2gether (band)

The composition of the band, and even some of their names, is meant to be a direct parody of the aforementioned boy bands. Each member was "drafted" into the band to fill a particular niche or to market to a particular group.

• Jerry O'Keefe - "The heart-throb" (Evan Farmer)
• Chad Linus - "The shy one" (Noah Bastian)
• Jason 'Q.T.' McKnight - "The cute one" (Michael Cuccione)
• Doug Linus - "The older brother" (Kevin Farley)
• Mickey Parke - "The rebel" (Alex Solowitz)

In the movie, the band had a breakout single titled "U + Me = Us (Calculus)," which they followed up with "Say It (Don't Spray It)." The actors who played the characters actually did perform the vocals for their performances. They opened several shows for Britney Spears' 2000 summer tour, always appearing in character. A full length eponymous album of their comedic music was released, and produced a respectable single "The Hardest Part of Breaking Up (Is Getting Back Your Stuff)" which charted as high as 87 on The Billboard Hot 100.

They debuted in the movie of the same name on MTV; it was actually the first full-length movie produced exclusively for MTV, and was broadcast without interruption on February 21, 2000. Following the success of the movie's broadcast, MTV used the same characters as part of a regular series, 2gether: The Series, which stayed on the air for two seasons until the death of Michael Cuccione. Many of the show's spoof ideas came from video director Nigel Dick. Michael James Cuccione, who played Jason (Q.T) McKnight in both the movie and the show was born on [[January 5[]], 1985 and survived 2 fights of Hodgkins disease. He was in remission but due to the radiation which caused his lungs to have respitory problems, it made it hard for him to breathe. Cuccione was rushed to the hospital in December of 2000 and lost his life 8 days after his 16th birthday and died on January 13, [[]]2001.

• Official artist page from MTV.
• 2gether from The Rocklopedia Fakebandica.