Drake and Josh Cast Then and Now

1. Drake Parker - THEN

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Making his first televised appearance on Home Improvement aged five. In 2003, Bell was cast as Drake Parker in Drake & Josh and remained in this role until 2009. He also co-wrote and performed "Found a Way" which was the theme song of the show which also opened the door to a musical career.

2. Drake Bell - NOW

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Bell has made numerous film, television, and video game appearances over the years. His performance in The Jack Bull earned him the Young Artist Award in 2000. Bell was detained on June 4, 2021, for allegedly attempting to endanger minors and for sharing information that could be damaging to young people. Bell entered a guilty plea to each allegation.

3.  Josh Nichols - THEN

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Peck, who was born in New York, on November 10th, 1986, became well-known for playing Josh Nichols on Drake & Josh on Nickelodeon from 2004 to 2007. Peck became much thinner in Drake & Josh's fourth season after making the decision to live a better lifestyle.

4. Josh Peck - NOW

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Peck made his feature film debut in Snow Day (2000), and from 2000 until the show's cancellation in 2002, he was frequently featured on The Amanda Show. Peck also disclosed that he has previously fought with alcohol and dr*g problems, but that he has been sober since 2008.

5. Megan Parker - THEN

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Cosgrove, who grew up in Los Angeles and battled body image issues throughout childhood, was cast as Megan Parker, Drake & Josh's naughty younger sister, which provided her first significant part in a television series. playing this part from 2004 until 2007.

6. Miranda Cosgrove - NOW

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Miranda is a recording artist in addition to being an actor. She made her musical debut in the iCarly theme song, "Leave It All to Me," where she also played the lead role. She also serves as the national spokesperson for the blood cancer awareness organisation Light the Night Walk in her own time.

7. Helen Dubois - THEN

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Brown received her Bachelor of Arts in communication from the University of Akron in 1994 after studying communication studies there. Brown then enrolled in acting courses in Hollywood. In Drake & Josh, she played the movie theatre manager Helen Dubois on an ongoing basis.

8. Yvette Brown - NOW

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Brown joined the cast of the comedy series Community in 2009 as Shirley Bennett and departed after five seasons to care for her elderly dad, who required daily assistance. In a campaign video for Joe Biden for the 2020 general election, Brown voiced her support.

9. Walter Nichols - THEN

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American actor, director, and singer Jonathan Goldstein is best known for playing Josh's father, Walter Nichols, in Drake & Josh. His first acting role came in 1989 when he played Joey in the film The Jitters and has appeared in various films, TV series, and video games over the years.

10. Jonathan Goldstein - NOW

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Goldstein was a founding member of the Sacred Fools Theatre Company in Los Angeles. He has also started going to Bowling Green, Kentucky, over the summer to run an amateur youth theatre. He has so directed regional productions of The Crucible, Pride and Prejudice, and Romeo and Juliet.

11. Audrey Parker-Nichols - THEN

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At the University of Utah, Sullivan studied acting and dancing. She also trained in improvisation being a member of The Groundlings in San Jose. Carol Burnett, Tracey Ullman, and Lucille Ball are three of her inspirations. Her role as Audrey Parker-Nichols in Drake & Josh helped her become famous.

12. Nancy Sullivan - NOW

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Following her appearance in Drake & Josh, she played a number of characters on The Amanda Show, including teachers Marcy Stimple, Mrs. Klutz, and Ms. DeBoat. Sullivan has also appeared in numerous commercials, including for Consumer Cellular and the supermarket company Price Chopper.

13. Crazy Steve - THEN

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Jerry Trainor, the son of a public defender and retired Navy fighter pilot, studied theatre at UC Santa Barbara. Eric was his first on-screen character in the MTV series Undressed. Trainor played "Crazy" Steve, a movie theatre employee, in a regular character on Drake & Josh.

14. Jerry Trainor - NOW

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Trainor has appeared as a main actor in the YouTube comedy Web series The Porch since 2018. Jerry also founded the band Nice Enough People in October 2015 and in 2016, released their debut EP, Hanover Hideaway. The drummer Allison Scagliotti, also appeared in Drake & Josh.

15. Mindy Crenshaw - THEN

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Born in 1990, Scagliotti began studying with an acting teacher when she was 11 years old, and the coach urged her to try out for a pilot season in LA. On Drake & Josh, Allison played Mindy Crenshaw, Josh's competitor, and later girlfriend, in her first recurring role.

16. Allison Scagliotti - NOW

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Scagliotti is best known for playing Claudia Donovan in the Syfy television series Warehouse 13. Under the alias La Femme Pendu, Scagliotti released her debut solo album Absolute Horror on May 1, 2020, and her first solo EP All Them Witches on June 21, 2019.

17. Addie Singer - THEN

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Emma Roberts, who is also Julia Roberts' niece, is mostly recognised for her work in horror and thriller films and television shows including Scream Queens and American Horror Story. Emma appeared as a guest on the Drake & Josh episode "Honour Council" in 2004.

18. Emma Roberts - NOW

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Roberts and others shared the tales of the people slain in the Orlando nightclub tragedy in a Human Rights Campaign video that was aired in June 2016. Her most recent acting role was in the romance comedy About Fate in April 2021. In March 2017, she also started an Instagram book club called Belletrist.

19. Gavin Mitchell - THEN

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Born in Marin County, California, Farrow starred in Drake & Josh from 2004 to 2007 as Gavin, a recurring character who worked at "The Premiere" in a strange manner. He also played the same role In Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh, and the "iStart a Fan War" episode of iCarly.

20. Jack Farrow - NOW

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Following Drake & Josh, Farrow contributed as a writer and producer to two other Schneider-produced Nickelodeon shows iCarly and Victorious. The Emmy Award-winning television programme Arrested Development credits Farrow as a writer. Jake currently lives in LA with his wife and two sons.

21. Lexi - THEN

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Dianna Agron born in 1986 played Lexi in Drake & Josh and started appearing on the show in 2006, where she was first seen on a date with Drake. She claimed that she was able to put her whole fist into her mouth! In one episode she even got caught in a popcorn machine!

22. Dianna Agron - NOW

 

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Following her appearance on the programme, Argon's breakout role as Quinn Fabray came on the Fox musical drama series Glee. Agron made her singing debut in September 2017 with a stint at the Café Carlyle. She has also supported organisations that help war-affected children and refugees.

23. Mrs Hayfer - THEN

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In addition to starring in a Broadway version of Once in a Lifetime in 1978, Julia Duffy began her career in television in 1983. From 2004 to 2006, Duffy played Linda Hayfer, a high school English teacher who hates Drake, in a regular role on the show.

24. Julia Duffy - NOW

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After the show, Duffy had several appearances on television, movies, and stage productions. In 2018, Smith and Kraus released her book Bad Auditions, when she decided to become an author. Sadly, her second child, who was born in 1989, died by s*icide in 2019.

25. Craig Ramirez - THEN

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Alec Medlock, who played Craig Ramirez in Drake & Josh, was born in Torrance, California, in 1990, and has been studied playing the piano since he was six years old. He also holds a black belt in Shao Lin Kung Fu and is fluent in Spanish and Mandarin.

26. Alec Medlock - NOW

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Additionally, he has had appearances on Malcolm in the Middle and How I Met Your Mother. In the 2003 movie The United States of Leland, he portrayed the character's younger self played by Ryan Gosling. In the 2000 short film Les Soldats, he played Andre in one of his earliest roles.

27. Lenny Spodnick - THEN

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Stoller was raised in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, after being born in New York City. Since the early 1980s, he has performed stand-up comedy in nightclubs, and his debut acting job came in 1987. He played Lenny Spodnick in one episode of Drake & Josh in 2005.

28. Fred Stroller - NOW

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Stoller became an author and detailed his experiences as a rookie staff writer in a popular e-book titled My Seinfeld Year, which was released in 2012. Fred Stoller is also known as the voice of Stanley in the Open Season franchise and Rusty the Wrench on Handy Manny!

29. Jeffrey - THEN

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Dylan Minnette, who was born in 1996, made his television debut in Drake & Josh's single episode titled "The Demonator" in 2005. Dylan was born in Evansville, Indiana, but later relocated to Los Angeles, California, to pursue an acting career. Good decision!

30. Dylan Minnette - NOW

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Minnette is most well know for his role as Clay Jensen in the Netflix drama series 13 Reasons Why! He is also the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the band Wallows, who played at Coachella 2022 with Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, and The Weeknd as the headliners!