Full name: Nicholas Gene Carter Nicknames: Nicky, Mr. Hyper Man, Chaos, Frack Birthday: January 28, 1980 Zodiac Sign: Aquarius Chinese Zodiac Sign: Monkey Place of Birth: Jamestown, New York, U.S.A Family: Mother Jane, father Bob, sister B.J, Leslie, and the twins Aaron and Angel Eyes: Blue Hair: Blonde Height: 6' 1/2" Lives: Ruskin/Tampa, Florida, U.S.A Hobbies: Basketball, football, video games, speedboats, fishing, scuba diving, and any sports that require water Favorite Food: Cheese pizza Favourite Drink: Mountain Dew Favorite Music: Nirvana, Jodeci, Journey, Boyz II Men and Michael Jackson Favorite Song: Earth Song from Michael Jackson Favourite Outfits: Anything from Nike Favourite Car: Mercedes Favourite TV Show: Simpsons, Mad About You, Beavis and Butthead, X-Files Favorite Ice Cream: Mint Chocolate Chip, Cookie Dough and Chocolate Chip Favorite BSB Song: Quit Playing Games Deodorant: Speed Stick Nick wears contacts most of the time. Nick's room is totally green, because it's his favorite color. He owns a jet boat as well as a black Corvette. He also owns a gorgeous motorbike, courtesy of the motorbike company, Honda. He received his motorbike with the rest of the BSBs in Brussels, Belgium. His favorite thing in his room are his drums. He prefers hot weather. Nick and the BSB toured through the country and so he has a private teacher. Nick's favorite present from a fan is: jewelery (gold) Nick is the most popular of the BSB. He says that he doesn't know why. He always gets very shy when someone asks him that. Nick doesn't smoke or drink The most sensitive place on his body is his bottom tummy. He says "Maybe that part what I don't dare to call by name, let's say my bottom tummy." How does Nick's life look in ten years further? "I hope that I'll do what I like, that's kinda important because I really don't want to be a cleaner, I hate cleaning! And of course I hope that I'm married with a child or two" IDEAL GIRL Nick prefers brunettes to blondes. Nick finds that his ideal girlfriend should not cheat on him and be very honest. He loves girls who know what they want to do and nothing is going to stop them doing it; they go for it! He doesn't like girls who smoke. Nick loves long dark hair, but he says that the inside is more important. Nick says that if a girl wants to impress him she should give him a gift, because he loves gifts. And that a girl should love him as a person not as a pop star. He doesn't like bad breath on a girl and he also doesn't like a girl who thinks that she's better than anyone else. If Nick were to take his girlfriend out for dinner he would take her to McDonalds, because, he says, "If you really love each other it doesn't matter where you are". The first place he looks at on a girl are the eyes and he also likes breasts. BRIAN Full Name: Brian Thomas Littrell Nick Names: B-Rok, Mr. Joker, Seaver, Frick Date of Birth: February 20, 1975 Zodiac Sign: Pisces Chinese Zodiac Sign: Rabbit Place of Birth: Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A. Favorite Food: Macaroni & Cheese Biggest Fear: Heights Favourite Sports: Basketball, golf Favourite Music: Boyz II Men, Shai, Jodeci Favourite Cologne: Safari He and Nick are the clowns of the group. He loves sports. He is very sensitive. He tries to be everyone's friend and he wants to make everyone comfortable. Before joining the Backstreet Boys he sang in church. He looks at singing as a talent that God gave him. He works out every 2nd day for at least 2 hours. He tries to eat a lot vegetables and fruit, but that's very hard to do when you're on tour all the time. When he was younger he rarely went to nightclubs. He inherited his religious belief from his parents. The whole group come from very religious families. They're all Baptists. Brian reads the Bible and prays every day. He is not allowed to take girls home with him. For him as a Baptist he is not allowed to have pre-marital sex. He loves comedy like Mr. Bean and Jim Carrey. When he was younger he almost died because he has a weak heart. He has a hole in his cardiac valve. When he was about 5 years old he got an infection, and because of his weak heart he almost passed away. The doctors already gave up on him, and they told his parents to be prepared for the worst. IDEAL GIRL He doesn't really have a particular type which he falls for. Sometimes it happens that his eyes falls on a pretty girl and it can be that his temperature rises. But he can't say she has to be blonde or brunette. She just needs to have something he falls for at that moment; a nice smile or a special kind of expression. When he gets to know her better he thinks it's very important that she has a good heart, that she's honest and that she's got a great sense of humour. His first look goes to the face, which means pretty hair, a lovely smile and beautiful eyes. He also likes long fingernails, nice legs and a nice butt. Breasts are definitely not important. When he would date a girl, and she would enlarge her breasts, he would immediately break up with her. It has to be pure nature, otherwise it is not a need for him. AJ Full Name: Alexander James McLean Nick Names: A.J., Mr. Cool, Bone Day of Birth: January 9, 1978 Zodiac Sign: Capricorn Chinese Zodiac Sign: Horse Place of Birth: West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A Favorite Music: Boyz II Men, Silk and R&B Hobbies: Writing poems, drawing, playing basketball, volleyball Family: His parents divorced when A.J was 4 years old, and he is an only child. Favourite Chocolate Bar: Hershey's Cookies n' Creme When A.J was 6 years old he worked as a kid model. When A.J played in the school play "Snowwhite and The Seven Dwarfs" as Dopey, he was discovered and got into acting. When he was 12 years old he and his mother Denise moved to Orlando. In Orlando he used to go to "Florida Academy of Dramatic Arts". A.J earned his own pocket money by doing photo shoots for children's fashion magazines. A.J was a real outsider, he preferred to be alone in his room and reading poems. When A.J was 14 he met Howie D. and they became friends. They went to auditions together and then they met Nick. A.J loves Shakespeare. When A.J was 13 he had a very close friend named Christie and she died in a car accident. A.J felt miserable, it was a big shock to him. He has a weird habit, when he sees a phone, he just has to make a phone call, doesn't matter to whom. If a fan gives A.J her phone number, he would call. He already called a few fans and of course they couldn't believe it. When A.J has time he writes notes to fans who wrote him. A.J also talks alot. Once he roomed with Kevin and he just kept on talking. Kevin got very irritated by A.J and suggested killing him. But A.J shut up and Kevin could finally go back to sleep. A.J is cool on the outside but is a big teddy bear on the inside. IDEAL GIRL A.J knows a lot of girls, he's very nice to girls, but A.J is not in love. When A.J was 14 he got to know Melissa, she was totally in love with A.J. First they were really good friends, then they fell in love. With Melissa he had a good relationship, but they had to break up because A.J got in the Backstreet Boys. A.J also had a girlfriend named Jennifer who he was really in love with her. Then one day he saw her kissing another guy. He walked to her and asked why she did that, then she said "You're boring me". It hit A.J very hard. A.J is still a virgin, he is waiting for the one. If he's got a girlfriend and he thinks "Yeah this is the one I want to spend my life with", then he would sleep with her. He wants to get married and have children. HOWIE Full Name: Howard Dwaine Dorough Nicknames: Howie D., Latin Lover, Sweet D. Birthday: August 22, 1974 Zodiac Sign: Leo Chinese Zodiac Sign: Tiger Height: 5'7" Family: Brother John and 3 sisters: Polly Anna, Caroline and Angie Favourite Book: The Firm Favourite Music: Soul and R&B Favourite Movie: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Hobbies: Water-skiing Acting Jobs: Parenthood, Cop and a Half, commercials and theatre productions. Favourite Cologne: CK One and Escape for Men Favourite Food: Asian Ancestry: Mother is from Puerto Rico and father is from Ireland Shoe Size: 9 (mens) Pant Size: 32x30 When he was for about 7 years old he started dancing, singing and acting. His sister Angie introduced him to the world of entertainment. He started with plays, musicals and local theatre productions. When Disney moved to Orlando, he was frequently asked to be in commercials and films. He played in "Parenthood" and other Disney movies. He sang in the church choir, but he also took singing lessons. During one of his lessons he met A.J. About 2 1/2 years later they started the Backstreet Boys with Nick. Howie is very sentimental. He is a great listener. He doesn't talk much and most of the times he don't give his opinion. He is sweet and understanding, and is the peacemaker in the group. Howie has a real sex appeal. He is a real charmer. At least, that's what girls say. IDEAL GIRL The outside doesn't really count. She needs to have a nice character, she has to help him with his career and stuff. She has to be kind, honest and willing to help. When he was younger he liked blonde girls with blue eyes, but that isn't the most important thing anymore. KEVIN Full name: Kevin Scott Richardson Nickname: Kev, Train, Mr. Body Beautiful Date of Birth: October 3, 1971 Zodiac Sign: Libra Chinese Zodiac Sign: Pig Place of Birth: Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A Family: Mother Ann, father Gerald and his two brothers: Gerald and Tim. Eyes: Green Hair: Black Height: 6' 2" Pet: A black cat named Quincy Favorite Colour: Blue Hobbies: Playing piano and dancing Sports: Rugby, horseback riding Favorite Music: Elton John, Prince (TAFKAP), Billy Joel, the Eagles, classic and soul music. Habits: He always has to be right on time Favorite Food: Mexican and Asian His most embarrassing moment was in June of 1995 when the Backstreet Boys had a performance in a High School "Saying - good-bye" party. The stage was completely wet, and during the performance Kevin slipped and fell on his back, all the girls were laughing at him and Kevin turned completely red. Once Kevin was pulled off the stage by a couple of girls, he totally panicked. Kevin's father died in 1991 of cancer, Kevin was of course very hurt, sometimes he still cries when he talks about him. Kevin worked at Disney World - Orlando as a guide, and he was going to auditions in MGM Studios. He heard about "Three guys who were singing a-capella all the time" so he came to check them out. It seemed that they really could get along with each other. So they decided to get Kevin into the group. But their discoverer said that one member still was missing. Kevin called his cousin Brian and so the Backstreet Boys were completed. Kevin is known as the person who changes his haircut the most, he lost some fans because of his last haircut. People say he's too serious. Kevin doesn't sing a solo alot because his voice is too low, but it's perfect for the spoken word. IDEAL GIRL Kevin likes girls who dress sexy. He doesn't like girls who think that they're better than others. Kevin loves to hug, when he's got a girlfriend he always hugs her. His most sensitive place is his ears. He loves it when a girl is nibbling on his ears and she whispers into his ear.