Trivia

Sister Leslie Carter passed away in early 2012 from a suspected drug overdose.

Once sank to his waist in quicksand in a Florida swamp. He was saved by family members.

He and fraternal twin sister Angel Carter were born one minute apart.

Aaron's older sister Leslie Carter had her own singing career and opened for him on his 2001 tour.

Played the drums, piano, guitar, and saxophone.

Learned gymnastics from his backup dancers.

Engaged to Kari Ann Peniche on September 18, 2006. Broke off the engagement after only six days, claiming that he wasn't ready for marriage.

Got a scuba-diving certificate at age 8.

He sold an estimated 14 million records worldwide.

Was in a short relationship with Hilary Duff.

In 2013, he filed for bankruptcy in the state of Florida citing a debt of $3.5 million. In the filing, he listed his total assets as $8,232.16.

Siblings: Angel Carter (his twin sister), Bobbie Jean Carter, Leslie Carter, and Nick Carter. Also has an older half-sister Ginger from his father's first marriage, a younger half-brother Kaden, and a younger stepsister Taelyn from his father's current marriage.

Born in Tampa, Florida, he lived in Ruskin, located southeast of Tampa, and attended Ruskin Elementary School.

As of June 2020. Carter announces his engagement to model Melanie Martin 2 months after they had briefly split.

He was a big Bruce Springsteen fan.

He was the son of Robert Carter and Jean Spaulding. His ancestry included English, German, Scottish, Swiss-German, Luxembourgish, Welsh, Irish, Ulster-Scots/Northern Irish, and remote Swedish and Dutch.

Most of his record sales were from 1997 to 2002.

Injured chest on House of Carters (2006), bruised by the end of a surfboard that hit him.

In 2019 he announced that he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

He dropped out of high school in 2002.

His ashes were interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California.