Alexander James known as A.J. McLean, born in January 9, 1978 in West Palm Beach, Florida , is an American musician and singer and a member of the Florida based vocal group, the Backstreet Boys. His parents, Denise Fernandez, the mother and father Bob McLean got divorced, his father left the family when McLean was two years old, and he was raised by his mother and her parents. In January 1986 at 8 years old, he acted in his first role as Little Mike in the 1986 film Truth or Dare. In 1990, he moved to Orlando, Florida with his mother and grandparents to concentrate on his acting and singing career. After many auditions for different Nickelodeon and Disney projects, he got a role in Nickelodeon's Welcome Freshmen, and in a comedy series called Hi Honey, I'm Home! on which he played a character named Skunk.

McLean created a character to use as his alter ego, whom he named Johnny NoName,. He uses it as his name when not performing with other members of the Backstreet Boys. McLean's alter ego was named Johnny Suede. It was named after a character played by Brad Pitt and when the studio threatened to sue McLean, he changed the name to Johnny No Name. McLean has performed from time to time in rock/metal clubs around New York under his alter ego. He set up a foundation called the JNN Foundation to raise funds for diabetes research and causes like keeping music programs in schools.
McLean performed his first two solo shows in March 2008,at the Anaheim House of Blues and The Roxy in Los Angeles. The show consisted of his solo material and a solo version of the Backstreet Boys hit Incomplete. On January 20, 2010, Have It All, was released in Japan. He confirmed on the Backstreet Boys cruise in December 2010 that the US version would be released on February 8, 2011.

McLean also suffered drug and alcohol addiction which he went to rehab for in 2001. He proposed to Rochelle Deanna Karidis on her birthday in 2010. At the stroke of midnight, McLean brought Karidis on stage and proposed with a ring . Their wedding is set for December of 2011.