Nickolas Gene "Nick" Carter (born January 28, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, musician, entertainer and actor. He is best known as a member of the pop group Backstreet Boys. He went on to release a solo album called Now Or Never during their hiatus. He has made occasional television appearances and starred in his own reality show, House of Carters. He gained fame in the late 1990s and early 2000s as a teen idol. He is also the older brother of singer Aaron Carter. Carter was born in Jamestown, New York, where his parents, Jane Elizabeth (née Spaulding) and Robert Gene Carter,. owned a bar called the Yankee Rebel. Several years later, the family moved to Ruskin, Florida and managed a retirement home, Garden Villa Retirement Home, where they added his younger siblings to their family. His siblings are B.J. (Bobbie Jean); Leslie Carter Ashton (June 6, 1986 - January 31, 2012); and twins Aaron Carter and Angel Carter (born December 7, 1987). Robert G. Carter has a daughter, Virginia Carter (born 1972), from a previous marriage. Carter's parents divorced in 2003. His father remarried to Ginger R. Elrod (born December 5, 1974) in 2004, and had a son, Kaden Brent Carter,
Nick Carter has two more stops on his tour, but after that the singer plans on taking some time off to grieve following the death of his sister ... sources close to Carter tell TMZ.According to… READ MORE >
Nick Carter tells TMZ ... he WANTED to attend his sister's funeral in NY this weekend, but his own family made it impossible for him to be there. 25-year-old Leslie Carter was laid to rest at a… READ MORE >
Leslie Carter was battling an addiction to prescription medication in the days before her death ... and family members believe she died as a result of an overdose.Sources close to the "House of… READ MORE >
"House of Carters" reality star Leslie Carter -- younger sister of Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter -- died yesterday in New York at the age of 25 ... the family confirms. The Carters released a… READ MORE >
UPDATE: Brian just released the following video, apologizing to his fans for contracting the virus. Don't stand too close to your monitor, he looks contagious....I don't care who you are, or where… READ MORE >
Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell was at LAX yesterday leaving for parts unknown, when the singer suddenly disassociated himself from his Backstreet Boozers -- a subsection of the band famous for… READ MORE >
Brian Littrell has seen two Backstreet Boys fall off the wagon recently -- AJ McLean and Nick Carter -- and the guy was serious when he told us they better "clean their act up" if they want to… READ MORE >
If Nick Carter really wanted the public to believe him when he told People magazine that alcohol could literally end his life, he probably shouldn't have been pounding booze onstage with Steel… READ MORE >
Even though Nick Carter's ex Paris Hilton has been thrown into the middle of the Presidential election -- he doesn't know anything about it. Why? He'd love to tell you. // See Also Nick Carter:… READ MORE >
Nick Carter unleashed some verbal personal fouls on Tom Brady yesterday. Our sources inside say Nick didn't pay attention to either game that was on, choosing instead to chat it up!… READ MORE >
