Drake Bell
Drake Bell
Jared Drake Bellis an American actor, voice actor, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Born in Newport Beach, California, he began his career as an actor in the early 1990s at the age of five with his first televised appearance on Home Improvement. Bell also appeared in several commercials, such as one for Pokémon Red and Blue, but is best known for his starring roles on Nickelodeon's The Amanda Show, and its spin-off, Drake & Josh. Bell starred in a trilogy of The...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth27 June 1986
CitySanta Ana, CA
CountryUnited States of America
My dad sat me in front of the TV, and instead of putting on Nick Jr. or something, he put me in front of 'Jailhouse Rock' and all the Elvis movies.
I don't want just 25-year-old girls watching my show. I want Grandma, Grandpa and Mom and Dad and the kids. I just want everyone to hear good music.
It wasn't like a "I know I wanted to do this," I was sort of just - I was five and my dad kinda said hey, you wanna be an actor and I said sure.
We're going to be human, and we are going to make mistakes, but you really should understand the power that you have and embrace it in a positive way.
I started playing music when I was around 10. I always wanted to be in a band, so I started out by playing drums.
I've been able to work with some incredible voice talent, most of whom I grew up hearing in my favorite cartoons.
Rufus Wainwright is my go-to for any kind of emotion. He's got songs for all of it.
There's just a lot of really young, entitled people. I don't think a lot of these young people have to work very hard. They're found on YouTube and, boom, thrown into the studio, so they think they can get anything they want.
My character on Drake & Josh is way too cool to be me. He's much smoother with the ladies.
Most of the people who watch the show gravitate toward the music, ... A lot of the kids dig that.
When I was 5, I did a commercial for Whirlpool sitting on a tree stump eating a popsicle that dripped all over my clothes.
When I picked up the guitar for the first time, it opened up a whole new world for me. I became obsessed with writing and playing.
I was raised on Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly and discovered the Stray Cats when I was 11 or 12 years old.
I would rather be on stage playing to 25 people with a band I love and the music I love than learning dance moves I don't want to do for 25,000 people.