LJ Ugarte, whose heritage is Puerto Rican, was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the 3rd of four siblings. Early on, his parents encouraged his interest in the theater. At age fifteen, LJ began appearing in plays, "the gallery a low budget movie shoot on location in Coney island, as well as in a number Stage productions. Blessed with a beautiful singing voice, LJ also performed across the country featured in shows in both Miami beach and New York City. - IMDb Mini Biography By: ivan buffet

Attended Cavallaro Junior High School in Brooklyn, New York. Attended workshops at The FloridaStage Company. Close friends with Singer Darryl D'Bonneau . Graduated from Palm Beach Lakes High School in West Palm Beach, Florida Class of 2000. Is of Puerto Rican Descent. Singer/dancer/actor. Grew up mainly in Brooklyn, New York. Auditioned for a role in Heartbreakers (2001). Favorite Love Song is "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin from the film Top Gun (1986). Is fluent in Spanish. Resides in Ft Lauderdale Florida. Attended PS212 elementary school in New York. Started entertaining at the age of six by putting on shows for his family and friends' enjoyment in their small apartment in Brooklyn. His favorite movies are The Die hard trilogy and Air force One. Was Partner's with Tvcoast a local Production company in Studio City California. If he wasn't a singer he would be a music teacher. Is a fan of Bollywood films and Actors Shilpa Shetty, Salmon Khan,and Shah Rukh Khan. In addition to his musical talents, Lj also has a strong interest in architecture design and film producing. Has his own YouTube Channel. Has a dog named Mote. Established his own Production Company Firecreek Entertainment LLC in 2007. Featured on the Cover of Allezom Magazine December of 2009. Had Two Number One Singles on the Indie Music charts one was on the Nia Radio Network the other was on artistopia.com. Is bilingual in English & Spanish. Lj is capable of the whistle register the very high, ear-piercing note Mariah Carey is well-known for. Lj Owns his own Publishing Company (Etragu Fire Music Publishings). He runs and operates Firecreek Entertainment LLC, a Production Company in South Florida, that specializes in Films, TV,Books, Products and stage productions. He writes, produces his own music and the Firecreek Cooperation oversees everything. Is a Model train Collector. Has a collection of Stephen king books. Once work at a greyhound dog track as a lead out. Announced that he will began production on his first album April of 2007 due out later this year [April 2007] Just Finished work on The 954 Due out later this year [June 2007] Currently Filming A Way Out in Miami,Florida USA: He's also Executive producer on the project. [February 2013] Is Executive Producing Reality TV Shows and Films in Los Angeles. [June 2012] Lj is an Award winning Humanitarian for his contribution to the Love all Humans organization for his efforts in creating a bully free and civilized, tolerant world. Is a big fan of The Rocky Saga.