25 Things You Don’t Know About Me
The singer and former teen heartthrob reveals his beautiful soul to Us
1. In the last couple years, I’ve developed a green thumb. I have a half dozen orchids in my house.
2. As a child, I used to wake my parents up at 7 a.m. by blasting Elvis Presley on their stereo. My mother and father were always worried I’d break the needle on the turntable.
3. During a local fair in my hometown, I [got a job running] a game booth. I was so sad when someone would walk away empty-handed, I gave a prize to everyone who played. I was fired halfway through the day.
4. I was one of the five members of the boy band Dream Street.
5. I’m a very wellpracticed dart player.
6. My favorite poet is Shel Silverstein.
7. My lucky number is seven. 8. I’m not ashamed to admit that I regularly get a manicure and pedicure.
9. Smoking meat is one of my favorite weekend hobbies.
10. I sing Christmas songs in the shower all year long.
11. I put Parmesan cheese and banana peppers on my popcorn. Don’t knock it ’til you try it.
12. I’ve had a recurring nightmare about the Wicked Witch of the West since I was 7 years old. It’s still hard for me to watch The Wizard of Oz.
13. My first car was a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I bought it with my own money at 16 years old. 14. My fiancée, Katie
[Peterson], and I love to play couples golf. She has a beautiful swing. I do not.
15. When I’m overwhelmed, I like to go on long drives by myself to clear my head.
16 I just learned how to play backgammon.
17. I collect wristwatches.
18. When people come up to me, they tell me I look like Leonardo DiCaprio, Frankie Muniz or Jesse McCartney.
19. I still have dreams of winning a Grammy, an Emmy, an Oscar and a Tony. I’ve been nominated for two [Daytime Emmys], but never won.
20. I’ve been to every state in the country except Alaska.
21. I’m told I often laugh in my sleep.
22. My go-to fast food is the Double-Double, Animal-Style burger from In-N-Out.
23. I put pickle juice on my grilled cheese sandwiches.
24. I have a severe skin reaction to tequila — but I still drink it!
25. Even though I live in L.A., my two favorite sports teams are the New York Giants and the New York Yankees because of my New York roots.