Drake Bell Reported “Missing and Endangered” in Florida

Actor Drake Bell has been reported missing in Florida. The Daytona Beach Police confirmed the news on Facebook on April 13. According to the department, Bell’s last known location is “potentially” the area around a local high school on April 12 around 9 p.m. “He is considered missing and endangered,” the department wrote. He was reportedly last seen driving a 2022 gray BMW. A representative for Bell did not immediately respond to POPSUGAR’s request for comment.

Bell, 36, rose to fame on Nickelodeon as a teen actor in the early 2000s. He appeared in the sketch comedy series “The Amanda Show” before starring in “Drake & Josh” with Josh Peck. The actor, whose real name is Jared, also later starred in the live-action “The Fairly OddParents” films.

In the summer of 2021, Bell pleaded guilty to felony attempted minor endangerment and a misdemeanor charge of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles. He was ultimately sentenced to two years of probation and 200 hours of community service. Bell was accused at the time of sending inappropriate messages to a 15-year-old girl. In 2020, his ex-girlfriend Melissa Lingafelt accused him of physical and verbal abuse during their relationship in the mid-2000s, which Bell denied per the LA Times.

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