Joe McIntyre

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Joseph Mulrey McIntyre (aka Joe McIntyre, Joey McIntyre), born December 31, 1972 in Needham, Massachusetts, is a singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as the youngest member of the 1980s-1990s group New Kids on the Block (NKOTB).

[edit] Biography

McIntyre is the youngest of nine children in an Irish-American Catholic family.

Just before his 13th birthday, McIntyre 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 blend into the group. However, New Kids on the Block became one of the most successful boy bands to date, eventually disbanding in 1994.

Following the group's split, McIntyre busied himself with songwriting and sought a record deal. 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 at 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, helping it to eventually receive 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, which, under the Columbia label, had previously been home to New Kids on the Block.

The album Stay the Same was re-released on the Sony Works label and sold more than a million copies around the world. The featured track I Love You Came Too Late became his second solo hit.

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

In 2001, he returned with his second solo album Meet Joe Mac. This album produced the hit single Rain.

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

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

In 2005, he played Fiyero, the leading male role in the Broadway musical Wicked. 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.

Beginnning December 2006, he is scheduled to take 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 recently wrapped the film On Broadway, which was filmed in his hometown of Boston. He recently released an album of covers entitled Talk To Me on December 20th.

[edit] Trivia

• McIntyre shares the same birthday as his sister Carol.
• One of his sisters, Judith McIntyre, is an actress.
• He attended Catholic schools as a child, and his mother wanted him to become a priest.^{[citation needed]}
• He and his wife were married in an interfaith ceremony at New York City's Plaza Hotel on August 9, 2003. This was presided over by a rabbi and a Catholic priest.^{[citation needed]}
• He is a big Frank Sinatra fan.^{[citation needed]}
• Danny Wood and Donnie Wahlberg, McIntyre's former New Kids on the Block bandmates, produced some of the songs on his debut solo album.
• His nickname is "Joe Mac", which was included in the title of his second solo album.^{[citation needed]}
• The title of his fourth solo album 8:09 refers to the date he met his future wife (who works in real estate) in 2002. It is also the street address of the house she found for him, which is where he wrote the 8:09 album. The 809 date is also his wedding date and is inscribed on his wedding band.^{[citation needed]}
• While in New Kids on the Block, McIntyre received a lot of attention from the girls for his baby blue eyes and baby face.^{[citation needed]}
• Joey attended Catholic Memorial High School in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.
• One of Joey McIntyre's friends named a restaurant after him called "Jose McIntyre's." They serve Mexican and Irish food.^{[1][citation needed]}

[edit] Discography

[edit] With New Kids on the Block

• 1986: New Kids on the Block - #25 US, #6 UK
• 1988: Hangin' Tough - #1 US, #1 UK
• 1989: Hangin' Tough Live

• 1989: Merry Merry Christmas - #9 US, #13 UK
• 1990: Step by Step - #1 US, #1 UK
• 1990: No More Games: The Remix Album - #10 US, #15 UK
• 1994: Face the Music - #37 US, #36 UK
• 1999: Greatest Hits

[edit] 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

[edit] Singles

• 1999: Stay the Same - #10 US (Gold)
• 1999: I Love You Came Too Late - #54 US
• 2001: Rain
• 2004: L.A. Blue

[edit] Theatre Productions

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

[edit] Filmography

• 1995 [2000 release]: The Fantasticks
• 1999: Stay the Same (video single)
• 2002-2003: Boston Public
• 2004: Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding

[edit] References

• McIntyre biography about Stay the Same CD

[edit] External links

• Joey McIntyre New Official Site
• Joey McIntyre UK Site

• Joe McIntyre at the Internet Movie Database