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Infobox musical artist || name = A.J. McLean| image = AJ Malibu 003.jpg| caption = McLean in Malibu in February 2008| image_size = 200| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Alexander James McLean| alias = A.J., Alex, Bone| birth_date = birth date and age|mf=yes|1978|1|9| Height= 5'9| origin = West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach , Florida , United States | instrument = Human voice|Vocals , bass guitar , piano , saxophone , Steel Guitar|acoustic guitar , Violin , Drums | genre = Pop music|Pop , Contemporary R& B|R& B , pop rock | occupation = Singing|Singer , songwriter , actor | years_active = 1986–present| label = Jive Records|Jive , Avex Group|Avex , Podwall| associated_acts = Backstreet BoysAlexander James "A.J." McLean (born January 9, 1978cite book|last=Netter|first=Matt|title=Backstreet Boys * Aaron Carter|publisher=Pocket Books|year=1999|location=New York|pages=46–47|month=January|isbn=978-0-671-03539-6) is an United States|American musician , singing|singer , dancer , actor , and entertainer . He is a member of the Backstreet Boys .
Biography
Early life
McLean was born in West Palm Beach, Florida to Bob and Denise (née Fernandez) McLean. He is of Cuban and German ancestry on his mother's side and Scottish, Irish and English on his father's side. His parents divorced when A.J. was two years old. In January 1986 at 8 years old, he acted in his first role as Little Mike in the 1986 film Truth or Dare A Critical Madness|Truth or Dare . http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092118/ IMDb: Truth or Dare? : A Critical Madness (1986)
In 1990, he moved to Orlando, Florida with his mother and grandparents to concentrate on his acting and singing career. After numerous auditions for various Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon and Disney projects, including the Nickelodeon show Nickelodeon GUTS|GUTS , he landed a role in Nickelodeon's Welcome Freshmen , and in a comedy series called '' Hi Honey, I'm Home! on which he played a character named "Skunk". He later quit High School to pursue his show business career.
Alter ego
McLean created a character, whom he named "Johnny NoName", to use as his alter ego. He uses it as his name when not performing with other members of the Backstreet Boys.cite web|url= http://www.canoe.ca/AllPop-BackstreetBoys/000329_johnny.html |title=A.J. McLean talks about "Johnny No Name" |publisher=Canoe.ca |date=2000-03-29 |accessdate=2011-10-18 The character has similarities to McLean; for instance, both had single mothers, and lived with their grandparents from a young age. There are also differences - Johnny has been to prison http://www.johnnyno-name.com/foundation/story.asp JNN Foundation - Founding Story whereas McLean has not. McLean has occasionally performed in rock/metal clubs around New York as Johnny No Name. He established a foundation called the http://www.jnnfoundation.org/foundation/default.asp JNN Foundation to raise funds for diabetes research and other causes like keeping music programs in schools. McLean also did a nine-city tour to support VH1 Save the Music as Johnny No Name. Originally McLean's alter ego was named Johnny Suede . It shared its name with a character played by Brad Pitt and when the studio threatened to sue McLean, he changed the name to Johnny No Name.Citation needed|date=June 2007
Have It All
In March 2008, McLean performed his first two solo shows (as himself) at the Anaheim House of Blues and The Roxy in Los Angeles. The show consisted of his solo material and a solo version of the Backstreet Boys hit, " Incomplete (Backstreet Boys song)|Incomplete ". The solo tour continued through Europe in May and June, in parallel to Backstreet Boys tour. While creating his solo project, McLean worked with the OneRepublic vocalist Ryan Tedder , producers Dan Muckala and Kristian Lundin , plus the former 'N Sync member, JC Chasez . On January 20, 2010, Have It All (A. J. McLean album)|Have It All , was released in Japan. He confirmed on the Backstreet Boys cruise in December 2010 that the US version would be released on February 8, 2011.cite web|url= http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=FtQkWFPKWBo& feature=related |title=NKOTBSB Song preview and song from 'Have It All', "Mr. A" |publisher=Youtube |date=2010-12-14 |accessdate=2011-10-18
Television appearances
In April 2002, In season 2 of Static Shock (A cartoon from 2000–2004) AJ made a guest appearance on the show. The title of the episode is called "Duped". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0709793/ "Static Shock" Duped (2002) - IMDb He also appeared as a contestant in the first season of the Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon game show Nickelodeon GUTS . AJ also appeared and performed with The Backstreet Boys on Arthur (TV series)|Arthur , Sesame Street , Sabrina The Teenage Witch , and Saturday Night Live
Personal life
McLean also suffered drug and alcohol addiction which he went to rehab for in 2001 (and again in 2002) following an intervention by the Backstreet Boys headed by Kevin Richardson (musician)|Kevin Richardson . During an interview with New Zealand radio station ZM (New Zealand)|ZM , McLean described his addictions as the hardest things he has ever had to go through, stating it is something he battles with every day. http://zmonline.com/WhosOn/MorningCrew/Highlights/Detail.aspx? id=14477 Interview with Polly Gillespie on ZMdead link|date=October 2011 He checked into rehab for the 3rd time on January 10, 2011 citing "personal reasons" which are most likely related to his history of alcohol abuse. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1655873/backstreet-boys-aj-mclean-back-rehab.jhtml "Backstreet Boys' A.J. McLean Back In Rehab", MTV News , January 13, 2011 In preparation for the NKOTB and Backstreet Boys tour, McLean has said, "I want to be healthy and perform and sing for people at my very best and happiest." His time in rehab did not affect the tour. http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b220385_aj_mclean_returns_rehabmdashwill_it.html "A.J. McLean Returns to Rehab—Will It Interfere With Backstreet-New Kids Tour? ", E& #33; Online , January 13, 2011
AJ married Rochelle Deanna Karidis, whom he credits for helping him overcome his addiction, on December 17, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. http://blog.music.aol.com/2011/07/07/a-j-mclean-rochelle-deanna-karidis-marry "A.J. McLean and Rochelle Deanna Karidis to Marry", AOL Music , September 7, 2011 http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/09/celebrity-wedding-planner-mindy-weiss-on-whos-tying-the-knot-next "Celebrity Wedding Planner Mindy Weiss on Who’s Tying the Knot Next!", OK& #33; Magazine , October 18, 2011The rest of the Backstreet Boys, Nick Carter (musician)|Nick Carter , Howie Dorough , Brian Littrell , and Kevin Richardson (musician)|Kevin Richardson were in attendance. http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2011/07/backstreet-boys-aj-mclean-wedding-rochelle-deanna-karidis-tyler-shields-minister "A.J. Mclean And Rochelle Deanna Karidis To Have ‘Craziest’ Celebrity Wedding Ever", Radar Online , September 7, 2011
On April 29, 2012, AJ and Rochelle announced that they are expecting a baby. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=KsLwwFmrsHA& feature=youtu.be
Formats: Compact Disc|CD , music download|digital download
Singles
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
Album
US
JAP
2010
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Have It All (A. J. McLean album)
References
External links
Commons category|A.J. Mclean
http://www.aj-mclean.com Official site
http://www.backstreetboys.com Official Backstreet site
http://www.aj-mclean.com/store Official AJ McLean Store
IMDb name|0572481
myspace|ajmclean
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