Nick Carter’s Ups and Downs Through the Years: Music, Fatherhood and More
usmagazine.comAs a member of one of the only boy bands with true longevity, Nick Carter has seen it all.Born in Jamestown, New York, in 1980, the pop star relocated to Florida with his family when he was 4 years old.
In less than a decade, his showbiz career began in earnest. After befriending Howie Dorough and AJ McLean in the early 1990s, Carter auditioned for the Backstreet Boys at age 12, and one year later, the group was officially formed with the addition of Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson.The boy band shot to fame in the mid-’90s with the release of their debut album, Backstreet’s Back.
As the youngest member of the group, Carter quickly became a fan favorite and one of the band’s breakout vocal stars.As the Backstreet Boys’ stars continued to rise, however, Carter began experiencing turmoil in his personal life.
In January 2002, he was arrested in Florida and charged with one misdemeanor count of resisting/opposing a law enforcement officer without violence.In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies“Unfortunately, I didn’t learn from it,” the Dancing With the Stars alum wrote of the arrest in his 2013 memoir, Facing the Music and Living to Talk About It. “I just kept compounding my problems by continuing the same unacceptable behavior and messing up.
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