Johnny Wright (music manager)
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| Background information | |
| Born |
August 17, 1960 Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Music manager, television producer, entrepreneur, president/CEO of the Wright Entertainment Group(WEG) |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Johnny Wright, born August 17, 1960 in Hyannis, Massachusetts, is an American music manager and a president/CEO of the Wright Entertainment Group (WEG).
He has managed groups including New Kids on the Block, the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, the Jonas Brothers, Menudo, and solo acts such as Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Stevie Brock, and Ciara.
In 2003, he appeared as a judge on the NBC talent/reality show, Fame, hosted by one of his own managed talents, Joey Fatone of *NSYNC.
In 2004, Wright teamed up with Sean "Diddy" Combs for the third season of Making the Band. After an unsuccessful first attempt, a band was finally chosen (Danity Kane). Wright had served as the girls' manager (which consist of singer, Shannon Bex whom he met in 'Fame'). In 2008, He quit managing Danity Kane via text message. And he was also managed the Latino boy band Menudo.
As of 2009, Wright announced that he has put together a new boy band group for he wanted fans to vote on a name, which was ultimately One Call. The group consist of two former members of Menudo Chris Moy, José Bordonada Collazo and former member of NLT Justin Thorne and newcomer Anthony Gamlieli.
As of 2011, Wright has been the manager of Aubrey O'Day and is featured on the upcoming Oxygen docu-reality series All About Aubrey.
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