Jesse McCartney (born April 9, 1987) is an American pop/R&B singer-songwriter & actor. McCartney 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.

Jesse McCartney was born in Ardsley, New York, to Scott and Ginger McCartney. 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. 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, 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.

In 2005, McCartney appeared as himself on the Disney Channel show, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. In 2006, McCartney was also featured as the voice of Roxas in the Disney/Square Enix videogame Kingdom Hearts II. In 2007, McCartney appeared as himself on 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 was also featured as Theodore in “Alvin and the Chipmunks” released in 2007.

In 2008, McCartney co-starred along with Elisabeth Harnois in an independent teenage drama feature film directed by Todd Kessler titled Keith. The film was shot during late-2005/early-2006, featuring McCartney in the title role, and was released on the September 19, 2008.

MUSIC CAREER:
Beautiful Soul

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.” 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.

RIGHT WHERE YOU WANT ME

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.

DEPARTURE

After a year and a half, it was confirmed by his management that McCartney has finished recording for his third album, Departure. The first single is called “Leavin’”. Leavin’ hit the top of the charts and was the summer’s #1 song. Leavin’ was Jesse’s first number 1 song. 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 in September. He is also doing solo shows at theaters and small venues to support the album while on tour with Jordin Sparks.

Check out this fun game Jesse did for a magazine!

Full Name: Jesse Abraham Arthur McCartney
Name Meaning: God Exist
Name Origin: Hebrew
Nicknames: Jess, Jmac, Jmac Daddy, Jester, Double Shot
why Double shot? because one time he fell asleep while shooting and ever since the cast always makes him drink two shots of coffee so he wont fall asleep.
Born: Westchester, NY
Temporary Location: Los Angeles, CA
Date of Birth: April 9, 1987
Nationality: Irish, English and Scottish
Age:18
Height: About 5′ 11"
Hair Color: Blond -ish
Eye Color: Green
Naughty or Nice? Naughty
Store rap or Self Rap? Self Rap
Nude or Pajamas? Nude
Free Micheal or free Martha? (Laughs) Martha
Jessica or Ashlee? Jessica
Morning or Night? Night
Driver or Passenger? Driver
Party like its your Birthday or Party like its 1991? Party like its your birthday
Shake your Tailfeather or Shake it like a polaroid pic? Shake it like a polaroid picture
Rudaulf or Frosty? Ruldaulf
Give or Recieve? Giving
Sledding or Iceskating? Sledding
Eggnogg or Cider? Cider
Quiet night in or a wild night out? a wild night out!
Scrooge or Grinch? Grinch
Hobbies: baseball, sports, acting, singing, girls, water skiing, snow skiing, surfing, playing Xbox
Favorite Color:Orange
Favorite Sport (s): Baseball, football
Pet (s): Cat, named Oliver…who’s 1/2 Calico; orange and white
Religion: Protestant; Born-again Christian
Record Label; Buena Vista/Hollywood Records
Management; Ginger McCartney and Sherry Kondor
Merchandise Manager; Bonnie Gallanter
Producers; Sherry Kondor and Ginger McCartney
College Dreams: perhaps UCLA or Pepperdine
Celebrity Crush: Penelope Cruz, Kate Hudson
Favorite Stores: Tommy Hilfiger, American Eagle, Armani Exchange, Calvin Klein
Features he Looks for in a Girl: Nice eyes, nice personality. A girl who can make him laugh (very dry sense of humor). Also, someone who can say something totally random with out feeling stupid
Favorite Radio Stations: Z100 and WBLI
Favorite Candy: Sour Patch Kids and Gummy Bears. Or, anything sticky.
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Chocolate
Favorite TV Shows: Friends & MTV
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Movie: The Italian Job
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Pizza: Cheese!
Favorite Fruit: Kiwi and strawberries
Least Favorite Food: Brussels sprouts
Favorite Music Video: "Yeah" by Usher
Favorite Song that he Sings: "Beautiful Soul"
Favorite Soda: Pepsi and root beer
Favorite Baseball Player: Derek Jeter of the NY Yankees
Favorite Girl Names: Halie or Taylor
Favorite Boy Names: Jack, Cole, Krew
Favorite Lunch Food: Sushi or any kind of Japanese food
Favorite Dinner Food: BBQ
Clothing Style: "Sort of preppy." but nice.
Righty or lefty: Right
Perfect Date: Hanging out on a California beach or going dancing at a club in Times Sqaure, NYC
Obsessions: "UMMM, besides girls…candy. Gotta have that sugar."
Look-a-likes: People say Leonardo DiCaprio…lol
Baseball Inspiration: Mickey Mantle
Musical Inspiration: James Taylor, Gavin DeGraw
Acting Inspiration: Edward Norton
Celebrity Friends: Stevie Brock, Greg Raposo, Lindsay Pagano, Adam Lamberg, Lalaine
Cologne He Wears: Victoria’s Secret’s Very Sexy for Men
Type of Cell Phone he has: a Nextel i90, Silver and Black
Worst Habit: Biting his nails
Pet Peeve: When women file their nails. To Jesse…it’s like nails on a chalkboard.
HS Elective: Art during Freshman year
Favorite/Best Subject: Math, Spanish, Human Psychology
Least Favorite Subject: History
Boxers or Briefs?: "Boxers, baby!"
Favorite Cereal: Captin Crunch