Jesse McCartney Biography
Summary
"Jesse McCartney" (born April 9, 1987) is an American pop singer songwriter and Daytime Emmy-nominated actor. McCartney initially came to fame in the early 2000s, as a member of the boy band Dream Street, and was the youngest out of all 5 people in the band and subsequently branched out into a solo career, having appeared on the television series "Summerland".
Early life
McCartney was born in Westchester, New York, USA, to Scott and Ginger McCartney. His maternal grandparents are Dick and Joyce Sarber, from Mendocino County, California. McCartney is a born-again Christian. In 1988, his family relocated to Ardsley, Westchester County, New York, where he grew up with one brother, Timothy ('Timmy')
Glover Mark McCartney (born December 20 1996) and one sister, Lea Joyce McCartney (born July 7 1991).
Music career
Early career
In 1999, McCartney joined the American pop boy band Dream Street, and was a member until 2002. Jesse McCartney has described the experience as a good 'stepping stone' for his solo career. The group earned a gold record with their debut CD, and broke up while touring with Aaron Carter. At fifteen, he began work on a solo career with a local band, featuring musicians Dillon Kondor (guitar), Peter Chema (bass), Katie Spencer (keyboards), Alex Russeku (drums), Karelilla LaGravinese (background vocals), and Sharisse Francisco (background vocals), under the management of Ginger McCartney, Sherry Goffin Kondor, and Bonnie Gallanter, who co-produced his first album, Beautiful Soul.
McCartney released his first solo EP in July of 2003. The album featured three songs: 'Beautiful Soul', 'She's no you' and 'Why Don't You Kiss Her'. In 2004, he performed a duet with Anne Hathaway, 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart', which is featured on the "Ella Enchanted" soundtrack.
"Beautiful Soul" (2004–2006)
His first full-length solo album, "Beautiful Soul", which was two years in the making, was released on September 28, 2004. The album featured four songs co-written by McCartney, 'That Was Then,' 'Get Your Shine On', 'What's Your Name', and 'She's No You', as well as songs written by Desmond Child and Chris Braide. The title song reached #2 on AOL Music and the 'Beautiful Soul' music video performed well on MTV's Total Request Live, having been voted into the top 10 fifty times, and peaked at #4. The album, having sold over 1.5 million records, has achieved platinum status.
His first solo tour, also named 'Beautiful Soul' (opened by singer/songwriter and actress Brie Larson) began on May 2, 2005 at the Crest Theatre in Sacramento, California. The United States portion of the tour spanned 56 stops, ending on September 10 at the Madera District County Fair in Madera, California. Jesse McCartney has also performed at many amusement parks, including Six Flags and Canada's Wonderland, and has performed 'Beautiful Soul' while making guest appearances on several late night talk shows, including 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'.
This tour featured a new band, comprising Dory Lobel (guitar), Zane Carney (guitar), Andre De Santanna (bass), Mitchell Yoshida (keyboards), Karen Teperberg (drums), Margeaux 'JoJo' Fernandez (background vocals) and Julie Dickens (background vocals). In the fall of 2005, Jesse McCartney toured Australia, and opened for the Backstreet Boys in Europe, the summer of 2005. His July 9 appearance at Paramount's Great America, Santa Clara, California was recorded as a live CD and released in November 2005; this was his first concert DVD.
"Third album information"
It has been confirmed by his management that McCartney is in studios again writing and recording for his third album. It has been also confirmed by Jesse McCartney himself at a few concerts recently that his new CD should be out by February 19, 2008.
McCartney was quoted saying about the new album, 'I'm going for Prince chord changes, Michael (Jackson) melodies, and the bigness of Madonna - fun '80s stuff. That's the best that I can put it'. Sean Garrett and J. R. Rotem will produce the album.
McCartney recently did a collaboration with the reggae/hip-hop band Cipes and The People. The song can be heard on their myspace (here) . During this period he has written UK hit single 'Bleeding Love' for British singer Leona Lewis.
Jesse has recently given an interview to Irish radio star Alan Murphy. In it, he has discussed some new information on this new album he has been working on. The interview can be heard on Youtube (here) .
Acting career
McCartney began performing in local community musicals at the age of seven, before joining the National Tour of "The King and I" at the age of ten along with "Phil of the Future" star Ricky Ullman. He later appeared with The Who's Roger Daltrey in "A Christmas Carol" at Madison Square Garden. From 1998 to 2001, McCartney played Adam Chandler, Jr. on the ABC soap opera "All My Children", a role in which he earned a Daytime Emmy nomination. He also later starred in the short-lived series Summerland, which aired on the now-defunct The WB network for two seasons. McCartney also co-starred along with Elisabeth Harnois in an independent teenage drama feature film directed by Todd Kessler, Keith, shot during late-2005/early-2006, featuring McCartney in the title role. As of now, no official release date has been announced. He was also the voice actor for Roxas in Kingdom Hearts II.
In the Summer of 2007, he appeared in an episode of Hannah Montana titled 'When You Wish You Were The Star,' where he played himself as Hannah Montana's boyfriend. He played himself for an episode of The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody.
Philanthropy
In 2004, Jesse McCartney participated in 'Come Together Now', a charity single to benefit the victims of the 2004 Asian Tsunami and the 2005 Hurricane Katrina. In 2005, McCartney signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and free lessons to children in public schools throughout the U.S.A. He sits on its board of directors as an honorary member. He has donated proceeds of his 2005 tour for disaster relief, recorded radio spots promoting the 'Kids For A Drug-Free America' campaign, is a spokesperson for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and is involved in the charity "SPACE", which was co-founded by a childhood friend of his mother's. Jesse performed at the Hope Rocks concert in 2005 to benefit City of Hope Cancer Center.
Personal life
McCartney, who has been dating actress Katie Cassidy for the past two and a half years, has recently ended their relationship. Jesse announced on TRL Italy that he is now officially 'a single man. Recently, in an in depth interview with Irish radio star Alan Murphy, he mentions that he does miss Katie, and that he has hopes of them getting back together sometime in the future. McCartney has been dating several other people and was quoted saying, 'You know, I've been dating several people and like, it's just not the same. It's just not gonna be the same.' He also has a well known feud with actress Kristy Swanson. TMZ Reports she has called the police on him numerous times for disturbing the peace by blasting music at all hours. In Jesse's interview with Alan Murphy he states that he had a few housewarming parties which annoyed the neighbours but that was it and he does not have parties constantly .
Filmography
1998-2001: "All My Children" as Adam Chandler Jr. (TV)
2001: "The Pirates of Central Park"
2002: "The Biggest Fan" (DVD)
2002: "The Strange Legacy of Cameron Cruz" (TV)
2004: "What I Like About You" (TV)
2004: "Pizza"
2004: "Summerland" (TV)
2005: "Top Of The Pops" (Guest Star & Interview - New Zealand) (TV)
2005: "Much On Demand" (Guest Star)
2005 "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" (Guest Star one episode- "Rock Star In The House")
2006: "Kingdom Hearts II" as Roxas (Video game) (voice)
2006: "Celebrity Duets" (TV)
2006: "All My Children" (TV)
2007: "Keith"
2007: "Hannah Montana" (one episode- "When You Wish You Were The Star") as himself, the boyfriend of Hannah Montana (TV)
2008: " Horton Hears a Who" as Jojo
2008: "Tinker Bell" as Terrence
Discography
Studio albums
2004: "Beautiful Soul"
2006: "Right Where You Want Me"
2008: TBR
Other albums
2003: "JMAC" (EP)
2005: "Live: The Beautiful Soul Tour"
2005: "Off The Record"
Awards and nominations
1998: "Nomination": Grammy Award for Best Children's Album (for "How Sweet It Is" as part of the Sugar Beats)
2001: "Won": Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series - Young Actor
2001: "Nomination": Soap Opera Digest Award - Outstanding Child Actor
2001: "Nomination": Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
2002: "Won": Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series - Young Actor
2002: "Nomination": Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
2005: "Won": Teen Choice Awards - Choice Male Artist
2005: "Won": Teen Choice Awards - Choice Breakout Artist - Male
2005: "Won": Teen Choice Awards - Choice Crossover Artist
2005: "Nomination": MTV Video Music Awards - Best Pop Video for 'Beautiful Soul'
2005: "Won": Radio Disney Music Awards - Best Song to Put on Repeat
2005: "Nomination": American Music Awards - Best New Artist
2005: "Won": Radio Disney Music Awards - Best Karaoke Song
2005: "Won": Radio Disney Music Awards - Best Male Singer
2006: "Won": Kids Choice Awards Award - Favorite Male Singer
2006: "Won": TRL Awards Italy - Best 'Tear' Award
2007: "Nomination": Kids Choice Awards Award Italy - Best International Artist
2007: "Nomination": TRL Awards Italy - Best Male Singer
2007: "Nomination": TRL Awards Italy - Best Video for 'Just So You Know'
2007: "Nomination": Kids Choice Awards Award - Favorite Male Singer
2007: "Won": Radio Disney Music Awards - Best Male Singer
External links
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Credit
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