Drake Bell

Jared Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986) is an American actor, and singer. Bell has released a song for Nickelodeon television series Drake & Josh named "I Found a Way".

 Life 
Bell was born in Newport Beach, California in 1986. On December 29, 2005, he was badly hurt in a car accident in Los Angeles. He was in the car with a friend. and an oncoming vehicle hit Bell's car, This caused a broken neck, six dislodged teeth, a broken jaw and a deep cut across his chin. Bell had plastic surgery to fix his face.

In 2018, he married Janet Von Schmeling. They have one son, Schmeling filed for divorce in 2022.

During an interview for the 2024 documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, Bell revealed that Brian Peck, an acting coach, had sexually abused him during his time acting on The Amanda Show. On August 19, 2003, Peck was arrested and convicted of lewd conduct with a minor.

 Career 
 Acting 
Bell started to act when he was 5 years old. At the age of 8, he wrote his first song. When he was 9, he played "Tyler" in the movie Ghost. In 1993, he started to act in The Amanda Show with Amanda Bynes. He played Drake Parker on the television series Drake & Josh. In 2002, Bell played in the movies Superhero! and Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh.

 Music 
Bell learned to play guitar when he was 13. On August 23, 2005, he started to sell his first album, Telegraph. In December 2006, he started to sell his second album, Its Only Time. His third album was released in 2014. 

 Controversies 
Bell has made comments that have upset a lot of people. He made a negative comment when Caitlyn Jenner appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair.  He deleted the comment soon after he posted it but it was still seen by many readers. In an interview with Buzzfeed he made comments against stars such as Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande.  He got into still another controversy with a Justin Bieber fan wishing him death.

On June 4, 2021, Bell was arrested in Cleveland, Ohio, on charges relating to "attempted endangering [of] children and disseminating matter harmful to juveniles." Bell had sent a minor "inappropriate social media messages" for "months. On June 23, Bell pleaded guilty to both charges.  On July 12, 2021, Bell's victim made a public appearance and statement accusing him of sexually assaulting her while she was underage. Bell was sentenced to two years of probation and 200 hours of community service.

References

Category:Actors from Santa Ana, California
Category:American child actors
Category:American guitarists
Category:American movie actors
Category:American television actors
Category:Movie directors from California
Category:Musicians from California
Category:Singers from California
Category:1980 births
Category:Living people
Category:American YouTubers