Presented by: Jesse McCartney Online
Bio was last updated 4/15/05
Full Name: Jesse A. McCartney (He likes to keep his middle name private...)
Nicknames: Jess, Jmac, Jmac Daddy, Double Shot, Jman
Current Residence: Westchester, NY
Date of Birth: April 9, 1987
Grade: Senior in High School
Age: 18
Height: About 5' 11"
Weight: 140 lbs.
Hair Color: Blond
Eye Color: Green
Stats: Single
Siblings: Lea (13) & Timmy (8)
Parents: Scot & Ginger McCartney
Nationality: Irish, English and Scottish
Hobbies: baseball, sports, acting, singing, girls, water skiing, snow skiing, surfing, playing Xbox
Favorite Color: Orange
Favorite Sport (s): Baseball, football
School Activities: Panthers Baseball for his High School, #8
Position in Baseball: Pitcher and second base
Pet (s): Cat, named Oliver...who's 1/2 Calico; orange and white
School Colors: Blue and gold
School Mascot: Panthers
Religion: Protestant; Born-again Christian
Record Label; Buena Vista/Hollywood Records (Prior to 2004: Jambition Records)
Management; Ginger McCartney and Sherry Kondor
Merchandise Manager; Bonnie Gallanter
Producers; Sherry Kondor and Ginger McCartney
Favorite Music Artists; Craig David, Linkin Park, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Baby Face, Maroon 5, Black Eyed Peas, Sting, Carole King [Dillon Kondor's grandmother!], James Taylor, Switchfoot, Hoobastank, Usher, Justin Timberlake, The Beatles, Gavin DeGraw...rock, pop, soul, rap, R&B -- anything that sounds good
College Dreams: perhaps UCLA or Pepperdine...something in film or directing
Celebrity Crush: Cameron Cruz, but it pretty much changes every other month, ranging from Kate Hudson, Britney Spears, etc...
Favorite Stores: Tommy Hilfiger, American Eagle, Armani Exchange, Calvin Klein
Features he Looks for in a Girl: Nice eyes, nice personality. A girl who can make him laugh. Also, someone who can say something totally random with out feeling stupid.
Instruments played: Played piano when from 5-9 years old. Plays a little alto sax.
Favorite Radio Stations: Z100 and WBLI (NY)
Favorite Candy: Sour Patch Kids and Gummy Bears. Or, anything sticky.
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Chocolate
Favorite TV Shows: Friends, MTV, Lost, Desperate Housewives
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Movie: The Italian Job
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Pizza: Cheese!
Favorite Fruit: Kiwi and strawberries
Least Favorite Food: Brussels sprouts
Favorite Song: (last time he was asked) "If You're Not the One" - Daniel Beddingfield
Favorite Music Video: (last time he was asked) "Yeah" by Usher
Favorite Song that HE Sings: "Beautiful Soul"
Favorite Soda: Pepsi and root beer
Favorite Baseball Team: NY Yankees
Favorite Football Team: NY Giants
Favorite Baseball Player: Derek Jeter of the NY Yankees
Favorite Place to go on Vacation: "Someplace tropical. Beaches. Warm weather. Chillin’ under the palm trees. Actually, I’d love to live wherever that is too...."
Favorite Girl Names: Halie or Taylor
Favorite Boy Names: Jack, Cole, Krew
Favorite Breakfast Food: He usually doesn't eat breakfast
Favorite Lunch Food: Sushi or any kind of Japanese food
Favorite Dinner Food: BBQ
Clothing Style: "Sort of preppy."
Right or lefty: Righty!
Perfect Date: Hanging out on a California beach or going dancing at a club in Times Sqaure, NYC
Obsessions: "UMMM, besides girls...candy. Gotta have that sugar."
Look-a-likes: Bystanders and fans alike have said Aaron Carter, Leonardo DiCaprio and in some pictures, Stevie Brock!
Allergies: none
Baseball Inspiration: Mickey Mantle
Musical Inspiration: James Taylor, Gavin DeGraw
Acting Inspiration: Edward Norton
Celebrity Friends: Stevie Brock, Greg Raposo, Lindsay Pagano, Adam Lamberg, Lalaine,
Cologne He Wears: Last time he was asked...Victoria's Secret's "Very Sexy for Men"
Type of Cell Phone he has: a Nextel i90, Silver and Black
Worst Habit: Biting his nails
Pet Peeve: When women file their nails. To Jesse...it's like nails on a chalkboard.
HS Elective: Art during Freshman year
Favorite/Best Subject: Math, Spanish, Human Psychology
Least Favorite Subject: History
Boxers or Briefs?: "Boxers, baby!"
Habitual Sayings: "Cool, cool"..."Dude"..."You know"..."It's wild."
Favorite Cereal: Cap'n Crunch
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Jesse McCartney's ORIGINAL BAND; (April 2003- August 2004)
Sharisse Francisco -- Background Vocals
Karina LaGravinese-- Background Vocals
Katie Spencer -- Background Vocals and keyboards
Pete Chema -- Bass guitar
Dillon Kondor -- lead guitar
Alex Russek -- drums
Check out the band's official website at http://jmacband.com
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Jesse McCartney's NEW BAND; (September 2004-present)
Dory Lobel -- lead guitar
Karen -- drums
The other band members are yet to be introduced to the fans!
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Random Facts;
+ On his website, when asked if he likes to cuddle, all Jesse said was, "Who's asking? wink wink"
+ When he's older, Jesse would LOVE to live in California. He once said, "Dude, I'm never going back to New York."
+ He recognizes fans who come to MANY of his concerts!
+ Jesse IS ticklish...he just won't say where.
+ First Crush: 5th grade. Her name was Sam.
+ First Kiss: 6th grade. He liked her A LOT.
+ His keyboardist, Katie Spencer, thinks that Jesse is very attractive but doesn't see him anything more than a good friend.
+ When Katie was in the Sugar Beats, a children's group, with Jesse, she first had a crush on him when they first met. She was 10 and he was 9! Awww!
+ He has perfect vision.
+ In September of 2003, he got a trainer in order to learn how to surf for Summerland!
+ His parents let him drive to a Long Island, NY venue for a concert. For some reason, he couldn't parallel park the car, and there were fans were right there. Oops?
+ Jesse's good friend Seth, wants to be a Marine. Seth left for a 3-month boot camp in early 2004!
+ Jesse was part of the audience at the 2003 Grammy Awards. He was with friends/singers Greg Raposo and Katie Cassidy. (Greg Raposo is a rock singer - and a former member of the group Jesse was in- and Katie Cassidy is the daughter of legendary song writer David Cassidy.)
+ He likes marshmallow Peeps!
+ The producers of Summerland wanted him to have Ashton Kutcher shaggy type hair, so they gave him some hair stuff to make it look a little different. That's why Jesse's hair looks so much more lighter in the very first episode of Summerland.
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Very, VERY random facts;
+ Jesse likes the dark.
+ The brand of socks that he wears is Hanes.
+ The shampoo that he uses is Pantene Pro V.
+ Jesse prefers soda out of a bottle rather than out of a can.
+ When asked what his favorite letter of the alphabet was, he replied with, "Y?"
+ He's been stung by a bee on his EYELID
+ Jesse IS ticklish...he just won't say where.
+ At McDonald's, he usually orders a chicken sandwich or chicken Ceasar salad.
+ At Wendy's, he usually orders a taco salad or chicken nuggets.
