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Biography

Early life

McLean was born in West Palm Beach, Florida to Denise Fernandez and Bob McLean.^[1] His parents divorced and his father left the family when McLean was four, and he was raised by his mother and maternal grandparents, Ursula and Adolph Fernandez.^[1] In 1990, he moved to Orlando, Florida with his mother to concentrate on his acting and singing career. After numerous auditions for various Nickelodeon and Disney projects, including the Nickelodeon show "GUTS," he landed a role in Nickelodeon's Welcome Freshmen, and in a comedy series called Hi Honey, I'm Home! on which he played a character named "Skunk". Nickname: Location in Palm Beach County and the state of Florida. ... Orlando redirects here. ... This article is about the TV channel. ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... Guts has a number of meanings, both as a single word and as an acronym: In medicine or physiology, guts is a common term for the gastrointestinal tract. ... Welcome Freshmen was a television show that ran on Nickelodeon from 1991 to 1993. ... Hi Home, Im Home! was a television sitcom which ran from 1991 to 1992. ...

Substance abuse issues

Rising to fame in his early teens, McLean became known as the "bad boy" of the musical group known as the Backstreet Boys. In 2001, the other band members reportedly became distressed by A.J.'s self-destructive behavior. Following an intervention, McLean entered rehab for alcoholism and cocaine abuse. His mother, Denise McLean, later authored the book Backstreet Mom, describing A.J.'s life before, during, and after rehab.^[2] Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... For other uses, see Cocaine (disambiguation). ...

In December 2003, McLean and his mother appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show to talk about his recovery from clinical depression, alcoholism, and drug use. Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough, and Nick Carter surprised McLean by appearing on the show to talk about their experiences with his addictions and to offer their support for his rehabilitation. This was the first time all five Backstreet Boys had appeared together in public in almost two years. Oprah Winfrey during her car giveaway to the entire audience. ... On the Threshold of Eternity. ... Comparison of the perceived harm for various psychoactive drugs from a poll among medical psychiatrists specialized in addiction treatment[1] This article is an overview of the nontherapeutic use of alcohol and drugs of abuse. ... Kevin Scott Richardson (born October 3, 1971 in Lexington, Kentucky) is a member of The Backstreet Boys. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Howard Dwaine Dorough[1] (born August 22, 1973), also known as Howie D, is an American musician and member of the boy band Backstreet Boys. ... Nick Carter may refer to: Nick Carter (wiener), a member of the popular music boy band The Backstreet Boys Nick Carter (cyclist) (1924–2003), a cyclist from New Zealand, who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics Nick Carter (tennis), a tennis player from United States MURS (real name Nick Carter...

Alter ego

McLean created a character, who he named "Johnny No Name", to use as his alter ego. He uses it as his name when not performing with other members of the Backstreet Boys.^[3] The character has similarities to McLean; for instance, both had single mothers, and lived with their grandparents from a young age. There are also differences - Johnny has been to prison^[4] whereas AJ has not.

McLean has occasionally performed in rock/metal clubs around New York under his alter ego, Johnny No Name. He established a foundation called the JNN Foundation to raise funds for diabetes research and other causes like keeping music programs into schools. McLean also did a nine-city tour to support VH1 Save the Music as Johnny No Name. This article is about the state. ...

Originally McLean's alter ego was named Johnny Suede. It shared names with a character played by Brad Pitt and when the studio threatened to sue McLean, he changed the name to Johnny No Name.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

AJ McLean dated Marisa Jackson, daughter of Backstreet Boy's former manager Donna Wright, for 6 years before they split on Valentine's Day in 1997. Between 1998 to 2000, he dated Amanda Latona who is a former member of a girl band, Innosense. McLean was once engaged to former child actress Sarah Jo Martin in 2002. The two had dated since 2000 and were set to wed on Valentine's Day 2003 but publicly broke off their engagement in that same year. In 2005 he dated Kaci Brown, a singer opening for the Backstreet Boys on their Never Gone Tour. McLean currently has homes in Orlando, Florida and Malibu, California, where he resides with his dogs. Amanda Marie Latona is an ex-member of the girl-group Innosense. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Location of Malibu in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1991-03-28 [2] Government  - Mayor Jeff Jennings [1] Area  - Total 100. ...

2008 Solo Project

On March 23rd and 24th, AJ McLean performed two solo shows at the Anaheim House of Blues and The Roxy in Los Angeles. The show consisted of his solo material and a solo version of the Backstreet Boys hit, 'Incomplete'. This solo tour will continue through Europe in May and June, in parallel to Backstreet Boys Unbreakable World Tour, and in support of his as-yet-untitled solo album which is due by November 2008. Two rumored titles are "Kinky Advice", and "RMWD" which is assumed to stand for "Real Men Wear Dresses." If the latter is the title he has mentioned that he will pose in a dress or skirt for the album cover.

The first single, due out by summer, is assumed to be the track 'Drive By Love' which McLean has been performing as his solo song on the Unbreakable Tour. This is not yet confirmed. YouTube has played an integral part in distributing the new solo material, with hundreds of fans logging on to hear what McLean has written himself. The track 'Sincerely Yours', as described by McLean, is a missive directed at his father and the non-existent relationship they have had for the last thirty years.

Other tracks on the shows playlist were 'Gorgeous', 'I Hate When You're Gone', 'Have it All', 'Life is Just...', 'Love Crazy' co-written with JC Chasez, 'I Quit' 'What it Do, 'What If', and 'London'.

He also worked with producer and One Republic singer Ryan Tedder, Backstreet Boys producer Dan Muckala, one time Backstreet Boys producer Kristian Lundin, and former NSync member JC Chasez on his new solo material.

Solo Album

• (2008) AJ McLean's Debut album

External links

• Official site
• Official Backstreet Site
• Official Backstreet Boys Fan Site

Footnotes