Drake is a global superstar who dabbled in acting before starting a rap career that put him in the conversation for greatest ...

Drake — then still going by the name Aubrey Graham — was cast as Jimmy Brooks, a popular eighth grader, basketball star, and eventual paraplegic in the original cast of "Degrassi: The Next Generation.

Drake has one of the most unexpected and impressive careers in the music industry. The now-iconic rapper released his first mixtape in 2006 and left "Degrassi" in 2008. He has won five Grammys ...

At 14 years old, he landed a role in the Canadian teen drama series 'Degrassi' Drake — then still going by the name Aubrey Graham — was cast as Jimmy Brooks, a popular eighth grader ...

It’s just the latest achievement for the man who was the first rapper to ever be awarded the prestigious Pulitzer Prize.

he got his start on the hit Canadian television show Degrassi playing Jimmy Brooks, a high school basketball player whose life changed forever when a classmate shot him in the back, leaving him ...

with Drake then best known as an actor for his role as student Jimmy Brooks in the Canadian teen TV series, “Degrassi.” The pair would go on to tour together and collaborate on the track ...