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A love of music was born with Joshua "JC" Chasez (...pronounced Cha zay.) Born in Washington D.C., his parents, Roy, and Karen soon moved the family to Bowie, Maryland. Though he was extremely shy as a child, JC loved to sing and dance, along with playing football and basketball.

It's hard to believe that a guy so outgoing as JC could have been so shy! When he was three, Karen and Roy recognized that little Josh had some singing talent, but they didn't want to force him into anything because he was so shy. Everything was "too scary for him!" However, though he wouldn't sing in public, he loved to sing when his family was around. "My wife's family is very much into music. We would have gatherings where we would all sing songs. At Christmas, we sing a lot of songs as we open gifts," Roy comments

JC really never had any plans of going into show business until a few friends dared him into a talent show where they actually won first place. JC remembers, "Even though I did it because I was dared to , I was happy that we won. We did it a couple more times, and wherever we went, we won first place...I just did it for kicks. AFter that, my mom spotted an ad in the paper for auditions for the Mickey Mouse Club." That was when it all started.

JC's mom remembers that 500 kids showed up at the open audition and a lucky twelve got taped at the end of the night. That was when a talent scout said that JC had a very good chance of making the final cut, and of course, he did.

Performing on the MMC for four years, JC experienced a heavy work schedule as he filmed several shows every week, and the club even toured as they released an album. Often, you could catch JC on the Disney Channel performing skits and singing back-up for musical guests. Then, in his third year, JC got the courage to sing solos on the show! But, all good things must come to an end, as MMC did. After the Mickey Mouse Club stopped taping, JC moved to Los Angelos for a few months and soon headed east to Nashville. That was where he learned behind-the-scenes secrets and even sang on a few demo c.d.'s "I knew the music was what I wanted to do" JC says.

AFter Nashville, JC moved down to Orlando where he often hung out with his fellow mouseketeer, Justin Timberlake. Back then, JC probably didn't know where his friendship would lead him!

JC's Facts of Life!

FULL NAME: JOSHUA SCOTT CHASEZ
GROUP NICKNAMES: JC, MR. CASUAL, BIG DADDY
BIRTHDATE: AUGUST 8, 1976
ZODIAC SIGN: LEO
BIRTHPLACE: WASHINGTON, DC
CHILDHOOD HOMETOWN: BOWIE, MARYLAND
CURRENT RESIDENCE: ORLANDO, FLORIDA
HAIR: BROWN
EYES: BLUE-HAZEL
HEIGHT: 5'11
PARENTS: KAREN AND ROY
SIBLINGS: BROTHER, TYLER (TJ); SISTER, HEATHER
ETHNIC ORIGINS: ENGLISH AND FRENCH
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: STING, SEAL, STEVIE WONDER
GROUP ROLE: THE "DADDY" BECAUSE HE LOOKS OUT FOR THE OTHERS GUYS AND MAKES SURE THEY GET ENGOUGH REST AND EAT ENOUGH
COLLECTS: HARD ROCK CAFE MENUS
SLEEPS IN: CALVIN KLEIN PAJAMAS
BOXERS OR BRIEFS: TOMMY HILFIGER BOXERS
SHOE SIZE: 11
FIRST JOB: A MOUSEKETEER ON MMC
HOBBIES: SINGING, DANCING, WRITING MUSIC
SPORTS: FOOTBALL, IN-LINE SKATING, SWIMMING
WORST HABIT: JC SLEEPS EVERY CHANCE HE GETS!
INNIE OR OUTIE: INNIE
FAVE FUN TIME: PERFECTING HIS YO-YO MOVES
FAVE MOVIES: STAR WARS TRILOGY, INDIANO JONES TRILOGY, THE NEVER ENDING STORY
FAVE ACTORS: HARRISON FORD, MEL GIBSON, SEAN CONNERY
FAVE ACTRESSES: MICHELLE PFEIIFER, MEG RYAN
FAVE SINGER: SADE
FAVE AUTHOR: SHAKESPEARE
FAVE SINGING GROUP: BOYZ II MEN
FAVE CAR: JEEP
FAVE FOOD: CHINESE
FAVE SNACK: ICE CREAM: MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP OR CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH
FAVE DRINK: WATER
FAVE COLOR: BLUE
FAVE HOLIDAY: CHRISTMAS
FAVE CLOTHES: LEATHER JACKET
FAVE SPORT:FOOTBALL
FAVE SPORTS TEAM: WASHINGTON REDSKINS
DISLIKES: *NEEDLES
*LIARS
*THE FACT THAT HE PROCRASTINATES
*HE THINKS HIS ARMS AND CHEST ARE TOO SKINNY
*THE FACT THAT HE CAN BE VERY STUBBORN
*THAT HE CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH SLEEP

DID YOU KNOW THAT JC SINGS IN THE SHOWER!!! HE SAYS, "IT'S LIKE A FULL CONCERT IN THERE-IT'S PAVAROTTI!"


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