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When Florida officials declared "Drake" Bell "lost and endangered," the actor best known as the star of the Nickelodeon television series "Drake & Josh" was discovered safe on Thursday.

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Bell was in contact with police, according to Daytona Beach Police Department spokesperson Carrie McCallister, and wasn't in danger.

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Bell was deemed "lost and endangered" by the police department, which also appealed for aid in finding him in a statement released hours earlier.

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Before being found mid-day Thursday, Bell was last seen Wednesday night near a Daytona Beach high school.

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Requests for comments were not immediately answered by the actor's 36-year-old representatives.

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Bell began acting as a child and was catapulted to fame as a teen with Nickelodeon's "The Amanda Show" and later "Drake & Josh." 

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The Nickelodeon show starring Bell and Josh Peck ran from 2004 until 2007, and was accompanied by two movies.

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At that time, Bell has primarily worked as a voice actor in addition to small parts in obscure TV shows and films. He started a career in music as well.