Editing Nick Carter (section)

==Career==
Growing up, Carter began his acting and singing career at a young age when his mother heard him outside and enrolled him in voice lessons with a voice teacher named Marianne Prinkey. She later got him dance lessons in [[ballet]], [[Tap dance|tap]], and hip hop at Karl and DiMarco's School of Theatre and Dance when he was 10.<ref>{{cite Instagram |user=nickcarter |postid=Cfb7IkXLRAk/ |title=I took this picture when we were down in Tampa on Tour and forgot to post. It was so wonderful to see my Dance Teacher Sandy Karl after so many years. I'll never forget being in tights for Ballet 🩰 Tap shoes 👞 and #zcavariccis for hip hop all at the age of 10 before I met the boys. I owe so much to her. Love you 🙏🏻🥰 #karlanddimarcosouth |date=2022-06-30}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=October 2024}} Carter performed in several commercials, talent shows, and the Florida State Fair. He auditioned for several acting roles in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and performed around Tampa Bay, Florida.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McGibbon |first1=Rob |title=The Backstreet Boys: official biography |date=1997 |publisher=BoxTree/Macmillan Publishers |location=London |isbn=0-7522-2406-9 |pages=38–39 }}</ref> According to Carter, he played the lead role in the fourth-grade production of ''Phantom of the Opera'' at Miles Elementary School.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Carter|first1=Nick|title=Facing the Music And Living To Talk About It|publisher=Bird Street Books|isbn=9781939457042|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bkXzAgAAQBAJ&q=nick+carter+phantom+of+the+opera&pg=PT57|language=en|date=September 17, 2013}}</ref> He also did an educational video called ''Reach for a Book'', a show called ''The Klub'' and performed at the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] home games for two years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/nick-carter-21212481|title=Nick Carter biography|website=biography.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608161019/http://www.biography.com/people/nick-carter-21212481|archive-date=June 8, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also made a brief appearance in the 1990 [[Tim Burton]] film ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' as a child playing on a [[Slip 'N Slide]]. He stated, "It would be going too far to say I was actually in Edward Scissorhands because I was so far in the background that you can't tell it's me. It would be better to say I was on the set of the film... I was in the scene when Edward looks out of a window to the neighborhood. For a split second, he sees some kids playing - one of them was me. I was sliding on a yellow piece of plastic we used to call a Slip n' Slide. They were long flat sheets with water coming out of holes and were popular with kids at the time. I had to slide on one in the background of a shot. It was great fun being on the set but it was really cold and they made us do it a lot of times".<ref name="EW1">{{cite web |last=Susman |first=Gary |date=May 20, 2003 |title='Hollow' Man |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/05/20/nick-carter-will-star-sleepy-hollow-update/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082647/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,453183,00.html |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=June 14, 2012 |publisher=EntertainmentWeekly}}</ref>

One of his dance teachers, Sandy, placed him in his first group, Nick and the Angels.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Carter |first1=Nick |title=Facing the Music And Living To Talk About It |date=September 17, 2013 |publisher=Bird Street Books |isbn=9781939457882 |page=61 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Hancock |first1=Karah-Leigh |last2=Filogamo |first2=Emilia |title=Backstreet Boys 30th Anniversary Celebration |date=March 28, 2023|publisher=Epic Ink |isbn=9780760382240 |page=19 }}</ref> Between 1989 and 1993, Carter recorded various popular songs, including "[[Breaking Up Is Hard to Do]]" and "[[Uptown Girl]]" and a few original songs that he would perform at events. These recordings appeared on an unofficial release called ''[[Before the Backstreet Boys 1989–1993]]'' by Dynamic Discs, Inc., released in October 2002.<ref>{{cite press release |author=Hip-O Records|title=Nick Carter: Before The 'Boys' 1989-1993 Features the Heartthrob Superstar's Earliest Recordings Widely Released for the First Time|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nick-carter-before-the-boys-1989-1993-features-the-heartthrob-superstars-earliest-recordings-widely-released-for-the-first-time-76015307.html|website=www.prnewswire.com|date=2002-02-14|location=Los Angeles|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821200018/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nick-carter-before-the-boys-1989-1993-features-the-heartthrob-superstars-earliest-recordings-widely-released-for-the-first-time-76015307.html|archive-date=2016-08-21}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=October 2024}} It was revealed that through several auditions, Carter met [[AJ McLean]] and [[Howie Dorough]] and they became friends.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hancock |first1=Karah-Leigh |last2=Filogamo |first2=Emilia |title=Backstreet Boys 30th Anniversary Celebration |date=March 28, 2023|publisher=Epic Ink |isbn=9780760382240 }}</ref> At age 12, he put in a winning performance on the 1992 New Original Amateur Hour.<ref>{{cite AV media |title=Nick Carter on Amateaur Hour 1992 | via=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvZFtkSJhZ8 |access-date=9 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

Carter has stated that he endured a difficult childhood in a turbulent, high-conflict home.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Carter|first1=Nick|title=Facing the Music And Living To Talk About It|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bkXzAgAAQBAJ|publisher=Bird Street Books|language=en|date=September 17, 2013|isbn=9781939457042}}</ref> He has added that he was bullied and beaten up during junior high school.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Nick Carter |journal=J-14 Presents Life Story |date=Fall 1999 |page=47}}</ref> Due to the unpleasant experiences he had in school, he left school and was homeschooled instead.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McGibbon |first1=Rob |title=The Backstreet Boys: official biography |date=1997 |publisher=BoxTree/Macmillan Publishers |location=London |isbn=9780752224060 |pages=40–42}}</ref>

===Backstreet Boys===
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[[File:Nick Carter.JPG|thumb|upright=0.85|Carter with the Backstreet Boys in 2006]]
[[File:Backstreet Boys Concert - Nick Carter Singing Incomplete.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Carter with the Backstreet Boys in 2008]]
At 12 years old, Carter auditioned for Disney's The Mickey Mouse Club and the Backstreet Boys. He was asked to join the group and was given the choice of either joining The Mickey Mouse Club with a $50,000 contract or this new music group. Carter chose to go with the group rather than the Mickey Mouse Club. After he joined the group, he had his own personal tutor on tour. In 2013 or 2014, Carter received his GED as shown on ''[[I Heart Nick Carter]]''.<ref name="Bboys3" /> On April 20, 1993, when he was 13 years old, Carter formed the vocal group the [[Backstreet Boys]] along with [[AJ McLean]], [[Brian Littrell]], [[Howie Dorough]], and [[Kevin Richardson (musician)|Kevin Richardson]]. Carter is the group's youngest member. The Backstreet Boys have recorded several albums, beginning in the mid-1990s, the latest being 2019's ''[[DNA (Backstreet Boys album)|DNA]]''. In March 2016, the group announced that they would begin an exclusive headlining residency at [[Planet Hollywood Las Vegas|Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas]] called [[Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.caesars.com/planet-hollywood/shows/backstreet-boys#.WGg8e7YrLsk|title=Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life|website=www.caesars.com|access-date=2016-12-31}}</ref> By October 14, 2022, their first-holiday album ''[[A Very Backstreet Christmas]]'' was released.

===Solo career===
In 2002, when the Backstreet Boys expressed a strong desire to leave their management company, The Firm, Carter was the first member of the group to choose to remain with them to manage his solo career and work on a solo album. Around then, Carter started writing songs and recording during his downtime when Jive asked him to do a solo album. As the group began recording their new album without him, he started working on his first solo album.<ref name=NYTimes2002>{{cite news|last=Strauss|first=Neil|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/18/arts/music-the-lost-boys-how-a-pop-sensation-came-undone.html|title=MUSIC; The Lost Boys: How a Pop Sensation Came Undone|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 18, 2002|access-date=August 24, 2012}}</ref> In September 2002, Carter released the first single from his solo album, "[[Help Me (Nick Carter song)|Help Me]]" which did well on radio countdowns landing at #1 on various stations including New York City's Z100 and achieved considerable worldwide success while the other single, "I Got You" was a minor hit in Europe. On October 29, 2002, his first solo album ''[[Now or Never (Nick Carter album)|Now Or Never]]'' was released and sold over 500,000 copies in the first week. It reached No. 17 on the [[Billboard 200|'' Billboard'' 200]] charts and was certified [[Music recording sales certification|gold]], both in the United States and Canada. The album made the charts in many countries as well. He also launched a worldwide tour in support of the album. He was No. 9 of [[People (magazine)|''People'' magazine]]'s "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2000 and was voted by readers of the teen magazine ''[[Cosmogirl]]{{'}}''s "Sexiest Man in the World" in their October 2002 issue,<ref name="Carters return">{{cite web|title=Carters return|url=http://www.wcuquad.com/entertainment/carters-return-1.2554438#.T-sukLUe4nc|publisher=The Quad|access-date=June 27, 2012 |date=October 9, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801020107/http://www.wcuquad.com/entertainment/carters-return-1.2554438#.T-sukLUe4nc|archive-date=August 1, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> beating out such competition as actor [[Brad Pitt]] and rival pop star [[Justin Timberlake]] for the title, launching a media-hyped "rivalry" between Timberlake and Carter, culminating in an amicable 2009 meeting off-camera on the set of ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'' where Carter defeated Timberlake in an arm-wrestling match.<ref>{{cite web|title=Man of the Moment|url=http://kaos-online.com/2011/05/26/man-of-the-moment-nick-carter/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411050431/http://kaos-online.com/2011/05/26/man-of-the-moment-nick-carter/|archive-date=April 11, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He was also featured on the cover of the magazine.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lo |first1=Sandy |title=Nick Carter Talks Debut Album "Now Or Never" ⋆ StarShine Magazine |url=https://starshinemag.net/nick-carter-talks-now-or-never-and-being-the-sexiest-man-alive/ |website=StarShine Magazine |access-date=8 November 2024 |date=23 October 2002}}</ref>

Carter went on tour in early 2003, where he performed at smaller venues like clubs, much smaller venues than what he had been used to with the Backstreet Boys. That same year, Carter started working on his second solo album, which was put on hold when the Backstreet Boys returned to the studio to record a new album in 2004. One of the tracks from the earlier recording sessions was used as the theme song to the television series ''[[House of Carters]]'' in 2006. "Let It Go" was written by Carter, [[Matthew Gerrard]], and [[Bridget Benenate|Bridget Louise Benenate]].<ref name="ascap.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/421317471?page=1|title= LET IT GO |website=ACE Repertory|publisher=[[ASCAP]]|access-date=2024-02-13|id=Work ID:421317471, {{ISWC|T0729839568}}}}</ref> It would be eight years before Carter finally focused on another solo album. Carter started to work on the album in 2008, but most of the recording of his second solo album, "[[I'm Taking Off]]," took place during any downtime he had in between Backstreet Boys touring in 2010. "I'm Taking Off" was first released in Japan on February 2, 2011, and later released in the U.S. on May 24, 2011, on iTunes only. The album was later released in other countries on different dates. It was Carter's first solo album without the help of a major label. He co-wrote every song released except a bonus track in Japan. In Germany, the album was released by Glor, Canada 305 Records, and in Japan, AMEX.<ref>{{cite web |title=I'm Taking Off by Nick Carter - Music Charts |url=https://acharts.co/album/63921 |website=acharts.co |access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref>

Carter recorded a duet with pop singer [[Jennifer Paige]] called "[[Beautiful Lie]]" in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Paige Interview |url=http://roundtripwithdaveo.com/2021/08/jennifer-paige-interview/ |website=roundtripwithdaveo.com |access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref> In 2010, Carter started recording new songs for his second solo album, working with [[Rami Yacoub]], [[Carl Falk]], [[Toby Gad]], Josh Hoge, and Claude Kelly, among many others. Carter's new album titled ''[[I'm Taking Off]]'' was released on February 2, 2011, in Japan, in Germany on June 3, 2011, and in the USA via iTunes on May 24. As of June 2011, Carter's second solo album reached No. 8 in Japan, selling over 20,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web |title=I'm Taking Off by Nick Carter - Music Charts |url=https://acharts.co/album/63921 |website=acharts.co |access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref>

In January 2014, Carter recorded a duet album with [[Jordan Knight]] from fellow boy band [[New Kids on the Block]]. They both worked on a duet album and called their collaboration ''[[Nick & Knight]]'', which debuted at #24 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and #14 in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Graham |first1=Adam |title=Nick Carter, Jordan Knight join forces as Nick & Knight |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/09/25/nick-carter-jordan-knight-backstreet-boys-new-kids-block/16206627/#:~:text='%20He's%20like%2C%20'Let's%20keep,9%2C000%20copies%20its%20opening%20week.) |website=The Detroit News |access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref> The tour to support the album ran from September to November 2014. They announced their album and tour on April 30 on ''Good Morning America''. The self-titled album was released on September 2, 2014. Fans were able to get a taste of the album when they pre-ordered it by receiving a download of the song "Just the Two of Us."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Lewis |first1=Hilary |title=Nick Carter and Jordan Knight Form 'Nick & Knight' Duo, Share New Song & Tour Dates |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/nick-carter-jordan-knight-form-nick-knight-album-tour-6070364/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=13 November 2024 |date=30 April 2014}}</ref> The first single, "One More Time," was released on July 15, 2014.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Lynch |first1=Joe |title=Nick Carter & Jordan Knight's Debut Single 'One More Time' Is A Funky Ray of Sunshine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/nick-carter-jordan-knights-one-more-time-6157656/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=13 November 2024 |date=15 July 2014}}</ref> The album features a few tracks written by Carter and Jordan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nick Carter and Jordan Knight combine for 'Nick & Knight' |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/04/30/nick-carter-jordan-knight-nick-knight/ |website=EW.com |access-date=13 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2015, Carter announced he would be working on a third solo album for release later that year. The album was called [[All American (Nick Carter album)|''All American'']] and was released digitally on November 25 via iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play. The CD release was delayed until February 2016 and was released in Japan that same month. He worked with Dan Muckala, Natasha Bedingfield, and others for most of the album. This album would see Carter returning to a pop/rock sound like ''Now or Never''. Some tracks on the album also sound like the 1950s and 1960s. The first single from his new album, entitled [[I Will Wait (Nick Carter song)|"I Will Wait"]], was released on Vevo on October 1, 2015, and is an acoustic ballad.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.facebook.com/NickCarter/posts/10153333681614215 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/50500224214/10153333681614215 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title = Was tired of making you all wait, here's the official video for my upcoming song 'I Will Wait.' Watch it now on Vevo.|website=[[Facebook]] }}{{cbignore}}</ref> The new CD ''All American'', was released on November 25, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://nickcarter.net/news/258743|title = Album Update: "I Will Wait" – COMING SOON!|access-date = September 22, 2015|archive-date = October 26, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151026165634/http://nickcarter.net/news/258743|url-status = dead}}</ref> In support of the album, Carter toured in February and March 2016. Canadian pop/rock singer [[Avril Lavigne]] is also featured on Carter's album. She sings with him in the song "[[Get Over Me]]."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rodriguez |first1=Aurora |title=Nick Carter Releases "Get Over Me" With Avril Lavigne! |url=https://www.j-14.com/posts/nick-carter-releases-get-over-me-with-avril-lavigne-78907/ |website=J-14 |access-date=8 November 2024 |date=5 December 2015}}</ref>

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Carter announced that he would be releasing new solo projects.<ref>{{cite web |title=Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter talks solo project, upcoming BSB music; recalls performance on WGN Morning News |url=https://wgntv.com/news/deans-list/backstreet-boys-nick-carter-talks-solo-project-upcoming-bsb-music-recalls-performance-on-wgn-morning-news/ |website=WGN-TV |date=24 November 2020}}</ref>

Two months after Aaron's death, Carter honored his little brother with a new single, Hurts To Love You, and the music video featured images of Aaron via photos and home movies. Some of the lyrics to the track include, "It hurts to love you but I love you still/ Miss you with all my heart, you know I always will."<ref name="etonline.com">{{cite web |title=Nick Carter Honors Late Brother Aaron Carter in New Music Video |url=https://www.etonline.com/nick-carter-honors-late-brother-aaron-carter-in-new-hurts-to-love-you-music-video-197216 |website=Entertainment Tonight |access-date=7 September 2023}}</ref> On August 18, Carter released a new single, Superman, dedicating it to his family after everything they had been through with Aaron's death as well as how his sister Angel got involved with the foundation On Our Sleeves. This foundation works to help children facing mental and emotional health struggles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aaron Carter's Twin Angel Carter Conrad Reveals How She's Breaking Her Family's Cycle of Dysfunction |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1400394/aaron-carters-twin-angel-carter-conrad-reveals-how-shes-breaking-her-familys-cycle-of-dysfunction |website=E! Online |access-date=8 November 2024 |date=30 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Aaron Carter's Siblings Nick & Angel Raise Donations for Mental Health |url=https://www.etonline.com/aaron-carters-siblings-nick-and-angel-raise-donations-for-mental-health-in-his-honor-194371 |website=Entertainment Tonight |access-date=8 November 2024}}</ref> In conjunction with On Our Sleeves, Nick held an event honoring Aaron at a benefit concert in January.<ref name="Nick Carter on Coping With Brother">{{cite web |title=Nick Carter on Coping With Brother Aaron's Death, His New Music Video |url=https://www.etonline.com/interview-nick-carter-on-coping-with-brother-aarons-death-and-debuting-new-music-video-superman-exclusive |website=Entertainment Tonight |access-date=7 September 2023}}</ref>

In July 2023, Carter announced he would embark on his first solo in almost a decade. The ''Who I Am World Tour'' was a more personal show for fans to discover Carter's story of his many early musical influences before joining the Backstreet Boys. It would feature Carter performing music from his solo albums, Backstreet Boys songs, & covers of songs from the 1980s.<ref name="Nick Carter Is Ready to Explore ‘Creative Personal Expression">{{cite magazine |title=Nick Carter Is Ready to Explore 'Creative Personal Expression' on Upcoming Solo Tour: Exclusive|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/nick-carter-solo-tour-dates-interview-1235372300/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> The tour kicked off October 4th, 2023 in Lexington, KY for an initial 14-city run across North America. It later expanded with Carter traveling to Latin America, Europe, Asia, and a second leg of North America.<ref name="JUST ANNOUNCED: WHO I AM WORLD TOUR DATES">{{cite web |title=JUST ANNOUNCED: WHO I AM WORLD TOUR DATES:Exclusive|url=https://nickcarter.com/news/just-announced-who-i-am-world-tour-dates/ |website=NickCarter.Net |access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref>

So far, in 2 years, Carter has released two new singles, Made for Us, dedicated to the fans, and Never Break My Heart (Not Again).<ref>{{cite web |title=Feel Good Interview Series: Get to Know Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys: A New Single "Made for Us" and 8 Things to Know About Him |url=https://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2023/11/feel-good-interview-series-get-to-know_30.html |access-date=7 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Papadatos |first1=Markos |title=Review: Nick Carter releases his new music video for Never Break My Heart (Not Again) |url=https://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/review-nick-carter-releases-his-new-music-video-for-never-break-my-heart-not-again/article |website=Digital Journal |access-date=7 March 2024 |date=13 January 2024}}</ref>on June 7, Carter shared the title of his new solo album called Who I Am.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://x.com/nickcarter/status/1799165686062682188 |access-date=22 June 2024}}</ref>

As part of his World Tour 2025 entitled "''Who Am I''", Carter will be performing in various countries starting from 8 February 2025 in [[United Arab Emirates]], then [[India]], [[Thailand]], [[Qatar]], [[Macau]], [[Malaysia]], [[China]], [[Japan]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Singapore]] and finally the [[Philippines]] being the last stop of the tour on 30 March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nick Carter: "Who I Am" World Tour 2025 |url=https://www.hitmanlive.com/events/nick-carter-who-iam-tour# |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=www.hitmanlive.com}}</ref>

In January, Carter announced that his solo album, "Who I Am," had been changed to another name. He has since released two more song called "[[Stages]]" on march 11<ref>{{cite web |title=NEW MUSIC: "Stages" - Out Now! |url=https://nickcarter.com/news/new-music-stages-coming-3-14-25/ |website=Nick Carter |access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref> and then march 31 "[[Hey Kid]]"  dedicating to anyone growing up in the industry.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://x.com/nickcarter/status/1906891403478876470 |access-date=5 May 2025 |title=I dedicate this song to all the kids that grew up in the entertainment business…#heykid |work=Nick Carter |via=Twitter}}</ref>on may 8, carter has announced the title of his solo album in 10 years to be ''love life tragey'' to be released on may 15.<ref>{{cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DJZn9zEp71j/?img_index=1 |website=www.instagram.com |access-date=9 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://x.com/nickcarter/status/1920529750218449390 |access-date=9 May 2025}}</ref>
===Emmy win===
In August 2023, Carter offered his vocal talents for the rendition of "Happy Xmas," a song featuring patients from the Cure 4 The Kids Foundation, celebrities, and well-known recording artists such as Kyle Khou for the Christmas 4 The Kids digital album, released in 2023 for the holiday season. All proceeds from sales and streaming of the 22 songs continue to benefit the foundation. As a result, the song "''Happy Xmas (Cancer's Over)''" earned Carter and Mitch Koulouris their first-ever Pacific Southwest Emmy Award win in June 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/cure4thekids/p/C8fD_aIKQz7/?img_index=1 |website=www.instagram.com |access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref> The song was recognized with the 2024 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Musical Composition & Arrangement" by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Pacific Southwest Chapter, a moment of immense pride and excitement for both artists and their supporters.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shannon |first1=Todd |title="Happy Xmas (Cancer's Over)" Earns EMMY® Nomination Featuring Cure 4 The Kids Foundation |url=https://www.citynewsvegas.com/news/happy-xmas-cancer-s-over-earns-emmy-nomination-featuring-cure-4-the-kids-foundation/article_ccb660ea-29e4-11ef-ba45-0f77241cb915.html |website=CityNewsAmerica |access-date=5 May 2025 |language=en |date=14 June 2024}}</ref>
===Acting career===
Carter also did some acting, appearing on various TV shows, including the [[NBC]] show ''[[American Dreams]]'' in 2002 and ABC's ''[[8 Simple Rules]]'' in 2003. In October 2004, he even starred as a High School football player, Brody, in the ABC Family Halloween special, ''[[The Hollow (2004 film)|The Hollow]]'', opposite [[Kevin Zegers]].<ref name=EW1 /> The film first premiered on ABC Family during their 13 Nights of Halloween in October 2004. The film was edited for TV and younger audiences. It was initially a rated R film. The rated-R movie was later released on DVD. But it would be a few years before Carter did any acting again as the Backstreet Boys worked on their return to music in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who are Nick Carter's siblings? Everything to know about his brother and sisters |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/news/nick-aaron-carter-siblings-rcna153386 |website=TODAY.com |access-date=13 November 2024 |language=en |date=25 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Keller |first1=Erin |title=Exclusive {{!}} Backstreet Boys attend therapy together: 'Our first marriage' |url=https://nypost.com/2024/03/08/entertainment/backstreet-boys-attend-therapy-together-our-first-marriage/#:~:text=Unlike%20other%20boybands%2C%20BSB%20never,2006%20to%20start%20a%20family. |access-date=13 November 2024 |date=8 March 2024}}</ref>

In 2007, Carter filmed the independent movie ''[[Kill Speed]]'' with [[Brandon Quinn]], [[Andrew Keegan]], [[Natalia Cigliuti]], [[Greg Grunberg]], and [[Reno Wilson]], where he played a character named Foreman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809864982/info |title=Nick Carter Fast Glass |publisher=Movies.yahoo.com |access-date=June 8, 2012}}</ref> The movie was originally scheduled for release in 2008, but due to issues with the release (some say with distribution), it would be years before it was eventually released on DVD. In the US, it was released on June 12, 2012. While in the UK, its release was in 2010, along with some other countries. On May 8, 2012, he made a guest appearance on CW's ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]'' and played himself.<ref>{{cite magazine |title='90210': Backstreet Boy Nick Carter talks about his guest spot. Plus, an EXCLUSIVE CLIP! |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/05/08/nick-carter-90210/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=2012-05-08 |last=Gonzalez |first=Sandra |access-date=8 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Carter made his big-screen debut in 2013, appearing in the comedy ''[[This Is the End]]'' along with the rest of the Backstreet Boys.<ref>{{cite web |last=Markovitz |first=Adam |date=2013-06-14 |title=How did they get [SPOILER ALERT] to appear at the end of 'This Is the End'? |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/06/14/how-did-they-get-spoiler-alert-to-appear-at-the-end-of-this-is-the-end/ |website=EW.com |access-date=8 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

Carter has gotten into writing screenplays and filming/directing movies. The first film he directed was a movie he had written called ''The Pendant'' in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Pendant (2010) |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/the-pendant/ |language=en}}</ref> It was a short 15-minute film and can be purchased on his official website. The only public viewing of the film was at the Royal Theater in Toronto on August 13, 2010.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} However, fans could see the film by buying tickets through his official site. He also directed another movie in 2012, but there has yet to be a word when that will be released.
[[File:Nick Carter 2011.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Carter in 2011]]
In July 2013, Carter launched a campaign on Indiegogo.com, a crowdfunding site, to raise money for his movie "Evil Blessings." The goal was to raise $85,000. Instead, the campaign raised $156,214. Carter has said he'll use his money and the money raised to fund the movie. In return for the donations, multiple perks depended on how much you donated. They included chats with Carter on Skype, adding the donor's name in the movie credits or on a website, movie merchandise (t-shirt, poster, DVD, etc.), acting roles, premiere tickets, BSB concerts, an online concert, and more.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nick Carter Wants Your Money |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nick-carter-evil-blessing-fundraiser-horror-movie_n_3654686 |website=HuffPost |access-date=8 November 2024 |language=en |date=25 July 2013}}</ref> Carter wrote the screenplay for the film. Due to a few setbacks, the film was delayed and put on hold. In July 2013, the director of the movie died. The film was said to start filming in June 2014, but the Backstreet Boys' [[In a World Like This Tour]] success delayed filming and pushed it back to January 2015. That gave Carter some more time to rework the screenplay. In October 2014, Carter announced that this film would be postponed due to the director's death. Instead, he'll film a new movie called "Dead West" in January 2015. The money donated to "Evil Blessings" will be used for this film. Carter hired the production company, the Asylum (the company that produced ''Sharknado''), to help. In July 2015, Carter announced that the movie was renamed "Dead 7" to give it a more global appeal. "Dead 7" includes various members of different boy bands.<ref name="ew.com">{{cite magazine |title=How Nick Carter broke out of the boy band mold for zombie Western 'Dead 7' |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/03/30/nick-carter-dead-7-backstreet-boys-video-syfy/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=2016-03-30 |last=Bacle |first=Ariana |access-date=8 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

At [[San Diego Comic-Con|Comic-Con]] 2015 in San Diego, Carter revealed his plans to film a movie he had written and would be directing and starring in. Entitled ''[[Dead 7]]'', the film focuses on a ragtag band of [[gunslingers]] operating during a [[post-apocalyptic]] [[zombie]] plague. The film also stars Carter's wife, Lauren, and his bandmates Howie D. and AJ McLean. Besides [[NSYNC]]'s Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick, [[O-Town]]'s Erik-Michael Estrada, Jacob Underwood, and Trevor Penick, and [[98 Degrees]]'s Jeff Timmons will also star in the movie. The film also includes Jon Secada, [[Gerardo (musician)|Geraldo]] (a rapper remembered for the song Rico Suave), Art Alexakis (Everclear), and Debra Wilson (''MadTV'' cast member), plus many more. The movie was filmed in Butte, Montana, in August 2015 and finished early September. The movie aired on the SyFy network on April 1, 2016.<ref name="ew.com"/>

===Reality TV career===
In 2006, Carter and his siblings starred in their reality television show, ''[[House of Carters]]'', which has been on the air since May 2006 and premiered on October 2, 2006, on [[E!]]. The series features all five Carter siblings reuniting to live in the same house in Los Angeles to try to reconnect as a family and get their lives together, as well as in-depth moments of their ups and downs. Their father, Robert Carter, and stepmother, Ginger R. Elrod, also appeared on the show. The series lasted one season, and eight episodes were aired.<ref name="showbuzz">{{cite news|date=July 12, 2006|title=ShowBuzz|work=Nick And Aaron Carter Get Real|url=http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/12/tv_realty_tv/main1798485.shtml|url-status=dead|access-date=July 13, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060715163726/http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/12/tv_realty_tv/main1798485.shtml|archive-date=July 15, 2006|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In 2014, Carter returned to reality TV, and he and his wife (then fiancée at the time), Lauren Kitt, starred in their VH1 reality show, ''[[I Heart Nick Carter]]'', which centered around the planning of their April 2014 wedding and premiered on September 10, 2014, on VH1.<ref>{{cite web|title=i heart nick carter News and Photos|url=http://perezhilton.com/tag/i_heart_nick_carter/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023233639/http://perezhilton.com/tag/i_heart_nick_carter/|archive-date=October 23, 2015|access-date=January 17, 2016|publisher=Perez Hilton}}</ref> The show only had eight episodes. It documented Carter's life as he prepared to get married. This included Carter trying to set the wedding date between the Backstreet Boys' touring and footage of Carter working. Recording a new album with New Kids on the Block member Jordan Knight, various events such as a book signing, charity event, touring with Backstreet Boys in Europe (other group members also appeared on the show), his bachelor party, and much more. The wedding aired in a one-hour season finale.<ref>{{cite web |title=VH1 Announces New Shows Featuring K.Michelle, Nick Carter, And Hot 97, Just To Name A Few |url=https://www.vh1.com/news/emram4/vh1-greenlights-spring-summer-2014-series |website=www.vh1.com |access-date=13 November 2024 |language=en-us}}</ref> Carter announced on Twitter that VH1 did not renew the show for a second season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Eliza |title=Nick Carter's Ups and Downs Through the Years: A Timeline |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/nick-carters-ups-and-downs-through-the-years-a-timeline/ |website=Us Weekly |access-date=13 November 2024 |date=23 May 2024}}</ref>

On August 26, 2015, it was revealed that Carter would be taking part in the [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 21)|21st season]] of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' which began on September 14, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/nick-carter-joins-dancing-with-the-stars-season-21-cast-im-excited-2015268|title=Nick Carter Joins Dancing With the Stars Season 21 Cast: "I'm Excited!"|last=Meilan|first=Ingrid|work=US Magazine|date=August 26, 2015|access-date=August 26, 2015}}</ref> He was paired with professional dancer [[Sharna Burgess]]. Carter and Burgess made the finals of the show and came in second place, behind [[Bindi Irwin]] and [[Derek Hough]]. He performed "I Will Wait" off his ''All American'' album live at the finale.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nick Carter Joins Us [AUDIO] |url=https://www.kiddnation.com/nick-carter-joins-us/ |website=KiddNation |access-date=8 November 2024 |date=15 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://x.com/nickcarter/status/941324901495066624 |access-date=8 November 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|- style="text-align: center; ;"
! rowspan="2"|Week #
! rowspan="2"|Dance/Song
! colspan="3"|Judges' score
! rowspan="2"|Result
|- style="text-align: center; background:#ccc;"
| style="width:10%; "|'''[[Carrie Ann Inaba|Inaba]]'''
| style="width:10%; "|'''[[Julianne Hough|Hough]]'''
| style="width:10%; "|'''[[Bruno Tonioli|Tonioli]]'''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|1
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|Cha-cha-cha]]/"[[I Don't Like It, I Love It]]"
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|No Elimination
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|2
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Jive (dance)|Jive]]/"[[Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy]]"<br/>[[Foxtrot]]/"[[Coming Home (Diddy – Dirty Money song)|Coming Home]]"
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7<br/>8
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7<br/>8
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|7<br/>8
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"
||3
||[[Viennese Waltz]] / "Did I Make the Most of Loving You?"
||9
||9<sup>1</sup>/9
||9
||Safe
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|4
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Jazz (dance)|Jazz]]/"[[Everybody (Backstreet's Back)]]"
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|5<sup>2</sup>
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Pasodoble|Paso Doble]]/"[[Don't Look Down (Martin Garrix song)|Don't Look Down]]"
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9/8<sup>3</sup>
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|No Elimination
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|6
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"| [[Samba (ballroom dance)|Samba]]/"[[You Should Be Dancing]]"
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|10/10<sup>4</sup>
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|10
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"
||7
|| [[Argentine Tango]]/"[[Bring Me to Life]]"<br/>Team Freestyle/"[[This Is Halloween]]"
||8<br/>10
||8<br/>10
||8<br/>10
||Safe
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Contemporary dance|Contemporary]]/"[[Can't Help Falling in Love]]"
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|10
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|10
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|10
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe(Immunity)
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Quickstep]]/"A Cool Cat in Town"<br/>Team-Up Dance ([[Rhumba|Rumba]])/"[[Hey Jude]]"
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9<br/>9
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|9<br/>9
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|10<br/>9
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|10<br/><small>Semi-finals</small>
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Ballroom tango|Tango]]/"Scars"<br/>[[Samba (ballroom dance)|Samba]] Dance-off/"[[Lean On]]"<br/>Trio [[Salsa (dance)|Salsa]]/"No Doubt About It"
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8<br/>No<br/>10
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8<br/>Extra<br/>10
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8<br/>Points<br/>10
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Last to be called Safe
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|11<br/><small>Finals</small>
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Jive (dance)|Jive]]/"[[Runaway Baby]]"<br/>[[Freestyle dance|Freestyle]]/"[[Larger than Life (song)|Larger than Life]]"<br/>[[Salsa (dance)|Salsa]] & [[Ballroom tango|Tango]]Fusion/"[[Turn Up the Music (Chris Brown song)|Turn Up the Music]]"
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|10<br/>10<br/>10
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|10<br/>10<br/>10
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|10<br/>10<br/>10
!style="background:silver;"|'''Runner-up'''
|-
| colspan="7" style="background:#faf6f6; text-align:left;"|<sup>1</sup> Score given by guest judge [[Alfonso Ribeiro]].<br/><sup>2</sup> For this week only, as part of "Partner Switch-Up" week, Carter did not dance with Burgess and instead danced with [[Witney Carson]]. Burgess danced with [[Andy Grammer]].<br/><sup>3</sup> Score given by guest judge [[Maksim Chmerkovskiy]].<br/><sup>4</sup> Score given by guest judge [[Olivia Newton-John]].
|}
In June 2017, Carter appeared alongside [[Emma Bunton]] and [[Timbaland]] as a judge on a new singing competition show called [[Boy Band (TV series)|''Boy Band'']].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-06-20|title=Meet the Boy Band Contestants: Get a First Look at ABC's Newest Reality Competition|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/861979/meet-the-boy-band-contestants-get-a-first-look-at-abc-s-newest-reality-competition|access-date=2021-11-30|website=E! Online}}</ref>

In 2020, Carter competed as the "Crocodile" on the [[The Masked Singer (American season 4)|fourth season]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'', finishing in third place.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Huff|first=Lauren|title=Crocodile says 'The Masked Singer' inspired him to record new solo music|url=https://ew.com/tv/the-masked-singer-crocodile-nick-carter-interview/|access-date=2021-11-30|website=EW.com|language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|- style="text-align: center; ;"
! rowspan="2"|Week #
! rowspan="2"|Song
! colspan="4"|Judges' guesses
! rowspan="2"|Result
|- style="text-align: center; background:#ccc;"
| style="width:10%; "|'''[[Robin Thicke]]'''
| style="width:10%; "|'''[[Jenny McCarthy]]'''
| style="width:10%; "|'''[[Ken Jeong]]'''
| style="width:10%; "|'''[[Nicole Scherzinger]]'''
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|2
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[It's My Life (Bon Jovi song)|It's My Life]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|4
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"| [[Toxic (song)|Toxic]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|8
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Bleeding Love]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Safe (Immunity)
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|<small>10Semi-finals</small>
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Take On Me]]/[[I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|Win
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|11<br/><small>Holiday Singalong</small>
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Silent Night]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|No elimination
|-
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|12<br/><small>Finals</small>
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|[[Open Arms (Journey song)|Open Arms]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|  style="text-align:center; background:#faf6f6;"|
|!style="background:silver;"|'''3rd Place'''
|-
|}

While the group was touring in Canada, Carter appeared on Chanteurs Masques, the Canadian version of the Masked Singer, this time as a Sphynx cat for one episode. He also performed a stellar rendition of Heart's “Alone” and ended the show with a performance of “I Want It That Way.” Nick's appearance on the show broke viewership records, drawing in over 2 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nick Carter Revealed On Canada's "Chanteurs Masques" |url=https://nickcarter.com/news/nick-carter-revealed-on-canadas-chanteurs-masques/ |website=Nick Carter |access-date=8 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Picard |first1=Guillaume |title=«Chanteurs masqués»: l'émission la plus regardée de la saison avec Nick Carter comme invité spécial |url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/11/14/chanteurs-masques-lemission-la-plus-regardee-de-la-saison-avec-nick-carter-comme-invite-special |access-date=8 November 2024 |date=15 November 2022}}</ref>

===Power boat racing===
In 2002, Carter got into powerboat racing and started his own team, Nick Carter Racing,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Nick-Carter-Competes-in-Boat-Race-7880983.php|title=Nick Carter Competes in Boat Race|date=2002-04-29|website=Midland Reporter-Telegram|access-date=2019-12-11}}</ref> which won the National Championship in its first year.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73386/backstreet-boys-boat-wins-key-west-race|title=Backstreet Boy's Boat Wins Key West Race|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-12-11}}</ref>