Jesse McCartney

Jesse McCartney (born April 9, 1987) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama All My Children as JR Chandler. He later joined the boy band Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo musical career. Additionally, McCartney has appeared on shows such as Law & Order: SVU, Summerland, and Greek. McCartney has had an extensive voice acting career, voicing characters such as Theodore in the live-action Alvin and the Chipmunks film series, JoJo McDodd in Horton Hears a Who!, Terence in the Tinker Bell series, Dick Grayson in Young Justice, and Roxas and Ventus in the Kingdom Hearts video game series.

McCartney's solo music career began in 2004 with his debut album Beautiful Soul. "Leavin'", a single from his third album Departure, reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is his best-selling song. His most recent album, New Stage, was released in 2021. McCartney is also known for co-writing "Bleeding Love", which became a worldwide hit for Leona Lewis in 2007.

Early life

McCartney was born on April 9, 1987 in Ardsley, Westchester, New York, the son of Virginia "Ginger" (née Sarber) and Scott McCartney. He has a younger sister named Lea (b. 1991) and a younger brother named Timothy (b. 1996). He began performing in local community musicals at the age of seven, when he debuted his role in Oliver!, before joining the national tour of The King and I at age ten as Louis, along with Phil of the Future star Ricky Ullman. In 1998, he sang with the group Sugar Beats and can be heard on their 1998, 1999, and 2000 CD releases.