Keeping Up With the Jonases
To a generation of obsessed teens, the Jonas Brothers are the coolest thing since sliced bread -- or, well, the iPhone. Nick, Joe and Kevin have stormed the charts with two hit records, made beautiful music with Miley Cyrus, and charmed legions of swooning women -- including Miley, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift.
Now, a three-dimensional rockumentary entitled 'Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience' is poised to give fans an unprecedented up-close-and-personal look at the brothers' lives on and off the stage. And, just in case you're not yet quite up to speed on their many accomplishments, secret romances and matching purity rings, Moviefone looks back at 15 of the Jonas Brothers' greatest moments. -- By Tom DiChiara
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Solo Act
The youngest Jonas paved the way for brotherly success: Nick began wowing theater crowds at the fresh young age of 6, nabbing prominent roles in the Broadway productions of 'Les Miserables' and 'Beauty and the Beast.' On the strength of 'Joy to the World (A Christmas Prayer),' a single he co-wrote with his dad and performed for a Broadway charity album in 2002, Nick scored a record deal and released a solo album in 2004.
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The Bros Unite
In 2005, Nick formed a trio with older brothers Kevin and Joe, and they almost instantly landed a deal with Columbia Records. Before long, they were touring with Kelly Clarkson and the Cheetah Girls. At this stage, the boys weren't dating their tour mates -- yet. We don't think.
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The Big Debut
The trio enjoyed their first big moment as a group when their debut album, 'It's About Time,' hit in August of 2006. But the celebration was short-lived: The record sold a paltry 62,000 copies, and the brothers Jonas were unceremoniously dropped from the label.
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The Magical World of Disney
Undaunted, the bros landed another deal with Disney-owned Hollywood Records and in August of '07 released their self-titled sophomore effort 'Jonas Brothers.' The album premiered at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 200 and eventually went platinum. Suck on that, Columbia!
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Meeting Miley
Kevin, Nick and Joe hit the jackpot when they guest-starred on the Aug. 17, 2007, episode of Miley Cyrus' 'Hannah Montana.' The ep was a record-breaking success for the Disney Channel and resulted in the joining of Cyrus-Jonas forces in more ways than one: They hit the road together for the $36 mil-grossing 'Best of Both Worlds' tour ... and Miley and Nick began collaborating on a little thing called love.
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Blood and Guts
Joe earned the brothers some street cred at the 2007 American Music Awards when he fell and cut himself on broken glass during a performance of 'S.O.S' and then bounced right back up and finished out the song -- mangled hand and all. Tween girls everywhere swooned.
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'Camp Rock' Rocks
In June of 2008, the Jonas Brothers' made-for-TV musical, 'Camp Rock,' debuted on the Disney Channel to a whopping 8.9 million viewers, making it the most-watched cable program of the year. A sequel was immediately (and not so shockingly) greenlit.
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Nick's Knack for Ladies
After his secret two-year romance with Cyrus ended in 2007, Nick was linked to fellow Disney idol Selena Gomez in mid-2008. Though the two would not confirm their relationship at the time, they inadvertently kissed and told when they shared eerily similar first kiss stories with two different teen magazines.
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Rolling in It
Just before their third record, 'A Little Bit Longer,' hit shelves, the Jonas Brothers graced their first-ever Rolling Stone cover -- a huge musical rite of passage. Upon its release, 'Longer' sold a staggering 525,000 copies to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200.
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Reader Comments (15)
Rich at 7:22PM on Feb 27th 2009
The Jonas bro's have to be the biggest joke in the last 50 years. They are the most talentless piece of crap I have ever seen. Please put them on a stage by themseves with out a backup band , and their instruments on! Then we'll see what a joke they really are . Not only can't they play, they cannot sing worth a crap. They are an insult to music.
Ashlee at 1:51AM on Jun 12th 2009
you dumb vvv
the jonas brothers are really good singers and they have great songs. im thinking your just jelous that your not as good as they are cause they are good. and when i need cheering up i always listen to them so you really should just shutup and get a better taste in music,, like the jonas brothers k?
j3nny771 at 9:05AM on Jun 27th 2009
IOk let's put the Jonas brothers on stage without a backup band..let's see all of them play guitar and can play the piano and the drums....they write their own music and make people feel good about themselves...they give back and do alot of nice things to show how much they appreciate their success.They have never claimed to be the best or even good, they are only doing what they enjoy for anyone who is listening. So don't get mad at them because they're popular,or successful, or happy which is obviously a department you are losing in if you have to come on to their page and leave a nasty comment to try and get an uprise out of their fans. Maybe its a question of maturity, if you don't like them, nobody cares, how about you respectfully dislike and leave it at that, because its not smart to get into it with people on a subject you obviously know nothing about. Forget the back up band, they can play acoustic, they can play acappella...I think they are inspiring and positive influences for people...and reaching a level of success so high, so quickly, when they are so young is flat out amazing. It gives people hope and makes teenage girls realize that men can be respectful and articulate gentleman. And you know what their music makes people feel good, and if you don't like it once again, nobody cares, go listen to something else and stop commenting on their stuff. It's pretty juvenile.
Jess Haskell at 12:53PM on Feb 28th 2009
I think the brothers are doing great and all I can say is keep up the good work
Josephine at 1:55PM on Feb 28th 2009
The Jonas Brothers are so not worthless. They are amazing. And have you ever heard them with out their band and just themselves, because they can play. Before they made it...they just had each other. And I know for a fact that they can play. I would like to see you play like they do...and have millions of screaming girls after you while keeping your sanity and molarls.
ray at 2:07PM on Feb 28th 2009
These 3 morons are proof that anyone today without the slightest bit of talent can make it.
ray at 2:14PM on Feb 28th 2009
These 3 jerkoffs should just go away
ashley jonas at 6:32PM on Feb 28th 2009
ya well your just jelous because there hotter and have proby 100,000,000 girls falling over them and there sexyness.They are the most talented people iv ever seen in my life. i mean come on just look at there perfectness they have no flaws at all!!!!!!i cant imagen a world with out jonas brothers.they are music without them there would be no such thing as "good music"so hahahahahaha.they are better than and wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy hotter then you. :p I LOVE KEVIN JONAS FOREVA
ashley jonas at 6:38PM on Feb 28th 2009
KEEP ON ROCK'IN JONAS BROTHERS DONT LET NOTHIN BRING YA DOWN!!!!!MY SIS LOVE JOE JONAS AND I LUV KEVIN JONAS 4EVER ♥
domino at 11:23PM on Feb 28th 2009
ok... all of u guys who are soooooooooooooooo jelous of the hotties just need 2 shut ur HUGE mouths and stop taking ur insecurities out on them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They are one of the greatst musical groups out there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i''m sorry you can't even halfway amount up to their talent or hotness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Janet at 10:27AM on Mar 1st 2009
As a parent of two teenage girls, I don't care one iota whether the Jonas Brothers are great singers or not. I only care about the image they show to the public and their fans. They are taking a very difficult situation that would be extremely overwhelming for anyone and portraying a morally positive view about sex. This is something that we do not see enough. They are good for people who take the time and look. For others, they are competition and instead of striving to be better, it is easier to bad mouth.
kokobutt13 at 12:34PM on Mar 2nd 2009
ok,like,all of you people who are dissing the Jonas Brothers?just go screw yourselves ok!lets see how YOU can play the guitar!lets see if YOU can sing as well as any one of them!!dont you have anything better to do with your lives than sit around on your fat butts all day and diss people who are better than you?!
GOD all of you are just like,soo jelous!
Jonas Lover at 10:01PM on Mar 10th 2009
shut up richie you are jealous that the jonas brothers are famous talented singers and awesome fine hot young gentlemen and you are the worthless piece of crap so shut the heck up
yeahhhhhh
so why dont you go up stage and you might not be the one who sings welll so dont talk bad about the one who are MORE VALUEABLE THAN YOU A
Dont be HaterRE
Jonas Lover at 2:42PM on Mar 11th 2009
DONT HATE THE JONAS BROTHERS BOY'SSS THEY ARE MORE WORTHY THAN YOU PIECE OF SHIT BOYS SO DONT HATE ON THE MOST VALUEABLE PEOPLE YOU KNOW THEYRE COOL ADMIT IT
ADMIT IT
ADMIT IT
ADMIT IT
ADMIT IT
nonyah at 11:14AM on Mar 15th 2009
WHOA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! got nothing nice to say keep it to yourself. jeeezeee! hahhaha btw why you looking at the JB stuff if you dont like them?!?! DUH! think before you comment.:]