Afrigather Aaron Carter, who loved fame at an early age as a singer, tv character and the youthful brother of Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, died Saturday. He was 34.
A consultant from his administration crew confirms to The Hollywood Reporter that he was discovered lifeless in his dwelling in Lancaster, California. No explanation for demise was given. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Division instructed THR {that a} suspicious demise befell on the deal with of Carter’s residence however couldn’t verify the identification of the lifeless individual.
Singer and One Tree Hill alum Tyler Hilton tweeted that he was heartbroken concerning the information. “This child had such a spark,” Hilton wrote. “Recognized him for years and at all times actually favored him, he was heat and actually humorous. Liked placing on a present and he was good at it.”
The official Twitter account for New Children on the Block posted, “We’re shocked and saddened concerning the sudden passing of Aaron Carter. Sending prayers to the Carter household. Relaxation in peace, Aaron.”
Born in Tampa, Florida, on Dec. 7, 1987, Carter acquired his begin opening for the Backstreet Boys on a 1997 tour. His debut album, Aaron Carter, was launched later that 12 months when he was simply 9 and reached gold standing.
His follow-up album, Aaron’s Occasion (Come and Get It), dropped in September 2000 and went triple-platinum. It featured the singles “I Need Sweet,” “Aaron’s Occasion (Come Get It)” and “That’s How I Beat Shaq,” and he supported the album as a gap act for Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears on the Oops!… I Did It Once more Tour.
Carter’s third album, Oh Aaron, went platinum in 2001, and he has launched two since then, most not too long ago Love in 2018.
He dabbled in appearing, showing on reveals together with Lizzie McGuire, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and seventh Heaven and in such movies as Fats Albert (2004) and the Channing Tatum-starring Supercross (2005). Carter made his Broadway debut in 2001 as JoJo the Who in Seussical the Musical and had a long term as a castmember on the off-Broadway manufacturing of The Fantasticks.
Carter additionally made loads of unscripted TV appearances, which included starring alongside Nick and their siblings B.J., Leslie and Angel Carter on the E! sequence Home of Carters in 2006. Leslie died of a drug overdose in January 2012 at age 25.
Amongst his different tv credit, he competed on the 2009 season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, ending in fifth place, and on the Meals Community cooking battle sequence Rachael vs. Man: Superstar Cook dinner-Off in 2012.
Carter was a gossip-site fixture and generated headlines surrounding his private life, courting to his years as a teen heartthrob. He welcomed son Prince with Melanie Martin in November 2021.
Over time, the star was open about his struggles with substance abuse, together with on a 2017 episode of The Medical doctors. In September, he mentioned he had checked into rehab for a fifth time in an effort to regain custody of his son. He had entered rehab in 2017 following an arrest on suspicion of driving below the affect and marijuana costs.
Throughout an interview with podcast No Jumper that was posted to YouTube this month, Carter mentioned he was grateful for his success and remained eager for the long run, although he wasn’t involved with attaining additional fame.
“I loved all of that, and I’m again to try this — that’s what I’m again to do,” Carter mentioned about focusing once more on his music. “I don’t actually care about [stardom] as a result of I’ve had so many ranges within the trade, and fame and fortune, and highs and lows — it’s like a curler coaster. … I’m a singer, a songwriter, a performer, and that is what I do, and I’m by no means going to surrender on it.”
