Drake appeared in the show for seven seasons but nearly left halfway through after his character ended up in a wheelchair. James Hurst, a former writer on the show, revealed Drake’s concerns over his ...

Recently, writer James Hurst spoke to the A.V. Club for Degrassi‘s 20th anniversary about how Drake’s team was unhappy with Jimmy being in a wheelchair. “There was a letter from a law firm in Toronto, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “I was very passionate about it, and I said, ‘Aubrey, there’s some kid somewhere in a wheelchair, ...

It seems not everyone was psyched about Jimmy Brooks’ wheelchair storyline on “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” which gave Drake his breakout TV role — namely, Drake himself. In an oral history for the ...

"He's like, 'All my friends in the rap game say I'm soft because I'm in a wheelchair.'" Drake's character on "Degrassi: The Next Generation," Jimmy Brooks, was wheelchair-bound for several seasons on ...

Drake allegedly threatened legal action to get his “Degrassi: The Next Generation” character out of a wheelchair, according to a former writer for the show. The rapper, born Aubrey Graham, famously ...

Drake was cast in "Degrassi: The Next Generation" in 2001 at 14 years old. The rapper played producers his mixtapes and they urged him to use his music on the show. "We did manage to get him to do ...

Drake revealed he was blindsided by his Degrassi script where Jimmy Brooks was paralyzed, calling the episode one of his hardest moments. Drake recently opened up about one of the most intense moments ...

Before he was the ‘Champagne Papi,’ Drake was just neighborhood teenage heartthrob Jimmy Brooks on the Canadian hit television series Degrassi: the Next Generation. Even though the “Flip the Switch” ...