And what does 17 year old Nick like to do on a date? " Just have fun," he says" since we're always on the go and never around one place to long, I like to make the most of the time together with a date." As the first born child of Jane and Ronert Carter of Jamestown, NY, little Nick Carter was the happiest event of their lives. When Nicky was four, the Carter family began to expand. First siter bobbie Jean was born, then Leslie and next the fraternal twins Aaron and Angel. the family has long since moved to Tampa, Florida, and little Nicky grew happy into his role as big brother, and another facet of his personality grew to- he was becoming quite a preformer. He played the drums and the Guitar and sang up a storm. Of course that was what made him exactly the perfect match with Kevin Richardson, AJ McLean, Brian Littrell and Howie Dorough when the eventually became the Backstreet Boys. Nick in the Spotlight: Well, nick may have gone from big brother at home to the babe of the Backstreet boys, but nothing has stopped him from turning into a total hunk. He just celebrated his 17th this past january the 28th. he's packed away his Pacman and more mature pastimes interest him- well at least Nicks video games require more skill. Girl Watch: When 17 year old Nick first began dating, he had a thing for people with brown hair, now he says "it doesn't matter as long as the have a good personality and they're really nice." A Growing boys Appetite: When Nick first joined BSB, it was deluxe cheeseburgers and a side of fries or pizza with everything. Now Nick still loves pizza but says "Hold the anchovies." TV Time: now that The fresh Prince of Bel Air has gone into re-runs, Nick has flipped the remote to The Xfiles. Sports Nut: Nick has always been facinated with scuba diving, but now he is finally state certified. " that means I'm not restricted and I can dive in deep water." he says. The Price of Fame: When the BSB's first single, "We've got it goin' on" was released, Nick says it amazed him "to walk into a store and see your single on a shelf, you can't believe it's you sitting next to all these artists." Now, with the release of their self titled album and new single, Nick can't walk into a record store with out being mobbed! "it's surprising, but really cool," admits nick.