‘Endangered’ Nickelodeon alum Drake Bell found safe after going missing: police

Drake Bell has been found safe, Page Six can confirm.

“We can confirm law enforcement officials are in contact and Mr. Bell is safe,” a spokesperson for the Daytona Beach Police told us Thursday.

Earlier on Thursday, the department announced on Facebook that Bell was missing and “endangered.”

Authorities added that the “Drake & Josh” alum, 36, was last seen Wednesday evening just before 9 p.m. near Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Fla.

However, he appeared to be having a normal day with his young son at SeaWorld in Orlando, Fla., just 24 hours before he went missing.

In a photo a photo obtained by TMZ on Thursday, Bell was sitting down at the theme park Tuesday as he tended to his toddler, Jeremy.

Drake Bell with his family at Disney World.
Drake Bell was seen with his young son at SeaWorld prior to him going missing.
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Drake Bell with his family at Disney World.
Bell’s child’s mother was not present for the outing at SeaWorld.
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He was alone with his kid but they appeared well-dressed and not in any sort of distress.

The Nickelodeon alum’s young son was even seen holding on to a Cookie Monster doll.

An unidentified source, who was at SeaWorld at the same time, told TMZ that he approached Bell to tell him he was a fan.

The actor was reportedly “nice,” “soft-spoken” and “seemed fine.”

A close-up photo of Drake Bell.
Daytona Beach Police in Florida announced Thursday that Bell was last seen in their town on Wednesday evening.

For reference, SeaWorld Orlando is about more than an hour away from the high school the cops mentioned. It is unclear why the former child star was at that location.

Police also did not mention whether Bell’s son was with him, and they did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.

Bell shares Jeremy with his estranged wife Janet Von Schmeling. Page Six exclusively reported in January that the former couple is going through a separation.

Drake Bell posing in a red jacket.
Bell is best know for starring on Nickelodeon’s “Drake & Josh.”
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Schmeling is seeking a divorce from the “iCarly” alum following incidents pertaining Bell’s substance abuse issues that took place in front of their son last December.


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 On Dec. 7 and 8, the “All That” alum was seen huffing balloons in his car while in the parking lot of a California vape shot and his kid was in the back seat.

Drake Bell and Janet Von Schmeling with their son at Disney World.
Bell married Janet Von Schmeling in 2018.
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Drake Bell lying down on a couch with his son.
Bell is in the midst of a separation following a violation of his probation, stemming from a child endangerment charge.
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Bell was on a two-year probation at the time, stemming from a two criminal charges he pled guilty to in 2021 for child endangerment and disseminating matter harmful to juveniles.

Prosecutors claimed the disgraced actor met a girl who attended one of his concerts in Cleveland in 2017 and sent her “inappropriate social media messages.”

He was also charged charged with driving under the influence in 2015.

Reps for Bell have not returned Page Six’s repeated requests for comment

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