Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney (born April 9, 1987) is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama All My Children as JR Chandler. He later joined 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 also is known for lending his voice as Theodore in Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009), Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015) as well as voicing JoJo McDodd in Horton Hears a Who! (2008), Robin/Nightwing in Young Justice, and Roxas and Ventus in the video game series Kingdom Hearts developed by Square Enix.
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McCartney at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival | |
| Born | April 9, 1987 Ardsley, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
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Katie Peterson (m. 2021) |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
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| Formerly of | Dream Street |
McCartney's 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.