey (2017)
*American Satan (2017)
*Cover Versions (2018)
*The Big Trip (2020)
===Television===
*Home Improvement (1994)
*Minor Adjustments (1995)
*ABC Afterschool Special (1996)
*Men Behaving Badly (1996)
*Gun (1997)
*Over the Top (1997)
*The Pretender (1997)
*The Drew Carey Show (1997)
*Seinfield (1998)
*Caroline in the City (1999)
*The Jack Bull (1999)
*The Amanda Show (1999-2002)
*Double Dare 2000 (2000)
*Chasing Destiny (2001)
*The Nightmare Room (2002)
*Rugrats (2002)
*So Little Time (2002)
*All That (2004-2005)
*Drake & Josh (2004-2007)
*Zoey 101 (2005)
*Drake & Josh Go Hollywood (2006)
*Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)
*The Fish Tank (2009)
*iCarly (2010)
*7 Secrets with Miranda Cosgrove (2010)
*A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner (2011)
*Victorious (2012)
*The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2012)
*Figure It Out (2012)
*Celebrity Ghost Stories (2012)
*Rags (2012)
*Abominable Christmas (2012)
*A Fairly Odd Christmas (2012)
*Ultimate Spider-Man (2012-2017)
*Splash (2013)
*Phineas and Ferb (2013)
*A Monsterous Holiday (2013)
*Avengers Assemble (2013-2015)
*Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (2013-2015)
*Sam & Cat (2014)
*A Fairly Odd Summer (2014)
*Suspense (2016)
*Grandfathered (2016)
*Cozmo's (2016)
*Cupcake Wars (2016)
*Ben 10 (2017)
*Home and Family (2017)
*Safeword (2017)
*Do or Dare (2018)
*Highly Gifted (2018)
*The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars (2018)
*The Adventures of Kid Danger (2018)
*Double Dare (2019-2019)
*Robot Chicken (2021)
*Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV (2024)
===Video Games===
*Drake & Josh (2007)
*Drake & Josh: Talent Showdown (2007)
*Marvel Heroes (2013)
*Disney Infinity 2.0 (2014)
*Disney Infinity 3.0 (2015)
*Kingdom Hearts III (2019)
===Web===
*I <3 Vampires (2010)
*BlackBoxTV Presents (2012)
*Kidnapping Drake Bell (2012)
*Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload (2013)
*Dan is Dead (2017)
==Discography==
===Albums===
*Telegraph (2005)
*It's Only Time (2006)
*Ready Steady Go! (2014)
*The Lost Album (2020)
*Sesiones en Casa (2020)
*Non-Stop Flight (2024)
===Soundtrack Albums===
*Drake & Josh (2005)
===Extended Plays===
*A Reminder (2011)
*Honest (2017)
*Smoke It Up (2019)
===Promotional Singles===
*Superhero! Song (2008)
*Unbelievable (2009)
*Modern Times (2009)
*Bitchcraft (Caravan Palace Remix) (2014)
===Singles===
*Christmas Promise (2013)
*Call Me When You're Lonely (2018)
*First Thing in the Morning (2019)
*Gucci Gang (2018)
*Fuego Lento (2018)
*Fuego Lento (En Español) (2019)
*No Perdamos Más Tiempo (2019)
*MIA (2019)
*Vertigo (2019)
*All Alone At The Disco (2019)
*Diosa (2020)
*Waiting for the World (2020)
*What You Need (2021)
*supalonley (2021)
*Every Day Is Christmas With You (2023)
*I Kind Of Relate (2024)
==References==
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