Jesse McCartney (born April 9, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama ''

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'' as JR Chandler. He later joined

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Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo musical career. Additionally, McCartney has appeared on shows such as '' Law & Order: SVU'', '' Summerland'', and ''

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.'' McCartney also is known for lending his voice as Theodore in ''

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'' and its sequels, as well as voicing JoJo McDodd in '' Horton Hears a Who'',

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in '' Young Justice'', and Roxas and Ventus in the

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series ''

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'' developed by

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Early life

McCartney was born in Ardsley, Westchester, New York, the son of Ginger McCartney and Scott McCartney. He began performing in local community musicals at the age of seven, when he debuted his role in ''

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'', before joining the national tour of ''

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'' at age ten along with '' Phil of the Future'' star Ricky Ullman. There he played the character of Louis. In 1998, he sang with the group Sugar Beats and can be heard on their 1998, 1999, and 2000 CD releases.

Music career

1999–2002: Dream Street

In 1999, McCartney joined the American pop boy band Dream Street, and was a member until 2002. He described the experience as a good "stepping stone" for his solo career. The group earned a gold record with their debut CD. 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 2003. The album featured three songs: " Beautiful Soul", "Don't You", "Why Don't You Kiss Her". In 2004, he performed a duet with

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", which is featured on the ''

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2004–2006: ''Beautiful Soul'' and ''Right Where You Want Me''

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. He categorized it as a "pop record" with twists of urban. The album featured four songs that he co-wrote. ''Beautiful Soul'' reached number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album has been certified platinum by the

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, denoting over one million units of shipment to US retailers; it is his highest-certified album as of early 2009. By mid-2006, the album sold more than 1.5 million copies. The album's lead single of the same name reached number 16 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. McCartney was one of the artists to win multiple awards at the 2005

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, including Choice Crossover Artist, Choice Male Artist and Choice Breakout, Male. The following year, he won Favorite Male Singer at the

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. His first headlining tour, also named Beautiful Soul, began on May 2, 2005 at the Crest Theatre in

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. 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

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was recorded, released as ''Live: The Beautiful Soul Tour'' in November 2005. After the filming of ''

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'' wrapped, McCartney began working on his second album, ''

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'', co-writing all but one of the songs featured in it. ''Right Where You Want Me'' 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.

2007–2009: Songwriting and ''Departure''

In the fall of 2007, McCartney co-wrote the hit song "

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" with Ryan Tedder of

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, produced by McCartney and Tedder for McCartney's third album, but gave it away to British singer

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for her debut album '' Spirit''. The song was nominated for Record of the Year at the 2009 Grammy Awards. McCartney recorded his own version, which was released on some editions of his ''Departure'' album. Jesse McCartney Paparazzo Photography Feb 15 2009

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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, showcasing more mature themes. The album has reached number 14 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album's lead single, " Leavin'", was released in March 2008, and reached number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, giving McCartney his highest-charting single to date. The single was certified platinum by the RIAA, selling over two million downloads on iTunes, becoming McCartney's highest-certified single as of early 2009. The second single, " It's Over", was released on August 26, 2008, and reached #62 on the Hot 100. McCartney promoted ''Departure'' on a co-headlining tour with

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, 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. Sparks also approached him to write some material for her. McCartney re-released ''Departure'' on April 7, 2009. The re-release, ''Departure: Recharged'', featured four new songs: "

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", "Oxygen", "Crash & Burn", and "In My Veins". The re-release also features a remix of "How Do You Sleep?" with rapper-actor Ludacris. The third single from the album was released from the re-release and was the remix of "How Do You Sleep?". It was much more successful than the second single, reaching #26 on the Hot 100. The fourth and final single from the album was also released from the re-release and was a new version of "

" featuring T-Pain. The single reached #35 on the Hot 100.

2010–2014: ''Have It All'' and ''In Technicolor''

The lead single from his fourth studio album '' Have It All'', " Shake", was sent to radio on September 8, 2010 and was released digitally on September 21, 2010. The song peaked at #54 on the Hot 100. On October 18, 2010, it was announced that ''Have It All'' would be released in January 2011. On November 30, it was announced that the album release would be pushed up to December 28, 2010, the Tuesday following Christmas. On December 3, 2010, McCartney announced through his Facebook page that he pushed the release date for the album back to early 2011. On April 7, 2011, McCartney responded to a question on his Twitter page about the delay, saying it hinged on pickup of '' Locke & Key''. On November 3, McCartney said via his WhoSay page "2012 is still the magic year for the record to finally come out." On May 6, 2012, McCartney's mother said on Twitter that the replacement of the President of his label,

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, in January 2012 was delaying the release of his album. In the March 2013 issue of ''Glamouholic'' magazine that he has covered, an exclusive interview was conducted and he confirmed the release of his anticipated fourth studio album, after all the disbandments of his record label, within this year. ''Have It All'', however, would go on to never be officially released. On May 13, it was confirmed on '' On Air with Ryan Seacrest'' that McCartney would be joining the Backstreet Boys and DJ Pauly D on their

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, which kicked off on August 2, 2013. On August 13, the singer released "Back Together", the lead single from his fifth studio album, published by the independent label Eight0Eight Records. He performed it live on the ''Today'' show on August 15, 2013. On December 10, 2013, McCartney released a four-song EP titled In ''Technicolor, Part 1'', followed by the single "Superbad", released on May 6, 2014. McCartney's fifth studio album, '' In Technicolor'', was released on July 22, 2014. The third single off the album, "Punch Drunk Recreation", was released on November 19, 2014.

2018–present: ''The Resolution Tour Live'' and ''New Stage''

On March 23, 2018, McCartney announced the release of his new single "Better With You" with the music video featuring actress Danielle Campbell. He later released a second single titled "Wasted" with a music video directed by Jason Lester, followed by the live album ''The Resolution Tour Live''. In 2020, McCartney competed on the third season of '' The Masked Singer'' as "Turtle". He finished as the runner-up. On April 10, 2020, he released the music video for the single "Yours". The single "Friends" was released on May 19, 2020. The official music video featured former ''

'' castmates Scott Michael Foster, Jacob Zachar, and Paul James. McCartney's fifth studio album, '' New Stage'' was released on October 8, 2021. The record was preceded by two singles: "Kiss The World Goodbye" and "Party for Two". To promote the album, McCartney embarked on his North American tour, to run from November 4 to December 8, 2021.

Other ventures

Acting career

McCartney appeared with

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in ''

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'' at Madison Square Garden. From 1998–2001, McCartney played Adam Chandler Jr. in the ABC soap opera ''

'', a role for which he earned two

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s and two

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nominations. He also later starred in the short-lived series '' Summerland'', which aired on

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for two seasons, playing orphaned teenager Bradin Westerly. Paparazzo Photography Jesse McCartney 2009 04-07

In 2005, McCartney appeared as himself on the

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show ''

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''. In 2007, he starred as himself on the

show ''

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''. In 2008, McCartney was also featured as the voice of JoJo McDodd in '' Horton Hears a Who!'' McCartney also voiced Theodore in the live-action ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' film series, in addition to voicing Terence in the ''Tinker Bell'' film series. He also voices Robin/Nightwing in the '' Young Justice'' series. In 2008, McCartney co-starred along with Elisabeth Harnois in an independent teenage drama feature film, ''

'', directed by Todd Kessler. It was his movie debut, and features McCartney in the title role. ''Keith'' was released on September 19, 2008. According to ''

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'', in December 2008, McCartney was negotiating to play against type in the role of the Fire Nation's

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's feature film adaptation of '' Avatar: The Last Airbender''. 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. McCartney has expressed an interest in directing and producing films and even considered enrolling in a film school. McCartney appeared as a recurring character in the

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series ''

'' for several episodes playing a star football talent who joins Kappa Tau. His character eventually decides to depledge the fraternity after citing pressures between football and Greek life combined with Rusty stealing his girlfriend Jordan. McCartney also worked in several installments of the Square Enix video game series ''

''. He was featured as Roxas in ''

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'' in 2006, and reprised the role in 2009 in '' Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''. He also provided the voice work for Ventus, a character in the video game of the same series ''

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''. He reprised both roles in '' Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'', released in 2012, as well as in ''

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'', released in 2019. McCartney also starred in the horror film '' Chernobyl Diaries'', released on May 25, 2012. He has been added to the Season 7 (2013) cast of the

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series ''

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'', portraying a young soldier deployed to

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with an 18-year-old wife at home. In the summer of 2014, McCartney had a guest-starring role in the ABC Family series '' Young & Hungry''. McCartney played "Cooper", a computer hacker with a romantic interest in the show's lead, played by Emily Osment. In 2016, McCartney appeared on '' Fear the Walking Dead'' as Reed, an aggressive member of a group of pirates. Jesse McCartney's acting career also includes voice over work (or

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) with ''Breathe

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''.

Philanthropy

In 2005, McCartney participated in " Come Together Now", a charity single to benefit the victims of the

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and the 2005

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. Later in 2005, McCartney signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and instruction 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

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, 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 the City of Hope Cancer Center. He appeared in the Concert for Hope on October 25, 2009, with

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and

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Personal life

In September 2019, he got engaged to his girlfriend of seven years, Katie Peterson and married her on October 23, 2021.

Awards and nominations

Behind the Voice Actors Awards

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Groovevolt Music and Fashion Awards

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Teen Choice Awards

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Young Artist Awards

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" , Most Performed Song , , - , 2012 , Online Film & Television Association , '' Young Justice'' , Best Voice-Over Performance ,

Discography

*'' Beautiful Soul'' (2004) *''

'' (2006) *'' Departure'' (2008) *'' Have It All'' (2010) *'' In Technicolor'' (2014) *''New Stage'' (2021)

Tours

Headlining * Beautiful Soul Tour (2004–05) * Right Where You Want Me Tour (2006–07) * Departure Mini-Tour (2008) * Headlining Tour (2009) * Jesse McCartney: In Technicolor Tour (2014) * Better With You U.S. Tour (2018) * The Resolution Tour (2019) * The New Stage Tour (2022) Co-headlining * Jesse & Jordin LIVE Tour (2008) Opening act * Backstreet Boys: Never Gone Tour (2005) * New Kids on the Block: Full Service Summer Tour (2009) * Backstreet Boys: In A World Like This Tour (2013)

Filmography

Film

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'' , Theodore Seville , Voice role , - , rowspan=4, 2008 , '' Horton Hears a Who!'' , JoJo , Voice role , - , '' Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby'' , Lucky , Voice role , - , ''

'' , Keith Zetterstrom , , - , ''

Tinker Bell Tinker Bell is a fictional character from J. M. Barrie's 1904 play '' Peter Pan'' and its 1911 novelisation ''Peter and Wendy''. She has appeared in a variety of film and television adaptations of the Peter Pan stories, in particular the 1953 ...

'' , Terence , Voice role , - , rowspan=3, 2009 , ''Jesse McCartney: Live at the House Blues Sunset Strip'' , Himself , Concert film , - , '' Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure'' , Terence , Voice role , - , '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel'' , Theodore Seville , Voice role , - , rowspan=2, 2010 , '' Beware the Gonzo'' , Gavin Reilly , , - , '' Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue'' , Terence , Voice role , - , rowspan=2, 2011 , '' Pixie Hollow Games'' , Terence , Voice role , - , '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked'' , Theodore Seville , Voice role , - , rowspan=3, 2012 , '' Chernobyl Diaries'' , Chris , , - , '' Wings'' , Cyclone , Voice role , - , '' Secret of the Wings'' , Terence , Voice role , - , rowspan=3, 2014 , '' The Clockwork Girl'' , Huxley , Voice role , - , '' The Pirate Fairy'' , Terence , Voice role , - , ''Wings: Sky Force Heroes'' , T-Bone , Voice role , - , rowspan=3, 2015 , '' 88'' , Winks , , - , '' Campus Code'' , Ari , , - , '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip'' , Theodore Seville , Voice role , - , 2020 , '' Love, Weddings & Other Disasters'' , Lenny , , - , 2022 , '' The Big Trip'' 2 Special Delivery , Oscar , Voice Role

Television

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Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering ...

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All That ''All That'' is an American sketch comedy television series created by Brian Robbins and Mike Tollin. The series originally aired on Nickelodeon from April 16, 1994, to October 22, 2005, lasting ten seasons, and was produced by Tollin/Robbins ...

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'' , Himself , Episode: " Rock Star in the House" , - , ''

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'' , Himself , 2 episodes , - , rowspan=3, 2006 , ''Schooled'' , Himself , Musical performer , - , '' Celebrity Duets'' , Himself , Musical performer , - , ''

'' , Himself , Musical performer , - , 2007 , ''

'' , Himself , Episode: " When You Wish You Were the Star" , - , rowspan=4, 2008 , '' Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' , Himself , Episode: "The Gilyeat Family" , - , '' Dance on Sunset'' , Himself , Episode: "Prom” , - , ''

Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) ''Dancing with the Stars'' is an American dance competition television series that premiered on June 1, 2005, on ABC. It is the U.S. version of the UK series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', and one of several iterations of the ''Dancing with the ...

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', also referred to as ''CSI'' and ''CSI: Las Vegas'', is an American procedural forensics crime drama television series that ran on CBS from October 6, 2000, to September 27, 2015, spanning 15 seasons. This wa ...

'' , Wes Clyborn , Episode: " Seeing Red" , - , rowspan=3, 2013 , '' Ben and Kate'' , College Guy , Cameo; episode: "Ethics 101" , - , ''

'' , Tim Truman , Main role (season 7) , - , ''Fly or Die'' , Himself , Cameo , - , 2014 , '' Expecting Amish'' , Josh , Television movie (Lifetime) , - , 2014–2015 , '' Young & Hungry'' , Cooper Finley , Recurring role (seasons 1–2), 7 episodes , - , 2015 , '' The F Word'' , Himself , Episodes: "Jesse Mccartney" , - , rowspan = 3, 2016 , '' Fear the Walking Dead'' , Reed , Episodes: " Blood in the Streets", " Captive" , - , '' Talking Dead'' , Himself , Guest , - , '' Major Crimes'' , Tucker , Episode: "

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Video games

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'' , - , 2008 , '' The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft'' , Frank Hardy , - , 2009 , '' Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' , Roxas , - , 2010 , ''

'' , Ventus , - , 2011 , '' Kingdom Hearts Re:coded'' , Roxas , - , 2012 , '' Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'' , Roxas, Ventus , - , 2013 , '' Young Justice: Legacy'' , Nightwing , - , 2013 , '' Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix'' , Roxas (Archive and new footage) , - , 2014 , ''

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix ''Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix'' is an HD remastered collection of three games in Square Enix's ''Kingdom Hearts'' series: ''Kingdom Hearts II'', '' Birth by Sleep'' and '' Re:coded''. A successor to the series' '' HD 1.5 Remix'' collection, it ...

'' , Roxas, Ventus (Archive and new footage) , - , 2017 , ''

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue ''Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue'' is a compilation of games from the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, developed and published by Square Enix in collaboration with Disney Interactive Studios. A successor to the '' Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Re ...

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'' , - , 2020 , '' Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory'' , Roxas

References

External links

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