Drake is a global music icon born in Toronto, Canada, on October 24, 1986.
He played Jimmy Brooks in the CTV adolescent drama Degrassi: The Next Generation, and he then turned to music, releasing his debut mixtape Room for Improvement in 2006.
He joined Young Money Entertainment in 2009, and they helped him put out the mixtapes Comeback Season and So Far Gone.
Where did Drake go to college and high school? Did Drake go to film school?
Drake started his high school education at Forest Hill Collegiate Institute in Toronto but subsequently transferred to Vaughan Road Academy another high school in the same Toronto.
He chose to drop out of school to pursue his acting career.
At the age of 15, Drake was approached by an agent for a part in Degrassi: The Next Generation. Jimmy Brooks, a basketball player who was shot by a classmate and became crippled, was the character he played.
According to reports, Drake didn’t enjoy this character journey because it seemed forced. He had to force their hand to alter the storyline with a threat to sue them before they did the right thing.
The executive director of the California-based nonprofit Wheelchair 4 Kids, Madeleine Robinson, praised his performance in the series stating that “he inspired confidence and representation” in young people with disabilities.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
