FUN-FILLED BACKSTREET

BOYS FACTOIDS

BOP DECEMBER 1998

 

  1. Nick Carter, 18, tells BOP that his all-time fave singer is Steve Perry of the former rock band Journey.
  2. A.J. McLean, 20, performed on stage for the first time when he was a wee 6-year-ols, when he played Dopey in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at a Florida dinner theater.
  3. Before his singing career took off, Brian Littrell, 23, worked in the kitchen at the fast-food fish-'n'-chips restaurant Long John Silver's.
  4. Howie Dorough, 25, tells BOP that his fave stop so far of the Backstreet Boys' travels around the world is Spain.
  5. A.J.'s mom, Denise, joins him every time he travels on a concert tour. She's the group's tour publicist.
  6. Kevin Richardson, 27, was about to enlist in the United States Air Force when he was invited to be in the Backstreet Boys. Luckily for fans, Kevin decided he liked singing more than flying.
  7. What's Nick's most embarrassing habit? He confesses to BOP that he bites his fingernails.
  8. Before he hooked up with the Backstreet Boys, Kevin fine-tuned his performance skills by playing Aladdin and a Ninja Turtle at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
  9. Whenever Brian hits the mall, his fave place to shop for clothes is Banana Republic.
  10. Nick was offered a role on The Disney Channel TV Series The Mickey Mouse Club (which co-starred 'N SYNC's Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez), but fortunately he turned it down to join BSB in 1991.
  11. Howie inherited his exotic good looks from his mom, Paula, who is of Puerto Rican heritage and his dad, Hoke, who traces his family roots back to Ireland.
  12. Kevin's nickname in the group is Boo Boo.
  13. There are only three things that frighten Brian. "I'm scared of heights and I have a fear of roller coasters and ferris wheels," he confesses to us.
  14. Nick's biggest splurge since becoming a music superstar has been buying a new home for his family in Florida.
  15. Howie went by the stage name Tony Donetti in his pre-Backstreet Boys days, when he was acting in plays, in TV commercials and in feature films, such as 1989's Parenthood.
  16. When he's not singing on stage, A.J. likes to head for the kitchen and cook up a storm. His specialty is a spaghetti sauce that he makes from scratch. "It's wicked," A.J. brags.
  17. Kevin can't resist any food containing peanut butter - so you can bet that his fave snacks include peanut butter cookies!
  18. Brian began his singing career as a choirboy at the Porter Memorial Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky.
  19. Before he soared to superstardom as a singer, Howie was way into dancing. When he was little, he performed with an all-boy ballet troupe.
  20. The first book A.J. ever read was "The Witches" by Roald Dahl.
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