Aubrey Graham

Aubrey Drake Graham
Birth name	Aubrey Drake Graham
Born	October 24 1986 (1986-10-24) (age 21) Toronto, Ontario
Other name(s)	"Drake" (stage name for music which he uses for rapping; also his middle name)
Official site	[1]

Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian actor and rapper. He is known for playing Jimmy Brooks, the physically disabled character on Degrassi: The Next Generation. As a rapper, Graham uses the stage name Drake, which is his middle name.

Biography

Personal life

Graham was born in Toronto, Ontario, to an African Canadian father and a Jewish Canadian mother.^[1][2] His father is a musician and his mother's family is involved in the arts as well. He attended Forest Hill Collegiate Institute and began acting during high school. ^[1]

Career

Graham has played Jimmy Brooks, the student who was injured in a school shooting at Degrassi, making him the first character with a physical disability on Degrassi: The Next Generation, since 2001. He will appear in the film Charlie Bartlett, which also stars Anton Yelchin and Robert Downey, Jr., and is scheduled for an February 1, 2008 release date. As a rapper, Graham has two self-published mixtapes, Room for Improvement and Comeback Season, under the stage name Drake.^[3] He shot a video for his debut single "Replacement Girl" which features R&B singer Trey Songz.^[4] He also made a cameo appearance in Trey Songz' "Wonder Woman" video. Graham also has an independent record label called ATF Records (All Things Fresh).^[5]

Discography

Mixtapes

• Room for Improvement (2006)
• Comeback Season (2007)

References

External links

• Official Website
• Official MySpace
• Aubrey Graham at the Internet Movie Database
• Graham interview (August 13, 2005)