Manny Facts about Nick!!!!

*Full Name: Nickolas Gene Carter
*Nicknames: Chaos, Frack, Mr. Hyper Man, Nicky (he hates it apparently), Slam
*Birthdate: January 28th, 1980
*Height: 6'5
*Shoe Size: 14 (God he has big feet!:)
*Hair: Blond "I've been blond for a while now and I thought about keeping it that way. Actually, I'm not this blond; it's a bit darker. But I like dyeing my hair blond ..."
*Eyes: Blue
*Place of birth: Jamestown, New York
*Place of Residence: Tampa, Florida
*Star Sign: Aquarius
*Family: Mom Jane, Dad Robert, sister Bobbi Jean - BJ (17), Leslie (13) and the twins Aaron and Angel (12)

* He now has four tattooes, a musical note on his right shoulder, a shark on his right arm, and two japenese symbols directly under hte shark, ( You cn see pictures of all of them in the galleries)
*He was the 3rd member to join
*Nick's mom would'nt let him expose his body Until he turned 18... hmmmm.... well it was cool to see what he did! I hope he doesn't go and do anything stupid, though!
*He has the biggest feet in the group
*Takes the longest on the can LOL :)
*Wants to head off to college and play basketball
* Went out with up and coming pop artist Mandy "Willa" Willaford
*Nickname: "Messy Marvin" because he spills stuff all the time
*A fan in Germany held up a sign for him that read "Nick I want to have your baby"
*Collects Dark House comics
*Eats Peanut Butter Fingers whenever possible
*Misses his family when he is on the road
*When they travel with Aaron, Nick bunks with him
*His 1998 New Year's resolution was not to eat as much as before
*Has the worst hand writing out of all the guys
*Has the biggest temper and a short attention span
*Loses his temper with Kevin the most because they have the largest age difference
*Always leaves the hotel room the messiest :)
*His mom realized his talent when she caught him singing to grass at the age of 9 and then got him into entertaining
*He was offered a spot on the Mickey Mouse Club but instead joined the Backstreet Boys... hmmm lucky us huh?! :)
*Was in commercials for the "Florida State Lottery" and "The Money Store"
*He once stole all of AJ's clothes from his hotel room. The guys got back at him by throwing him out of the dressing room, dressed only in underwear, in front of a group of female fans!
*Holds the Mario Cart championship against Brian
*Tends to leave the Nintendo area in a mess a lot
*He and Brian are always first to raid the fridge on the bus :)
*He is now creating a comic book based on the Boys as the super heros, taking over the world with their music... hmmmm...
*While in Australia he started to pick up the accent and was begining to talk like Crocodile Dundee. LOL :)
*Says he liked Hawaii the most out of all of his travels
*His father had to put up a fence around their property because over-zealous fans would come and pick the grass... Yikes!
*Watched Fresh Prince of Bel-Air but since it's gone to re-runs he now watches the X-Files.. The truth is out there!
*On the lonely nights he will listen to his walk-man or draw cartoons of the guys
*Takes the back bunk on the tour bus
*Loves the family motorboat, fishing, poetry, football, basket ball, diving
*Plays basketball to keep in shape
*Likes Vegetables, pizza and soup!
*Wasn't too popular when he was younger and was teased a lot. The beautiful, popular girls were mean to him so now he looks for the beauty on the inside and not so much the out. That is sooo sweet. :_) Maybe I have a chance.. Yeah Right!
*Thinks that traveling is the best part to being in showbiz
*Can't get over the fact of walking into a music store and seeing himself beside so many great artists
*Bought himself a black corvette when he first got his licence.. Lucky little bugger! :) I wish I had money to throw around like that, actually I don't... I'd probably give most of it away to charity
*Once found himself singing into a banana on stage, it was stuck to his microphone.. Hmmm :)
*First performed in his father's lounge called the "Yankee Rebel"
*When he lived in Jamestown, New York, he lived on Webber Road
*As a baby he was nicknamed "Charlie Brown"
*When he was younger, he always got into trouble with his younger sister B.J. or his childhood pal, Brent
*Was jealous of his youngest sister, Leslie because she got all the attention
*His first 4 years of school were at Miles Elementary which was also his favorite
*The next school he went to was Orange Grove which he missed a lot because he was constantly away acting
*When they first started touring, he was known for sleeping the most
*Brings his Super Nintendo everywhere he goes
*He loves the ride "Jaws" in Universal Studios but says that he's really afraid of sharks.. I don't blame you!
*Afraid of flying too... geeze this can't be a good thing!
*Also gets INTENSE stage fright at times.... ummmmm hope he got over it!
*Broke his arm when he fell off his bike, trying to show off. :)
*Has a massive comic book collection
*Reporters say that he collapsed during a performance, "I didn't collapse" he said, he was simply fatigued and ordered to rest for a while.. Liar! :)
*Once accidently knocked Howie off the stage!!
*Says the perfect girl is natural and doesn't wear heavy make-up... I wouldn't know about that
*Still does and doesn't mind doing chores around the house like the dishes and taking the garbage out
*Loves the Chicago Bulls
*Never wants to try caviar. Good for you! It tastes SICK! :)
*When asked what he never leaves the house without, he said his shoes
*Would like to go shark diving one day.. I guess the only way to get over something it to confront it
*Hates shopping for anything with his mother
*Always tries to eat healthy when at home
*When it comes to clothes, he's rugged and crazy
*Had a pet terrier named Boo-Boo that died in a boat accident in 1994
*Has a cat named Pinky
*He said that he would like to get a tattoo of the sun on his back when he turns 18... well I hope you don't do it! If you regret it.... Laser Removal! HA HA :)
*Doesn't like tea.... Obviously he hasn't tried it with honey... yummm
*Likes teasing his little brother Aaron
*He HATES rainy days and bad weather
*Loves carrots.. Kewl :)
*Drinks Coca Cola and Sprite
*Favorite actors: Bruce Willis, Sean Connery, Kevin Costner, Jeff Goldblum, Devon Sawa
*Favorite actresses: Sigourney Weaver, Christina Ricci, Sharon Stone
*Becomes a tattoo maniac with a magic marker
*Favorite car is a Mercedes, and Camaro Z28 ... why the corvette then??!

*Favorite movie: Alien
*Favorite tv show: Mad About You
*Favorite book: Living Free
*Favorite cologne: Gravity
*Him and AJ once got in a physical fight... I bet AJ kicked his A$$ :)
*He hates being called cute... oh well I still think he is
*Admits that his true friends are the Backstreet boys.. Awww. :( That's sad, not being able to tell who your real friends are...
*Only wears boxers shorts when he sleeps.. Kewl, I never understood how anyone could wear them any other time but then! Oh well
*He thinks that the weirdest food is Thai food
*He makes sure that he gets ten hours of sleep.. You can survive with just 8! :)
*His usual breakfast is cereal
*He is usually shy around girls.. Then maybe he should meet me!
*His mom is the person he trusts most
*He is not ashamed of crying but not in public
*Nick has an innie belly button... same :)
*Nick's parents own a 13 room mansion in Florida. Sounds like fun!
*He listens to all kinds of music: country, (ahhh!) heavy metal, grunge, pop, R&B, hip hop and rap!

*Nick is afraid of the dark. But he also says "...sometimes, if I don't think about the room being dark and Martians in the closet, I can go to sleep real easy. But I'll never hang my feet off the end of the bed- I'm afraid little gremlins will bite my toes! Really!"

*His favorite Nintendo games are 'Alien Trilogy' and 'Mortal Combat Trilogy', and he takes them with him when he's on tour.

One of the worst moments Nick has ever experienced was the death of his dog, Booboo, in the summer of 1994. "I went out for the day on the boat with my family. We decided to leave Booboo at home because we would be back in a couple of hours. But Booboo escaped from the garden and tried to catch up with us when we were setting off to sea. He jumped in the water and got caught up in the propeller. He drowned. It was really sad."

*Nick brings photos of his animals, house, family and friends while he's away on tour.

*The guys film their fans on a video camera to show the enthusiasm to their parents. Nick says, "Before showing the film to our parents, we cut out the bits where girls throw condoms and underwear at us on stage." However, the hysteria around them is nothing new to Nick's parents, who have already been on tour with him.

*Nick has never been in love and hasn't well ummm.... lost something precious.
*Nick's first kiss was with a girl called Bryn, whom he went out with for about a year. She was in the same musical as him.
*Nick is too young to travel alone, so he has to have someone accompany him on the road.
*Nick has the biggest feet out of everyone in the group.
*His parents own a bar in Ruskin, Florida.
*Aaron, Nick's brother, is also a singer.
*His sister B.J. models.
*Nick is the only one in the group who wears briefs. All the others wear boxers... Like I said before.... still don't understand the boxer thing!
*Favorite Colour: Green - his whole bedroom is painted green... My favorite too! But painting my whole room green... well.... that's pushing it!
*Favorite Food: Stuff Crust Cheese pizza, Boston Chicken, Chocolate chip cookie dough
*Favorite Ice cream flavour: Mint chocolate chip.. Mine too! I also love those chocolates with the mint filling.... oohhh :)
*Favorite Chocolate bar: Twix
*Favorite Drink: Coke
*Favorite School subjects: Science, History, Phys. Ed., English
*Favorite Sports teams: Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bulls, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
*Nick is a licensed Scuba Diver!... I'd love to dive with him.... :)
*Favorite Movie: Braveheart, Aliens. I think he admitted to crying during Braveheart! What a sensitive guy :)
*Favorite Singer: Michael Jackson "He's like a huge idol of mine. I mean, he's a great entertainer. He's very, very, very talented and I would love to have the longevity Michael has had in the business."... well whatever!
*Favorite Bands: Journey, Boyz II Men, Jodeci, Nirvana, Bone Thugs n Harmony
*Favorite Brand Names of clothes: Nike, Calvin Klein.... wowah! $$$!

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