Alexander James McLean's Bio



Alexander James McLean, better know as AJ, is technically an only child. But he considers the Boys his adopted bro's and his mom, Denise, is the groups unoffical den mother. She monitors thier schedule deals with emergencies and is the liaison for the band's internatioal fan clubs. Denise and AJ's dad got a divorce when he was only 4 years old. Then when he was 6, AJ says, "I saw him for about 2 days at Christmastime. That was it, I never saw him again." Until he was 18, when AJ decided to pay his dad a surprise visit. "This guy opens the door and I'm like " Is there a Robert McLean home?" says AJ, who earlier that moring had discoverd that his father lived just minutes away from his own Orlando apartment complex. "He said, 'Alex?' I was like, 'Whoa! Dad, you recognize me?" I walked in and there's Backstreet Boys stuff everywhere! He'd been keepin up with me since the day I started!!"
The most rebelious of the Boys, 20yr old AJ plays up his nonconformist image with frequent hait color changes, rapstyle singin voice and a varitey of tattoos. But he wasn't always so tough, it seems. Laughs Howie. "The first time I met him at a talent competion he was just a little pipsqueak, a little geek!" Howie and AJ were both aspiring actors as kids and Howie reports they were often up for the same parts because of their similar Latin looks. "He was doing this puppet show to the Paula Abdul song 'Opposites Attract'!" AJ's still an occasional puppetteer-and he still loves being in control. In fact AJ pushes the limits on everything he does. Why u might ask? Because: "The Fans Love It!!"

Facts At A Glance


Full Name: Alexander James McLean
Nicknames: A.J., Bone
Birthdate: January 9, 1978
Birthplace: West Palm Beach, Florida
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Family: AJ is an only child and his mom's name is Denise
Pets: a daschund named Toby
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Hobbies: billiards, dancing, going to the movies and shopping
Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite Food: McDonald's
Favorite Music: Boyz II Men and thhe Blues
Favorite Book: The Witches By Roald Dahl
Favorite TV Show: Seinfeld
Favorite School Subject: English
Favorite Movie: Pulp Fiction
Favorite Actor: Dustin Hoffman
Favorite Cologne: CK One
Favorite Chocolate Bar: Hershey's Cookies and Creams


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