Every so often a group of cute, young, seemingly squeaky-clean young men come onto the scene as the next big boy band, and it appears this is the Jonas’ Brothers day in Hollywood. The three brothers – Nick, Joe and Kevin – hail from northern New Jersey and are quickly heading to the forefront of Disney Channel stars.
Although the boys are known primarily as a music group, they’ve already begun making a foray into acting with appearances on shows like “Hannah Montana” (and it doesn’t hurt that Nick, the youngest in the group, was dating “Hannah” star Miley Cyrus for a time). They also have a reality television show, and an upcoming Disney series that likely will propel them to heights similar to those of Cyrus and “High School Musical” stars such as Zac Efron, Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens.
Although Jezebel editor Dodai Stewart said female stars who become icons for pre-teens girls are “safer” in the eyes of parents because there is not the same sexual element as with young male performers, the time may be ripe for the Jonas Brothers.
Cyrus, Tisdale, Efron and Hudgens are among the most sought-after celebrities in Hollywood right now, and the appeal of such young stars is not just for pre-teens and adolescents. The “Disney machine” seems to have hit the jackpot yet again, and the ascent of its stars seems far from over.
Archive for April, 2008
The new boys in town
