Drake Bell
ALL ABOUT DRAKE BELL
Full Name:Jared Drake Bell
Date of Birth:27 June 1986
Place of Birth:Orange County, California, USA
Bio:
Drake Bell was born in Newport Beach, California in 1986, the son of world-renown billiards champion Robin Dodson, and he began his acting career not long after. He has had a variety of roles, both dramatic and comedic, though most know him for his portrayal of the fun-loving, girl-chasing teenage Lothario Drake Parker on Nickelodeon’s Drake & Josh, currently in its final season.
But an interesting thing happened in Drake’s career development - on the set of the TV miniseries Chasing Destiny he met Roger Daltrey of The Who, who taught him to play guitar. Drake took to it like a fish to water and soon was writing, singing and playing his own songs - at the age of fourteen! A few years later, Drake decided to put out a CD on his own label, Backhouse Records 2005’s Telegraph, a mature mix of rock songs and ballads, all written by the then-teen.
Fast-forward a few months to the end of December 2005 and tragedy strikes literally - Drake is driving one of his beloved vintage cars and is hit head-on by another motorist. The steering column went through his chin and knocked out a number of teeth, plus he suffered a number of other jaw and neck injuries. As a result, his jaw was wired shut for three months, and the filming of the final season of Drake & Josh was delayed. There was some question as to whether or not the young burgeoning talent would fully recover and be able to act and sing again, but those fears were unfounded. Drake has made an amazing recovery and is now back - and better than ever!
2006 has been a significant year for Drake, and it’s not over yet. He finished filming Drake & Josh, made a number of concert appearances around the United States, signed a record deal with Universal Motown, and currently has a new television show in the works. His first CD with the new label, It’s Only Time, was released on December 5th, and the first single from the CD, “I Know,” debuted on October 17th.
Trivia:
Drake’s puppy: Steve, white, Pekinese, boy
Drake’s Kitty: Natasha, tabby, girl
Drake likes to collect: Old records
Drake’s cars: 1961 Ford Galaxie, 1967 Ford Mustang
Dream car: 1957 Corvette
Times it took Drake to get his Drivers License: Two
One thing can Drake not live without: His guitar
Food Drake is allergic too: none
Drake’s favorite room at home: The bathroom
Brand of toothpaste Drake uses: Colgate
Drakes favorite cologne: Hugo Boss for men
Drake’s biggest fear: Heights
Drake likes to sleep: In a dark room, on his stomach
Hours of sleep Drake does best on: 9 hours
When Drake is at home he: goes barefoot
Drake’s favorite thing to shop for: Clothes
Favorite place to shop for clothing: Urban Outfitters
One of the brand names of shoes that Drake wears: Puma
Drake’s shoe size: 9
Drake’s preferred to drink for breakfast: Orange Juice
Drake’s preferred to drink for dinner: Lemonade
Favorite Cereal: Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes
Drake’s favorite sandwich meat: none
Drake’s favorite pie: pumpkin pie
Drake’s favorite kind of Potato Chips: Baked Lays Potato
Drake’s favorite type of bread: Wheat
Drake’s favorite flavored milk shake: Vanilla
Drake’s Favorite Ice cream: Rocky Road
Drake’s favorite dessert: Crème brulee
Drake’s favorite candy: none
Favorite gummy bear: Red
favorite kind of cookie: White chocolate macadamia
Drake’s favorite soup: Chicken Noodle
Drake’s favorite pizza topping: Pineapple and Canadian bacon
Drake’s least favorite food: Onions
Drake’s favorite sport to watch: Baseball
Drake’s favorite TV show right now: Curb your Enthusiasm
Drake’s favorite Cartoon: Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Drake’s favorite type of movie: Comedy
Young actress Drake would like to work with: Samaire Armstrong
Male actor Drake would like to work with in the future: Benicio DelToro
Drake’s favorite Comedian: Mitch Hedberg
Drake could spend the day with anyone, it would it be: Paul McCartney
His favorite food is Italian
His favorite music includes David Gray, The Ramones, The Clash, The Beatles, Elvis Costello and many more
His favorite movies are Happiness, Snatch, The Shawshank Redemption, Detroit Rock City and Oceans 11 (original)
His favorite actors are Benicio Del Toro, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey and Phillip Seymore-Hauffman
He dislikes school dances
He often helps kids who are less fortunate though organizations like Audrey Hepburn’s Children’s Foundation and World Mission
He has a one bedroom apartment. He is the youngest in his family
He learnt to play the guitar when he starred in the film Changing Destiny with Roger Daltrey of The Who
Said in a Nickelodeon commercial he has been playing guitar for three years. He is 17 now and started when he was 14 years old.
Wrote the theme song for Drake & Josh.
Once preformed “Lost A Lover” with his band on the Amanda Show after winning an arm wrestling contest with Amanda
The first song he ever wrote was “Lost A Lover”
The most important song he thinks he ever wrote was Telegraph
His new album is called Telegraph, and will contain 10 tracks. It will feature the Drake and Josh theme, Telegraph, and Don’t Preach…along with
many others.
Quotes:
“I like starting my days with an orange and a smile!”
“I went to see Paul McCartney of The Beatles and cried during the whole show. If I ever met him, I’d probably faint.”
“My first kiss was in kindergarten. We didn’t know how to kiss! We just kind of slammed our faces together.”
“Josh Peck is my best friend. I know he will always support me.”
(On love)”I’m very romantic. I like candlelit dinners and long walks on the beach.”
(on his worst day)”I decided to go for a bike ride. I came out of the alley in front of my house, and was hit by a car… and I had stupidly forgotten to put on my bike helmet! I had scraped up my face pretty badly. I thought I’d have scars for the rest of my life.”
“I love to perform and I get a kick out of being recognized.”
“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.”
“I love the instant gratification of playing live…the energy. And rock star parties are better than actor parties.”
Filmography:
Drake Bell Filmography as an Actor:
2008 Superhero Movie
2008 Prom Night
2005 Yours, Mine & Ours
2001 The Amanda Show: Season 03
2000 The Amanda Show: Season 02
2000 High Fidelity
1999 The Amanda Show: Season 01
1999 The Jack Bull
1998 Seinfeld: The Frogger
1997 The Drew Carey Show: That Thing You Don’t
1997 Dragonworld: The Legend Continues
1996 Jerry Maguire
1995 The Neon Bible
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