Saturday 5 November 2022 11:37 PM Aaron Carter, the child star who recorded his first album at NINE trends now
Aaron Carter lived a life in the spotlight that was occasionally colorful but even more often filled with drama and tragedy.
Carter, 34, the brother of famed pop icon and Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter has was 'found dead in his bathtub' at his home in Lancaster, California Saturday.
He was born in Tampa Bay, Florida in 1989. Along with brother Nick, he had a twin sister, Angel and two other sisters, BJ and Leslie.
The singer grew up in the shadow of Carter's world-conquering boy band but also tried to stake out his own claim in pop music, releasing his first record in 1997 at the age of just nine, on the same Jive Records label that led his brother to stardom.
His second album, 'Aaron's Party (Come Get It),' went triple platinum upon it's 2000 release and spawned multiple charting singles, including a video for 'That's How I Beat Shaq' in which the singer went 1-on-1 with NBA great Shaquille O'Neal.
Aaron Carter lived a life in the spotlight that was occasionally colorful but even more often filled with drama and tragedy
Carter, 34, the brother of famed pop icon and Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter has was 'found dead in his bathtub' at his home in Lancaster, California Saturday
He was born in Tampa Bay, Florida in 1989. Along with brother Nick, he had a twin sister, Angel and two other sisters, BJ and Leslie, releasing his first album at the age of just nine
However, after 2001's 'Oh Aaron' sold over a million copies in the US alone, the singer failed to have the staying power that his brother's group did.
He released one more album of original songs in 2002 before going 16 years without making any new music.
Carter, like many young music stars of era, also pursued some acting, appearing in several Disney Channel sitcoms.
He would go on to make a few appearances in motion pictures, including Fat Albert and Ella Enchanted but his film career would sputter out, much like his singing career.
Carter's life was often fodder for tabloids, not only in connection to his brother, but with his dating exploits, as he was linked to fellow child stars Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan.
Carter's life was often fodder for tabloids, not only in connection to his brother, but with his dating exploits, as he was linked to fellow child stars Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan
Carter, like many young music stars of era, also pursued some acting, appearing in several Disney Channel sitcoms. He would go on to make a few appearances in motion pictures, including Fat Albert and Ella Enchanted but his film career would sputter out, much like his singing career
He also appeared on a reality show with his brother and three other siblings, E!'s House of Carters in 2006.
Aaron Carter reappeared in the public eye in 2009, finishing in fifth place on the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars.
By 2011, the former child star had ended up in rehab at the Betty Ford Center in California. At the end of the year, he had returned to the stage, even appearing in
