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Josh Peck Finally Addresses Drake Bell in Tell-All Book

Josh Peck Finally Addresses Drake Bell in Tell-All Book

The child star has penned a biography about his life, Happy People Are Annoying.

Josh Peck has revealed more than a few secrets with his new autobiography!


His new book "Happy People Are Annoying" covered everything from his relationship to food, to his relationship to his former costar, Drake Bell.

He wrote,

“I felt like my life was at this inflection point. I had spent over twenty years working at this profession that I thought defined me. I started when I was 10, so I literally thought it was my identity. I had never been anything other than a working actor.”

He dropped another shocking bit of info--that he's been sober since 2008. Peck has reportedly been in Alcoholics Anonymous for thirteen years, and continues to work on himself for the sake of his family. He never revealed his addiction to the public, but in the book, he stated,

“...over those twenty years, I also lost 100 pounds, got sober from drugs and alcohol, started a whole new career in social media when showbiz had stalled out on me. I got married, had a child and faced the way I viewed happiness.”

Peck attributes everything good in his life to being sober. Though every day has its own challenges, he's happy to have left those vices in his past. He's also happy to leave someone else in his past--Drake Bell.

Bell and Peck starred together in the Nickelodeon sitcom, "Drake & Josh," as teenagers. Peck reports that they've only seen each other a few times since the end of the show, writing,

"The world wanted to believe that we still shared a bedroom even if we weren’t filming the TV show, but once that was over, so was our connection. It was like camp, eventually everyone has to go home. Our names would become synonymous with each other forever. It’s a long life but there’s certainly a chance that Drake & Josh will be the most noteworthy thing either of us ever do. This perhaps could explain why over a decade after the show ended, the world went insane when I got married and didn’t invite Drake to my wedding. People couldn’t fathom that we’d only seen each other a handful of times since the show ended."

He also elaborated on Bell's recent legal troubles, where he was charged with child endangerment and disseminating matter harmful to minors. Peck says he was just as shocked as fans, saying,

"When Drake got into legal trouble, people ran to get my opinion. They thought I must have a take on this person I had spent so much time with, when in reality, it had been years since we’d talked and even longer since we’d seen each other. Which is why alongside everyone else who doesn’t know Drake, I was upset by the inexplicable events that unfolded in his life."

But there is still one costar he's close to--Miranda Cosgrove! And it looks like Cosgrove approves.

"Happy People Are Annoying" is available now.

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Ryan Adamczeski

Digital Director

Ryan is the Digital Director of The Advocate Channel, and a graduate of New York University Tisch's Department of Dramatic Writing, with a focus in television writing and comedy. She is also a member of GALECA, the LGBTQ+ society of entertainment critics.

Ryan is the Digital Director of The Advocate Channel, and a graduate of New York University Tisch's Department of Dramatic Writing, with a focus in television writing and comedy. She is also a member of GALECA, the LGBTQ+ society of entertainment critics.