Brian Littrell (singer)

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Brian Littrell
Background Information:
Birth Name	Brian Thomas Littrell
Birthdate	February 20, 1975
Nationality	American
Occupation	Singer, songwriter and actor
Years Active	1993–present
Character	Himself
Social Media:
Twitter	@brian_littrell
Instagram	@rokspics

Brian Thomas Littrell is an American singer, songwriter and actor, best known as a member of the vocal group the Backstreet Boys. He is a contemporary Christian music artist, and released the solo album Welcome Home in 2006. He is also the father of country singer Baylee Littrell.

He portrayed a version of himself in Season 4 of Dynasty.

Career

Backstreet Boys

Main article: Backstreet Boys

In 1997, Littrell was instrumental in bringing a lawsuit against the group's creator Lou Pearlman, claiming Pearlman had concealed information regarding the group's earnings. Bandmates McLean, Richardson and Dorough joined the lawsuit which eventually resulted in a number of settlements, details of which were not disclosed. In 2000, he was among Teen People's 25 Hottest People Under 25, tying with Justin Timberlake of rival band *NSYNC.

Christian music

Littrell longed to record Christian music, a genre he described as "pop positive". In 2004, Littrell signed a solo deal with Reunion Records and released the solo album Welcome Home in 2005. Littrell co-wrote six of the songs on the album, which sold over 100,000 copies in the US and reached No. 74 on the Billboard 200 charts. On the Christian album charts, Welcome Home debuted at No. 3. Four singles were released from the album - "In Christ Alone", "Wish", "Over My Head" and Welcome Home (You)", with the latter reaching No. 2 on the US Christian AC Charts. It was also No. 1 on Reach FM's Top 40 chart and on the US R&R Christian Inspirational charts for 3 weeks. In the summer of 2005, his solo single, "In Christ Alone", went to No. 1 on the Christian charts. Despite this change in his career, he remains a member of the Backstreet Boys.

Littrell won a Dove Award for Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year ("In Christ Alone") in 2006 along with songwriters Don Koch and Shawn Craig, and another in 2008 for "By His Wounds" with Glory Revealed. He also won Special Event Album of the Year in 2008 for Glory Revealed which was a compilation album with many other Christian artists; and in 2010, Special Event Album of the Year for Glory Revealed II.

Littrell released two Christmas collections featuring his wife Leighanne and son Baylee, Brian Littrell's Family Christmas, released on December 6, 2010, and Christmas with the Littrells, released on December 6, 2011.

TV and film appearances

Littrell made appearances with the Backstreet Boys on Arthur, Sesame Street, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and he and bandmate McLean had cameos in Olive Juice, a film starring Littrell's wife Leighanne. Littrell also performed with The Backstreet Boys on Saturday Night Live, in 1998 and 1999. In 2013, Littrell made an appearance in the film This Is the End with his bandmates.

Other ventures

During the band's hiatus, Littrell became committed to a number of other show business activities, most of them for charity. He has joined other celebrities in yearly NBA tours where he played basketball in every NBA city before a game, and has also played charity baseball games.

Film

For a complete list of Ashanti's film and television credits, please see hrtd IMDB page or Brian's Wikipedia page

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Olive Juice	Carriage Driver
1998	Sabrina the Teenage Witch	Himself	Episode: "Battle of the bands"
1998–1999	Saturday Night Live	Himself and Musical guest	"Julianne Moore/Backstreet Boys" (Season 23: episode 16) "Sarah Michelle Gellar/Backstreet Boys" (Season 24: episode 19)
2002	Arthur	Himself	Episode: "Arthur, It's Only Rock and Roll" Guest Voice
2002	Sesame Street	Himself
2005	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Himself	Musical Guest With The Backstreet Boys
2009	El Hormiguero	Himself	Musical Guest With The Backstreet Boys
2012	Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	Himself	Musical Guest with Backstreet Boys
2013	This Is the End	Himself	With the Backstreet Boys, performing "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
2013	El Hormiguero	Himself	Musical Guest With The Backstreet Boys
2014	I Heart Nick Carter	Himself	minor
2021	Dynasty	Himself	Special Guest; Everybody Loves The Carringtons