Joseph Mulrey McIntyre (born December 31, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as the youngest member of the pioneering
boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform love songs marketed towards girls and young women. Ma ...
,
New Kids on the Block
New Kids on the Block (also initialized as NKOTB) is an American boy band from Dorchester, Massachusetts. The band consists of brothers Jonathan and Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood. New Kids on the Block enjoy ...
. He has sold over one million records worldwide as a solo artist. He has worked in film, television, and stage, including performing on Broadway.
Early life
McIntyre was born in
Boston, Massachusetts and raised in the
Jamaica Plain
Jamaica Plain is a neighborhood of in the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Settled by Puritans seeking farmland to the south, it was originally part of the former Town of Roxbury, now also a part of the City of Boston. The commun ...
neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
His parents were Thomas McIntyre, a union official, and his wife Katherine (née Bowen) a community theater actress. His mother died on November 30, 2014, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. His father died on November 12, 2018. He is the youngest of nine children with older siblings, Judy, Alice, Susan, Tricia, Carol, Jean, Kate, and Tommy. He was raised in an Irish-American
Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
family. McIntyre graduated from
Catholic Memorial School
Catholic Memorial (CM) is an all-boys college preparatory school (grades 7–12) located in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston and is administered by the Congregation of Christia ...
in
West Roxbury
West Roxbury is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts bordered by Roslindale and Jamaica Plain to the northeast, the town of Brookline to the north, the cities and towns of Newton and Needham to the northwest and the town of Dedham to th ...
,
Massachusetts
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, an all-male Catholic private school. He shares the same birth date as his sister, Carol. Another one of his sisters, Judy, is an actress.
Artistic career
New Kids on the Block
In 1985, just before his 13th birthday, he joined
New Kids on the Block
New Kids on the Block (also initialized as NKOTB) is an American boy band from Dorchester, Massachusetts. The band consists of brothers Jonathan and Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood. New Kids on the Block enjoy ...
, replacing Jamie Kelly. Since the other four members of the band were already long-time school friends, he initially found it difficult to mesh with them. They eventually became one of the most successful boy bands of the late 20th century, producing two number one albums on the US Billboard charts. In 1991, ''
Forbes
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'' listed the band as the highest-earning entertainers, beating
Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...
and
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the " King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over ...
. They split in 1994, but they reunited in 2008 and have remained active since.
Solo career
Following their split, McIntyre busied himself with songwriting and sought a solo recording contract. He made his acting debut in the film ''
The Fantasticks'', which was based on the long-running
off-Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer th ...
musical. This 1995 film, starring
Joel Grey and
Jean Louisa Kelly, was released in theatres five years later.
Disenchanted by his inability to find a recording contract, McIntyre used his own money to record his first solo album ''
Stay the Same'' and sold it on his website. He then chose the
album's title track as a single and took it to local
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
DJs, which eventually garnered the song national
airplay
Airplay is how frequently a song is being played through broadcasting on radio stations. A song which is being played several times every day (spins) would have a significant amount of airplay. Music which became very popular on jukeboxes, in n ...
. The combination of airplay and website sales for the single led to him signing a recording contract in 1999 with
Sony Music USA, under the
C2 label, a subsidiary of
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony. It was founded on January 15, 1889, evolving from the A ...
, which had previously been home to New Kids on the Block. The album was re-released on Sony's
Work Records
The Work Group (stylized as The WORK Group) was an American record label.
History
In July 1999, founders Jeff Ayeroff and Jordan Harris left the label.
Catalog
Artists
* Tatyana Ali (MJJ Music/Work)
*Fiona Apple (Clean Slate/Work)
*El ...
and sold more than a million copies around the world and the single "Stay The Same" peaked at No. 10 in the
''Billboard'' Hot 100. The second single from the album was "I Love You Came Too Late".
Also in 1999, McIntyre recorded the song "Remember Me" for the film ''
Southie'', which starred former bandmate
Donnie Wahlberg. In 2001, McIntyre released his second solo album, ''Meet Joe Mac'', but it did not chart. "Rain" was the only single released from this album.
In 2004, McIntyre released his fourth solo album, ''8:09'', followed by ''Talk To Me'', an album of
cover version
In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song relea ...
s, in December 2006.
In April 2008, the New Kids on the Block reunited. The single "Summertime" was released in May 2008. Their first full-length album in fourteen years was released on September 2, 2008, titled ''The Block''. On September 18, 2008, they kicked off their reunion tour. In 2009, they began a 'Full Service' summer tour. They toured with
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys (often abbreviated as BSB) are an American vocal group consisting of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson. Lou Pearlman formed the group in 1993 in Orlando, Florida.
The ...
in 2011.
On November 17, 2009, McIntyre released the single and video "Here We Go Again" from his upcoming EP of the same name. It was produced by Brent Paschke,
Gabe Lopez
Gabe Lopez is an American pop-rock singer/songwriter and producer. He is of Mexican and Irish descent. Signed to Universal Music Group as a songwriter and to Spectra Music Group as an artist, Lopez has produced and written for Belinda Carlisle, ...
, and Drew Ryan Scott. Paschke, Lopez and Scott also share cowriting with McIntyre on the project. The EP was released on iTunes in December 2009.
In November 2011, McIntyre released a Christmas album titled ''Come Home for Christmas''. The album features a collaboration with fellow New Kid
Jordan Knight on "Peace on Earth" and includes holiday classics such as "
Winter Wonderland
"Winter Wonderland" is a song written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and lyricist Richard Bernhard Smith. Due to its seasonal theme, it is often regarded as a Christmas song in the Northern Hemisphere. Since its original recording by Richard Himbe ...
", "
Do You Hear What I Hear?" and "
The Christmas Song
"The Christmas Song" (commonly subtitled "Chestnuts Roasting by an Open Fire" or, as it was originally subtitled, "Merry Christmas to You") is a classic Christmas song written in 1945 by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé.
The Nat King Cole Trio fir ...
".
On October 23, 2020, McIntyre returned with the song "Own This Town", his first solo release since 2011's ''Come Home for Christmas''. He said of the song, "I wrote this song years ago, with a totally different intention. To me it’s about taking your shot, swinging for the fences, going for it. And I think it really takes on a new meaning now".
Acting
McIntyre played Jon in
Jonathan Larson's ''
Tick, Tick... BOOM!'' for both the
off-Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer th ...
(Fall 2001) and national tour (2003) versions of the play. In 2002, he appeared for a season on the television program ''
Boston Public
''Boston Public'' is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. Set in Boston, the series centers on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school in the Boston Public Schools district. It feature ...
''. The following year, he released the live acoustic album ''One Too Many'' with
Emanuel Kiriakou
Emanuel "Eman" Kiriakou (born August 16, 1966) is an American songwriter, producer, record executive, music publisher and multi-instrumentalist, based in Los Angeles. He recently co-wrote and produced " Take You Dancing" by Jason Derulo, and has ...
.
In 2004, he starred in the film ''
Tony n' Tina's Wedding'' alongside
Mila Kunis
Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis (born August 14, 1983) is an American actress. Born in Chernivtsi and raised in Los Angeles, she began playing Jackie Burkhart on the Fox television series ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006) at the age of 14. Since ...
and also played Fiyero, the leading male role in the
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
musical ''
Wicked'' for which he received rave reviews. He replaced
Norbert Leo Butz
Norbert Leo Butz (born January 30, 1967) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his work in Broadway theatre. He is a two-time winner of the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and is one of only nine actors ever to have won th ...
on July 20, 2004, and remained with the show until January 9, 2005, where he was later replaced by David Ayers. He also competed on the first season of the reality television show ''
Dancing with the Stars
''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the form ...
'', winning third place with dance professional partner
Ashly DelGrosso.
McIntyre appeared as
Fonzie 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. McIntyre appeared in the film ''On Broadway'', which was filmed in his hometown of Boston.
In 2007, McIntyre appeared as Gary in ''Christmas at Cadillac Jacks''. It played around Christmas of that year on
The Hallmark Channel and other various Christian channels and recently became available on DVD.
On November 2, 2011, McIntyre guest starred on an episode of the detective comedy ''
Psych
''Psych'' is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened obser ...
''. The title of the episode is "The Amazing Psych-Man & Tap Man, Issue #2" –
season 6, episode 4.
In 2013, McIntyre appeared in the American buddy cop comedy ''
The Heat'', as Peter Mullins, brother of Detective Shannon Mullins, played by
Melissa McCarthy. In 2014, McIntyre appeared in the CBS TV sitcom ''
The McCarthys'', playing Gerard McCarthy. In 2016, he appeared on the Netflix comedy, ''
Fuller House'' with all of the members of
New Kids on the Block
New Kids on the Block (also initialized as NKOTB) is an American boy band from Dorchester, Massachusetts. The band consists of brothers Jonathan and Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood. New Kids on the Block enjoy ...
. Then later in season 5 episode 18 in the final show of the series of ''Fuller House'', titled "Our Very Last Show, Again", he appeared as himself officiating the triple wedding of the three main couples.
On February 4, 2019, McIntyre returned to Broadway as the character Dr. Pomatter in the musical ''Waitress'' and he continued in this role until April 7, 2019.
On March 24, 2022, McIntyre originated the role of "Johnny" in the new musical production of "The Wanderer" at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ. He continued in this role for the duration of the show's run until April 28, 2022.
Other endeavors
In 2001, he hosted a season of
MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
's ''
Say What? Karaoke'' from
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vega ...
.
Beginning in December 2006, McIntyre took part in ''Dancing with the Stars – The Tour'' with actor
Joey Lawrence
Joseph Lawrence Mignogna Jr. (born April 20, 1976) is an American actor, musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, and game show host. He got his start as a child star in the early 1980s and is best known for his role as Joey Russo in '' Bl ...
, pop star
Drew Lachey and TV stars
Lisa Rinna and her husband
Harry Hamlin.
On April 15, 2013, McIntyre competed in the
Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by several cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897, the event was ...
, in which he ran to raise awareness of Alzheimer's in honor of his mother, who died on November 30, 2014. He finished with a time of 3 hours and 57 minutes, just minutes before
a bomb exploded and killed three and injured many more.
On October 24, 2017, McIntyre released the first episode of his podcast "The Move with Joey McIntyre", where he interviews guests about their most memorable moving experience and what was going on in their lives at the time.
On May 5, 2021, McIntyre announced on an Instagram Live Stream - along with
Debbie Gibson
Deborah Ann Gibson (born August 31, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress.
Gibson released her debut album '' Out of the Blue'' in 1987, which spawned several international hits, later being certified triple plati ...
- the release of the highly expected collaborative single "
Lost In Your Eyes. ''The Duet''" (June 4, 2021); they also announced a mini residence in Las Vegas, a 4-night limited engagement at the Venetian Resort (August 26, 27, 28 & 29, 2021)
Personal life
McIntyre married Barrett Williams on August 9, 2003, exactly one year after they met. They have three children, one of whom has
congenital hearing loss.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Other songs
* 2009: "5 Brothers and a Million Sisters"
See also
New Kids on the Block
New Kids on the Block (also initialized as NKOTB) is an American boy band from Dorchester, Massachusetts. The band consists of brothers Jonathan and Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood. New Kids on the Block enjoy ...
Notes
Filmography
* 1995: ''
The Fantasticks''
* 1999: ''
All That
''All That'' is an American sketch comedy television series created by Brian Robbins and Mike Tollin. The series originally aired on Nickelodeon from April 16, 1994, to October 22, 2005, lasting ten seasons, and was produced by Tollin/Robbins ...
''
* 2002–2003: ''
Boston Public
''Boston Public'' is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. Set in Boston, the series centers on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school in the Boston Public Schools district. It feature ...
''
* 2003: ''
Johnny Bravo
''Johnny Bravo'' is an American animated comedy television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. It is the second of the network's Cartoon Cartoons, which aired fr ...
''
* 2004: ''
Tony n' Tina's Wedding''
* 2005: ''
Love, Inc.''
* 2006: ''
Less Than Perfect
''Less than Perfect'' is an American television sitcom created by Terri Minsky and starring Sara Rue and Sherri Shepherd which originally aired on ABC from October 1, 2002, to June 20, 2006. It follows Claude (Rue), who works at a television ne ...
''
* 2007: ''
On Broadway''
* 2007: ''
Christmas at Cadillac Jack's''
* 2011: ''
CSI:NY''
* 2011: ''
Psych
''Psych'' is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened obser ...
''
* 2011: ''
New Year's Eve
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries, is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, on 31 December. The last day of the year is commonly referred to ...
''
* 2013: ''
Motive''
* 2013: ''
90210''
* 2013: ''
Newsreaders
''Newsreaders'' is an American television comedy that aired on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim. ''Newsreaders'' is a spin-off of ''Childrens Hospital'', presented as the fictional television news magazine program ''Ne ...
''
* 2013: ''
The Heat''
* 2014: ''
The Hot Wives of Orlando''
* 2014–2015: ''
The McCarthys''
* 2016: ''
Angel from Hell
''Angel from Hell'' is an American single-camera fantasy sitcom created by Tad Quill. The series was greenlit to order on May 8, 2015, by CBS, and premiered on January 7, 2016. On February 8, 2016, CBS cancelled the series and pulled it from the ...
''
* 2016: ''
Angie Tribeca''
* 2016, 2020: ''
Fuller House''
* 2017: ''
Return of the Mac''
* 2022: ''
The Goldbergs''
Theater productions
*1995: ''Barking Sharks''
*2000–2001, 2003: ''
Tick, Tick... BOOM!''
*2004–2005: ''
Wicked''
*2006: ''
Happy Days
''Happy Days'' is an American television sitcom that aired first-run on the ABC network from January 15, 1974, to July 19, 1984, with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning 11 seasons. Created by Garry Marshall, it was one of the most su ...
''
*2013: ''The Kid''
*2017: ''
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' is a Musical theatre, musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart.
Inspired by the farces of the Ancient Rome, ancient Roman playwright Plautu ...
''
*2018: ''
Cabaret
Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dinin ...
'' (in Alaska)
*2019: ''
Waitress
Waiting staff (British English), waitstaff (North American English), waiters (male) / waitresses (female), or servers (North American English), are those who work at a restaurant, a diner, or a bar and sometimes in private homes, attending ...
''
*2020: ''Twelfth Night''
*2022: The Wanderer
[https://playbill.com/article/the-wanderer-musical-begins-previews-at-paper-mill-playhouse-march-24
]
References
12. https://people.com/parents/joey-mcintyre-introduces-son-rhys-edward-and-opens-up-about-his-severe-hearing-loss/
External links
*
Joey McIntyre New Official Site
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1972 births
Living people
20th-century American male actors
20th-century American singers
21st-century American male actors
21st-century American singers
American male film actors
American male musical theatre actors
American male singers
American people of Irish descent
Atlantic Records artists
Catholic Memorial School alumni
Catholics from Massachusetts
Male actors from Boston
Musicians from Boston
New Kids on the Block members
Nightclub owners
NKOTBSB members
Participants in American reality television series
People from Jamaica Plain
People from Needham, Massachusetts
Singers from Massachusetts