Aaron Charles Carter is an American singer. He came to fame as a pop and
hip hopHip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
singer in the late 1990s, establishing himself as a star among pre-teen and teenage audiences during the early-first decade of the 21st century.
Life and career
Carter was born at the Tampa General Hospital in
TampaTampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
, Florida, where his parents, Jane Elizabeth (née Spaulding) and Robert Gene Carter, ran the Garden Villa Retirement Home. The family was originally from upstate New York, where his brother
NickNickolas Gene "Nick" Carter is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, musician, entertainer and actor. He is best known as a member of the pop group, Backstreet Boys. He went on to release a solo album called Now Or Never during their hiatus. He has made occasional television appearances and...
, of the boy band
Backstreet BoysThe Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
, was born. Aside from his older brother Nick, he also has three sisters:
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sister Angel (a model), B.J. and
LeslieLeslie Barbara Carter is an American singer.- Family :Carter was born in Tampa, Florida, the daughter of Jane Elizabeth and Robert Gene Carter. She is the older sister of Aaron Carter and younger sister of Nick Carter. Aside from her brothers, Nick and Aaron, she also has two sisters: Angel and...
. Carter is named after his maternal grandfather, Douglas "Charles" Spaulding, and paternal grandfather, Aaron Charles Carter. Carter attended the Frank D. Miles Elementary School and the Ruskin School in Florida. 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 later felt that he was pushed into show business when he was too young.
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
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' "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
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, Spain,
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,
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, and Germany, and was released in the United States on June 16, 1998.
His next album,
Aaron's Party (Come Get It)Aaron's Party is American pop singer Aaron Carter's 2nd studio album to follow-up to his international debut album. This album was released in the fall of 2000. This album was also certified 3x Platinum by the R.I.A.A. for selling over 3 million copies in the United States...
was released in the United States on September 26, 2000 under the
JiveJive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
label. The album sold more than 1.5 million copies in the United States. The album included the hit singles, "I Want Candy", "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)", "
That's How I Beat Shaq"That's How I Beat Shaq" is the fourth single from Aaron Carter's second debut album, Aaron's Party . Released on February 6, 2001, the single features guest vocals from Shaquille O'Neal.-Music video:...
" and "Bounce". In March 2001, he made his acting debut by guest starring on an episode of the
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series
Lizzie McGuireLizzie McGuire is an American teen sitcom which premiered on the Disney Channel on January 12, 2001 and ended February 14, 2004. A total of 65 episodes were produced and aired. Its target demographic was preteens and adolescents...
and began dating teen actress
Hilary DuffHilary Erhard Duff is an American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and author. After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood, she achieved fame playing the title role in the Disney Channel television series Lizzie McGuire. She also reprised her role in...
. That same month, he and fellow teen star
Samantha MumbaSamantha Tamania Anne Cecilia Mumba is an Irish singer and actress.Her first album was released in 2000. Her most notable role was Mara in the 2002 film The Time Machine. She has also appeared in a number of Irish independent films.-Early life, education and early career:Mumba was born in Dublin,...
performed a concert on Disney Channel titled
Aaron Carter and Samantha Mumba In Concert. In April 2001, he made his Broadway debut, playing JoJo the Who in
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by
Lynn AhrensLynn Ahrens is an American writer and lyricist for the musical theatre, television and film. She has collaborated with Stephen Flaherty for many years...
and
Stephen FlahertyStephen Flaherty is an American composer of musical theatre. He works most often in collaboration with the lyricist/bookwriter Lynn Ahrens...
.
At the age of 13, Carter recorded the album
Oh AaronOh Aaron is American teen pop singer Aaron Carter's third studio album, released in the summer of 2001. The album features three collaborations with No Secrets and his older brother, Nick Carter...
, which was released on August 7, 2001 and featured his first duet recording with his brother, Nick. Play Along Toys also created an Aaron Carter
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in conjunction with the album's release. Carter's parents filed a
lawsuitA lawsuit or "suit in law" is a civil action brought in a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant's actions, demands a legal or equitable remedy. The defendant is required to respond to the plaintiff's complaint...
against his former manager,
Lou PearlmanLouis Jay "Lou" Pearlman is a former impresario of the successful 1990s boy bands such as The Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Take 5, O-Town and US5. In 2006, it was discovered that Pearlman had perpetrated one of the largest and longest-running Ponzi schemes in American history, leaving more than $300...
(now in
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for major
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), in 2002 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 courtContempt of court is a court order which, in the context of a court trial or hearing, declares a person or organization to have disobeyed or been disrespectful of the court's authority...
for ignoring a court order to produce documents relating to royalty payments.
Carter's next album,
Another Earthquake, was released on September 3, 2002, during the "Rock, Rap, and Retro" tour. The album featured the
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-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 began dating actress
Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan is an American actress, pop singer and model. She began her career as a child fashion model before making her motion picture debut in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap at the age of 11...
along with his girlfriend
Hilary DuffHilary Erhard Duff is an American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and author. After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood, she achieved fame playing the title role in the Disney Channel television series Lizzie McGuire. She also reprised her role in...
at the same time, but left Lohan and resumed dating Duff. Later, he admitted to cheating on Duff and Duff ended their relationship after two years.
"Saturday Night", which was released on March 22, 2005 and was 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
PopstarPopstar is an American film that features teen singer Aaron Carter in his first and only lead role in a feature film. The direct-to-video film was directed by Richard Gabai and written by Timothy Barton; the film was released on November 8, 2005. The premiere was held in The Woodlands, Texas. It...
, in which Carter starred. The
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film was based heavily on his own life as a performer. A real-life motocross racer, Carter also appeared in 2005's
SupercrossSupercross is a 2005 American action film directed by Steve Boyum and starring Steve Howey and Mike Vogel. The movie is a mixture of youthful relationships set in the intense world of professional Supercross.-Plot synopsis:...
. On March 21, 2006, Trans Continental filed a lawsuit against Carter within the Los Angeles
Superior CourtIn common law systems, a superior court is a court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases...
, citing that Carter allegedly reneged on a recording deal. Carter had signed the contract on December 7, 2004, when he was 17 and underage. His attorney however stated that Carter had the right to "cancel or void various agreements" that were signed when he was a minor.
Carter and his siblings starred in a reality show,
House of CartersHouse of Carters was a documentary/reality show on the E! cable network, and Much Music in Canada, about the lives of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter and his four siblings as they try to revive their careers as well as reconnect as a family. The series premiered on October 2, 2006. Eight episodes were...
, which ran in October–November 2006 on
E!E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of...
. The series features all five Carter siblings reuniting to live in the same house. On September 18, 2006, it was reported that Carter was engaged to former beauty queen and
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model
Kari Ann PenicheKari Ann Peniche is a former beauty queen and entertainer from Fairview, Oregon. She has held the Miss Oregon Teen USA and Miss United States Teen titles. She was stripped of the latter title after appearing nude in the November 2004 issue of Playboy magazine.Peniche lived in San Diego before...
.
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later reported that Carter had broken off his engagement to Peniche, saying he was impulsive in proposing to her. On February 21, 2008, Carter was arrested in
Kimble County, TexasKimble County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 4,468. Its county seat is Junction. Kimble is named for George C. Kimble, who died at the Battle of the Alamo.-Geography:...
, when he was pulled over for speeding, and authorities found less than two ounces of marijuana in his car. Carter joined season 9 primetime reality series,
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. On November 10, 2009 he was eliminated from the show along with his partner
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. They finished in fifth place.
| Week # |
Dance/Song |
Judges' score |
Result |
| Inaba |
Goodman |
Tonioli |
| 1 |
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|
7 |
8 |
7 |
Safe |
| 2 |
Quickstep |
9 |
9 |
9 |
Safe |
| 3 |
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|
8 |
6 |
7 |
Safe |
| 4 |
Lambada Lambada is a dance from Pará, Brazil. The dance became internationally popular in the 1980s, especially in Latin America and Caribbean countries...
|
6 |
6 |
6 |
Bottom Two |
| 5 |
Argentine tango Argentine tango is a musical genre of simple quadruple metre and binary musical form, and the social dance that accompanies it. Its lyrics and music are marked by nostalgia, expressed through melodic instruments including the bandoneon. Originated at the ending of the 19th century in the suburbs of...
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8 |
8 |
8 |
Bottom Two |
| 6 |
Waltz/Mambo Marathon |
8 |
9 |
8 |
Safe |
| 7 |
Jive/Team Paso Doble |
9 |
10 |
10 |
Safe |
| 8 |
Foxtrot/'90s Samba |
7/9 |
8/9 |
8/9 |
Eliminated |
During this time he also released some music online, including the single "Dance with Me" featuring Flo Rida in an attempt to kickstart his music career again. Carter is in the process of working on a new studio album, last heard Producer/Mix Engineer Brody Murakami was asked by Carters Manager to assist. On August 22, 2010, Carter performed in Lake Ronkonkoma, NY at a benefit concert for Audrianna Bartol, a 3-year-old stricken with Stage 4 neuroblastoma cancer. On January 23, 2011, Aaron Carter's manager Johnny Wright announced that Carter had entered a treatment facility "to heal some emotional and spiritual issues he was dealing with." After entering the facility, Carter's first message to his fans was, "The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human." On February 10, 2011, it was announced that Carter had successfully completed a month of rehab at the
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in
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. Carter was scheduled to perform a second benefit concert for Audrianna Bartol on February 5, 2011 in Lake Ronkonkoma, NY and a benefit for the activist organization, "Four Years. Go", was originally scheduled for February 24, 2011 in
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. The Manville show was rescheduled to take place on March 24, 2011. On September 2, 2011, Carter performed a show at the Eagle Ridge Mall in
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.
On November 7, 2011, Carter began starring in the
Off-BroadwayOff-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
production of the world's longest running musical,
The FantasticksThe Fantasticks is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones. It was produced by Lore Noto. It tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the play "The Romancers" by Edmond Rostand, concerning two neighboring fathers who trick their children, Luisa and Matt, into...
, at the
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in
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. Carter has been cast in the role of Matt, the play's central character.
Studio albums
- 1997: Aaron Carter
Aaron Carter is the first and self-titled debut album of pop singer Aaron Carter, brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter. It was originally released in December 1997 in Europe and re-released the next year with a new song and a remix, as well as being released in the United States in the...
- 2000: Aaron's Party (Come Get It)
Aaron's Party is American pop singer Aaron Carter's 2nd studio album to follow-up to his international debut album. This album was released in the fall of 2000. This album was also certified 3x Platinum by the R.I.A.A. for selling over 3 million copies in the United States...
- 2001: Oh Aaron
Oh Aaron is American teen pop singer Aaron Carter's third studio album, released in the summer of 2001. The album features three collaborations with No Secrets and his older brother, Nick Carter...
- 2002: Another Earthquake
Another Earthquake! is American teen pop singer Aaron Carter's fourth studio album released in the fall of 2002. This album was not as successful as "Oh Aaron" because it sold only over 60,000 copies.- Track listing :...
Compilation albums
- 2003: Most Requested Hits
Most Requested Hits is American teen pop singer Aaron Carter's first compilation album. The album did not make the Top 50 and has only sold about 50,000 copies to date. The compilation included no tracks from Carter's self-titled debut album, including one of Carter's most successful singles...
- 2006: Come Get It: The Very Best of Aaron Carter
Come Get It: The Very Best of Aaron Carter is American teen pop singer Aaron Carter's second compilation album.- Tracks :# "Aaron's Party " – 3:24# "That's How I Beat Shaq" – 3:25# "Bounce" – 3:19# "My Internet Girl" – 4:00...
- 2006: 2 Good 2 B True
2 Good 2 B True is American teen pop singer Aaron Carter's third compilation album.-Track listing:-Track information:*Tracks 1, 2, 3 and 4 can be found on 2000's Aaron's Party ....
DVDs
- 2000: Aaron's Party: The Videos
Aaron's Party: The Videos is pop star Aaron Carter's first music video DVD with videos from his then-recent album, Aaron's Party . It was released in 2000, the month after the release of the corresponding album.-Videos:...
- 2001: Aaron's Party: Live in Concert
Aaron's Party: Live in Concert is teen pop star Aaron Carter's first concert DVD and third video release overall, released in 2001.-Synopsis:...
- 2002: Oh Aaron: Live in Concert
Oh Aaron: Live in Concert is the fourth DVD release by pop singer Aaron Carter, released in 2002. It is his second live concert video.-Synopsis:...
Filmography
- Figure it Out
Figure It Out is an American children's game show hosted by Summer Sanders that aired on Nickelodeon for four seasons from July 7, 1997 to December 12, 1999....
.... Himself (1 episode, 1998) (TV)
- Lizzie McGuire
Lizzie McGuire is an American teen sitcom which premiered on the Disney Channel on January 12, 2001 and ended February 14, 2004. A total of 65 episodes were produced and aired. Its target demographic was preteens and adolescents...
.... Himself (1 episode, 2001) (TV)
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina the Teenage Witch is a comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a teenage fictional character named Sabrina Spellman. The character was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo. The comic's characters have also appeared in various other media...
.... Himself (1 episode, 2001) (TV)
- 48 Hours Mystery .... Himself (1 episode, 2002) (TV)
- Liberty's Kids
Liberty's Kids is an animated television series produced by DIC Entertainment, originally broadcast on PBS Kids from Septemer 2, 2002 to April 4, 2003, although PBS continued to air reruns until August 2004...
.... Joseph Plumb MartinJoseph Plumb Martin was an American Revolutionary War soldier who published an account of his experiences as a soldier in the 8th Connecticut Regiment of the Continental Army in 1830.-Life:...
(2002) (TV) (voice)
- Family Affair
Family Affair is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 to September 9, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do civil engineer and bachelor Bill Davis as he attempted to raise his brother's orphaned children in his luxury New York City apartment. Davis' traditional...
.... Liam Curtis (1 episode, 2003) (TV)
- Fat Albert
Fat Albert is a 2004 live-action/animated film based on the Filmation animated series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. The movie was produced by Davis Entertainment for 20th Century Fox, and stars Kenan Thompson as the title character....
.... Darren/The Kid (2004)
- 7th Heaven
7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007...
.... Harry (2 episodes, 2004) (TV)
- Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted is a 2004 British-American romantic-comedy film loosely based on Gail Carson Levine's 1997 novel of the same name. The film stars Anne Hathaway as Ella and Hugh Dancy as Prince Charmont. It plays with the usual fairy-tale genre...
(2004) .... Singing main male vocals in "Somebody to Love"
- Popstar
Popstar is an American film that features teen singer Aaron Carter in his first and only lead role in a feature film. The direct-to-video film was directed by Richard Gabai and written by Timothy Barton; the film was released on November 8, 2005. The premiere was held in The Woodlands, Texas. It...
.... JD McQueen (2005) (DVD)
- Supercross
Supercross is a 2005 American action film directed by Steve Boyum and starring Steve Howey and Mike Vogel. The movie is a mixture of youthful relationships set in the intense world of professional Supercross.-Plot synopsis:...
.... Owen Cole (2005)
- Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End
Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End is a two-hour special that premiered on NBC on November 13, 2005. It featured magicians Penn & Teller performing a variety of illusions in various locations around the Caribbean, most of which were done underwater or involved marine animals. It also featured a...
.... Himself (2005) (TV)
- House of Carters
House of Carters was a documentary/reality show on the E! cable network, and Much Music in Canada, about the lives of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter and his four siblings as they try to revive their careers as well as reconnect as a family. The series premiered on October 2, 2006. Eight episodes were...
.... Himself (2006) (TV)
- I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With is a 2006 independent film released by IFC Films and The Weinstein Company. Written, produced and directed by, and starring Jeff Garlin , it features Garlin, Sarah Silverman and Bonnie Hunt...
.... Marty (Theatrical Release: 21 September 2007)
- Grand Stand .... Mitch (2007) (TV Pilot - never aired)
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