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Jesse A. McCartney is
an American pop singer and Daytime Emmy-nominated actor. McCartney initially came to fame in the early
2000s, as a member of the boy band Dream Street, and subsequently
branched out into a solo career, having appeared on the television
series Summerland and released two music albums, Beautiful Soul and
Right Where You Want Me.
McCartney, who has been
dating actress Katie Cassidy for the past
two and a half years, has recently ended their relationship. Jesse
announced on TRL Italy that he is now officially "a single man".
They broke up because of the difficulty being apart and Jesse being
on tour. Cassidy sent the following message to their fansite,
JKfans.
I wanted to write you to let you know how grateful
Jesse and I are for having your support for so long.
Unfortunately, we are no longer together as a couple, but we
managed to stay close friends :) and still spend time
together when we are in the same city! It just got too crazy with
our busy careers, always being in different countries for work,
but we still love and adore one another, always will. I just
wanted to thank you again and who knows what the future
holds ;) maybe we'll work it out at some point ... Thank you
to all our fans and God bless! Katie
McCartney was born in
Westchester, New York, USA, to Scott and Ginger McCartney. His maternal grandparents are Dick
and Joyce Sarber, from Mendocino County, California. McCartney is a born-again Christian. In 1988,
his family relocated to Ardsley, Westchester County, New York, where
he grew up with one brother, Timothy ("Timmy") Glover Mark McCartney
(born December 20, 1996) and one sister, Lea Joyce McCartney (born
July 7, 1991).
In 1999, McCartney joined
the American pop boy band Dream Street, and was a member till 2002.
Jesse McCartney has described the
experience as a good "stepping stone" for his solo career. 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), Karelilla
LaGravinese (background vocals), and Sharisse Francisco (background
vocals), 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 of 2003. 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.
McCartney began performing
in local community musicals at the age of seven, before joining the
National Tour of The King and I at the age of ten along with Phil of
the Future star Ricky Ullman. He later appeared with The Who's Roger
Daltrey in A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden. From 1998 to
2001, McCartney played Adam Chandler, Jr.
on the ABC soap opera All My Children, a role in which he earned a
Daytime Emmy nomination. He also later starred in the short-lived
series Summerland, which aired on the now-defunct The WB network for
two seasons. McCartney also co-starred
along with Elisabeth Harnois in an independent teenage drama feature
film directed by Todd Kessler, Keith, shot during
late-2005/early-2006, featuring McCartney
in the title role. As of now, no official release date has been
announced. He was also the voice actor for Roxas in Kingdom Hearts
II. In the Summer of 2007, he appeared in an episode of Hannah
Montana titled "When You Wish You Were The Star," where he played
himself as Hannah Montana's boyfriend. |