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Max George
George in 2011
Background information
Birth name	Maximillian Alberto George
Born	(1988-09-06) 6 September 1988 (age 36) Manchester, United Kingdom
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Actor singer songwriter
Instruments	Bass guitar vocals
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Geffen Island Mercury Virgin EMI

Maximillian Alberto "Max" George (born 6 September 1988) is a British singer-songwriter, TV personality, producer and actor. He is best known for being a former member of the boy band The Wanted. He also starred in the reality television series The Wanted Life that aired on E!.

George started his career as a footballer, playing for Preston North End F.C.. He left football to pursue a music career. He debuted as a singer with his band Avenue. In 2009, he became a member of the pop boy band The Wanted. In 2014, he landed his first acting role in the sixth season of Glee, which premiered on January 9, 2015. He currently portrays the role of Clint, a leader of Vocal Adrenaline.

Early life

George was born in Manchester, United Kingdom to Barbara George. He has an older brother called, Jack George, a visual effect coordinator. He studied at the Bolton School. In June 2014, he revealed that he is taking Elocution classes.

After The Wanted split up, George moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.

Music career

Avenue and The X Factor

George joined the four-piece boy band Avenue in 2005. The group was put together by music mogul Ashley Tabor, and applied for auditions for the television series The X Factor. In 2006, the band auditioned for the third series of the competition singing an a capella version of "Leave Right Now", a song by Will Young. They were mentored by Louis Walsh after they made through to bootcamp and judges' houses. Avenue made it to the final 12, and to the point where they had to sign a management contract with the series. Upon the discovery they were already under contract with another management firm, they were disqualified from the show for breaking the rules. After their disqualification, they were signed by a record label called Crown Music Management, and won an album deal with Island Records. In 2008, George appeared naked on the magazine cover of AXM. In the same year, the band released their debut single "Last Goodbye" which charted at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart, their plans to go on a tour was cancelled. In 2009, they decided to split.

The Wanted

In 2009, a mass audition was held by Jayne Collins to form a boy band, after successfully launching Parade and The Saturdays. George auditioned and was selected as one of five members, along with Nathan Sykes, Siva Kaneswaran, Tom Parker and Jay McGuiness out of the thousands of others who auditioned. The band was formed and together they worked on their debut album before finding a perfect name for their band, The Wanted. Their debut album "All Time Low" was released on 25 July 2010, debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart. Their second single, "Heart Vacancy" was released on 17 October 2010. The song hit number two on the UK Singles Chart, and at number 18 in Ireland. Their third single, "Lose My Mind" was released on 26 December 2010. The song peaked number 19 on the UK Singles Chart, and peaked at number 30 in Ireland. In 2011, the single was released in Germany and in 2012, in the United States.

The band were reportedly dropped by their record label in December 2013, after Word of Mouth did not perform up to expectations. The band split up in January 2014.

Solo artist

In January 2014, George revealed in an interview that he was signed as a solo artist by Scooter Braun.

Other ventures

Modeling

In June 2013, George was named as the new face and spokesmodel for Buffalo denim's fall line. He starred in the campaign opposite Sports illustrated swimsuit model, Hannah Davis. In November 2013, he did an underwear campaign for Buffalo again.

Acting career

George is signed with Creative Artists Agency since 2013. In September 2014, it was confirmed that he had joined the cast of Glee, after Mark Salling shared a photo of him on Twitter hanging out with Max on the set of the final season of the US comedy drama. He made his first on screen appearance on January 9, 2015.

On 2 February 2015, it was announced that George had joined the cast of Bear Grylls' new TV survival series, Mission Survive. The show is about eight celebrities pushed to the limit by Grylls. The team will be making their dangerous journey through the jungle, where they will be competing for 12 day survival mission.

Personal life

George was engaged to british soap opera actress Michelle Keegan after meeting her at one of his concerts in December 2010. They split up in 2012. In 2013, he began dating Sports illustrated model Nina Agdal. In February 2014, he broke up with her. In October 2014, he confirmed to being in a relationship with Miss Oklahoma contestant Carrie Baker.

Filmography

References

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21. "Michelle Keegan And Max George Have Split Up". mtv.co.uk. September 24, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
22. Flint, Hanna (September 29, 2014). "'They grew apart and wanted different things': Max George 'dumps Sports Illustrated model Nina Agdal' as she steps out with Leonardo DiCaprio". dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
23. Eames, Tom (October 29, 2014). "The Wanted's Max George dating Miss Oklahoma contestant". digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
24. Hind, Katie (November 7, 2014). "Max George moves to Hollywood for GOOD to be with new girlfriend Carrie Baker". mirror.co.uk. Retrieved November 7, 2014.

External links

• Max George on Twitter
• Max George at IMDb

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• 21st-century English male actors
• English male singers
• English pop singers
• English songwriters
• English male television actors
• Living people
• Musicians from Manchester
• People educated at Bolton School
• 1988 births