17 onBillboard’s U.S. Top Heatseekers Album chart upon its release and sold a million copies worldwide.
He made his Broadway debut that same year as JoJo the Who in the musicalSeussical.
He released two more records 2001’sOh Aaronand 2002’sAnother Earthquake before taking an extended break from music.

Aaron Carter.Michael Bezjian/Getty for The Artists Project
Carter returned in 2017 with theLoveEP before releasing his fifth and final album, also titledLove, in 2018.
In his Instagram bio, Carter said a new album was “coming soon.”
He released a new song called “Joker” online for Halloween.
In addition to starring inLizzie McGuire, Carter made guest appearances onSabrina the Teenage Witch,7th Heaven, andAll That.
In 2006, he joined his siblings Nick, Leslie, B.J, and Angel for E!
Carter starred onDancing With the Starsin 2009, placing fifth with his professional partner Karina Smirnoff.
Carter courted multiple controversies throughout his life, including two drug-related arrests, in 2008and in 2017.
His siblings, Nick and Angel, bothsought restraining orders against himthat year.