Backstreet Boys

Meet 'The Boys'

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AJ
Alexander James McLean
Born January 9, 1978
West Palm Beach, Florida

Local Schools - Denn John Middle, Osceola High School

First job as a model at the age of 7 at a local Boca Raton shopping mall, after that he began acting at local civic theaters. Moved to Kissimmee at the age of 12 - receiving several breaks with parts on Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel.

Howie
Howard Dwaine Dorough
Born August 22, 1973
Orlando, Florida

Local schools - Fern Creek Elementary, Winter Park Junior High, Edgewater High School
Attended UCF & Valencia Community College

First time on the stage was at the age of 6, when his older sister brought him to a community theatre where she was rehearsing for a production of The Wizard of Oz with the hopes of him getting a part as on of the munchkins. Ended up with a singing part, and four years later appeared in a different production of The Wizard of Oz, this time playing the tin man.

Nick
Nickolas Gene Carter
Born January 28, 1980
Jamestown, NY

Local Schools - Miles Elementary, Orange Grove & Young Junior Highs, Private tutors for high school

His family moved to Tampa when Nick was 4 years old. He was offered a job with the Mickey Mouse Club at the same as the Backstreet Boys. (He made the right choice, since the Mickey Mouse Club disbanded a couple of months later.) Nick is the youngest member of the group, having auditioned when he was only 12 years old. His first stage performance was in a small production of Phantom of the Opera at the age of 7. By 10 he was singing in front of 55,000 at pre-match and half-time shows for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Kevin
Kevin Scott Richardson
Born October 3, 1972
Lexington, KY

At the age of 18, Kevin moved to Florida in 1990 working first as a tour guide at Walt Disney, then moving into the entertainment section working as one of the Ninja Turtles as well as Aladdin in the street parades. Kevin also worked at local dinner theaters and as a model before joining the Backstreet Boys.

Brian
Brian Thomas Littrell
Born February 20, 1975
Lexington, KY

Living in Kentucky when he received word from his cousin Kevin that he needed to fly to Orlando as soon as possible to audition for the fifth member of The Backstreet Boys.

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