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Full Name: Brian Thomas Littrell
Nicknames Include: B-Rok, Mr. Joker, Seaver, Frick
Birthday: Feburary 20, 1975 at 1:37 am
Birth Place: Lexington, KY
Height 5'8
Hair Color: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Family Members: Mom,Dad,Brother Harold
Pets: Missy(cat) Lil Tyke (dog)
Favorite Artist: Boyz II Men, Shai, Jodeci, Bobby Brown
Favorite Color: Midnight Blue, forest green
Favorite Food Mac and Cheese
Hobbies: Basketball, golf, going to the movies, dancing, singing
Worst Fear: Heights
Worst Habit: Bitting his nails
Favorite Movie: Star Wars
Favorite Actor: Tom Hanks
Favorite Actress: Sandra Bullock
Favorite Cologne: Safri, Photo
Favortie
Perfect Date: something simple, a picnic in the park or a walk by the lake
Things he likes in a girl:
blonde or light brown hair
blue eyes
nice legs
long nails
intelligent
good sense of humor
determination
athletic with lots on energy
have her own dreams,interested in achieving goals
giving
open
trustworthy
willing to have fun
Favorite thing to wear: jeans and a t-shirt
Tatoo: yes he has two of them
Surgery: Open heart sugery in the spring of 1998 to correct a hole in his heart.


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Here will be information about how Brian got involoved with the Backstreetboys.
Imagine being in History class just doing your work as usually and all of the sudden you get a note saying that you need to take an important phone call from your cousin. Well thats exactly what happended to Brian in his junior year he got a phone call from his cousin Kevin in Florida saying that he wants Brian to audtion for a new pop group. Brian sings a little over the phone for the rest of the guys they all agree they need to meet him. Next day Brian flys to Florida and meets the rest of the guys. With Brian as the fifth and final member the Backstreet Boys are born and fan knows the rest is history, as any fan knows they are one of the biggest pop groups ever and the best in my heart.

This section will be how the Backstreetboys got together, time line provided by www.backstreet.net

Oct. 3, 1971: Kevin Scott Richardson born in Lexington, KY
Aug. 22, 1973: Howard Dwaine Dorough born in Orlando, FL
Feb. 20, 1975: Brian Thomas Littrell born in Lexington, KY
Jan. 9, 1978: Alexander James McLean born West Palm Beach, FL
Jan. 28, 1980: Nicholas Gene Carter born Jamestown, NY

June 1992: The following ad appears in the Orlando Sentinel: "Teen male vocalists: Producer seeks male teen singers that move well between 16-19 years of age. Wanted for New Kids-type singing/dance group. Send photo or bio' of any kind to."

August 1992: 14-year-old A.J. McLean and 19-year-old Tony Donetti (a.k.a. Howie Dorough) audition for the group and are asked to join, although it would be a few months before Donetti actually found out about it; they lost his telephone number and couldn't locate a Tony Donetti in the telephone book.

October 1992: Twelve-year-old Nick Carter auditions for the group in spite of his tender age. Howie D. turns up for what he believes to be an audition with another group and is greeted with "Hey Donetti! Where have you been? We've been loking for you everywhere!" Two other members, Sam Licata and Charles Edwards, temporarily round out the group.

March 1993: Sam Licata leaves the group for personal reasons. Charles Edwards leaves because of difficulties with his voice. Kevin Richardson, an actor, model, singer and dancer, auditions and joins the group, settling in immediately. The search is now on for the fifth and final Backstreet Boy.

April 19, 1993: At 2 p.m., 18-year-old Brian Littrell is called away from his American History class to answer an urgent phone call. His cousin Kevin asks him to audition for the pop group. At 9 p.m., Brian auditions over the phone. He finds himself on a flight to Orlando at 6 a.m. the next day.

May 8, 1993: The Boys perform their first big concert at Sea World, Orlando to a crowd of more than 3,000 teenagers. Much to the amazement of the group, the audience went wild.

Fall 1993: With a change in management, the Boys tour schools across the States, building a fan base while trying to negotiate a recording deal. They nearly sign with Mercury Records, but the deal falls through at the last minute.

February 1994: Executives from Zomba/Jive catch the Boys performing in Cleveland. They sign the Boys to their first record deal, but it would be a year before they recorded their first single.

June 1994: The Boys fly to Sweden to record "We've Got it Going On" and two additional songs with musician Denniz PoP.


August 1995: "We've Got it Going On" is released as a single in the U.S.A. MTV and the press are disinterested. It only climbed to number 69 on the Billboard charts, resulting in the cancellation of all plans for a promotional tour to plug the new single.

October 1995: "We've Got it Going On" 8s released in Europe and climbs to the top ten in Germany, earning them their first gold disc.
Spring 1996: "Get Down" hits number 14 on the U.K. charts, earning them a spot on the English music show Top of the Pops. The Boys return to Orlando to record their first album.

Summer 1996: With a new3 album in the can, they immediately begin touring the Far East and Canada.
February 1997: The Boys begin their Euro-Tour. "Quit Playing Games (With my Heart)" climbs to a disappointing number 15 on the U.K. charts.

March 1997: "Anywhere for You" climbs to number 4 on the U.K. charts.

April 1997: They turn their attention to America. After selling more than 8.5 million CDs, the Boys begin work on a new album for release in the U.S. The album would combine the best material from their debut CD along with some of their newer songs.

June 1997: "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" is released in the U.S. and quickly climbs to number 2 on the charts.
August 1997: The Boys release their first U.S. album Backstreet Boys. The album would go on to sell nearly nine million copies in the U.S.A. and become the number 3 album of the year.

Everybody (Backstreets Back) is released to the rest of the world and quickly begins a steady climb up the charts everywhere.

December 1997: The Boys embark on their 60-city, 20-country tour that will last nearly a year.

March 1998: The Boys headline a tornado relief concert in Orlando, raising $250,000 for local victims of the nation's deadliest tornado disaster in 13 years.

May 1998: Brian undergoes surgery to correct a congenital heart disorder. Within weeks, he is back on tour with the Boys.

July 1998: News of a legal battle between the Boys, their management and Lou Pearlman surfaces in the media. The Boys wanted more control over the group's corporate entity and a more equitable stake in it. German TV reports that a breakup is inevitable.

August 1998: British tabloids pick up the story and soon it's front-page news all over Europe. "They've had their 15 minutes of fame, earned their bundle, and now want to move on to solo careers in singing, songwriting and general famous-too-young-for-their own-good celebrityhood." TV and radio stations receive tens of thousands of calls from panicked fans asking whether or not the rumor is true. Jive issues a statement from the Boys declaring the rumor to be 100% false, but they persist.

Songwriter/producer Denniz PoP dies August 30. PoP helped to evolve the Boy's sound and was responsible for many other artists, including the Ace of Base, 5ive and Robyn.
September 1998: Tragedgy strikes the Dorough family. Howie's sister Caroline Cochran loses her battle with a disease called Lupus. She was only 37.

October 1998: The Boys receive the keys to the city from the mayor of Orlando in honor of the tornado relief concert the group headlined in March.

The Boys settle their lawsuit with Lou Pearlman. Details of the settlement are not disclosed. They also break with longtime managers Donna and Johny Wright, insisting that the split is amicable. A European tour, scheduled to start in December, is postponed until the following May, giving the Boys time to work out their new corporate identity and spend more time recording their next album.

December 1998: The Backstreet Boys' self-titled U.S. debut album joins Celine Dion's Lets Talk About Love as 1998's biggest-selling album, with over eight million copies sold.

February 1999: The Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) certifies the self-titled U.S. debut album as "Diamond" (over ten million copies sold),

The Boys announce the release date for their third (second in the U.S.) album, Millenium.

March 1999: Brian returns home to direct 45 local choral students who will sing background vocals for a song on the next album.

April 1999: "I Want It That Way" is released to radio and is immediately picked up by 165 stations. The Boys encourage teens to build strong bones with a Milk Mustache ad.

May 1999: The Boys release Millenium, which sets the record for first week sales in the U.S. at 1.1 million copies.
September 1999: "Larger Than Life" is released to radio. 'N Sync joins Jive Records to become BSB labelmates.

October 1999: The Backstreet Boys declare their Jive contract null and void.

November 1999: Kevin is named People magazine's Sexiest Pop Star.

In one of the largest record deals ever, the Boys strike a new partnership agreement with Jive Records valued at about $60 million.

The Boys win the Best Group title at the MTV Europe Awards.

December 1999: AJ introduces his alter ego Johnny No-Name and prepares for a January concert in support of VH1's Save the Music campaign.

The Boys dominate the 1999 Billboard Music Awards, winning in four categories (Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Albums Artist of the Year, Albums Artist Duo/Group of the Year). January 2000: The Boys appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine - without their pants - answering the age-old question, "Boxers or briefs?"

The Boys and their producers are nominated for five Grammy Awards including Record, Album, Pop Album, Song and Pop Song of the year.

Burger King announces an exclusive promotion with BSB and title sponsorship of the group's fall 2000 tour.

February 2000: The Boys team up with Stan Lee to create a new comic book and Web-based series called The Backstreet Project.

Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell confirm engagements to their fiancees.

June 2000: Kevin marries longtime girlfriend Kristin Willits. Howie D. raises over $100,000 at his Lupus 2000 charity benefit.

July 2000: Two tiny blond Chihuahuas belonging to Brian and fiance, Leighanne Wallace, are snatched from the couple's home near Atlanta by two trespassing teenage girls. The dogs are returned a couple of days later nervous and hungry, but otherwise fine.

September 2000: Brian marries Leighanne in a candlelit ceremony in midtown Atlanta. The Boys announce that the name of the new album will be "Black & Blue".

2000: The Boys release "Black & Blue". To promote it, they travel around the world visiting all of the continents except for Antartica in 100 hours. It sells over 1.6 million copies in the USA in it's first week and debuts at the top of the Billboard charts. Around the world, the album sells over 5 million copies in its first week. Some consider the sales figues to be dissapointing because they were not able to break N'Syncs record of 2.4 million copies sold in the first week.

January 2001: The Boys announce a world tour that could break the record held by the Rolling Stones as the world's #1 live band. The boys pick up a grammy nomination for Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely.

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