Their early days in New Kids on the Block were fraught with conflict and arguments, but more than 30 years later, Joey McIntyre has revealed how his now-close friendship with bandmate Donnie Wahlberg helped bring one of his greatest acting dreams to fruition.
The 44-year-old singer launched his own sitcom, Return of the Mac, on Pop TV earlier this month and credits Wahlberg for helping him bring the project to life following the devastating cancellation of his 2014 CBS comedy The McCarthys.
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“McCarthys was a slice of heaven -- everything about it,” McIntyre tells Et. “When it was canceled, I was like, ‘What next?’ Then I was at a TCAs press thing for Rock This Boat, a show the New Kids did on Pop TV, and I was seeing all these new shows and went, ‘I gotta do something myself. This isn’t brain surgery!’"
“So I had this...
The 44-year-old singer launched his own sitcom, Return of the Mac, on Pop TV earlier this month and credits Wahlberg for helping him bring the project to life following the devastating cancellation of his 2014 CBS comedy The McCarthys.
Exclusive: How Joey McIntyre’s New Series Strengthened His Marriage
“McCarthys was a slice of heaven -- everything about it,” McIntyre tells Et. “When it was canceled, I was like, ‘What next?’ Then I was at a TCAs press thing for Rock This Boat, a show the New Kids did on Pop TV, and I was seeing all these new shows and went, ‘I gotta do something myself. This isn’t brain surgery!’"
“So I had this...
- 4/24/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Joey McIntyre has a lot to be thankful for. His new show airs on Wednesday and he gets to work with his whole family — because they are all his costars.
“It’s a wonderful thing,” the New Kids on the Block member said at the premiere of Return of the Mac in Los Angeles on Thursday night.
“We’ve been blessed and we love to create,” adds McIntyre, 44. “We’re a part of each other’s lives.”
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“It’s a wonderful thing,” the New Kids on the Block member said at the premiere of Return of the Mac in Los Angeles on Thursday night.
“We’ve been blessed and we love to create,” adds McIntyre, 44. “We’re a part of each other’s lives.”
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- 4/7/2017
- by Raha Lewis
- PEOPLE.com
New Kids on the Block's Donnie Wahlberg and 98 Degrees' Nick Lachey have teamed to produce a scripted comedy series about a boy band that reunites after 20 years apart.
Entourage creator Doug Ellin penned the pilot for Encore, which resulted out of conversations Lachey and Wahlberg had about how their lives have changed between the height of their boy band popularity and now, where they're balancing reunions with their lives as parents, Variety reports.
Lachey and Wahlberg previously worked together when Wahlberg's New Kids on the Block reunion and Lachey's 98 Degrees...
Entourage creator Doug Ellin penned the pilot for Encore, which resulted out of conversations Lachey and Wahlberg had about how their lives have changed between the height of their boy band popularity and now, where they're balancing reunions with their lives as parents, Variety reports.
Lachey and Wahlberg previously worked together when Wahlberg's New Kids on the Block reunion and Lachey's 98 Degrees...
- 11/12/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Rock This Boat is currently airing on PopTV, and the latest episode featuring the members of New Kids on the Block paid tribute to television shows of the past. The group members, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood, Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight and Jonathan Knight, held a TV party during the cruise featured on the series, and they dressed up as their favorite television characters from the past.Read More…...
- 7/10/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The NKotB are still hangin' tough. Pop TV has announced the second season of its Rock This Boat: New Kids on the Block TV series premieres Thursday, June 9, 2016, at 8:00pm Et/Pt.
The cast of Rock This Boat: New Kids on the Block includes: Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood, Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight, and Jonathan Knight. Watch a sneak peek, below.
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The cast of Rock This Boat: New Kids on the Block includes: Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood, Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight, and Jonathan Knight. Watch a sneak peek, below.
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- 4/13/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Tvgn launched its rebrand into Pop with reality series Rock This Boat: New Kids On The Block, which was used as an example of the fan-driven fare the network was going to build its new brand around. Now the network has put in the works a half-hour improv comedy series in the style of Curb Your Enthusiasm toplined by Rock This Boat co-star, NKotB’s Joey McIntyre, playing a fictionalized version of himself juggling a gig as a cable talk show host and his hectic family life…...
- 12/3/2015
- Deadline TV
Rock This Boat: New Kids On The Block is getting a second season on Pop. Band members Donnie, Joey, Danny, Jordan and Jonathan will all be back on board for their fan cruise which sets sail next month from Miami to Grand Turk, Bahamas. The first season of Rock This Boat told the real-life personal stories and long-awaited journeys of the band’s most devoted fans with limited backstage footage. In the second season, the eight-episode series will turn its focus directly on…...
- 9/16/2015
- Deadline TV
Are you a Property Brothers fan with availability between Nov. 16-20 of this year? If so, you're definitely in luck. The brothers themselves, 36-year-old twins Jonathan and Drew Scott, are taking to the seas on an epic adventure they're calling Sailing With the Scotts - and you're invited! Drew, Jonathan, and their admirers will be off on a five-day, four-night adventure, embarking from Miami and cruising down to Key West and Cozumel on a Carnival ship. Exclusive of taxes and fees, prices for the adventure begin at $299, for an interior stateroom, and top out at $2,599, for a suite with a balcony. A full schedule of daily and nightly activities and events is planned, including Q&A sessions with Drew and Jonathan, design workshops, a door-decorating competition, and much more. The final schedule will be available in the "Cruise News" on the day of departure. Scott brother fans may be pleased...
- 4/20/2015
- by Allie-Merriam
- Popsugar.com
On the season finale of the New Kids on the Block’s reality series Rock This Boat, which follows the band during their time on a NKotB-themed cruise, Donnie Wahlberg finds two super fans and challenges them to a high-stakes game of high seas plundering.
It all began when Donnie saw the door decorations of two huge NKotB fans, and stopped in to their cabin to say hello.
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"If Donnie Wahlberg knocks on your door and tells you that you did a great job, than you must have done something right," said one of the two fans, overjoyed that the singer picked their room to visit.
Inside their cabin, the two girls had turned the room into a NKotB shrine, complete with a life-size cardboard cutout that they had stolen from another part of the boat.
Instead of telling them to give it back...
It all began when Donnie saw the door decorations of two huge NKotB fans, and stopped in to their cabin to say hello.
Video: NKotB's Donnie Wahlberg Crashes a Wedding on 'Rock This Boat'
"If Donnie Wahlberg knocks on your door and tells you that you did a great job, than you must have done something right," said one of the two fans, overjoyed that the singer picked their room to visit.
Inside their cabin, the two girls had turned the room into a NKotB shrine, complete with a life-size cardboard cutout that they had stolen from another part of the boat.
Instead of telling them to give it back...
- 2/25/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
What if one of your favorite stars was a guest at your wedding? Even better, what if they officiated the big day?!
New Kids on the Block member Donnie Wahlberg makes that dream a reality for one lucky bride on this week’s episode of Rock This Boat, the reality show that follows the New Kids as they take to the sea with hundreds of fans on a four-day cruise.
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Bride Dannyelle planned to get married on the cruise in the hopes that she might persuade her favorite singers to attend her nuptials. She is led to believe that the ship’s captain will be performing the ceremony, but her husband-to-be is in on the big surprise.
"This just gets better and better," Dannyelle’s groom gushesin ETonline’s exclusive sneak peek. "First, Donnie’s going to marry us. And now, he...
New Kids on the Block member Donnie Wahlberg makes that dream a reality for one lucky bride on this week’s episode of Rock This Boat, the reality show that follows the New Kids as they take to the sea with hundreds of fans on a four-day cruise.
News: New Kids on the Block Team with TLC, Nelly for the Ultimate Nostalgia Tour
Bride Dannyelle planned to get married on the cruise in the hopes that she might persuade her favorite singers to attend her nuptials. She is led to believe that the ship’s captain will be performing the ceremony, but her husband-to-be is in on the big surprise.
"This just gets better and better," Dannyelle’s groom gushesin ETonline’s exclusive sneak peek. "First, Donnie’s going to marry us. And now, he...
- 2/18/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
The heartthrob boy band reunites for the summer event kicking off May 1 in Las Vegas
Fan girls from the 1980s rejoice. New Kids on the Block will tour again, the band announced on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday.
The heartthrob quintet revealed its upcoming tour, dubbed “The Main Event,” with artists Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas of TLC and rapper Nelly. The tour kicks off May 1 in Las Vegas and wraps up July 2 in Buffalo, New York.
Also read: %u2018New Kids on the Block: Rock This Boat%u2019 Trailer Shows Fans Plotting High Seas Capers...
Fan girls from the 1980s rejoice. New Kids on the Block will tour again, the band announced on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday.
The heartthrob quintet revealed its upcoming tour, dubbed “The Main Event,” with artists Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas of TLC and rapper Nelly. The tour kicks off May 1 in Las Vegas and wraps up July 2 in Buffalo, New York.
Also read: %u2018New Kids on the Block: Rock This Boat%u2019 Trailer Shows Fans Plotting High Seas Capers...
- 1/20/2015
- by Alicia Banks
- The Wrap
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