AJ McLean

ABOUT AJ MCLEAN

Member of the popular Backstreet Boys singing group who has been a contributor for the It Gets Better Project. He also has released music under the pseudonym Johnny No Name. He was joined in the Backstreet Boys by Nick Carter , Howie Dorough , Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell .

He acted in several Nickelodeon and Disney Channel programs, like GUTS and Welcome Freshmen.

He suffered a long battled with addiction, including alcoholism. In 2020, he competed alongside Cheryl Burke on Dancing with the Stars .

He married Rochelle Karidis on December 17, 2011. Together they have a daughter named Ava Jaymes and a daughter named Lyric Dean. In March 2023, he and Karidis announced that they were separating.

He and Justin Timberlake both found success as members of boy bands in the 1990s.