Aaron Carter Biography
Aaron Carter is a singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor who became a star in his own right after performing with his brother, Nick Carter of The Backstreet Boys.
Aaron Charles Carter was born on December 7th, 1987, in Tampa, Florida, where his parents ran a retirement home. He has an older brother, Nick Carter, who became a singer and teenage heart-throb with The Backstreet Boys. There are also three sisters in the Carter household, his twin, fashion model Angel, actress Bobbie Jean, and singer Leslie. He also has a half-sister, Ginger, from his father's first marriage, and a half-sister and half-brother, Taelyn and Kenden, from his father's subsequent marriage. Inspired by his older brother, Carter took an early interest in music and joined his first band, Dead End, at the age of seven, performing with them for two years. They eventually split due to musical differences and Carter took the opportunity to travel with The Backstreet Boys, performing onstage with them in Berlin when he was just ten years old. Such was the impression he made that he was immediately offered a record contract, and thus he began his solo career.
In 1996, Carter worked on the fundraising EP “Let the Music Heal your Soul” with artists including 'N Sync and The Moffatts. His first single, “Crush on You,” was released in 1997 and immediately became a European hit. After enjoying considerable success across Europe, his début album, Aaron Carter, also proved popular in the United States. Unfortunately, it later emerged that Carter had not received all the royalties due to him for his work, and his parents took his manager Lou Pearlman to court. Ironically, Carter's own mother was later to end up in a legal dispute with him over money after she divorced his father. Following the release of his fourth album, Another Earthquake, Carter faced a legal challenge from Trans Continental Records, who claimed that he had reneged on a recording contract. Later, the contract was declared void because Carter was only seventeen when he signed it.
Despite these difficulties, Carter showed no sign of losing his passion for the music business, with several of his albums going platinum. He also contributed to several film soundtracks, including those for Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and The Princess Diaries. This led him to take an interest in acting. In his short career, Carter has starred in several films, including I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With, with Elle Fanning and Gina Gershon; Supercross, with Steve Howey and Robert Patrick; and Popstar, with Alana Austin and David Cassidy. Carter has also enjoyed a successful television career, appearing in such popular shows as Family Affair, with Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak; Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, with Melissa Joan Hart and Nick Bakay; and 7th Heaven, with Stephen Collins and Beverly Mitchell.
Despite Carter’s wholesome image, things have not always gone smoothly in his private life. There have been allegations of drug and alcohol misuse - some of them coming from his own mother who noted that in 2005 he tested positive for cannabis, opiates, and possibly ecstasy as well. Nevertheless, the young star is known for his healthy lifestyle, with a passion for surfing, swimming, scuba diving, kayaking, soccer, golf, baseball, basketball, football, and motocross bike racing. He also does some weightlifting and is known for performing gymnastics during his concerts.
Carter is also known for his relationships with actresses Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan, and for being thrown out of the house by Hulk Hogan when trying to date his singer daughter Brooke Hogan. He still lives in Florida with his siblings, and the household has recently been starring in a reality television show called House of Carters.
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