Biography

Johnny Wright was born on August 17, 1960 in Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA. He is a producer and manager, known for Crossroads (2002), StarMaker (2009) and On the Line (2001). He has been married to Erika Rachael Schwarz since May 29, 2001.

Johnny Wright has been musical manager of New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Triple Image, Stevie Brock, Ciara, Jonas Brothers, Jessie James Decker, Jon O'Shaughnessy, Katelyn Tarver, Melise Jow, Mark & James, Menudo, Sullee and Midwest City, among others.

In 2003, served as a judge on the NBC reality show, Fame (2003), hosted by one of his former clients, Joey Fatone of the group *NSYNC. In 2005, Sean 'Diddy' Combs decided to form a new group of girls in MTV Making the Band 3 (2005) and asked Johnny to help him find the perfect combination of beauty and talent to form "Danity Kane". In 2006, his company Wright Entertainment Group (WEG) introduced Jonas Brothers; and in 2007 to Mark & James, Katelyn Tarver, Jon O'Shaughnessy and Sullee. Another of his creations was the television program Making Menudo (2007), which aired in late 2007.

In 1993, he partnered with producer Louis J. Pearlman and two years later created the group Backstreet Boys. In 1996, he heard and contracted a teenager group called *NSYNC. Johnny Wright, could afford to be Wright International Records and Entertainment (WIRE), an independent discography.

Johnny Wright began his musical career in 1979 with 19 years as a DJ at a radio station in Massachusetts. Nearly ten years later, in 1988 began doing business with Maurice Starr, who founded and managed teen sensation group New Kids on the Block. Soon after, the New Kids took a sabbatical, so Johnny decided to open a dance club called Snap. Then he moved to Orlando, Florida, where he still lives.