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 ...

Aubrey 'Drake' Graham as Jimmy Brooks before (left) and after the shooting episode. Drake's time on Degrassi: The Next Generation is so much more than a footnote in a storied career. As the ...

Before Euphoria, Degrassi: The Next Generation was the teen drama that wasn't afraid to really go there. While its envelope-pushing storylines were out-and-out ballsy for their time, the show became ...

Once upon a time, music icon Drake was known as Jimmy Brooks, also known as Wheelchair Jimmy, a fictional high school baller navigating life in, yes, a wheelchair, on the iconic teen drama Degrassi: ...

Born Aubrey Drake Graham on October 24, 1986, Drake grew up in Toronto, Canada, with his mother, Sandra Graham, and father, Dennis Graham. When the “God’s Plan” artist turned 5, his parents divorced.

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, ...

Drake played Jimmy Brooks on "Degrassi: Next Generation" who became paralyzed after being shot. Writer James Hurst said Drake had a problem with his character because rappers were calling him "soft." ...

Drake supposedly wasn’t a fan of Wheelchair Jimmy. Why? Because he was allegedly getting heat from his rap friends. “There was a letter from a law firm in Toronto, and it was from Aubrey,” Hurst said.

It’s the return of Jimmy Brooks! Drake warmed his fans’ little millennial hearts when he posted a screenshot from an old Degrassi: The Next Generation episode on Instagram. The May 14 throwback shows ...