Joey McIntyre

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Joey McIntyre
Photo of Joe McIntyre, taken during the signing at HMV Record Store in Oxford Street, London on September 8, 2008. Photo by Isabelle Boeijen, The Netherlands8
Background information
Birth name	Joseph Mulrey McIntyre
Born	December 31, 1972 (1972-12-31) (age 36)
Genres	Pop Swing
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, record producer, actor
Years active	1984-1994 (with NKOTB) 1998-present (solo) 2008-present (with NKOTB)
Labels	C2/Columbia Records Q The Music/Atlantic Records Madacy City Light
Associated acts	New Kids on the Block
Website	Joey Official website

Joseph Mulrey "Joey" McIntyre (born December 31, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as the youngest member of the group, New Kids on the Block.

Life and career

McIntyre was born in Needham, Massachusetts, the son of Thomas, a union official and Katherine, a homemaker. McIntyre is the youngest of nine children, (Judy, Alice, Susan, Tricia, Carol, Jean, Kate, Tommy, and Joe) in an Irish-American Catholic family.^{[citation needed]} He shares the same birthday as his sister Carol. One of his sisters, Judith McIntyre, is an actress.

Just before his 13th birthday, he joined New Kids on the Block, replacing Jamie Kelly. Since the other four members of the group were already long-time school friends, he initially found it difficult to mesh with the group. The New Kids on the Block became one of the most successful boy bands to date, producing two number one albums on the US Billboard charts. In 1991, Forbes listed the band as the highest-earning entertainers, beating Madonna and Michael Jackson. The band eventually disbanded in 1994.

Following the group's split, McIntyre busied himself with songwriting and sought a recording contract. He made his acting debut in the film The Fantasticks, which was based on the long-running off-Broadway musical. This 1995 film, starring Joel Grey and Jean Louisa Kelly, was released in theatres five years later.

Disenchanted by his inability to find a recording contract, McIntyre used his own money to record his first solo album Stay the Same and sold it on his website. He then took his first single also entitled "Stay the Same" from the album to local Boston DJs, which eventually garnered the song national airplay. The combination of airplay and website sales for the single led to McIntyre signing a recording contract in 1999 with Sony Music USA, under the Columbia label which had previously been home to New Kids on the Block.

The album Stay the Same was re-released on the Sony's Work Records and sold more than a million copies around the world. The single "Stay The Same", peaked in the Billboard Hot 100 at #10. The second track from the album was "I Love You Came Too Late".

Also in 1999, McIntyre recorded the song, "Remember Me" for the film Southie, which starred former band mate Donnie Wahlberg.

In 2001, he released his second solo album Meet Joe Mac, but it did not chart. There was only one single released from this album, "Rain". Background vocals included Skyler Jett.

McIntyre played Jon in Jonathan Larson's Tick, Tick... BOOM! for both the off-Broadway (Fall 2001) and national tour (2003) versions of the play. In 2002, he appeared for a season on the television program Boston Public. The following year, he released the live acoustic album One Too Many with Emanuel Kiriakou.

McIntyre and his bride Barrett married on August 9 2003, exactly a year after they had met. His fourth solo album 8:09 was released in 2004. Also in 2004, McIntyre starred in the film Tony n' Tina's Wedding, which co-starred Mila Kunis.

In 2004, he played Fiyero, the leading male role in the Broadway musical Wicked for which he received rave reviews. He replaced Norbert Leo Butz on July 20, 2004 and remained with the show until January 9, 2005 where he was later replaced by David Ayers. He also competed on the first season of the reality television show Dancing with the Stars, winning third place with dance professional partner Ashly DelGrosso.

He appeared as Fonzie in Happy Days, a musical based on the hit TV show at the Falcon Theater in Los Angeles from February 15 to March 12, 2006 and a second run from June 23 to August 13, 2006.

Beginning in December 2006, he was took part in Dancing with the Stars - The Tour with actor Joey Lawrence, pop star Drew Lachey & TV stars Lisa Rinna and her husband Harry Hamlin.^[1]

McIntyre appeared in the film On Broadway, which was filmed in his hometown of Boston. He also released an album of cover versions entitled Talk To Me in December 2006.

In 2007 McIntyre appeared as Gary in Christmas At Cadillac Jacks. The show played around Christmas of that year on The Hallmark Channel and other various Christian channels.

McIntyre and his wife Barrett welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Griffin Thomas, on November 20, 2007 in Los Angeles.^[2][3] The couple announced on July 15, 2009 that they would be adding another baby boy to their family this December.^[4]

In April 2008, it was announced that all five of the original members of New Kids on the Block were reuniting. The single "Summertime" was released in May 2008. Their first full length album in fourteen years was released on September 2, 2008, titled The Block. On September 18, 2008, New Kids on the Block kicked off their reunion tour. In 2009, NKOTB are beginning a 'Full Service' summer tour.

On November 17, 2009, McIntyre released the single "Here We Go Again" from his upcoming EP of the same name. The album was produced by Brent Paschke, Gabe Lopez, and Drew Ryan Scott. Paschke, Lopez and Scott also share cowriting with McIntyre on the project. The video for "Here We Go Again" was premiered on the single release date. The EP is expected to be released in December 2009.

Discography

With New Kids on the Block

• 1986: New Kids on the Block - #25 US, #6 UK
• 1988: Hangin' Tough - #1 US, #1 UK
• 1989: Merry, Merry Christmas - #9 US, #13 UK
• 1990: Step by Step - #1 US, #1 UK
• 1991: No More Games: The Remix Album - #10 US, #15 UK
• 1994: Face the Music - #37 US, #36 UK
• 1999: Greatest Hits - #22 US
• 2008: The Block - #2 US, #1 CANADA

Solo albums

• 1998: Stay the Same (BNA label)
• 1999: Stay the Same (Sony Works release) - #49 US (Gold)
• 2001: Meet Joe Mac (Madacy label)
• 2002: One Too Many: Live From New York
• 2004: 8:09 - #50 US Independent Chart
• 2006: Talk to Me

Solo singles

• 1999: "Stay the Same" - #10 US (Gold), #16 US Top 40 Mainstream
• 1999: "I Love You Came Too Late" - #54 US, #28 US Top 40 Mainstream
• 2000: "I Cried"
• 2001: "Rain"
• 2004: "L.A. Blue"
• 2009: "Here We Go Again"

Theatre productions

• 1995: Barking Sharks
• 2000-2001: Tick, Tick... BOOM!
• 2003: Tick, Tick... BOOM!
• 2005: Wicked
• 2006: Happy Days (play)

Filmography

• 2000: The Fantasticks
• 2002-2003: Boston Public
• 2004: Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding
• 2006: On Broadway
• 2007: Christmas At Cadillac Jacks

References

External links

• Joey McIntyre New Official Site
• McIntyre biography about Stay the Same
• Joey McIntyre at the Internet Movie Database
• *Poet & Author Carlos A. Cook