Heres everything that I know about Brian. Have any suggestions? Feel free to e-mail me. 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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