Jesse McCartney is a singer and actor known for his hit single, "Beautiful Soul" (2003), and for his role in cable TV's
Summerland (2004-05). Young, blonde and cute, McCartney is a pop music performer with experience in theater (he toured nationally in
The King and I) and a boy band pedigree (Dream Street, 1999-2002). McCartney also appeared on the daytime television soap opera
All My Children (1998-2001) and earned two nominations for Outstanding Younger Actor. His debut solo album,
Beautiful Soul (2004), was a hit with MTV and Radio Disney audiences, and McCartney's kid-friendly style helped land him a duet with
Anne Hathaway for the film
Ella Enchanted (2004). As his music career was taking off, McCartney was cast in the WB Network's drama
Summerland, playing a California surfer, but the show didn't last long and he was back in the studio. Since then he's done voice work in the movies --
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) and
Horton Hears a Who (2008) -- and released another album,
Departure (2008).
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