question: The actor who plays the part of Drake Parker in the sitcom Drake & Josh was born in which US state ?
answer: California
context: Title: U.S. Route 2 in Michigan
  Passage: US Highway 2 (US 2) is a component of the United States Numbered Highway System that connects Everett, Washington, to the Upper Peninsula (UP) of the US state of Michigan, with a separate segment that runs from Rouses Point, New York, to Houlton, Maine.  In Michigan, the highway runs through the UP in two segments as a part of the state trunkline highway system, entering the state at Ironwood and ending at St. Ignace; in between, US 2 briefly traverses the state of Wisconsin.  As one of the major transportation arteries in the UP, US 2 is a major conduit for traffic through the state and neighboring northern Midwest states.  Two sections of the roadway are included as part of the Great Lakes Circle Tours, and other segments are listed as state-designated Pure Michigan Byways.  There are several memorial highway designations and historic bridges along US 2 that date to the 1910s and 1920s.  The highway runs through rural sections of the UP, passing through two national and two state forests in the process.
  Title: Where's Walter
  Passage: Where's Walter is an online video series by Drake Bell created as a continuation of Drake & Josh, which was created by Dan Schneider.  The series follows Drake Parker (Drake Bell) after Walter Nichols (Jonathan Goldstein) escaped from the "Drake & Josh" set into the real world.  Viewers were encouraged to share any information they found by using the hashtag #WheresWalter on social networks.  Although it shares the same characters and settings of "Drake & Josh", there is no confirmed involvement of Dan Schneider, original series creator and executive producer.
  Title: Mary Drake
  Passage: Mary Drake is a fictional character created by I. Marlene King and portrayed by Andrea Parker in the American television series "Pretty Little Liars".  "Pretty Little Liars" is a television adaptation of the novel series of the same name written by Sara Shepard, in which the antagonist Alison DiLaurentis has an identical twin sister, Courtney DiLaurentis.  It is believed that Mary is the on-screen counterpart of Courtney, though her recent characterization is more in line with Alison.  The character makes her first official introduction during the sixth-season finale "Hush, Hush, Sweet Liars".  The Liars discover that Mary is Jessica DiLaurentis' identical twin sister, a former patient at Radley Sanitarium who is Charlotte's biological mother.  In "The DArkest Knight", Drake is also revealed to be Spencer Hastings' biological mother.  During "Till Death Do Us Part", the elusive A.D. is revealed to be Alex Drake, Spencer's younger identical twin sister.  Alex believed the Liars knew who was accountable for Charlotte's murder and was also set on physically replacing Spencer due to being jealous of the life that she had.
  Title: E. E. Bell
  Passage: E.E. Bell (born Edward Earle Bell; December 27, 1955) is an American comic actor best known for his role as Bob Rooney on the sitcom "Married... with Children".  He also had a recurring role as Barney the security guard in the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series "The Amanda Show".  He also had a guest role as Leslie the tow truck driver on "Drake & Josh" and as the Mystery Guest on "How I Met Your Mother".  In 1993 until 1994, he also was in the TV show Xuxa, as Jelly The Panda.  He also made a guest appearance on "Sonny with a Chance" as he played a school principal.  He recently appeared in "Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! " as Lenny.  Bell appeared on an episode of "Hollywood Squares" on April Fools' Day 2003 as part of a prank played on host Tom Bergeron.  He appeared in "Shake It Up" as Mr. Block, the president of the Toy Company, and in "", as the Pickup Driver.
  Title: Business routes of Interstate 75 in Michigan
  Passage: There have been nine business routes for Interstate 75 in the US state of Michigan.  Numbered either Business Loop Interstate 75 (BL I-75) or Business Spur Interstate 75 (BS I-75) depending if they are a full business loop or a business spur, these highways are former routings of I-75's predecessor highways in the state.  They were designated as I-75 was completed through the various areas of Michigan.  The business loop in Pontiac runs through that city's downtown along a section of Woodward Avenue and a segment of roadway formerly used by M-24.  The former Saginaw business loop was once a part of US Highway 23 (US 23), as was most of the original Bay City business loop.  The roadways that make up the business loops in West Branch and Roscommon were previously part of M-76, I-75's predecessor through that part of the state.  In Northern Michigan, the Grayling and Gaylord BL I-75s were part of US 27, and the two business routes in St. Ignace and Sault Ste. Marie in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan were part of US 2.  A tenth business route, a loop through Indian River has been proposed.  Each of the business loops connects to I-75 on both ends and runs through their respective cities' downtown areas.  The two business spurs only connect to I-75 on one end and run into the appropriate downtown.
  Title: Mark Matkevich
  Passage: Mark Matkevich (born June 19, 1978) is an American art gallerist and actor best known for appearing as Drue Valentine in 17 episodes of the television program "Dawson's Creek".  He also appeared in the hit romantic comedy, 'Sweet Home Alabama', and played Patrick Dempsey's best friend 'Tom Darovsic'.  Matkevich has also had recurring roles on "Ed" and "Joan of Arcadia".  He played Dan, a medical student, in an episode of "Tru Calling" (episode entitled "Haunted") and had a guest star role in Season 5 (series five) of "NCIS".  He has appeared in the Showtime show "Dexter" with Michael C. Hall.  He also was a guest star on "Drake & Josh" in an episode entitled "Guitar," where he plays rock guitarist Devin Malone for whom Drake substitutes in a concert after Josh accidentally breaks the hand of Mark Matkevich's character.
  Title: Drake &amp; Josh
  Passage: Drake & Josh is an American television sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon.  The series follows the lives of two teenage boys with opposite personalities, Drake Parker (Drake Bell) and Josh Nichols (Josh Peck), who become stepbrothers.  Both actors previously appeared in "The Amanda Show" along with Nancy Sullivan, who plays Drake and Megan's mother in the series.  Miranda Cosgrove plays Megan, Drake's mischievous younger sister, and Jonathan Goldstein plays Walter, Josh's father.  The series' opening theme song, "Found a Way", is written by Drake Bell and Backhouse Mike and performed by Bell.  The series ran from January 11, 2004, to September 16, 2007, totaling 57 episodes in 4 seasons.  It also had two TV films: "Drake & Josh Go Hollywood" and "Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh".
  Title: Josh Peck
  Passage: Joshua Michael Peck (born November 10, 1986) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and YouTube personality.  He is known for playing Josh Nichols in the Nickelodeon live-action sitcom "Drake & Josh".  He began his career as a child actor in the late 90s and early 2000s, and became known to young audiences after his role on "The Amanda Show".  He has since acted in films such as "Mean Creek", "Drillbit Taylor", "The Wackness", "ATM", and "Red Dawn", along with voicing Eddie in the "Ice Age" franchise.  He also starred as Gerald in a lead role with John Stamos in the series "Grandfathered".  He currently voices Casey Jones in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".  He also starred in a Netflix comedy, "Take the 10", along with Tony Revolori.
  Title: Drake Bell
  Passage: Jared Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986) is an American actor, voice actor, and musician.  Born in Newport Beach, California, he began his career as an actor in the early 1990s at the age of five with his first televised appearance on "Home Improvement".  Bell also appeared in several commercials, such as one for "Pokémon Red" and "Blue", but is best known for his starring roles on Nickelodeon's "The Amanda Show" and "Drake & Josh".  Bell starred in a trilogy of "The Fairly OddParents" movies on Nickelodeon.  Bell was the voice of Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the animated series "Ultimate Spider-Man" on Disney XD.  He appeared on ABC's reality TV series "Splash".
  Title: Miranda Cosgrove
  Passage: Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993) is an American actress, singer and songwriter.  Her career began at the age of 3 with several television commercial appearances.  Cosgrove's film debut came in 2003, when she appeared as Summer Hathaway in "School of Rock".  She appeared in a number of minor television roles over several years before coming to prominence as Megan Parker on the Nickelodeon television series "Drake & Josh".  In 2007, she landed the role of Carly Shay, the lead character on the Nickelodeon teen sitcom "iCarly", on which she starred until 2012.  As of May 2010, Cosgrove earned $180,000 per episode of "iCarly", making her the second-highest-paid child star on television, and in 2012 was listed in the "Guinness World Records" as the highest paid child actress.  Cosgrove also voiced Margo in the animated film "Despicable Me" (2010) and its sequels.  In 2016, she starred as Shea Moore on the short-lived NBC sitcom "Crowded".
citations: Drake Bell Drake &amp; Josh