Kevin Jonas

Paul Kevin Jonas Jr. (born November 5, 1987 ) is an American musician and television personality.

He rose to fame as the rhythm guitarist of the pop rock band Jonas Brothers alongside his younger brothers Joe and Nick.

Paul Kevin Jonas Jr. was born on November 5, 1987, in Teaneck, New Jersey, and grew up in Wyckoff.

His mother, Denise Marie (née Miller), is a former sign language teacher and singer, and his father, Paul Kevin Jonas Sr., is a songwriter, musician, and former ordained minister at an Assemblies of God church.

He has three younger brothers, Joe (b. 1989), Nick (b. 1992), and Frankie (b. 2000).

He attended Eastern Christian High School in North Haledon, New Jersey.

Jonas became a prominent figure on the Disney Channel alongside his brothers in the late 2000s, gaining a large following through the network: he appeared in the widely successful musical television film, Camp Rock (2008) and its sequel, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010) as well as two other series, Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream (2008–2010) and Jonas (2009–2010).

In early 2005, Columbia Records' new president, Steve Greenberg, listened to Nick's record.

While Greenberg did not like the album, he did like Nick's voice.

After hearing the song "Please Be Mine", written and performed by all the brothers, Daylight/Columbia Records decided to sign the three as a group act.

After being signed to Columbia, the brothers considered naming their group "Sons of Jonas" before settling on the name "Jonas Brothers".

It's About Time, the brothers' first album, was released on August 8, 2006.

According to the band's manager, it was only a "limited release" of a little over 50,000 copies.

Because Sony was not interested in further promoting the band, the Jonas Brothers then considered switching labels.

The band was ultimately dropped by Columbia Records in early 2007.

After shortly being without a label, the Jonas Brothers signed with Hollywood Records in February 2007.

Around the same time, the brothers began appearing in Gap Inc. commercials for Baby Bottle Pop, singing the jingle.

Their self-titled second album, Jonas Brothers, was released on August 7, 2007.

It reached number five on the Billboard Hot 200 chart in its first week.

Jonas and his brothers guest-starred in an episode of Hannah Montana, titled "Me and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas", which aired August 17, 2007 on Disney Channel.

The episode debuted alongside the television film High School Musical 2 and a sneak peek of Phineas and Ferb.

The episode broke basic cable records with a record 10.7 million viewers and became basic cable's most watched series telecast ever.

Jonas and his brothers also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock, where they played a band called "Connect 3".

Kevin played Jason, a guitarist; Nick played Nate, also a guitarist; and Joe played the lead male role and lead singer, Shane Gray.

Jonas appeared on People magazine's list of the Sexiest Men Alive in 2008 at the age of 21, and thus included as part of the 21 Club.

A soundtrack for the movie was released on June 17, 2008.

The film premiered on June 20, 2008, on Disney Channel in the United States, on Disney Channel, and on Family in Canada.

The Disney Channel reality short series, Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream, premiered on Disney Channel, May 16, 2008.

The show, which ran until September 5, 2008, documented the brother's lives during the Look Me in the Eyes Tour.

The name was inspired by their hit song When You Look Me in the Eyes.

The Jonas Brothers' third studio album, A Little Bit Longer, was released in the United States on August 12, 2008, and peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

The second season followed the band on the European leg of their World Tour 2009.

Kevin, Joe, Nick, and Frankie starred in their own Disney Channel Original Series, Jonas, which premiered May 2, 2009.

They returned in the sequel, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, which premiered on September 3, 2010.

The series was renewed for a second season, which premiered March 21, 2010.

After the group confirmed a hiatus in 2012, Kevin appeared on his own E! reality series that same year, Married to Jonas, with his wife, Danielle.

Following the band's initial break-up in 2013, Jonas appeared on the seventh season of The Celebrity Apprentice in 2014, founded the construction company Jonas Werner, and became the co-CEO of The Blu Market, an influencer marketing company.

In 2019, he rejoined the Jonas Brothers following their reunion.

The group would go on to release their fifth studio album.

The reunited Jonas Brothers appeared in two Amazon Prime Video documentaries named Jonas Brothers: Chasing Happiness and Jonas Brothers: Happiness Continues in 2019 and 2020.