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Birth Name: Nicholas Jerry Jonas
Category: Actor, Singer
Born: September 16, 1992
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
Astrological Sign: Virgo
Zodiac Year: Monkey
Age: 16
Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m)
Grade Level: 11th (2008-2009)
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Filmography:
"J.O.N.A.S!" (2007) TV Series .... Nick
"Hannah Montana" (2007) TV Series .... Nick
Discography:
Nicholas Jonas (2005)
It's About Time (2006)
Jonas Brothers (2007)
A Little Bit Longer (2008)
Biography:
Nick was born in Dallas, Texas to Denise and Paul Kevin Jonas Sr. He was raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey and is of Irish, Italian, German, and Cherokee Indian descent.
Nick's career started when he was discovered at the age of 6 in a barber shop while his mother was getting her hair cut and was referred to a professional show business manager. At the age of 7, he began performing on Broadway. He had acted in several plays, including A Christmas Carol (in 2000 as Tiny Tim and Scrooge at eight), Annie Get Your Gun (in 2001 as Little Jake), Beauty and the Beast (in 2002 as Chip), and Les Misérables (in 2003 as Gavroche). After Les Misérables closed, he performed in The Sound of Music (as Kurt) at the Paper Mill Playhouse.
On August 17, 2007, Nick, along with his brothers, guest starred in an episode of Hannah Montana. The episode debuted alongside High School Musical 2 and a sneak peek of the new Disney Channel show Phineas and Ferb. The episode broke basic cable records with a record 10.7 million viewers and became basic cable's most watched series telecast ever.
Nick and his brothers, Joe and Kevin, filmed a Disney Channel Original Movie called Camp Rock where they play a band called "Connect Three." Joe plays the lead male role and lead singer "Shane Gray"; Nick plays the role of "Nate," a guitarist; and Kevin plays the role of "Jason," also a guitarist. A soundtrack for the movie was released on June 17, 2008. The movie premiered on June 20 in the USA on Disney Channel, and Canada on Family Channel. It will air around the world throughout the summer.
The Disney Channel reality short series, Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream, premiered on Disney Channel on May 16, 2008. The show, which will tentatively run until September 5, 2008, documents Nick, Kevin, and Joe's lives on the Look Me In The Eyes Tour.
In 2002 while performing in Beauty and the Beast, Nick had written a song with his father called "Joy to the World (A Christmas Prayer)." With background vocals from the Beauty and the Beast cast, Nick performed the song on the 2002 annual Broadway "Equity Fights AIDS" album, Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 4. In November 2003, INO Records received a demo copy of "Joy To The World (A Christmas Prayer)." The label released the song to Christian radio, where it quickly became popular on Record & Radio's Christian Adult Contemporary Chart. While Nicholas was working on his solo project, Joseph followed in his footsteps to Broadway, appearing in Baz Lurhmann's production of La Boheme.
By September 2004, an executive at Columbia Records found out about Nick's song. Nick was soon jointly signed to INO Records and Columbia Records and released the single "Dear God." A second single, "Joy to the World (A Christmas Prayer)" (a new solo recording), was released on November 16. It was supposed to be followed by a December release of a self-titled solo album Nicholas Jonas, but the album had been pushed back; it did, however, get a limited release. Nick, along with Kevin and Joe, had written several other songs for the album.
In early 2005, Columbia Records' new president, Steve Greenberg, listened to Nick's record. While Greenberg did not like the album, he did like Nick's voice.
After meeting with Nick and hearing the song, "Please Be Mine," written and performed by the brothers, Daylight/Columbia Records had decided to sign the three as a group act. After being signed to Columbia, the brothers considered naming their group "Sons of Jonas" before settling on the name "Jonas Brothers."
It's About Time, the brothers first album was released on August 8, 2006. According to the band's manager, it was only a "limited release" of a little over 50,000 copies. Because Sony was not interested in further promoting the band, the Jonas Brothers then considered switching labels. The band was ultimately dropped by Columbia Records in early 2007.
After shortly being without a label, the Jonas Brothers signed with Hollywood Records in February 2007. Around the same time, brothers began appearing in commercials for Baby Bottle Pops, singing the jingle. Their self-titled second album, Jonas Brothers, was released on August 7, 2007. It reached number five on the Billboard Hot 200 chart in its first week.
The Jonas Brothers' third studio album, A Little Bit Longer, is set to be released in the United States on August 12, 2008.
On November 16, 2005, at the age of 13, Nick was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. In 2005, Nick's mother, Denise, sent him to his family pediatrician, his pediatrician sent him to the emergency room. His diabetes is handled by an OmniPod that he uses regularly. When Nick found out about his diabetes he said to himself that the diabetes wouldn't stop him. Nick was recently interviewed for the magazine Diabetes Forecast, the magazine did an article on his life and struggles with diabetes.
Trivia:
Favorite baseball team are the New York Yankees.
Favorite sport is baseball.
Part of the band, The Jonas Brothers, that is made up of him and his two older brothers.
Has type 1 diabetes.
His favorite sport is baseball.
His favorite actors are Matt Long and Keri Lynn Pratt. who both star in Jack and Bobby.
Brothers are Kevin, Joe, and Frankie.
He has type 1 diabetes (diaganosed in 2005 while on tour).
He uses an OmniPod for his Type 1 diabetes.
Fan Mail Address:
Nick Jonas
Wright Entertainment Group, LLC.
P.O. Box 590009
Orlando, FL 32859
USA
External Links:
Official Site
IMDb
Wikipedia
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