Joey Mclntyre is an American singer, songwriter, and actor who is famous for being the youngest member of the boy band, ‘New Kids on the Block’. Apart from being a member of one of the huge boys Pop bands in the 90s, Joey Mclntyre also released several singles which were sold over one million records worldwide.
Joey Mclntyre is also an actor that has worked in several films, TV shows, and is also a performer, who has appeared in multiple stage shows and also performed at Broadway.
Joey Mclntyre Early Life
Joey Mclntyre was born on December 31, 1972, in Needham, Massachusetts. He was brought up in Jamaica Plain, United States. Mclntyre was raised by his father Thomas Mclntyre and his mother, Katherine Mclntyre. His father was a union official and his mother was a theatre actress.
Joey Mclntyre has 8 siblings, Tommy, Kate, Jean, Carol, Jude, Alice, Susan, and Tricia and Joey Mclntyre is the youngest sibling of the family. Mclntyre is a graduate of Catholic Memorial School in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, and was raised in an Irish-American Catholic family. His zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Joey Mclntyre Singing Career
Joey Mclntyre started his career at a very young age and as a child, he was active in community theatre. Mclntyre joined the band ‘New Kids on the Block’ in 1985 at an age of 13 replacing the other band member, Jamie Kelly.
The band later became one of the most successful boy bands of the 1990s and in 1991 Forbes listed the band as the highest-earning entertainers, beating Madonna and Michael Jackson. The band split up in the year 1998 and later after 10 years, the band rejoined together and is now active.
Followed by the split-up of the band, Joey Mclntyre began his solo career as a singer. But he wasn’t able to get a single recording contract. Then Mclntyre recorded his debut solo album, Stay The Same, and sold it through his official website. The album was re-released by Sony’s Work Records and was sold more than one million copies.
Mclntyre released his second solo album in 2001 called ‘Meet Joe Mac’ but the album wasn’t as successful as his first album. Mclntyre release many albums in the following years but didn’t gain much popularity as his first album. In 2008, the ‘New Kids on the Block’ and start to work together in May. The band had different music tours followed by their reunion. In 2011, Joey Mclntyre released another single album named ‘Come Home for Christmas’. Now Mclntyre is an active member of the band and also releases single albums.
Joey Mclntyre Acting Career
Joey Mclntyre’s first debut as an actor was in the film ‘The Fantasticks’ which was produced in the year 1995 and released in theatre after five years. Joey Mclntyre plays the role of Jon in Jonathan Larson’s ‘ Tick, Tick, BOOM’. Mclntyre has also appeared in the television series, ‘Boston Public’. He also starred in the movie ‘ Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding’ with Mila Kunis.
Mclntyre acted the leading role of the Broadway musical, ‘Wicked’ as Fiyero. Joey Mclntyre was also present on the TV show ‘Happy Days’ as the character Fonzie and he also appeared in the film ‘Broadway’. Mclntyre appeared as a guest star in the detective comedy series, Psych. Mclntyre was also present in other shows and films such as The Heat, The McCarthys, and Fuller House.
Joey Mclntyre Marriage
Joey Mclntyre is a happily married man. Mclntyre married his wife Barret Williams on August 9, 2003, after dating for one year. Mclntyre and Barret Williams have three children, Griffin Thomas, Rhys Edward, and Kira Katherine.
Joey Mclntyre Net Worth
Joey Mclntyre has an estimated net worth of $25 million. Most of his income comes from album sales. Joey Mclntyre is living a luxurious life with his wife and kids in Los Angeles.
Joey Mclntyre Height And Weight
Joey Mclntyre stands at a decent height of 5 feet 10 inches and weighs about 71 kgs. Joey Mclntyre has blue-colored eyes and his hair color is dark brown.
