Daniel Curtis Lee
{{short description|American actor, comedian, and rapper (born 1991)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Daniel Curtis Lee
| image = DanielCurtisLeeMay09.jpg
| caption = Lee at the 2009 premiere for Up
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|05|17}}
| birth_place = Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actor
- comedian
- rapper
- basketball player}}
| education = California State University, Long Beach
| yearsactive = 2001–present
| height_m = 1.83
}}
Daniel Curtis Lee (born May 17, 1991){{Cite web |url=http://www.disneyxdmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3118750&type=lee |title=Disney XD Bio |access-date=2009-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100222053608/http://www.disneyxdmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3118750&type=lee |archive-date=2010-02-22 |url-status=dead }} is an American actor, comedian and rapper, best known for portraying Simon "Cookie" Nelson-Cook on the Nickelodeon series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide from 2004 to 2007.
Early life
Lee was born in Jackson, Mississippi to Nathaniel Lee Sr., a producer,{{Cite web |title=Nathaniel Lee Sr. |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3583639/ |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}} and Sharial Lee. His older brother, Nathaniel Lee Jr., is also an actor. He lived in Mississippi until the age of 10, when he relocated to Long Beach, California.{{Cite web |title=Daniel Curtis Lee |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1260957/ |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}
Career
His breakthrough role came in 2004 when he started playing Simon "Cookie" Nelson-Cook on the Nickelodeon series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.
In the original 2003 pilot, “Cookie” was called “Boogie” and was played by actor Stephen Markarian, before Lee was cast a year later.{{Cite web |title=Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (partially found pilots of Nickelodeon sitcom; 2003) - The Lost Media Wiki |url=https://lostmediawiki.com/Ned%27s_Declassified_School_Survival_Guide_(partially_found_pilots_of_Nickelodeon_sitcom;_2003) |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=lostmediawiki.com}}
After Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide ended in 2007, Lee would go on to play Kornelius "Kojo" Jonesworth on the Disney XD sitcom Zeke and Luther. He has also appeared in other television shows, such as First Monday and The Shield, and films such as Friday After Next.
Lee is also a rapper and releases his own solo works to Spotify. His debut album, Double Lit Double It, was released in 2020.{{Cite web |title=Double Lit Double It (Outro) (Original Mix) by Daniel Curtis Lee, Sean2 Miles on Beatport |url=https://www.beatport.com/track/double-lit-double-it-outro/13233843 |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=www.beatport.com}}
In February 2023, Lee started a podcast called Ned's Declassified Podcast Survival Guide with Devon Werkheiser and Lindsey Shaw under the network PodCo.{{cite web |title='Wizards of Waverly Place,' 'Even Stevens,' 'Ned's Declassified' Rewatch Podcasts to Launch From Christy Carlson Romano's PodCo (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/wizards-of-waverly-place-even-stevens-rewatch-podcast-1235512535 |work=Variety|date=6 February 2023}}{{cite web|title=Ned's Declassified Podcast Survival Guide Official YouTube Channel |url=https://www.youtube.com/@NedsPod/featured |via=YouTube}}
In November of 2024, Lee along with Werkheiser and Shaw, announced that their partnership with PodCo has ended and that they will be running the podcast themselves, following the fall out from a comment made on a tik tok live by Werkheiser around the documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.{{cite web | url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ned-declassified-stars-address-drake-233632817.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABM33R9G1knGdEZnwKZ7GTADy_xN20ax89jb19pJCop80FcNWptPW-otBXjLb9QoIakUkuMsGet2Q79w5f7hfXB_wHHsbppVSUMwagjzkvoYgBa3f9WuYpSu0BjWGMrMYReVjLJ5Tavyaec6xD6Fq35qpSucDXAfuREuvc3ffrFW | title="Ned's Declassified" stars address Drake Bell controversy after "Quiet on Set": 'We f---ed up' | date=22 March 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.tmz.com/2024/03/23/neds-declassified-stars-quiet-on-set-jokes-apology-responsibility-drake-bell/ | title='Ned's Declassified' Stars Take Responsibility for 'Quiet on Set' Jokes | date=23 March 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/DB1ws0qSOrJ/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading | title=Instagram }}{{cite web | url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1128159/neds-declassified-stars-quiet-on-set-jokes-apology/ | title='Ned's Declassified' Stars Apologize for Joking About 'Quiet on Set' Documentary | date=23 March 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://people.com/neds-declassified-stars-apologize-for-mocking-quiet-on-set-drake-bell-assault-8614994 | title='Ned's Declassified' Stars Apologize for Mocking 'Quiet on Set' Doc That Exposed Drake Bell's Assault: 'We F----d Up' }} and Shaw's frustration about why their show has not received a reboot.{{cite web | url=https://www.j-14.com/posts/is-neds-declassified-podcast-canceled-reboot-drama-explained/?utm_campaign=true_anthem_j-14&utm_content=bestof_lastmonth&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawK_XNxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFlVHJHMkIzTENXZ1JKdjYyAR43p3SosmQCO0LXT-KtUCO659Z6wHozaSU5bhKP1kUUbE-Yykc7leBXbADDRA_aem_CQ9FtZUbHxRYTYfexFyQ6A | title=Is 'Ned's Declassified' Podcast Canceled? Reboot Drama, Explained | date=4 November 2024 }}
Personal life
Lee is a former member of the Hollywood Knights, a celebrity basketball team.[http://www.hollywoodknights.com/celebrity_roster.php 2010 Hollywood Knights Team Roster] Lee graduated with a degree in linguistics from California State University Long Beach.
Filmography
=Television and film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television and film roles | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Rising Place | Student | Film; uncredited{{cn|date=February 2023}} |
| 2002 | First Monday | Corner Boy #1 | Episode: "Court Date" |
| 2002 | Friday After Next | Bad Boy #2 | Film |
| 2003 | The Shield | Cassius | Episode: "Dead Soldiers" |
| 2004–2007 | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Simon "Cookie" Nelson-Cook | Main role |
| 2009–2012 | Zeke and Luther | Kornelius "Kojo" Jonesworth | Main role |
| 2011 | Good Luck Charlie | Raymond "Ray Ray" Blues | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Pixie Hollow Games | Starter Sparrowman | Television special; voice role |
| 2012 | Glee | Phillip "Phil" Lipoff | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Ike the Waiter | 1 episode |
| 2019 | 9-1-1 | Rude Handler / Wade Weaver | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Evening Installation | Guy | Film |
| 2020 | Game On: A Comedy Crossover Event | Butch | 1 episode |
=Songs and music videos=
- 2004 - "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Theme Song"
- 2009 - "Zeke and Luther Theme Song"
- 2009 - "U Can't Touch This" - Kojo / Himself
- 2010 - "In the Summertime" - Kojo / Himself (with Zeke and Luther co-star Adam Hicks)
- 2020 - “Double Lit Double It” (debut studio album)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1260957|name=Daniel Curtis Lee}}
- [https://www.myspace.com/dancurtislee91 Daniel Curtis Lee] at Myspace
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Category:21st-century African-American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:Male actors from Jackson, Mississippi
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