Biography
Date of Birth
16 December 1992, Dallas, Texas, USA
Birth Name
Nicholas Jerry Jonas
Nickname
Nick J.
Nick
Mr. President
Height
5' 6" (1.67 m)
Mini Biography
Nick Jonas is best known as one of the Jonas Brothers, a band formed with his brothers Kevin and Joe. He has appeared in films such as Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) and Careful What You Wish For (2015). He has also appeared television series Last Man Standing (2011) and Hawaii Five-0 (2010). Jonas starred in Jonas (2009), a Disney Channel original series. In 2014, Jonas began work as Demi Lovato's musical and creative director.
Nick was born in Dallas, Texas, to Denise (née Miller), a teacher and singer, and Paul Kevin Jonas, a musician and former ordained minister. He has German, English, Scottish, Irish, Italian/Sicilian (from a great-grandfather), and French-Canadian ancestry.
Trivia
His favorite actors are Matt Long and Keri Lynn Pratt, who both star in Jack & Bobby (2004).
He has type 1 diabetes (diaganosed in 2005 while on tour).
He uses the Bayer Contour meter for his type 1 diabetes.
Born in Dallas, Texas; grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey; and now resides in Los Angeles.
His band The Jonas Brothers has had more than seven music videos on TV, but have made more than 14 music videos for their songs.
Started on Broadway and once missed a family vacation to be in a play.
Was doing a solo project until his agent discovered his brothers (Kevin and Joe) had talent also.
Got discovered singing while his mother was getting her hair done.
Brothers include Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Frankie Jonas.
He plays the electric and acoustic guitar, piano, and the drums.
He collects baseball cards.
Had a dog named Coco and another one called Elvis.
Some of his hobbies include playing baseball and golf, collecting baseball cards, tennis, songwriting, and music.
His favorite movie is Juno (2007) and his favorite song is "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder.
He owns 16 guitars.
His favorite musicians are Stevie Wonder, Fall Out Boy, Johnny Cash, Elvis Costello, and Switchfoot.
His favorite song to play in concert is A Little Bit Longer.
Was discovered at the age of 7.
Received a dog for his 16th birthday, which he named Elvis.
His favorite football teams are the Giants and the Cowboys.
He was the final Gavroche in the musical Les Miserables when it closed on Broadway after 18 years. He played the role for the final 9 months of the show, which closed on 18 May 2003.
Lived his dream of playing Marius Pontmercy in the musical Les Miserables. He played the role in London's West End at the Queen's Theatre for five weeks starting June 21, 2010. He then returned to play the role for the 25th anniversary concert in London at The O2 on October 3, 2010.
He has German, English, Scottish, Irish, Italian/Sicilian (from a great-grandfather), French-Canadian, and Cherokee Native American ancestry.
He is related to Congressman Charles A. Jonas (1876-1955), and his son, Congressman Charles R. Jonas (1904-1988), of North Carolina. Like Nick, both congressmen were descendants of Germans surnamed Jonas who immigrated in the 1700s.
Ran with the bulls in Spain when he was 15.
Brother-in-law of Danielle Jonas & Sophie Turner.
One of a handful of celebrities passing through Los Angeles International Airport (1 November 2013), when a gunman opened fire killing a TSA official. Jonas was about to deplane at the terminal when the shooting started.
Former boyfriend of Kate Hudson.
Proposed to actress, singer, film producer, and philanthropist Priyanka Chopra Jonas on her birthday, July 18, 2018; they had started a relationship in the same year. They became engaged in August in a traditional Punjabi Roka ceremony. They wed on the first weekend of December in Hindu and Christian ceremonies.
Nick Jonas is a multi-platinum and Grammy-nominated recording artist, whose self-titled debut album was released in November 2014. The critically acclaimed album included the double-platinum and #1 U.S. radio hit "Jealous" and his sultry chart-climbing radio single "Chains.".
Wrote Joy to the World a Christmas Prayer with his father Kevin Jonas Sr. when he was around 8.
Has a meta photo war going with John Stamos. John wore a Jonas Brothers T-shirt, so Nick wore a hoodie with John wearing the Jonas Brothers T-shirt. John slept next to a pillow case featuring Nick wearing the hoodie, so Nick slept on a comforter made of a giant printed photo of John sleeping on the pillow case.
Brother-in-law of actress Sophie Turner.
Born at 3:39am (CDT).
The Jonas Brothers were nominated for the 2021 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the performing arts category.
Trademarks:
Dark curly hair
Dark brown eyes
Diabetic dog tag
Quotes
It doesn't matter if the world is pulling you down. With Christ you have everything.
Live like you're at the bottom even if your at the top.
Im pretty crazy about the Yankees. When I can't actually watch a game, i TiVo it. I am also a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan. I don't tell many people that because I will get made fun on because I'm from New Jersey!
The good thing about Joe is that he's the craziest person I've ever met in my life. And the worst thing about Joe is that he's the craziest person I've ever met in my life. Kevin is really good at staying focused on guitar. But there's nothing really bad about Kevin.
On all the tours we've done, we've gone from school in the morning to radio, we go to lunch with someone that's important, then go do a show, do a singing, go to bed. It never stops
You've got to avoid situations that make you uncomfortable.
It sounds funny, but my biggest fear is that I'm not perfect. I'm a perfectionist, and I get upset when things go wrong or when I don't do well. I used to be very uptight, but I've learned to loosen up
I think the biggest learning curve for me was realizing that you have to take time to enjoy the moments. You become stressed over a lot of different things when you're riding a wave, so It was important for me to have fun and enjoy the next step.
I was exploring with different sounds and collaborators over the course of a couple years, and I fell into a really natural place where I was creating music that felt true to who I am, not only in what I talk about but in the style of music as well.. I think the R&B soulful side of things definitely had an influence on some of that subject matter being a little sexier.
My heart is very pure and I work with people who are creative, and if photo shoots are sexual in some way or gave a sexy edge, it's just fun to get in a room and create. It's no more complicated than that.
Having haters is just a part of the business, and the more haters you have, the more people like you - that's how I view it, because I try to see the positive in things.
