biography of drake NAME: Drake OCCUPATION: Television Actor, Rapper BIRTH DATE: October 24, 1986 (Age: 26) PLACE OF BIRTH: Toronto, Canada Full Name: Aubrey Drake Graham AKA: Aubrey Graham AKA: Drake ZODIAC SIGN: Scorpio drake is a famed hip-hop artist he was born in a mixed race couple in canada 1986, and was raised a Jewish. drake came to fame playing wheelchair-bound Jimmy Brooks in seven seasons of the popular teen soap Degrassi: The Next Generation. In 2006, Drake began circulating mixtapes of his raps, and signed a record deal in 2009. His hit songs include "Every Girl," "Best I Ever Had," "Money to Blow" and "Take Care." Early Life Drake, the world's only black Jewish-Canadian rap star, was born Aubrey Drake Graham on October 24, 1986, in Toronto, Canada. Drake grew up with music in his blood. His father, Dennis Graham, was a drummer for legendary rock star Jerry Lee Lewis, and Drake says that his mother, Sandi Graham, also hails from a "very musical" family. his parents divorced when he was 5 years old,he was raised by his mother in Forest Hill,He had a Bar Mitzvah at age 13 and observed the Jewish High Holy Days with his mother. Drake always felt isolated at Forest Hill Collegiate Institute he attended,Drake starred on Degrassi for seven years (2001-2009), earning a 2002 Young Artist Award for best ensemble in a TV series, among other honors. Recent Projects Personal obstacles never seem to sidetrack Drake for long. He released a new single, "Started from the Bottom," in early 2013. The song, off his album, Nothing was the Same, reflects his personal struggle for fame and success. "I just wanted to make it known that I did work really hard to get here and it wasn't just a fluke and it wasn't easy by any means," he explained to MTV News. As his rap career moves forward, Drake hopes that his unconventional rise to hip-hop fame will continue to prove an asset, not a hindrance. "This whole thing is unusual at this point," he says, "so we're just rolling with the fairytale vibe."