Ex-Nickelodeon star Drake Bell has been found and is safe, Florida police say

• Drake Bell, the former star of Nickelodeon's "Drake & Josh," was reported missing but later found.
• Florida's Daytona Beach Police Department told Insider that police were in contact with Bell.

Drake Bell, the former star of the Nickelodeon show "Drake & Josh," was reported missing and feared to be in danger, but was later found "safe," Florida police said on Thursday.

The Daytona Beach Police Department had said in a Facebook post on Thursday morning that the 36-year-old — whose legal name is Jared Drake Bell — "is considered missing and endangered."

Police said Bell "should be traveling in a 2022 grey BMW" and that his last known location was "potentially" around the area of Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Florida, just before 9 p.m. on Wednesday.

Daytona Beach Police Department spokeswoman Carrie McCallister told Insider on Thursday afternoon: "At this time we can confirm law enforcement officials are in contact and Mr. Bell is safe."

A lawyer for Bell declined to comment when reached by Insider earlier Thursday.

In 2021, the actor and musician pleaded guilty to a felony charge of attempted child endangerment and a misdemeanor charge of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles.

The charges stemmed from a 2017 incident relating to a 15-year-old girl who attended one of Bell's concerts in Cleveland, Ohio.

Bell was ultimately sentenced to two years probation in the case.

The actor rose to fame with his role in "Drake & Josh," opposite Josh Peck and Miranda Cosgrove. The sitcom aired on Nickelodeon from 2004 to 2007 and ran for four seasons.

In addition to his work on "Drake & Josh," Bell also appeared on "The Amanda Show," and had numerous cameos in other Nickelodeon shows, including "iCarly." He later played Timmy Turner in three live-action "Fairly OddParents" movies.