Lou Pearlman

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

June 19, 1954

Age at death

62

Died

August 19, 2016

From

Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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.