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NEW KIDS ON THE
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SHOT TO FAME IN 1989. |
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ARE
DONNIE, JON, JOE, DANNY AND JORDAN STILL "HANGIN TOUGH"? |
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FORMED IN 1984 BY MAURICE
STARR WHO A FEW YEARS EARLIER HAD DISCOVERED THE BAND NEW EDITION. |
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THE GROUP ORIGINALLY CONSISTED
OF DONNIE WAHLBERG, DANIEL WOOD, JAMIE KELLEY AND THE BROTHERS
JORDAN AND JONATHAN KNIGHT. |
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IN 1985, JAMIE KELLY WAS
SACKED FROM THE BAND DUE TO HEAVY DRINKING AND WAS REPLACED
BY JOSEPH MCINTYRE. |
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NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK SUPPORTED
TIFFANY ON HER TOUR IN 1989 AND SOON HAD THEIR FIRST HIT WITH
"PLEASE DON'T GO GIRL". |
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THEY SOON BECAME ONE OF
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BANDS IN THE WORLD, AND WERE ESPECIALLY
POPULAR AMONGST TEENAGE GIRLS. |
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THEIR HITS INCLUDED "STEP
BY STEP", "HANGIN TOUGH" AND "COVER GIRL". |
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IN
1990, THEY WON 5 AWARDS AT THE SMASH HITS POLL WINNERS PARTY. |
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IN 1994, THEY SPLIT-UP ON AMICABLE TERMS. |
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DONNIE WAHLBERG WENT ON
TO FOLLOW HIS BROTHER MARK'S CAREER PATH AND WON SEVERAL ACTING
ROLES INCLUDING THE MAN WHO SHOT BRUCE WILLIS AT THE START OF
"THE SIXTH SENSE", AND RECENTLY IN THE TV SERIES "BOOMTOWN". |
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JORDAN KNIGHT, JOE MCINTYRE
AND DANNY WOOD HAVE ALL LAUNCHED SOLO CAREERS, BUT NEITHER HAS
HAD THE SAME SUCCESS AS NKOTB. |
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JOE MCINTYRE APPEARED ON
THE BBC2 TV SHOW "NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOCKS". IN 2002,
HE STARTED ACTING IN THE DRAMA SERIES "BOSTON PUBLIC",
PLAYING A TEACHER. |
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JON KNIGHT APPEARED ON THE
OPRAH WINFREY SHOW IN 2001 AND NOW WORKS IN REAL ESTATE. |
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JOE MCINTYRE APPEARED ON
THE BBC2 TV SHOW "NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOCKS". IN 2002,
HE STARTED ACTING IN THE DRAMA SERIES "BOSTON PUBLIC",
PLAYING A TEACHER. |
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JORDAN
WINNING "MOST FANCIABLE MALE" AND "BEST DRESSED
MALE" AT THE SMASH HITS POLL WINNERS PARTY? |
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THEY ONCE TOPPED FORBES
MAGAZINE'S LIST OF HIGHEST PAID AMERICAN ENTERTAINERS - ABOVE
BOTH MICHAEL JACKSON AND MADONNA. |
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ACTOR MARK WAHLBERG WHO
STARRED IN "PLANET OF THE APES" AND "BOOGIE NIGHTS"
WAS A MEMBER OF THE BAND FOR A SHORT TIME. |
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THEY
BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN GROUP TO ACHIEVE 6 TOP 5 HITS IN
A ROW IN THE UK. |
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