Aaron Carter's life and tragic death will be examined in a new Investigation Discovery docuseries, “Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter." The explosive four-part series focuses on the late “I Want Candy” singer and his older brother, former Backstreet Boy Nick Carter. “Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter," which airs on ID and Max over two nights, May 27 and May 28, at 9 p.
m. ET, is reviving interest in Aaron Carter's career and his highly publicized struggle with addiction and mental illness. He died in 2022 at age 34.
Carter was father to a 2-year-old son, Prince Carter, whom he shared with his on-off fiancée, Melanie Martin. Read on to learn more about Aaron Carter's death. Aaron Carter was a singer, rapper and actor who found fame at just 10 years old after the 1998 release in the United States of his self-titled debut album.
His second album, “Aaron’s Party (Come Get It)," released in 2000, scored a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with its title track, and also featured the popular singles "I Want Candy" and "That’s How I Beat Shaq." Carter, the younger brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter, also acted in movies and television and played JoJo the Who in the Broadway musical "Seussical." Carter shared one child, , now 2, with .
Carter was 34 when he in his Lancaster, California, home on Nov. 5, 2022. The singer and actor, who struggled with addiction and mental health issues throughout his life, died by accidental drowning in his bathtub .