Jesse Abraham Arthur McCartney
(born April 9, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. McCartney rose to fame in the early 2000s as member of the boy band Dream Street. He branched into a solo career, having appeared in the television series Summerland
and as a recurring character in the ABC Family series GRSSK
.
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Early life
Jesse McCartney was born in
Ardsley, New York. He 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. McCartney moved to
Los Angeles to become an actor and singer when he was 11.
Acting career
McCartney appeared with
The Who's
Roger Daltrey in
A Christmas Carol
at Madison Square Garden. From 1998–2001, McCartney played
Adam Chandler, Jr. in 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.
In 2005, McCartney appeared as himself in the
Disney Channel show,
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
. In 2006, McCartney was also featured as the voice of
Roxas in the Disney/Square Enix video game
Kingdom Hearts II
. In 2007, McCartney appeared as himself in the
Disney Channel television show
Hannah Montana
. In 2008, McCartney was also featured as the voice of ''
Horton Hears A Who!s Jojo McDodd. McCartney also voiced Theodore in 2007's
Alvin and the Chipmunks and as Terrence in 2008's
Tinker Bell''.
In 2008, McCartney co-starred along with
Elisabeth Harnois in an independent teenage drama feature film,
Keith
, directed by
Todd A. Kessler. It is his movie debut, and features McCartney in the title role.
Keith
was released on September 19, 2008.
According to
Entertainment Weekly
in December 2008, McCartney was negotiating to play against type in the role of the Fire Nation's prince
Zuko in
M. Night Shyamalan's feature film adaptation of
Avatar: The Last Airbender
.
[1] In February 2009, British actor
Dev Patel replaced McCartney, whose tour dates conflicted with a boot camp scheduled for the cast to train in martial arts.
[2] McCartney has expressed of his interest in directing and producing films that he enrolled in a film school.
[3]
In 2009, McCartney signed on to play a laid back and goofy college freshman athlete who rushes a fraternity in the
ABC Family series
GRSSK.
Music career
Beginnings
In 1999, McCartney 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.
[4] 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
.
McCartney released his first solo EP in July 2004. 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.
Beautiful Soul
and Right Where You Want Me
(2004–2007)
McCartney's debut solo album,
Beautiful Soul
, which was two years in the making, was released on September 28, 2004 in the United States and over a year later in Europe.
[5] He categorized it as a "
pop record" with twists of
urban.
[6] The album featured four songs that he co-wrote.
[7] Beautiful Soul
reached number 15 on the
Billboard
200.
[8] The album has been certified platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America, denoting over one million units of shipment to US retailers; it is his highest-certified album as of early 2009.
[9] As of mid-2006, the album has sold more than 1.5 million copies.
The album's lead
single of the same name reached number 16 on the
Billboard
Hot 100.
[10] McCartney was one of the artist with multiple awards at the 2005
Teen Choice Awards, winning Choice Crossover Artist, Choice Male Artist and Choice Breakout, Male.
[11] The following year, he won Favorite Male Singer at the
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.
His first headlining tour, also named Beautiful Soul, 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. In the fall of 2005, McCartney toured Australia, and opened for the
Backstreet Boys in Europe in the summer of 2005. His July 9 performance at
California's Great America in
Santa Clara, California was recorded, released as
Live: The Beautiful Soul Tour
in November 2005.
After the filming of
Keith
wrapped, McCartney had been working on his second album,
Right Where You Want Me
, co-writing all but one of the songs featured in it.
[12]
is more mature than his debut, reflecting his musical and personal growth since he recorded his debut album at age 15.
Released by Hollywood Records on September 19, 2006, the album reached number 14 on the
Billboard
200.
The lead single off the album, "
Right Where You Want Me", began receiving airplay on July 11, 2006. Although as stated by his management that he will not be launching a new tour because of lack of support from his record company, McCartney has done various shows in Italy and also in the United States.
Departure
(2008–present)
thumb on February 15, 2009
McCartney released his third album,
Departure
, on May 20, 2008 in the United States and Canada. Musically, it is a departure from his early works, showing mature themes.
[13] The album has reached number 14 on the
Billboard
200.
The album's lead single "
Leavin'" was released in March 2008, and has reached number 10 on the
Billboard
Hot 100, giving McCartney his highest-charting single to date.
The single has been certified platinum by the RIAA, becoming McCartney's highest-certified single as of early 2009.
The second single is called "
It's Over". The third single is called "
How Do You Sleep?". McCartney promoted
Departure
on a co-headlining tour with
Jordin Sparks, which began in August 2008 and ended in September. He also did solo shows at theaters and small venues to support the album while on tour with Sparks.
McCartney re-released "Departure" on April 7, 2009. The album "Departure: Recharged" has 4 new tracks. "Body Language", "Oxygen", "Crash & Burn", and "In My Veins". The album also has a remix of "How Do You Sleep?" with rapper/actor Ludacris.
Songwriting
In the fall of 2007, McCartney co-wrote the hit song "
Bleeding Love" with
Ryan Tedder of
OneRepublic, produced by McCartney and Tedder for English singer
Leona Lewis's debut album,
Spirit
. The song was nominated for
Record of the Year at the
2009 Grammy Awards.
[14] McCartney recorded his own version, which was released on some editions of his
Departure
album.
The song's worldwide success gave McCartney added credentials as a songwriter. This also gave McCartney more offers from interested managers and singers.
American Idol
's
Simon Cowell asked him to go back to the studio with Tedder to write songs for the Idols. McCartney's 2008 summer tourmate,
American Idol
season six winner, Jordin Sparks approached him to write her something.
[15]
Philanthropy
In 2005, McCartney participated in "
Come Together Now", a
charity single to benefit the victims of the
2004 Asian Tsunami and the 2005
Hurricane Katrina.
Later in 2005, McCartney signed on as an official supporter of
Little Kids Rock,
[16] a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and instructionn to children in underserved public schools throughout the U.S.A. He sits on LKR's Honorary Board of Directors.
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. McCartney performed at the Hope Rocks concert in 2005 to benefit City of Hope Cancer Center.
[17]
Discography
- 2004: Beautiful Soul
- 2006: Right Where You Want Me
- 2008: Departure
Filmography
| Film
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| Year
| Film
| Role
| Notes
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| 2001
| The Pirates of Central Park
| Simon Baskin
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| 2005
| Pizza
| Justin Bridges
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| 2007
| Alvin and the Chipmunks
| Theodore
| Voice role
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| 2008
| Horton Hears a Who!
| JoJo
| Voice role
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| Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby
| Lucky
| Voice role
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| Keith
| Keith
| Main role
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| Tinker Bell
| Terence
| Voice role
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| 2009
| ''Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
| Voice role, post-production
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| Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel
| Theodore
| Voice role, post-production
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| 2010
| Beware The Gonzo
| Riley
| Main role, post-production
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| Television
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| Year
| Title
| Role
| Notes
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| 2000
| Law & Order
| Danny Driscoll
| "Thin Ice"
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| 1998-2001
| All My Children
| JR Chandler
| Eight episodes
Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Daytime Series by a Young Actor
Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Daytime Series by a Supporting Young Actor
Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Child Actor
Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series (2001, 2002)
Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Soap Opera by a Young Actor
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| 2002
| The Strange Legacy of Cameron Cruz
| Cameron Cruz
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| 2004
| What I Like About You
| himself
| "The Not-So Simple Life"
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| 2004-2005
| Summerland
| Bradin Westerly
| Twenty-six episodes, main character
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Drama
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| 2005
| The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
| himself
| "Rock Star in the House"
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| 2007
| Hannah Montana
| himself
| "When You Wish You Were the Star"
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| 2008
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
| Max Matarazzo
| "Babes"
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| 2009
| Greek
| Andy
| Five episodes, recurring character
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| Video Games
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| Year
| Title
| Role
| Notes
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| 2006
| Kingdom Hearts II
| Roxas
| main character
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| 2008
| The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft
| Frank Hardy
| main character
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| 2009
| Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
| Roxas
| main character
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Awards and nominations
- 1998: Nomination
: Grammy Award for Best Children's Album (for How Sweet It Is
as part of the Sugar Beats)
- 2005: Won
: Teen Choice Awards - Choice Male Artist
- 2005: Won
: Teen Choice Awards - Choice Breakout Artist - Male
- 2005: Won
: Teen Choice Awards - Choice Crossover Artist
- 2005: Nomination
: MTV Video Music Awards - Best Pop Video for "Beautiful Soul"
- 2005: Won
: Radio Disney Music Awards - Best Song to Put on Repeat
- 2005: Nomination
: American Music Awards - Best New Artist
- 2005: Won
: Radio Disney Music Awards - Best Karaoke Song
- 2005: Won
: Radio Disney Music Awards - Best Male Singer
- 2006: Won
: Kids Choice Awards Award - Favorite Male Singer
- 2006: Won
: TRL Awards Italy - Best "Tear" Award
- 2007: Nomination
: Kids Choice Awards Award Italy - Best International Artist
- 2007: Nomination
: TRL Awards Italy - Best Male Singer
- 2007: Nomination
: TRL Awards Italy - Best Video for "Just So You Know"
- 2007: Nomination
: Kids Choice Awards Award - Favorite Male Singer
- 2007: Won
: Radio Disney Music Awards - Best Male Singer
- 2008: Nomination
: TRL Awards Italy - Man of the Year
- 2008: Nomination
: Teen Choice Awards - Choice Male Artist
- 2008: Nomination
: Teen Choice Awards - Choice Most Fanatic Fans
- 2008: Nomination
: Teen Choice Awards - Choice Summer Song (Leavin')
- 2009: Won
: Kids Choice Awards - Best Male Singer
- 2009: Nomination
: Teen Choice Awards - Choice Love Song (How Do You Sleep?)
References
- Movies
- Shyamalan cast floats on ''Air''
- Keith ... Set Visit
- Jesse McCartney: The Pop Prince!
- Jesse McCartney Wants His Next LP To Take After His New Hair Color
- Jesse McCartney Plans Tour, Hints At Juicy ''Summerland'' Drama
- In September, Get Jesse McCartney Right Where You Want Him
- Artist Chart History - Jesse McCartney
- Gold and Platinum
- Artist Chart History - Jesse McCartney
- ''Napoleon Dynamite'', Kelly Clarkson Win Big At Teen Choice Awards
- Jesse McCartney Hopes To ''Blow Your Minds'' With Next Single
- Jesse McCartney Follows Justin Timberlake's Example As His Music Matures
- Lil Wayne, Coldplay Lead Grammy Nominations
- Jesse McCartney Plans "Idol" Tunes, Tour, TV Projects
- Little Kids Rock
- Jesse McCartney Seeks Help From ''Insanely Brilliant'' Neptunes