AJ McLean Bio (Biography)
Real name:
Alexander James Mclean
Date of birth:
January 9. 1978
Place of birth:
West Palm Beach, Florida
Astrology Sign:
Capricorn
Height:
5' 9" (1.75 m)
Residence:
Kissimmee, Florida, USA
Hair color:
Black
Eye color:
Brown
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Biography
Alexander James McLean was born January 9, 1978 West Palm Beach, Florida. His parents Denise Fernandez and Bob McLean divorced when he was two years old and his mother and grandparents Ursula and Adolph Fernandez raised him.
Popular as one of the members of the boy band Backstreet Boys, McLean moved to Orlando, Florida with his mother in 1990 to concentrate on his acting and singing career. After many auditions for different Disney and Nickelodeon projects, he got a role in Nickelodeon's Welcome Freshmen. He also got a role in a comedy series called Hi Honey! I'm Home, where he played a character named Skunk. He won a silver medal on GUTS in 1992. In the year 1992, McLean was recruited by producer Lou Pearlman and became a member of the Backstreet Boys. The other members of the band were Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough, and Kevin Richardson. The Backstreet Boys went on to become one of the top-selling bands with over 40 million albums sold in the U.S. and 90 million worldwide.
AJ as he was known was one of the popular members of the group, and was regarded as the one who finishes up the songs. He sang the songs I Want It That Way, Shape Of My Heart, Drowning, Larger Than Life, and Don't Wanna Lose You Now. He was also one of the guys to start the songs like Get Another Boyfriend, The Call, Incomplete and used his humming ability in the intros for I Want It That Way and Drowning. He was the co-singer with lead vocals in all the Backstreet boys' singles except in As Long As You Love Me, and Anywhere For You.
In 2005, the Backstreet Boys released their fifth studio album, Never Gone and it sold millions of copies within the first month of release. The group will be releasing their next album in June 2007.
Although AJ rose to fame in his early teens, he was known as the bad boy of the group. AJ had a self-destructive behavior that was quite apparent and distressed the other band members in 2001. After an intervention, AJ got into a rehab for drug abuse and alcoholism. Later on in his life, his mother, Denise McLean, authored the book called Backstreet Mom that described AJ's life before, during, and after rehab.
In December 2003, AJ appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show with his mother and talked about his recovery from alcoholism, depression, and drug abuse. The biggest surprise of the show was when Kevin Richardson, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, and Nick Carter appeared and talked about their experiences with his addictions. They offered their support for his rehabilitation. This reunion of Backstreet boys happened after almost two years. The band reunited again for a world tour in 2004 and released their comeback album Never Gone on June 14, 2005.
AJ has also performed in rock/metal clubs around New York under his alter ego, Johnny No Name. He has established a foundation called the JNN Foundation to raise funds for diabetes research and causes like introducing music programs into schools.
Popular as one of the members of the boy band Backstreet Boys, McLean moved to Orlando, Florida with his mother in 1990 to concentrate on his acting and singing career. After many auditions for different Disney and Nickelodeon projects, he got a role in Nickelodeon's Welcome Freshmen. He also got a role in a comedy series called Hi Honey! I'm Home, where he played a character named Skunk. He won a silver medal on GUTS in 1992. In the year 1992, McLean was recruited by producer Lou Pearlman and became a member of the Backstreet Boys. The other members of the band were Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough, and Kevin Richardson. The Backstreet Boys went on to become one of the top-selling bands with over 40 million albums sold in the U.S. and 90 million worldwide.
AJ as he was known was one of the popular members of the group, and was regarded as the one who finishes up the songs. He sang the songs I Want It That Way, Shape Of My Heart, Drowning, Larger Than Life, and Don't Wanna Lose You Now. He was also one of the guys to start the songs like Get Another Boyfriend, The Call, Incomplete and used his humming ability in the intros for I Want It That Way and Drowning. He was the co-singer with lead vocals in all the Backstreet boys' singles except in As Long As You Love Me, and Anywhere For You.
In 2005, the Backstreet Boys released their fifth studio album, Never Gone and it sold millions of copies within the first month of release. The group will be releasing their next album in June 2007.
Although AJ rose to fame in his early teens, he was known as the bad boy of the group. AJ had a self-destructive behavior that was quite apparent and distressed the other band members in 2001. After an intervention, AJ got into a rehab for drug abuse and alcoholism. Later on in his life, his mother, Denise McLean, authored the book called Backstreet Mom that described AJ's life before, during, and after rehab.
In December 2003, AJ appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show with his mother and talked about his recovery from alcoholism, depression, and drug abuse. The biggest surprise of the show was when Kevin Richardson, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, and Nick Carter appeared and talked about their experiences with his addictions. They offered their support for his rehabilitation. This reunion of Backstreet boys happened after almost two years. The band reunited again for a world tour in 2004 and released their comeback album Never Gone on June 14, 2005.
AJ has also performed in rock/metal clubs around New York under his alter ego, Johnny No Name. He has established a foundation called the JNN Foundation to raise funds for diabetes research and causes like introducing music programs into schools.
