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The American sitcom comedy that won multiple times the Kid's Choice Awards and got the ASCAP Award in the category of Top TV Series in 2008 remains today as the funniest Nickelodeon television series. Some ingredients for its success include great actors, an amazing script and the more epic and hilarious scenes for kids shows.
With 11 wins and 5 nominations, the series created by Dan Schneider, the brain behind other masterpieces such as The Amanda Show, Zoe101, iCarly, and Victorious, captivated older audiences as well. To know more about the amazing cast of Drake & Josh and their current lives and ages keep reading!
Drake Bell (Drake Parker)
There is one of Drake's character quote that describes him very accurately "if I weren't here right now, you'd be the hottest person in this movie theater". However, the actor is very humble in real life and still enjoys making his fans smile, especially the Spanish speakers' ones. The singer and songwriter decided to start publishing all his social media content in Spanish. As evidence of this, his Instagram name and bio were changed for "Drake Campana: Soy una cuenta de memes para mí mismo" which translates to "Drake Bell: I am a meme account for myself". The drastic change was taken with humor making his name trending again on the internet. Regarding his music career, the favorite "playboy" of the series released new singles with Spanish titles such as Fuego Lento, Vértigo, MÍA, and No Perdamos Más Tiempo. With a net worth of $2.7 million the 33 years old seems to be doing pretty fine.
Josh Peck (Josh Nichols)
Josh keeps pursuing his acting career as a comedian and voice actor. His voice has been part of big projects such as The Angry Birds Movie. Also, Peck has become a YouTube Personality in which he shares his private life uploading new videos every Wednesday.
From the recording of his wedding with his longtime girlfriend Paige O'Brien to numerous food reviews with friends, Josh's bubbly personality remains viral. His character as the smart but cute and awkward brother in the sitcom series helped him grow his actual fanbase. Josh is now 33 years old as Drake and has a net worth of $2.5 million.
Megan Parker (Miranda Crosgrove)
Miranda Cosgrove became a huge star after playing the role of Drake and Josh's younger sister. Staring her show iCarly and bringing to life Margo's character for the worldwide success Despicable Me. During iCarly shows prime the actress and singer gaining according to Insider approximately $180.000 per episode, making her the second-biggest paid child star on television at that time. Her song About You Now reached the Billboard Top 100 list. In 2010 she released her album Sparks Fly which debuted at number eight in the Billboard 100. Sadly, her career declined after an accident in 2011 when her tour bus crashed while running into a highway. The then 18 years old star hurt her ankle and was forced to cancel her tour dates left. Nevertheless, in an interview with USA Today Cosgrove claimed that thanks to the incident she was able to attend USC to college majoring in psychology. Her actual net worth is over $7 million. Despite difficulties, the 26 years old entertainer can look forward to a very bright future indeed.
Crazy Steve (Jerry Trainor)
Crazy Steve was arguably the funniest character on Drake & Josh. The mentally perturbed employee of The Premiere Theatre played a fundamental role in the comedy style of the series. His occurrences complement very well the other cast members, proving that he was the craziest one. Even when his screentime was short, his presence was highly expected during the show. Trainor's acting skills took him to played iCarly's protagonist older brother: Spencer. This time, interpreting a still weird but more relatable role.
Trainor enjoys working with exotic animals as kangaroos on set. Also, the actor helps to find new owners for dogs without a home. Currently, he is part of YouTube's series The Porch directed by Dan Opsal which relates Jerry and his friend Mike adventurous.
Helen (Yvette Nicole Brown)
American comedies' favorite and hilarious boss Helen is part of the remake of Lady and the Tramp, the iconic Disney movie that relates the love story between dogs from different social backgrounds. Brown interprets the role of Aunt Sara and has been actively talking about the importance of adopting shelter animals. On the other hand, NBC's comedy series Community actress recently won the UA Alumni Honor Award. Brown is known nowadays as a great example of woman empowerment and positivity. After making appearances in many movies, for the first time, Yvette not only was an actress but also a writer and executive producer of Always a Bridesmaid.
Mindy Crenshaw (Allison Scagliotti-Smith)
Josh's love interest in Drake & Josh, the cold and smart Mindy that was secretly a very sweet girl started her appearance as Josh's rival until she finally became his girlfriend. In 2019, Allison released her first EP under the pseudonym "La Femme Pendu" singing French ballads.
However, she was the main actress of the American science fiction television series Warehouse 13 with a total of five seasons from 2009 to 2014. Scagliotti-Smith is investing her time in her music career working as the composer and songwriter of her songs. Allison is 29 years old now.
Audrey Parker (Nancy Sullivan)
Nancy Sullivan not only was the mother on Drake & Josh but she also participated in The Amanda Show. The 50 years old actress shared her voice in 2016 for Serafie character in the popular videogame World of Final Fantasy. Also, she played Mr. Bender's Wife in Zoey101. Nevertheless, her most iconic role will always be playing Drake and Megan's birth mom. Her reactions to his son's dumb acts made the series even funnier. Even if it was clear her love for all family members the fact that she could never blame Megan neither for her mean jokes because she and her husband thought the younger sister was an angel is still fresh and entertaining.
Walter Nichols (Jonathan Goldstein)
The 55 years old American actor born in New York, became well known for his role as a father in the Nickelodeon sitcom from 2004 to 2007. The talented actor showed his skills in the industry directing three episodes of iCarly.
Goldstein is part as well of the founding members of the Los Angeles based theatre company called Sacred Fools Theater Company which is part of LA Stage Alliance. Her latest appearance on the big screen was in the Flashout film, a science fiction genre piece that was released this year in March. Since Drake & Josh, Goldstein has remained active in his acting career and it doesn't seem like he will stop any time soon.