Aaron Carter, a singer and actor who briefly grew to become a teenage sensation within the early 2000s and who was identified for the hit music “I Want Candy,” was discovered useless Saturday at his residence in Southern California. He was 34.

Taylor Helgeson, a consultant for Big Umbrella, an leisure administration firm, confirmed Carter’s loss of life however declined to touch upon the trigger.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to a name at Carter’s residence, in Lancaster, California, on Saturday and located an individual useless on the residence, in line with Deputy Alejandra Parra, a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department. Officials stated they might not but verify that it was Carter.

Carter, who launched his first album at age 9 and the favored album “Aaron’s Party (Come Get It)” at age 12, grew to become a fixture of teenage programming and magazines and made appearances on reveals similar to “Lizzie McGuire.”

“Aaron’s Party” peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 checklist, promoting about 3 million copies. He launched 5 studio albums and was a contestant on the present “Dancing With the Stars.”

His profession later stalled, and in recent times, he had been embroiled in authorized bother and shared his struggles with habit. In 2018, he launched his first album in about 15 years, “Love,” to lukewarm critiques.

Carter, who was described in The New York Times as a “tween heartthrob,” first started acting at age 7, singing lead for the band Dead End for 2 years, in line with a web-based biography.

At 9, he was opening for the Backstreet Boys in Berlin for his first solo look. (His older brother, Nick, was a member of the band.)

The efficiency led to a report contract after which the discharge of his first single, “Crush on You.” He additionally opened for Britney Spears.

Carter was additionally an actor, guest-starring in reveals similar to “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” and “7th Heaven.” He additionally carried out on Broadway, showing in “Seussical,” the Dr. Seuss-themed musical, and “The Fantasticks,” the world’s longest-running musical.

On his sophomore album, Carter additionally launched the music “That’s How I Beat Shaq,” with a music video that includes former basketball star Shaquille O’Neal, who has stated that Carter as soon as beat him in a sport of HORSE and later requested if he might make a music about it.

In 2019, Carter’s brother, Nick, and sister, Angel, stated that they had filed for a restraining order in opposition to him. In a press release on the time, Nick Carter stated his brother had confessed to having violent ideas about his spouse and that relations “were left with no choice but to take away every measure possible to protect ourselves and our family.”

Aaron Carter on the time denied the allegations. The information of the restraining order got here someday after he canceled his 2019 tour, in line with E!, saying he wanted to place his “health first.”

Carter has been open over time about his psychological well being struggles. He advised People journal in 2018 that he felt he had “hit a rock bottom personally and emotionally,” and that he had sought remedy at a wellness facility.

Carter, who appeared on the Nov. 2 episode of the “No Jumper” podcast, stated he was specializing in promoting actual property and that he had been “Cali sober” for 5 years, though he stated that he often smoked marijuana and had been prescribed anti-anxiety treatment.

Adam Grandmaison, host of the podcast on YouTube, stated an in depth good friend of Carter’s advised him about his loss of life.

“I just interviewed him a couple weeks ago and it was pretty clear he wasn’t in a great place,” Gandmaison wrote on Twitter. “He was a good guy despite all the demons he was battling. I’m sad to see him go.”

Throughout the interview, Carter stated he thought-about himself a rapper, a singer, a producer, an artist and an actor, and that he was particularly pleased with his most up-to-date album. He additionally stated he hoped to make a brand new one quickly.

“I cover all bases,” he stated. “It means so much more to me than the stuff I did growing up because I wrote and produced it all.”

Carter stated he was “never going to give up” on making music and that regardless of the turbulence, he had loved his profession. He additionally vowed to regain custody of his son, whom Page Six reported was briefly positioned within the care of Carter’s fiancee’s mom amid considerations about home violence and drug use.

“I’m about to be 35 years old,” Carter stated. “I’m a grown man and it’s time to start behaving that way and doing the right thing and focusing on myself, my career, my kid and my family.”