AJ Trauth was born on September 14, 1986 as a male Virgo. He was born into a musical family from Chicago, Illinois. AJ's birth name is Andrew James Trauth. He is the youngest of three brothers, and his older brothers are Pete and Chris, who are also musicians. AJ's acting career began when he landed the role of Ben in Search for the Jewel of Polaris: Mysterious Museum in '99 at the age of 13. Soon after this he starred as Alan Twitty in Even Stevens on Disney Channel. He has since had numerous appearances and roles in many movies and TV shows. His hobbies include surfing, playing guitar, writing music and film making. His favorite bands are Derek and the Dominos, Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stones, Phish, and the Beatles. He has two pets, golden retrievers named Nikko and Dylan. AJ is currently a member of the band Mavin with his two brothers and others. They can be heard on the Herbie: Fully Loaded soundtrack and they have recorded the theme song for American Dragon: Jake Long.