1. Joseph Mulrey McIntyre was born on December 31,1972 and is an American singer-songwriter and actor.
28 Facts About Joey McIntyre
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Joey McIntyre is best known as the youngest member of the boy band New Kids on the Block.
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Joey McIntyre has sold over one million records worldwide as a solo artist and worked in film, television, and stage, including performing on Broadway.
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Joey McIntyre was born in Needham, Massachusetts and raised in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
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Joey McIntyre's parents were Thomas McIntyre, a union official, and his wife Katherine a community theater actress.
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Joey McIntyre's mother died on November 30,2014, after a long battle with Alzheimer's.
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In 1985, just before his 13th birthday, Joey McIntyre joined New Kids on the Block, replacing Jamie Kelly.
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Joey McIntyre made his acting debut in the film The Fantasticks, which was based on the long-running Off-Broadway musical.
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Joey McIntyre then chose the album's title track as a single and took it to local Boston DJs, which eventually garnered the song national airplay.
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Also in 1999, Joey McIntyre recorded the song "Remember Me" for the film Southie, which starred former bandmate Donnie Wahlberg.
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In 2001, Joey McIntyre released his second solo album, Meet Joe Mac, but it did not chart.
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In 2004, Joey McIntyre released his fourth solo album, 8:09, followed by Talk To Me, an album of cover versions, in December 2006.
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On November 17,2009, Joey McIntyre released the single and video "Here We Go Again" from his EP of the same name.
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In November 2011, Joey McIntyre released a Christmas album titled Come Home for Christmas.
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On October 23,2020, Joey McIntyre returned with the song "Own This Town", his first solo release since 2011's Come Home for Christmas.
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Joey McIntyre replaced Norbert Leo Butz on July 20,2004, and remained with the show until January 9,2005, where he was later replaced by David Ayers.
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Joey McIntyre competed on the first season of the reality television show Dancing with the Stars, placing third with dance professional partner Ashly DelGrosso.
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Joey McIntyre appeared as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli 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.
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Joey McIntyre appeared in the film On Broadway, which was filmed in his hometown of Boston.
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In 2007, Joey McIntyre appeared as Gary in Christmas at Cadillac Jacks.
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In 2013, Joey McIntyre appeared in the American buddy cop comedy The Heat, as Peter Mullins, brother of Detective Shannon Mullins, played by Melissa McCarthy.
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In 2014, Joey McIntyre appeared in the CBS TV sitcom The McCarthys, playing Gerard McCarthy.
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In 2020, Joey McIntyre appeared in the season 5 series finale of Fuller House, titled "Our Very Last Show, Again", he appeared as himself officiating the triple wedding of the three main couples.
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On February 4,2019, Joey McIntyre returned to Broadway as the character Dr Jim Pomatter in the musical Waitress and he continued in this role until April 7,2019.
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On March 24,2022, Joey McIntyre originated the role of Johnny in a new musical production of The Wanderer at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey.
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Joey McIntyre continued in this role for the duration of the show's run until April 28,2022.
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Joey McIntyre finished with a time of 3 hours and 57 minutes, just minutes before a bomb exploded and killed three and injured many more.
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Joey McIntyre married wife Barrett Williams, a former real estate agent on August 9,2003, in New York City, one year after they met.