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Date of Birth

9 April 1987, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name

Jesse Abraham Arthur McCartney

Nickname

Jester
J-Mac
Jess
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Height

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Mini Biography

Jesse McCartney was born to Ginger and Scot McCartney. He is the oldest of three children. He has a younger sister named Lea and younger brother named Timmy. He made his debut on TV as JR on "All My Children" (1970), but he has been pleasing audiences in Irvington, New York since he was 7. He toured nationally starring as Louis in the musical 'The King and I'. He has performed on and off Broadway. He was part of the singing group, Sugar Beats, which was nominated for a Grammy. In 1999, he was picked from 500 other boys to be in a 5 member pop group called Dream Street and were signed to Edel Entertainment. Their album reached gold and toured with Britney Spears. In 2002, the group split due to a lawsuit suing the producers. Jesse lives in New York and is pursuing a solo singing career with Sugar Beats producer, Sherry Kondor. They have formed their own production company, Jump Ahead Productions. Jesse has released his EP and his single 'Beautiful Soul'. He performs with his band which consists of Dillon Kondor [lead guitarist], Katie Spencer [background vocals, keyboardist], Alex Russek [drummer], Pete Chema [bass guitarist], Sharisse Francisco [background vocals], and Karina LaGravinesse [background vocals]. They recently toured the east coast Jesse was cast as Bradin for the TV show "Summerland" (2004) starring Lori Loughlin. He is now filming the 12 episode series in California which will air as a mid-season series.

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Mini Biography

Jesse Abraham Arthur McCartney was born April 9, 1987 to Scot and Ginger McCartney. He was two younger siblings Lea Joyce McCartney and Timothy (Timmy) Glover Mark McCartney. Jesse lives in Ardsley, New York where he attends the public school systems. He graduated from Ardsley High School on June 22, 2005.

Jesse realized his love for singing and acting from doing community plays. He was in Oliver (1994), The King and I (1995 and 1997), A Christmas Carol (1998) and Salute to Broadway (2002). At the same time he was also part of the singing group Sugar Beats. In 1998 Jesse got the part of Adam Chandler Jr. on the show All My Children. He stayed on the show from 1998-2001 when they decided to age Jr. By then he had auditioned for a boy band and he was one of the 5 to get picked out of 500 that showed up and became 1/5 of Dream Street, who was signed to Edel Entertainment. Their first album was released July 10, 2001. The band lasted May 1999 until August 2002. The album went gold, but in 2002 they split due to a lawsuit concerning the producers. Jesse then decided to go solo. Sugar Beats Producers Sherry Kondor and Bonnie Gallanter, along with Andrew Gold and Ginger McCartney then started JumpAhead Productions and signed him. Jesse then made an EP Called JMac which contained the songs "Beautiful Soul," "Don't You," and "Why Don't You Kiss Her." The EP was released July 22, 2003. He toured for a while with his band, consisting of Dillon Konder (lead guitar), Pete Chema (bass guitar), Katie Spencer (keyboards and background vocals), Sharisse Francisco and Karina LaGravinesse (both on background vocals). After touring he then started his full album which was released September 28, 2004. His song, "Beautiful Soul", was an instant hit. The album went Platinum on Febuary 24, 2005. He now has two singles out, "Beautiful Soul", which came out Febuary 14, 2005 and "She's No You" which came out June 7, 2005. He then auditioned for the TV show "Summerland" (2004) and received the part of "Bradin Westerly".

IMDb Mini Biography By: Tiffany

Mini Biography

At 22, songwriter, singer, and actor, Jesse McCartney has emerged as a multifaceted artist who continues to expand and make his mark in the entertainment industry. A multi-platinum recording artist, McCartney is best known for chart-topping hit songs like "Beautiful Soul," and "Leavin'."

In 2009, Departure: Recharged was released as a bonus edition to Departure, his 2008 original album. Departure: Recharged features the Sean Garrett produced remix of "How Do You Sleep?" featuring Grammy® Award winning rapper and actor Ludacris. As a follow up to "Leavin'," McCartney's latest single "Body Language" featuring T Pain continues to climb the charts.

Hollywood Records released McCartney's Departure, an edgier pop/R&B album reflecting McCartney's growth as a singer and songwriter. The album's first hit single, "Leavin'," (produced by Tricky and The-Dream) was an enormous success becoming the #1 most played Top 40 single released in 2008. "Leavin' " spent 5 weeks at #1 on the CHR Top 40 Chart going gold and platinum with over 2 million digital downloads on iTunes. McCartney collaborated with some of today's biggest hit-making producers on the album including Sean Garrett, J.R. Rotem, The Clutch, Eric Hudson, and The-Dream and Tricky

McCartney's platinum-selling status began in 2004 with his first album, Beautiful Soul which sold over 1.5 million copies. The first single, of the same name, attracted millions of listeners and topped the charts in the U.S and Internationally.

McCartney has also written songs for other artists such as the powerful ballad "Bleeding Love," co-written with Ryan Tedder and recorded by Leona Lewis. The song earned McCartney songwriting honors as a recipient of the ASCAP Pop Music Award for Song of the Year (2008). McCartney has also gone on to write songs for Toni Braxton and Leighton Meester.

As an actor, McCartney recently completed production on Beware the Gonzo for writer/director Bryan Goluboff (Basketball Diaries). McCartney co-stars along side Zoe Kravitz, Amy Sedaris and Campbell Scott in this dark high school drama.

This Christmas, he will reprise his role as 'Theodore' in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel for 20th Century Fox. McCartney voiced the same character in 2007's blockbuster hit Alvin & the Chipmunks. McCartney recently received critical acclaim for his guest starring role on Law and Order: SVU. Additional credits include the independent film, Keith, a multi-episode arc role on ABC Family's Greek as well as Summerland.

McCartney has received a number of awards and nominations including two Daytime Emmy nominates for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his work on All My Children, an American Music Award nomination for Best New Artist, an MTV Award nomination for Best Pop Video, multiple Teen Choice Awards nominations, including wins for Choice Male Artist, Breakout Artist and Crossover Artist, and a 2009 win at the Kids Choice Award for Best Male Singer.

As a young artist, McCartney knows the value of giving back to the community performing at various benefit concerts, becoming an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit that provides free musical instruments and lessons to children in need, as well as donating proceeds of his 2005 tour for the Asian Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina disaster relief, and becoming a spokesperson for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

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Trivia

Has a little sister, Lea, and a little brother, Timmy.

Was the youngest member of Dream Street.

Played JV Baseball on his High School Baseball team

Parents are Scot & Ginger McCartney

did a duet with Anne Hatheway, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", which is featured on the Ella Enchanted soundtrack [2004]

Very close to his little brother, Timmy

Friend of Leven Rambin.

Won the 2005 Fake ID TRL Award for artists under 21

Debut solo album went platinum in February 2005

Auditioned for the lead role in the Sixth Sense

Favorite song on his debut album was "Beautiful Soul".

First overseas trip was to Australia

He owns two pet rats, called Mocha and Blanche

Best friend is former band mate Greg Raposo

He went bungee jumping when he was 13.

Favorite season is Fall

His favorite musicians are: Justin Timberlake, Usher Raymond, Maroon5, Sting, Ray Charles and Akon.

Graduated high school in New York, June 2005.

His favorite actors are: Jim Carrey, Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, Will Smith (I), Robin Williams (I), Reese Witherspoon and Robert De Niro.

His favorite sports are: Baseball, water skiing, and ATVing.

Favorite city is San Diego, California

His favorite TV-show is "Friends" (1994)

Favorite type of music: Rock and Pop

When Jesse sat down to write the track, She's No You, he was on a caffeine buzz, so he wrote a fast-paced beat for the song.

Is of Irish, English and Scottish heritage

Favorite book is The Great Gatsby

Started performing at age 7.

Was originally going to play Sebastion in She's The Man, but had to pull out.

Friends with Joey Page.

Preformed at the Lion-Titans halftime show on Thanksgiving Day, 2008.

His favorite opener is Little Italy aka L.I.

Nominated for - Record of The Year (for "Bleeding Love") 51st Grammy Awards 2009.

Personal Quotes

When I am on stage performing my single, I am thinking about all the girls who are my friends more than anything and are truly 'Beautiful Souls'.

I'm not a phony-friendly guy and I'm usually very quiet and not a big laugher, so some people might take that for rudeness and being mean. If anyone ever got that impression, I apologize. I love all my fans and really appreciate all their support!

When I'm singing, that's all me. That's from the bottom of my heart -it's everything I've worked for. When you're on stage, there are no guidelines. No one's telling me what to do!

I want to go to the top. This business is my life. I'm in for the ride.

Bradin is a character that I created. As much as he seems like me, he is very much different. When you're acting, you're given material and you create what you do with it, but you have to stay within the guidelines.

The eyes don't lie. There's something that goes on with the eyes and the sincerity of the person. Luckily I have that knack, which is good because that stuff happens in the business.

My music has a blue-eyed soul sound to it. I grew up listening to James Taylor on our family road trips. He's unbelievable.

I had a kissing scene on the first episode of Summerland. I thought it would be weird, but it wasn't too bad. The crew has seen it a million times. Plus, I feel very comfortable with everyone onset. It was harder on Kay, who plays my younger sister on the show. She was only 13 and had her first kiss in front of the camera. Doing it on your own is nerve-racking enough!

"I went to this dance with some of my friends and there were kids saying 'I know who you are - you're Aaron Carter!' It doesn't bother me if people confuse us. I know we're very different. I am who I am.

I don't wanna say I have a temper...but I do! I kind of sulk and sit there when I'm bitter. I won't show you, but you can see it. Probably if you bring me Godiva chocolate, I'll be your friend again!

I have a hard time waking up. No alarm clock works! It sounds childish, but I seriously have my manager, my mom or a buddy of mine wake me up if I have to be somewhere. It's a serious issue! I've been very late for some serious gigs because of it!

"I'm giving them all that I have and if that's not enough, then sorry, I'm out of the game. I'll do my own thing-I'll make movies, I'll direct, I'll go to college. I'll do this as long as I can and as successfully as I can with a lot of joy and pride!"-When asked 'Do you feel pressure to live up to everyone's expectations.

Yes, I am a normal teenager...just one that works in the professional world.

I just got a house a few months ago and the upstairs is being done, which is like where I'm gonna be staying, living most of the time. There's two different entrances. I'll have my own privacy - my own space. Kind of be on my own but not too far from home. My family is gonna be moving out probably at the end of the year.

Where Are They Now

(August 2003) Released his debut single "Beautiful Soul" and is now filming for the TV show "Summerland" (2004) portraying the character "Bradin".

(April 2004) Currently in Los Angeles filming "Summerland" (2004) which will air in June. Putting finishing touches on his solo album.

(May 2005) On tour for "Beautiful Soul" album.

(December 2005) Finished filming Keith (2008/I).

(January 2006) Touring and Promoting His CD in Europe

(July 2006) Filming his new music video for his new single "Right Where You Want Me"

(August 2006) Released his new music video "Right Where You Want Me"

(September 2006) Released his sophmore album, "Right Where You Want Me."

(December 2007) Recording his third solo album.

(February 2008) is on a Radio Tour for his new CD album "Departure"

(August 2008) On tour with American Idol winner, Jordon Sparks

(February 2009) Filming the Last Airbender

(August 2008) Departure Tour with Opening Act Little Italy Aka L.I.

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