Drake Bell: Drake & Josh star reported missing, police say

Drake Bell, who starred successful the deed amusement Drake & Josh connected Nickelodeon, has been described arsenic "missing and endangered" by US police.

His past known determination was "potentially" the country of a precocious schoolhouse successful Florida connected 4 April, Daytona Beach Police Department said connected Facebook.

The station added: "For those asking, this is simply a morganatic station from the Daytona Beach Police Department."

Bell, 36, appeared successful 56 episodes of Drake & Josh betwixt 2004 and 2007.

In the Nickelodeon series, helium and his co-star Josh Peck played 2 teenagers with other personalities who became measurement brothers. They besides starred successful 2 Drake & Josh films.

Police said the histrion "should beryllium traveling successful a 2022 grey BMW" and that helium was past seen connected Tuesday evening astatine astir 21:00 section clip (01:00 BST).

Bell, who started acting arsenic a kid star, and besides appeared successful The Amanda Show, went connected to triumph 9 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice awards. He besides released 2 albums and his caller acting included dependable enactment for children's animations.

However, successful caller years helium has faced scrutiny aft respective precocious illustration cases involving police.

In June 2021 helium was charged with attempted kid endangerment and disseminating substance harmful to children, and pleaded guilty.

The pursuing period helium was sentenced to 2 years' probation and 200 hours of assemblage work successful California for charges relating to a miss who met him online and accused him of intersexual interaction aft she attended his performance erstwhile she was 15.

The Associated Press said that earlier sentencing, helium said: "I judge this plea due to the fact that my behaviour was wrong. I'm atrocious the unfortunate was harmed. It was not my intention."

In January it was reported that Bell and his woman Janet Von Schmeling had separated and were "heading for divorce" aft 4 years of marriage. The couple's son, named Jeremy Drake Bell, was calved successful in June 2021.

BBC News has contacted Bell's absorption for a statement.