Biography

Joseph Adam "Joe" Jonas was born on August 15, 1989. He is one-third of a popular boy-band, the Jonas Brothers, which also consists of his brothers, Nick and Kevin. He shares lead vocals with his younger brother, Nick Jonas, and sometimes plays the guitar and tambourine.

The Jonases are well-known for their wholesome, family-friendly image. The brothers are all committed Evangelical Christians, their father is a former pastor, and they were all home-schooled by their mother. Additionally, they all wear purity rings on their left-hand ring finger and have vowed not to have premarital sex. Joe has said that the rings symbolize "a promise to ourselves and to God that we'll stay pure 'till marriage," and Nick had stated that "it's [purity rings] pretty awesome, and the rings are just one of our ways of kind of like being different than everybody else out there." The boys started wearing purity rings when their parents, Denise and Kevin Sr., asked if they wanted to. They also abstain from tobacco and drugs.

In October 2008, Joe won an award for his flamboyant fashion at Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2008 in Guadalajara, Mexico for the "Fashionista - Male" of the year, an award given to artists recognizing their fashion and style.

Acting Career

On August 17, 2007, Joe, along with his brothers, guest starred in an episode of Hannah Montana. The episode debuted alongside High School Musical 2 and a sneak peek of the new Disney Channel show Phineas and Ferb. The episode broke basic cable records with a record 10.7 million viewers and became basic cable's most watched series telecast ever.

Joe and his brothers, filmed a Disney Channel Original Movie called Camp Rock where they play a band called "Connect Three." Joe plays the lead male role and lead singer "Shane Gray"; Nick plays the role of "Nate," a guitarist; and Kevin plays the role of "Jason," also a guitarist. A soundtrack for the movie was released on June 17, 2008. The movie premiered on June 20 in the USA on Disney Channel, and Canada on Family.

The Disney Channel reality short series, Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream, premiered on Disney Channel on May 16, 2008. The show, which ran until September 5, 2008, documents the brothers' lives on the Look Me In The Eyes Tour, the name was inspired by the band's hit song When You Look Me in the Eyes.

Joe, along with his three brothers Kevin, Nick and Frankie will also be starring in their own Disney Channel Original Series entitled, J.O.N.A.S., which they are currently filming.

Personal Life

In November 2008, it was reported that Jonas was dating 10,000 BC actress Camilla Belle. Jonas and Belle met on the set of the Jonas Brothers video for "Lovebug."