Person
Lou Pearlman
- Specialty
- Acting
- Birth
- June 19, 1954 · 62 years
- Death
- August 19, 2016
- Origin
- Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Technical Alias
Louis Jay PearlmanLouis J. Pearlman
Professional Trajectory
Louis Jay "Lou" Pearlman was an American music manager and convicted felon. He was the person behind many successful 1990s boy bands, including the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. In 2008, Pearlman was sentenced to 25 years in prison for running one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history; he died in federal custody.
