Drake Bell from Nickelodeon show Drake & Josh sentenced over child endangerment Drake Bell, the former star of popular Nickelodeon show Drake & Josh avoids jail after pleading guilty to charges stemming from inappropriate messages he sent to a teenage girl. 13 July 2021 Drake Bell, the former star of the popular Nickelodeon show Drake & Josh has avoided jail after pleading guilty to charges stemming from inappropriate messages he sent to a teenage girl. The 35-year-old actor and singer pleaded guilty to charges of attempted child endangerment and disseminating matter harmful to juveniles after the victim went to police in 2018. He was sentenced to two years' probation and 200 hours of community service in an Ohio court.