Joe Jonas Biography

Fast Facts

• As part of the Jonas Brothers, he had eight entries on the Billboard 200 albums chart, including the two No․ 1 albums "A Little Bit Longer" and "Lines, Vines and Trying Times․"
• Born to a Christian household, his father is an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God church and his mother is a singer and teacher of sign language
• Quote: "Being a part of the Disney thing for so long will make you not want to be this perfect little puppet forever․ Eventually, I hit a limit and thought, 'Screw all this, I'm just going to show people who I am․' I think that happened to a lot of us․"
• Quote: "The first CD I ever bought was Britney Spears ․․․ It was literally her EP and I picked it up and, of cource, I fell in love with her․ It was an early crush for me․"
• After starring in a record-breaking episode of "Hannah Montana" in 2007 alongside his brothers, the trio got their start on the Disney Channel which would eventually include made-for-tv films, sitcoms, reality programs and a flourishing music career
• Following his Disney Channel acting fame and his music career with the Jonas Brothers, he would eventually go on to establish a solo music career
• Originally wanted to become a standup comedian as a child, but was eventually swayed by his brothers' love of music