Jesse McCartney's BiographyJesse McCartney was born April 9, 1987 in Ardsley, New York to Scott and Ginger McCartney. Jess is an American pop/R&B singer-songwriter and actor.
Jesse initially came to fame in the early 2000s as the youngest member of the boy band Dream Street. He subsequently branched out into a solo career, having appeared on the television series Summerland. He is not related to Paul McCartney.
Jesse began performing in local community musicals at the age of seven, before joining the national tour of The King and I at age ten along with Phil of the Future star Ricky Ullman.
Jesse McCartney moved to Los Angeles to become an actor and singer when he was 11. He later appeared with The Who's Roger Daltrey in A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden.
From 1998–2001, Jesse McCartney played Adam Chandler, Jr. on the ABC soap opera All My Children, a role for which he earned a Daytime Emmy nomination. He also later starred in the short-lived series Summerland, which aired on the now-defunct WB network for two seasons.
Jesse 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 Jesse McCartney in the title role. As of now, no official release date has been announced.
In 2006, Jesse McCartney was also featured as the voice of Roxas in the Disney/Square Enix videogame Kingdom Hearts II.
In 2007, Jesse McCartney appeared as himself on the two Disney Channel television shows Hannah Montana and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. In 2008,
Jesse was also featured as the voice of Horton Hears A Who!'s Jojo McDodd. Jesse was also featured as Theodore in "Alvin and the Chipmunks" released in 2007.
In 1999, Jesse 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), Karina LaGravinese (background vocals), Sharisse Francisco (background vocals), and under the management of Ginger McCartney and Sherry Goffin Kondor, who co-produced his first album, Beautiful Soul.
Jesse released his first solo EP in July 2003. The album featured three songs: "Beautiful Soul", "Don't 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.
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 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, 2005 at the Madera District County Fair in Madera, California. Jesse 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 in Santa Clara, California was recorded as a live CD and released in November 2005; this was his first concert DVD.
His second album, titled Right Where You Want Me, was released by Hollywood Records on September 19, 2006. The first single and song from the album, is called "Right Where You Want Me", began receiving radio play on July 11, 2006 and was written by Jesse McCartney, Adam Watts and Andy Dodd; McCartney, who co-wrote all of the songs on the new album, has said that he believes the single takes him in a "new direction musically".
The second single was "Just So You Know". The song "Invincible" was written by Jesse in memory of one of his high school friends who had died in 2003 due to drinking and driving. Although as stated by his management that he will not be launching a new tour because of lack of support from his record company, Jesse has done various shows in Italy and also in the United States.
In the fall of 2007, Jesse co-wrote the hit song "Bleeding Love" with Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, produced by Tedder for British singer Leona Lewis's debut album, Spirit. Jesse recorded his own version, which was released on some editions of his Departure album. The song's worldwide success in late 2007 and early 2008 gave Jesse added credentials as a songwriter, selling over 2 million copies, and stayed at the top of the U.S. Billboard charts for three months.
After a year and a half, it was confirmed by his management that Jesse has finished recording for his third album, Departure. The first single is called "Leavin'". The album was released on May 20, 2008 in the United States and Canada. Unlike his debut and sophomore albums, Departure is an R&B album.
Jesse McCartney will promote 'Departure' on a co-headlining tour with Jordin Sparks that begins in August of 2008 and ends that same month. He is also doing solo shows at theaters and small venues to support the album while on tour with Jordin Sparks.
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.
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From Blonde To Brunette - Blondes Have More Fun
Jesse McCarthney has transitioned through a series of hair colors during his career. Jesse appeared at the Nickelodeon 2005 Kids' Choice Awards with light blonde hair which looked great with his fair complexion and light eyes.
Later in 2005 Jesse went with a dark matte brown which was panned by hair critics who pointed out the dark hair color made Jesse's complexion look sallow and didn't work with his light eyes.
