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
Leslie Nielsen was my favorite growing up; getting to work with him was amazing.
My first guitar was a Gretsch 6120, and I just loved listening to artists like Elvis, Chuck Berry and Stray Cats.
My dream has been to have my rock band behind me, play live, and entertain.
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.
Music and acting kind of all goes together.
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.
I started playing music when I was around 10. I always wanted to be in a band, so I started out by playing drums.
Rufus Wainwright is my go-to for any kind of emotion. He's got songs for all of it.
I've been able to work with some incredible voice talent, most of whom I grew up hearing in my favorite cartoons.
They're wholesome, and really actually funny. It's not like you turn it on and it's kids throwing pies in each other's faces. There's actually validity to the work.
'Drake and Josh' was strictly nine to five. We'd go in and know what we were doing, and 'Superhero Movie' was just nuttiness every day because there's a joke every ten seconds.
That's why you have the long hours in the studio and on sets: so you can come out and see the fans. To see the smiles you put on people's faces.
Paul McCartney would be the end all, be all. To work with Paul would just be amazing.
I'm nervous the first few songs, and then I'm like, 'I got this audience. I'm ready!'