What are the political views and Religious Beliefs of Drake Bell?

Jared Drake Bell, better known as just Drake Bell, was born and raised in Santa Ana, California.

The internet really seems to think Bell is a born-again Christian,^[1] well except for the occasional Jewish label, which is pretty typical of any celebrity ever.^[2] Some even go so far as to say that he wasn’t a believer until he went to church with his religious mother, and then he became “born again.”^[3]

Trouble is, I couldn’t find any evidence to back up those claims. The closest I got to any religious affiliation was the fact that he performed some Christmas songs at an event in Los Angeles.^[4] And that’s not exactly a devout profession of faith. Even his song “Don’t Preach” is entirely secular.^[5]

So despite the rumors, I think we’ll have to call this young actor non-religious for the time being.

Lukewarm for Obama

Drake Bell appears to be a lukewarm Democrat. He gave a possibly slightly drunk endorsement of Obama outside a bar in L.A. prior to the 2012 presidential election.^[6] And then after the election, when asked what he thought about the outcome, he said,

It’s cool I guess, yeah.^[7]

And then on his Twitter feed,^[8] he retweeted a link to this article which criticizes the far-right element of the Republican party.

In terms of non-controversial pseudo-political involvement, Bell is a spokesman for the Thirst Project which aims to increase access to clean drinking water to communities across the globe.^[9]

So we’ll tentatively call Bell a Democrat for now, although I suspect there’s some opinions beneath the surface that he hasn’t let out yet. As soon as he starts getting involved in the political debate, let us know in the comments!