New Kids on the Block

Antes de que este dulce niño de sonrisa furtiva se convirtiera en una estrella de Hollywood, no era más que un niño londinense que disfrutaba de las clases de arte, prosperaba en sus clases de teatro y se preparaba para ser un actor galardonado.

Debutó en el cine a finales de los 90 interpretando el papel de Stephen Fry, pero quizá lo conozcas por "El Señor de los Anillos" o "Piratas del Caribe".

Lleva con su chica desde que se conocieron en una fiesta posterior a una entrega de premios en 2016, y es seguro decir que le gusta el "sabor de su lápiz de labios de cereza".

Joey McIntyre from New Kids on the Block still has the right stuff, because he started singing one of his band's classic hits after performing on Broadway ... and the video is amazing!

The awesome scene went down Tuesday night after Joey showed off his acting chops in the new musical, "Waitress." After the show, the cast was doing karaoke -- with Joey hosting -- and after some pressure from the crowd, Joey started belting out the lyrics to the band's big hit, "You Got It (The Right Stuff)."

Check out the clip ... Joey absolutely kills it and his fans go crazy!

Joey is back on Broadway for a limited engagement through April 7 ... but it's clear he's not shying away from his NKOTB roots.

Mark Wahlberg made his triumphant return to New Kids on the Block -- teasing the crowd in Madison Square Garden into thinking they were about to get some "Good Vibrations."

It didn't happen, but NKOTB fans were still pumped Monday night when 50 Cent (no clue what he was doing there) brought Marky Mark on stage ... where he merely shook hands with his ex-group mates.

Yes, you read that right -- Wahlberg was an original member, but left after 3 months, opening the door for Joey McIntyre to replace him. And that's your NKOTB fun fact ... for the year.

Still, how tough would it have been to get the Funky Bunch up there too for this reunion?

C'mon, c'mon ...

Candace Cameron-Bure & Andrea Barber could have ended up with Knight or Wahlberg as their last names -- but freakin' lawyers came between the "Full House" duo and the New Kids on the Block.

D.J. and Kimmy Gibbler caught the NKOTB show Saturday in L.A. ... and while they never say if they ever hooked up with Jordan, Donnie or any of the others ... it sounds like they would have if not for some legal red tape.

More importantly, it sounds like Andrea had a little vino ... 'cause she was giggling like a teenager.

Joey McIntyre from "New Kids on the Block" does not have the Right Stuff -- not when it comes to driving ... according to the California family suing him for slamming into their car.

The lawsuit was filed by a man named Surendra Patel, and in the docs he says Joey was driving "negligently, carelessly, recklessly" ... when he rear-ended Patel and his family 2 years ago in Burbank, CA.

We spoke to a Patel family member who claims they were stopped at a traffic light at the time of the accident, and all 5 passengers -- including two minor children -- were badly hurt ... though the family member wasn't specific about injuries.

The family is suing to cover medical expenses, lost earnings, property damage and pain and suffering.

In short ... they're hangin' tough.

Aaron Carter says he got his butt kicked because of a New Kids on the Block turf war -- which is just too ridiculous to be true!

Or maybe too ridiculous to be made up?

Aaron Carter is sporting a shiner he claims he got from 4 grown men who were pissed he's performing on "New Kids on the Block" turf ... aka Boston.

Aaron, who posted some gnarly selfies after the fight, tells TMZ he was leaving dinner with a friend last night in beantown, when a huge guy approached him in the parking lot and yelled: "I heard you’re doing a show here tomorrow. This is the town of the New Kids."

Aaron claims three other guys then jumped out of a gold Chevy Malibu ... and started the beat down, which came complete with a shot to his face.

The singer claims he landed a few punches before the NKOTB-lovers took off -- "I think my knuckles might be broken, but that's what they get. People think I'm a pretty little white boy but no way. I think I won. I'm still standing."

Aaron says he's performing as scheduled tonight, and he's not filing a police report because it's "girlie."

Two shocking things: Who knew NKOTB fans were so hard? And ... Aaron Carter still sings?

Blame Canada ... a New Kids on the Block concert tonight in Ottawa has been canceled ... after several trucks carrying equipment for the NKOTB tour were held up at the Canadian border.

A rep for NKOTB's "The Package Tour" tells TMZ, several gear trucks carrying production equipment -- like lighting and other prop stuff -- as well as key crew members were delayed at the Canadian border for such a long time ... tour officials were forced to pull the plug on tonight's show.

The rep wouldn't specify why the trucks were held up -- but did say the band members arrived in Canada safely ... and on time.

We also spoke with someone at Canadian Border Patrol ... who was also looking into the incident.

As for tonight's show ... it's been postponed to tomorrow.

New Kids on the Block have got the right stuff.

Here's Danny Wood, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan Knight and Jonathan Knight during their boy band heyday in 1989 (top) -- and 24 years later, Joey, 40, Danny, 43, Donnie, 43, Jordan, 42, and Jonathan, 44, in NYC recently (bottom).

They're hanging tough.

It's official: the New Kids on the Block/Backstreet Boys can't be held responsible for brain trauma -- at least, according to a judge who dismissed the bands from a $5 million lawsuit filed by an injured stagehand ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ broke the story in July ... William Wesley Styron sued NKOTBSB for injuries he allegedly suffered when he fell through a hole in the stage prior to a 2011 concert.

Styron said he fractured his skull and suffered brain trauma from the fall ... and was looking for a cool $5 million from the bands and other parties who he held responsible.

NKOTBSB denied the allegations, claiming it wasn't their fault Styron didn't see the huge hole in front of him ... and it looks like a judge agreed ... ruling that responsibility for the fall lies with the production company who hired him -- not the bands themselves.

The judge promptly dismissed the case against NKOTBSB, finding they "owed no duty to plaintiff that was breached when he was injured."

You're not the only one who thought last year's Backstreet Boys/New Kids on the Block tour was painful -- a stagehand claims he was nearly killed before a concert ... after falling through a hole ... and now, he's suing the bands.

William Wesley Styron filed the lawsuit in Tennessee, claiming he was hired to set up for the boy bands' show at Fedex Forum in Memphis on June 20th, 2011.

According to the lawsuit, Styron was going about his duties when he accidentally stepped into a hole in the stage ... and plummeted 13 feet to the ground ... fracturing his skull and causing "traumatic brain injury."

Styron claims he suffered a "loss of consciousness, seizures, and convulsions" during the accident before someone called 911 -- and he was rushed to the hospital.

According to the suit, it all could have been avoided -- but there was nothing in place to warn Styron about the stage's hazardous conditions ... no signs ... no cones ... nothing.

Styron says the accident cost him tons in medical bills -- and now he wants at least $5 MILLION.

It all started with a tweet from the fan's best friend who was trying to raise awareness about the girl's dire situation -- one of her kidneys was failing ... fast.

Donnie retweeted the link to his 183,000 followers, asking for help ... prompting a barrage of phone calls to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where the girl -- named Bobbette Miller -- was being treated.

According to the Boston Herald, the calls yielded SIX matches -- and Bobbette is now scheduled for a transplant in June.

Ah, the power of 140 characters or less.

Question is ...

Sources tell TMZ .... the "Jersey Shore" star is close to a deal -- but he's not the only act that's being considered. We're told Boys II Men is also in the running.