jesse mccartney

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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Mini Biography

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" (2004) starring Lori Loughlin. He is now filming the 12 episode series in California which will air as a mid-season series.
IMDb Mini Biography By: Denise

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


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

Is 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 is "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 song to perform is "Get Your Shine On"

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.

Favorite Dream Street song is It Happens Every Time.

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.