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Jesse A. 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' starring Lori Laughlin. He is now filming the 12 episode series in California which will air as a mid-season series.

Favorites:

FAV COLOR: orange
FAV SPORT(S): baseball, football
FAV MUSIC ARTISTS: Craig David, Linkin Park, John Mayer, Jason 
Mraz, Baby Face, Maroon 5, Black Eyed Peas, Sting, Carole
King(Dillon Kondor's Grandmother!), James taylor, Hoobastank,
Usher, Justin Timberlake, The Beatles, Gavin DeGraw...rock, pop, soul, rap, r&b--anything that sounds good.
COLLEGE DREAMS: perhaps UCLA or Pepperdine...something in filming or directing
CELEBRITY CRUSH:Cameron Cruz, but it pretty much changes every other month, ranging from Kate Hudson, Britney Spears, etc...
FAV STORES: Tommy Hilfiger, American Eagle, Armani Exchange, Calvin Klein
FEATURES HE LOOKS FOR IN A GIRL: Nice eyes, nice personality. A girl who can make me laugh. Also someone who can say something totally random without feeling stupid.
INSTRUMENTS PLAYED: Played piano when from 5-9 years old. Plays a little alto sax.
FAV RADIO STATIONS: Z100 and WBLI (NY)
FAV CANDY:sour patch kids and gummy bears, or anything sticky
FAV ICE CREAM FLAVOR:Chocolate
FAV TV SHOWS:Friends, MTV, Lost, Desperate Housewives
FAV HOLIDAY:Christmas
FAV MOVIE:The Italian Job
FAV FOOD:Sushi
FAV PIZZA:Cheese!
FAV FRUIT:Kiwi and Strawberries
LEAST FAV FOOD:Brussle Sprouts
FAV SONG:(last time he was asked)" If You're Not The One"-Daniel Beddingfield
FAV MUSIC VIDEO:(last time he was asked) "Yeah"-Usher
FAV SONG THAT HE SINGS:"Beautiful Soul"
FAV SODA: Pepsi and Root Beer
FAV BASEBALL TEAM: NY Yankees
FAV FOOTBALL TEAM: NY Giants
FAV BASEBALL PLAYER: Derek Jeter of the NY Yankees
FAV PLACE TO GO ON VACATION: "Someplace tropical. Beaches. Warm weather. Chillin' under the palm trees. Actually, I'd love to live wherever that is too..."
FAV GIRL NAMES: Halie or Taylor
FAV BOY NAMES: Jack, Cole, Krew
FAV BREAKFAST FOOD: He usually doesn't eat breakfast
FAV LUNCH FOOD: Sushi or any kind of Japanese food
FAV DINNER FOOD: BBQ
CLOTHING STYLE: "sort of preppy"
RIGHTY OR LEFTY: righty!
PERFECT DATE: Hangin' on a California Beach or going dancing at a club in Times Square, NYC
OBSESSIONS: "Ummm, besides girls...candy. Gotta have that sugar."
LOOK-A-LIKES: Bystanders and fans alike have said Aaron Carter, Leonardo DiCaprio, and in some pictures Stevie Brock!
ALLERGIES: none
BASEBALL INSPIRATION: Mickey Mantle
MUSICAL INSPIRATION: James Taylor, Gavin DeGraw
ACTING INSPIRATION: Edward Norton
CELEBRITY FRIENDS: Stevie Brock, Greg Raposo, Lindsay Pagano, Adam Lamberg, Lalaine
COLOGNE HE WEARS: (last time he was asked) Victoria's Secret "Very Sexy For Men"
TYPE OF CELL PHONE HE HAS: a Nextel i90, silver and black
WORST HABIT: Biting his nails
PET PEEVE: When women file their nails, to Jesse, its like nails on a chalkboard.
FAV/BEST SUBJECT: Math, Spanish, Human Psychology
LEAST FAV SUBJECT: History
BOXERS OR BRIEFS?: boxers, baby!
HABITUAL SAYINGS: "cool, cool"..."Dude"..."You know"..."It's wild."
FAV CEREAL: Cap'n Crunch
PRIZED POSESSION: baseball mitt and cell phone

At a Glance

Name: Jesse A. McCartney (he likes to keep his middle name a secret)
Nicknames: Jess, Jmac, Jmac Daddy, Double Shot
DOB: April 9, 1987
Born in: NYC, NY
Parents: Scot and Ginger McCartney
Current Residence: Westchester, NY
Current Age: 18
Grade: GRADUATED High School! Congratulations!
HS elective: art in Freshman Year
Religion: Prostenant; Born-again Christian
Record Lable: Buena Vista/Hollywood Records (Prior to 2004: Jambition Records)
Management: Ginger McCartney and Sherry Kondor
Merchandise Manager: Bonnie Gallanter
Producers: Sherry Kondor and Ginger McCartney
Height: about 5' 11"
Weight: 140 lbs
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Blonde
Best Feature: Smile
Siblings: Lea (14) and Timmy (8)
Nationality: English, Irish and Scottish
Hobbies: Baseball, sports, acting, singing, girls, water skiing, snow skiing, surfing, playing xbox
School activities: Panthers baseball for his high school #8
Position in baseball: Pitcher and second base
School colors: Blue and Gold
School Mascot: Panthers
Pet(s): cat name Oliver...who's 1/2 calico (orange and white)
What type of girl do you like?: Girls with a good personality and who can make me laugh.
Stats: Single

RANDOM FACTS!!!
   - on his website, when asked if he likes to cuddle, all Jesse said was, "Who's askin'?...wink wink.
   - When he's older, Jesse would LOVE to live in California. He once said, "Dude, I'm never going 
      back to New York"
   - He recognises fans who come to MANY of his concerts
   - Jesse IS ticklish....he just won't say where.
   - First Crush: 5th grade, her name was Sam
   - First Kiss: 6th grade, he liked her A LOT
   - His Keyboardist, Katie Spencer, thinks that Jesse is very attractive but doesn't see them being
     anything more than just good friends.
   - When Katie was in the Sugar Beats, a child group, with Jesse, she had a crush on him when the first
     met. She was 10 and he was 9! AWWW!
   - He has perfect vision
   - In September of 2003, he got a trainer in order to learn how to surf for Summerland!
   - His parents let him drive to Long Island, NY for a concert, and for some reason he couldn't
     parallel park the car...and there were fans right there! Oops!
   - He likes Marshmallow Peeps!
   - The producers of Summerland wanted him to have an Ashton Kutcher type hair style-kinda
     shaggy, so they gave him some hair stuff to make it look a little different. (Thats why Jesse's hair
     looks so much lighter in the first episode of Summerland.)
VERY, VERY RANDOM FACTS!!!
   - Jesse likes the dark.
   -The brand of socks that he waers is Hanes.
   - The shampoo that he uses is Pantene Pro-V
   - Jesse prefers soda out of the bottle, rather than out of the can.
   - When asked what his favorite letter of the alphabet was, he replied with, "Y?"
   - He's been stung by a bee on his eyelid.
   - At McDonalds, he usually orders a chicken sandwhich, or a chicken ceasar salad.
   - At Wendy's he usually orders a taco salad or chicken nuggets.
 
JUST FACTS!:
   - He likes Spongebob Squarepants
   -When he was little he was in a child group called the Sugar Beats
   - He performed broadway with his family
   - He was on the daytime drama ALL MY CHILDREN as Adam Chandler
     jr.
   - He wasn't ashamed of his braces
   - HE'S HOTT!! lol <3
 
    *Thank you to Gail of Jesse McCartney Online for these facts...go to Links for the website.*