Former Nickelodeon actor Drake Bell accuses speech coach and actor Brian Peck of sexually abusing him when he was a minor in an upcoming docuseries.
Bell will appear on Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV, in which he will talk about being sexually abused when he was just 15 years old, according to Business Insiderwho was a producer of the Investigation Discovery series.
The former child actor, now 37, was a popular star on the children’s-themed network in the late ’90s and ’00s, during which he co-directed the series Drake & Josh and appeared on The Amanda Show, which starred the troubled former actress. . Amanda Bynes.
Peck, 63, worked as a speech coach on The Amanda Show and the comedy show All That, and was convicted in 2004 of sexually abusing a minor.
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Former Nickelodeon actor Drake Bell, 37, accuses speech coach and actor Brian Peck, 63, of sexually abusing him when he was a minor in an upcoming docuseries; seen in Quiet On Set
Bell appears on Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV, in which he will talk about being sexually abused by Peck when he was just 15 years old, according to Business Insider, which was a producer on the Investigation Discovery series; Peck is pictured in 2012 in Burbank.
In a brief clip from Quiet On Set, Bell makes a brief appearance at the end, although he does not speak at all in the video.
He is seen walking towards the documentary set shrouded in shadows and taking a seat in a director’s chair.
Bell looks directly into the camera as the lights come on and the music swells, but the video ends abruptly.
Actors who worked on Nickelodeon shows, including All That’s Giovonnie Samuels, are seen reacting in shock when they appear to reference Peck’s sexual abuse story.
Bell was a supporting actor on The Amanda Show from 1999 to 2002, and Peck worked with the actors during that period.
Bell later went on to co-star in his own series, Drake & Josh, which he starred in with future Oppenheimer actor Josh Peck.
The series ran from 2004 to 2007.
In August 2003, Brian Peck was arrested and charged with nearly a dozen counts related to allegations that he had sexually abused an unidentified minor.
Peck subsequently pleaded no contest to performing a lewd act with a 14- or 15-year-old and to oral copulation with a 16-year-old.
In a brief clip from Quiet On Set, Bell makes a brief appearance at the end, although he does not speak at all in the video.
He is seen walking towards the documentary set shrouded in shadows and taking a seat in a director’s chair. Bell looks directly into the camera as the lights come on and the music swells, but the video ends abruptly.
The former child actor was a popular star on the children’s-themed network in the late ’90s and ’00s, during which he co-hosted the series Drake & Josh (pictured, with co-star Josh Peck) and appeared on The Amanda Show.
According to Business Insider, Bell now reveals that he was the unnamed minor in that case.
Peck received a 16-month prison sentence after his conviction, and in October 2004 he was ordered to register as a sex offender.
In 2015, DailyMail.com revealed that Peck was still working on a Disney show and a horror movie set in high school despite his conviction.
He was only prohibited from direct contact with children, which allowed him to continue being hired in other functions, even in projects that mainly involved children and adolescents.
Court documents obtained by DailyMail.com at the time revealed that Peck had visited the minor actor at his home for acting training when he abused him. He was arrested after the young actor’s parents called the police.
Peck ultimately pleaded no contest to two counts of the original 11 counts after the others were dropped.
He continued to have minor acting credits and worked as a dialogue coach during the 2000s and 2010s. His last appearance as a credited actor was in 2018, according to IMDb.
It’s unclear whether the people who hired Peck knew he was a convicted sex offender, although his IMDb page lists his criminal conviction.
Quiet On Set will explore the toxic work environment that children and teens were subjected to while working on Nickelodeon shows in the 1990s and 2000s.
Peck worked as a speech coach on The Amanda Show and the comedy show All That, and was convicted in 2004 of sexually abusing an unidentified minor; Bell, Josh Peck, Amanda Bynes and Nancy Sullivan in a publicity photo for The Amanda Show
Bell reported that he was the unnamed minor Peck was convicted of abusing. The dialogue coach was sentenced to 16 months in prison and forced to register as a sex offender in 2004; Bell photographed in 2019 in Beverly Hills
Peck continued to have minor acting credits and worked as a dialogue coach during the 2000s and 2010s. His last appearance as a credited actor was in 2018; seen in 2014 in Los Angeles
The four-part series is expected to focus specifically on shows directed by Dan Schneider, who created the popular shows Drake & Josh, Sam & Cat, The Amanda Show, Victorious, Zoey 101 and iCarly, in addition to writing and producing several others. and even occasionally appearing as an actor.
The child actors and crew members spoke previously Business Insider about disturbing sexualized scenes that Schneider wrote for some of his series, and allegedly urged his young female stars to wear revealing clothing on camera.
The showrunner was also accused of repeatedly requesting massages at work, according to a 2000 gender discrimination and hostile workplace lawsuit filed by a writer for The Amanda Show. The lawsuit was settled out of court.
Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV airs March 17-18 on Investigation Discovery.