Aaron Charles Carter
[1] (born December 7, 1987) is an American singer. He is the younger brother of singer Nick Carter, from the boy band Backstreet Boys. He came to fame as a pop and hip hop singer in the late-1990s, establishing himself as a star among preteen and teenage audiences during the early-2000s. [2] Carter, who has also launched an acting career, is known for media reports regarding his personal life, including his relationships with Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan, and his legal problems, some involving his mother.
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Biography
Early life
Carter was born at the Tampa General Hospital in
Tampa,
Florida,
where his parents ran the Garden Villa Retirement Home; the family was originally from upstate
New York,
where his brother
Nick was born. Carter is named after his maternal grandfather Douglas "Charles" Spaulding and paternal grandfather (Aaron Charles Carter).
Aside from his older brother Nick, he also has three sisters:
twin sister
Angel (a
model), BJ and
Leslie. He also has an older
half-sister named Ginger,
from his father's first
marriage,
[3] and a younger
half-brother, Kaden (from his father's new marriage). He also has a younger stepsister, Taelyn, by his father's new wife. Carter has said that the mood in his home was often tense because of his parents' divorce. His parents would often argue about his money and Carter would often be in the middle of the fight, trying to stop it. Carter also remembers being pushed into show business when he was too young.
Carter attended the Frank D. Miles Elementary School and the Ruskin School in Florida.
Music
Carter's music consists of
hip-hop and
romantic ballads. He plays several instruments, including
drums,
piano,
guitar, and
saxophone; however, he normally does not perform as a member of his band during concerts. Carter is a dancer who has done some of his own
choreography.
Carter began his performing career at the age of seven, as the lead singer of a local band, Dead End. He left the band after two years because they were leaning towards alternative music and he wanted to do pop. He made his first solo appearance, singing a cover of
The Jets' "Crush on You", when opening for the Backstreet Boys in
Berlin in March 1997. The performance was followed by a record contract, and in the fall of 1997, he released his first single, "Crush on You". His first full-length album was released on December 1, 1997. The eponymous debut album achieved
gold status in
Norway,
Spain,
Denmark,
Canada, and
Germany, and was released in the
United States on June 16, 1998. On November 17, 1996, Carter released the
EP Let The Music Heal Your Soul
. The record was a fund-raising project that featured vocals by Carter,
The Backstreet Boys,
'N Sync,
The Moffatts, and other artists (collectively referred to as the "
Bravo All Stars" after the
German youth magazine
Bravo
).
Carter's parents later filed a
lawsuit against his former manager,
Lou Pearlman (now in
federal prison for major
fraud), alleging failure to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties on Carter's 1998 album, which was released through Pearlman's label and production company, Trans Continental. On March 13, 2003, Pearlman was declared in
contempt of court for ignoring a court order to produce documents relating to royalty payments.
[4]
Carter's vocals have been included on several soundtracks, including a collaboration with musician Patrick Kilcoyne on
Pokémon: The First Movie
(1999),
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
(2000),
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
and
The Princess Diaries
(both 2001). His next album,
Aaron's Party (Come Get It)
was released in the
United States on September 26, 2000 under the
Jive label. The album achieved triple-
platinum certification, selling more than 1.5 million copies in the United States.
The album was followed by a compilation of
music videos (October 10, 2000) and a concert DVD (July 31, 2001). At the age of 13, Carter recorded the album
Oh Aaron
, which was released on August 7, 2001 and featured his first duet recording with his brother, Nick.
Oh Aaron
was accompanied by a
music video/
DVD of the same name, which was released on March 26, 2002 and included footage of his 2001 concert in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as well as music videos and interviews. Play Along Toys also created an Aaron Carter
action figure in conjunction with the album's release.
[5]
In the aftermath of the
September 11 terrorist attacks, Carter and his brother Nick were among the many artists who participated in the recording of the charity single "
What More Can I Give", written and composed by
Michael Jackson, which was supposed to raise money for the victims' families. Sony refused to release the track and forbade Michael Jackson to release it with the help of another label.
Carter's next album,
Another Earthquake
, was released on September 3, 2002, during the "Rock, Rap, and Retro" tour. The album featured the
patriotic-themed "America A.O." and the ballad "Do You Remember". Carter's
Most Requested Hits
, a collection including tracks from his last three albums as well as a new single, "One Better", was released on November 3, 2003. Carter's most recent CD single was "Saturday Night", which was released on March 22, 2005 and promoted by Carter during his summer 2005
Remix Tour
. The song was released by Trans Continental label, with Lou Pearlman as executive producer. The single was also featured in the soundtrack of the film
Popstar
, in which Carter starred.
On March 21, 2006, Trans Continental filed a lawsuit against Carter within the
Los Angeles Superior Court, citing that Carter allegedly reneged on a recording deal. Carter had signed the contract on December 7, 2004, when he was 17 and underage. A year later, his attorney notified the record company that Carter had the right to "cancel or void various agreements" that were signed when he was a minor.
[6]
Carter was one of the many artists to record a song on the album
DisneyMania
. Carter recorded "
I Just Can't Wait to Be King" from
The Lion King
.
On Carter's show
House of Carters
, and on one of his official
myspace.com sites, he says he's writing, recording and producing an album.
Aaron is currently in the studio working on his new album co-writing and recording with
Eddie Galan.
[7]
One of Carter's more recent concert appearances took place on November 22, 2008 at
Woodley Park in
Van Nuys, California, as part of the first annual San Fernando
Children's Day celebration.
[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
On April 24, 2009, Aaron performed with his sister
Leslie Carter at the Luxy Nightclub 1 Year Anniversary Red Carpet Gala.
[14] [15]
During a chance encounter at a mutual friend's recording studio on May 10, 2009, Aaron wrote and recorded the song, "I Love Everything About You" with
MTV reality show host
Tila Tequila.
[16]
On May 23, 2009, "I Ain't Gonna Take No More," a
song intended for inclusion on Carter's next
album, was leaked to the media.
[17] Aaron's sister,
Angel Carter, verified via her
Twitter site that the single was not released with Carter's permission.
[18]
Carter's new song "Let Go" has been issued as a
promo single and is widely speculated to be about
Hilary Duff.
[19] "Let Go" is currently featured on Carter's
MySpace, along with portions of two other new songs ("The Perfect Storm" and "I Ain't Gonna Take No More") which are available for purchase via
Bandbox.
Acting career
Carter has become active as an actor, making guest appearances on several
television series, including
Lizzie McGuire
,
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
, and
7th Heaven
. In April 2001, he made his
Broadway debut, playing JoJo the Who in
Seussical the Musical
by
Lynn Ahrens and
Stephen Flaherty.
Carter made his feature film debut in a
cameo in the 2004 comedy,
Fat Albert
. He voiced a soldier named
Joseph Plumb Martin in
Liberty's Kids
. His first lead role in a feature was in
Popstar
(2005), a
direct-to-video film that was based heavily on his own life as a performer. A real-life motocross racer, Carter also appeared in 2005's
Supercross
.
Carter and his siblings star in a
reality show,
House Of Carters
, which premiered in October 2006 on
E!. The series features all five Carter siblings reuniting to live in the same house.
Hobbies
Carter is active in sports, including water sports, soccer, golf, baseball, football and motocross bike racing. He is also an avid
basketball player; he plays basketball with his tour mates, and has been known to shoot baskets on stage during his concerts. He collaborated with athlete
Shaquille O'Neal for the music video to "That's How I Beat Shaq". In January 2005, he joined brother Nick in
Whittier, California and played a game with the Hollywood Knights celebrity basketball team, raising money for local
Los Angeles schools.
In addition to sports, Carter enjoys working out.
[20] At the age of fourteen, he took up
weightlifting and boosted his body weight from 120 lb to 140 lb. He bulked up mainly in his arms, abdomen and chest. He is also a gymnast, and he frequently performs
back flips,
handstands, and
one-arm cartwheels in his concert appearances.
Carter is also a passionate advocate for the protection of the
Everglades habitat in his native Florida. At the age of fifteen he appeared in a
United States Coast Guard video promoting the use of
life jackets among boaters and anglers.
Personal life
Carter has dated actresses
Hilary Duff and
Lindsay Lohan and resulting in a high profile feud between the two.
[21] He had later admitted to having cheated on Duff. Later, reports circulated that Aaron had dated
Paris Hilton, after Nick, Aaron's brother, broke up with her. This led to a well publicized spat between the brothers on the
E! cable network reality show,
House of Carters.
[22] Also, according to a
Maxim
interview with
Hulk Hogan, Carter was literally thrown out of Hogan's house while Carter was trying to court
Brooke Hogan because the elder Hogan found him to be arrogant and disrespectful.
Carter's parents separated in March 2003 and later filed for
divorce. In December 2003, Carter filed for legal
emancipation from his mother, alleging she had taken more than $100,000 from his bank account without his permission. Carter mentioned in a
20/20
interview that he was missing sums amounting to $6,400,000. Carter and his mother resolved their differences the following January, and the filing was withdrawn. Since his parents' divorce, Carter has lived with his father in
Marathon, Florida. Aaron Carter has since moved out on his own. He spent several months in 2006 living with his brother Nick and their sisters, Angel, BJ (Bobbie Jean), and Leslie. When filming wrapped in August, Carter returned to Florida briefly, then moved back to California, where he has his own apartment. Carter travelled with his older brother on some of the stops the Backstreet Boys' Unbreakable Tour in 2008.
On September 18, 2006, it was reported that Carter was engaged to former beauty queen and
Playboy model
Kari Ann Peniche.
[23] [24] US Weekly
later reported that Carter had broken off his engagement to Peniche, saying he was impulsive in proposing to her.
[25] Later in 2006 he dated singer
Kaci Brown.
[26]
On February 21, 2008, Carter was arrested in
Kimble County, Texas, when he was pulled over for speeding, and authorities found less than two ounces of
marijuana in his car.
Aaron Carter is a member of the Hollywood Knights celebrity basketball team, making frequent appearances for charitable causes. On August 14, 2008, Carter joined the Hollywood Knights for a game in
Bergen, Norway. On August 13, 2008, Carter posted , officially announcing the Bergen appearance on
YouTube. On August 14, 2008, at the Hollywood Knights postgame VIP Party, Carter performed his new song, "Swagged Up", with sixth season
American Idol runner-up,
Blake Lewis (who was also on the Hollywood Knights roster for the Bergen appearance). A can also be viewed on
YouTube. Some of Carter's most recent Hollywood Knights appearances were on November 19, 2008 at
Warren High School (Downey, California),
[27] March 4, 2009 at
El Monte High School in
El Monte, California,
[28] and March 21, 2009 at
Hickam Air Force Base in
Hawaii.
[29]
On July 3, 2009, Aaron and his brother
Nick Carter hosted a party at Mai nightclub in
Nashville, Tennessee which was attended by former
NFL quarterback Steve McNair shortly before his death.
[30]
Also on July 3, 2009, Carter created a
YouTube account under the user name, "The Crazy Carter."
[31]
On August 17, 2009 the
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) announced that Carter would be joining season 9 of their
prime time reality series,
Dancing With The Stars.
[32] [33]
Discography
Studio albums
- 1997: Aaron Carter
- 2000: Aaron's Party (Come Get It)
- 2001: Oh Aaron
- 2002: Another Earthquake
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Compilation albums
- 2003: Most Requested Hits
- 2006: Come Get It: The Very Best of Aaron Carter
- 2006: 2 Good 2 B True
EPs
- 1996: Let The Music Heal Your Soul
- 1999: Surfin' USA
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Filmography
- Figure it Out
.... Himself (1 episode, 1998) (TV)
- Lizzie McGuire
.... Himself (1 episode, 2001) (TV)
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
.... Himself (1 episode, 2001) (TV)
- 48 Hours Mystery
.... Himself (1 episode, 2002) (TV)
- Liberty's Kids
.... Joseph Plumb Martin (2002) (TV) (voice)
- Family Affair
.... Liam Curtis (1 episode, 2003) (TV)
- Fat Albert
.... Darren/The Kid (2004)
- 7th Heaven
.... Harry (2 episodes, 2004) (TV)
- Ella Enchanted
(2004) .... Singing main male vocals in "Somebody to Love"
- Popstar
.... JD McQueen (2005) (DVD)
- Supercross
.... Owen Cole (2005)
- Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End
.... Himself (2005) (TV)
- House of Carters
.... Himself (2006) (TV)
- I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
.... Marty (Theatrical Release: 09/21/2007)
- Grand Stand
.... Mitch (2007) (TV)
References
- Backstreet Brother: Aaron Carter
- ShowBuzz
- http://www.lakesnw.co.uk/bsbweb/biography_ginger.
- http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,266164,00.html
- About.com
- Yahoo! Music
- http://www.myspace.com/eddiegalan
- Look To The Stars Official Site
- Childrens Day 2008 Official Site
- Salute To Kids
- Hip Celebrity
- The Jewish Journal
- Los Angeles Office of the City Attorney
- http://www.luxyclub.ca/
- http://www.meetmeinto.com/display_pics2.asp?event=2009-04-24_luxy&alt=luxy%20pictures
- http://www.tilashotspot.buzznet.com/web/tila/journals/tilatequila/entry/4077981/
- http://www.dailytunez.com/2009/05/aaron-carter-i-aint-gonna-take-no-more.html
- http://twitter.com/itsangelcarter
- www.hilarynews.com/2009/06/26/aaron-carters-let-go-is-about-hilary
- Teen People
- Report: Aaron Carter Arrested for Investigation of Marijuana Possession
- Hollywood Heartbreaker article
- Breaking: Aaron Carter Engaged
- Aaron Carter Pops the Question
- Aaron Carter Finds Love with Singer Kaci Brown
- Aaron Carter Finds Love with Singer Kaci Brown
- Hollywood Knights Official Site: Warren High Event
- Hollywood Knights Official Site: El Monte Event
- Hickam AFB Services
- Nashville Post
- Aaron Carter's YouTube
- ABC.com
- ''Dancing with the Stars'' 2009 Season 9 Cast Revealed!