| Name: Lea McCartney Age: 11 Birthdate: August 10, 1991 Lives in: New York Parents: Ginger and Scot Siblings: Jesse (16) and Timmy (6) Pets: cat named Oliver THE BEGINNING o Lea's great-great grandfather James Macartney emigrated to the U.S. from Scotland in 1888. o Lea's grandfather's (Scot's dad) name is Arthur J. McCartney Jr. THE GIRL o Lea is a name of Hebrew origin that means, "Fatigued" and is pronouced "Lee-ah". o According to Greg Raposo, Lea is good friends with his little sisters Daniella and Nicole! o Lea is on a soccer team! At the Norwalk Concert Hall Sugar Beat's concert in 2002, Mr. McCartney mentioned that they had to get going soon so they could catch her game. She plays the position of mid-field because she's very fast. LIKES & DISLIKES o Lea's favorite color is blue. o Lea is scared of sharks (who isn't?!) and refuses to go to aqauriums. Last year during school she skipped a field trip becasue it had to do with seeing a movie at a nature place about sharks and other sorts of fish. MOM AND DAD o Mr. and Mrs. McCartney had this written in Jesse's 8th grade yearbook: "Congratulations to you Jesse and all your classmates. We are 'insured' you'll move on to a successful high school experience! We love you, yeah, yeah, yeah! Mom, Dad, Lea, Timmy, & All your friends at the McCartney Agency!" o Lea's dad is the president of an insurance company and a volunteer firefighter! o At Mr. McCartney's high school reunion, Lea and a friend were bouncing a beach ball around with Jon! BIG BROTHER o In Jesse's 'thank-yous' from Dream Street debut album he said, "To my whole family, including my sister Lea, my brother Timmy and my touring grandparents - you've all been great. I love you guys." o Jesse says the family's cat Oliver likes Lea more than anyone else in the family! o When asked, "I know you must miss your family when you are on the road. So how do you deal with it?", Jesse replied, "I call them a lot." o When a fan asked Jesse, "Hey when I was a signing of your I saw Timmy and Lea and they are both so adorable! they look just like you! I was wondering if you get a long with them? Or do you guys get in fights a lot?" He answered, "We're like every other bunch of brothers and sisters. We have our moments but for the most part we get along. Haha." o A fan also asked, "Does your sister have a crush on any of the other Dream Street guys? Who?" and he answered, "I'm not too sure, but I think she has a "thing" for Greg." Aww, we're right there with you Lea! :) LIL' BROTHER o At the Quakerbride Mall in January 2002, Timmy was putting his Scooby Doo watch on and Lea asked him, "What did you bring that for?", in the typical sister attitude kind of way! :) Thank you Liz! TAGGING ALONG o On August 27, 2001 Lea tagged along with Jesse, Timmy, and the Dream Street guys to South Street Seaport in New York, NY while they signed autographs. o When Jesse performed with the Sugar Beats in Connecticut on May 5th, Lea didn't go with him and the rest of the family because she was at a sleep-over the night before and was still pretty tired! o On April 6th, 2003, Lea, Mr. and Mrs. McCartney, and Timmy were all at Jesse's concert with the Sugar Beats at the Norwalk Concert Hall in Norwalk, Connecticut. o After the concert Lea stood behind the merchandise table helping out and Mr. McCartney told fans that Lea is an artist and that she's been making bracelets and necklaces lately! Thanks Margaret! o While at the merchandise table Mr. McCartney mentioned that he wanted something to drink so Lea said she would go to get it, but he insisted on going with her, and she said, "Dad, it's not like they are going to eat me!" (about the fans!) Thank you Krissy! A PERFORMER o Lea used to perform in theatre (Irvington Town Hall Theatre in Irvington, NY) when she was younger with Mom, Dad, and Jesse! o Lea was a part of the "Salute to Broadway" special play that was being performed at the Irvington Town Hall Theatre in early November, along with Mr. and Mrs. McCartney, and Jesse. RANDOM o Once at a hotel Lea was kicking a soccer ball around in the halls and a woman came out of her room and asked Lea to stop kicking at the door. Mr. McCartney yelled at Lea for bothering the people staying at the hotel and she was told to sit on a chair until they were ready to leave for Blockbuster to pick up a DVD to watch that night. o Backstage once Lea told Bradley's girlfriend Haley that she liked a boy out in the crowd and that this boy was at the signing before the show. But Lea was being too shy to talk to him. So after the show Halie dragged Lea to find this boy and got him backstage passes, but Lea still refused to talk to him. Thanks Bradley! o The McCartney's took a vacation to California over winter break in 2002! Thanks Kate! MAGAZINE MENTIONS o "McCartney, who has a 9-year-old sister, Lea, and a 4-year-old brother, Timmy, also plays baseball and alto sax in the school band." - Soap Opera Weekly o "What's the best part of being you? What do you love most about your life?" "Knowing that I can always turn to God and he is there for me. My friends and my family." - Jesse in Blast! |
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